the_melting
2025/06/29
5 / 5
For those new to data science and data analysis in general, the book does a good job of providing just enough background and explanation of the underlying statistical concepts to allow one to understand and gain the most benefit from following along with the examples presented. This is far more useful than just presenting code snippets and pretty plots while skimming over the "why".As a PhD researcher, I use Pandas almost every day and have done for years (previously as a systematic portfolio manager); I still came across several methods and functionalities covered in the book that I either hadn't had too much previous exposure to or that at least were of benefit to provide a solid "knowledge refresher" I wasn't even aware I needed.Overall it's a very solid offering from Stefanie Molin, for whom it was clearly a "labour of love".
