Data Manipulation with Pandas

Pandas is a powerful tool for data manipulation, renowned for its ability to handle and analyze structured data efficiently. In this chapter, you'll explore the core functionalities that make Pandas invaluable for data scientists and analysts. Starting with data structures like Series and DataFrames, you'll learn how to perform essential operations such as filtering, grouping, and merging datasets. We'll cover techniques for handling missing data, manipulating time series, and leveraging vectorized operations to enhance performance. By the end of this chapter, you'll have acquired practical skills to clean, process, and transform data, preparing it for analysis or visualization.