Data Science with Python
Lesson 1 of 3 6 min +40 XP

Data in Tables

Rows, columns, and DataFrames.

What you'll learn

  • Understand data in tables
  • Apply it to real examples
  • Check yourself with a quiz
The spreadsheet mindset

Data science starts where a spreadsheet does: rows of records and columns of features. A DataFrame is that table, but powered by code that can crunch millions of rows.

The DataFrame

A DataFrame holds data in labeled rows and columns. Each column is a feature you can filter, summarize, or plot.

Knowledge Check

+10 XP / correct

1. A DataFrame organizes data as…

2. A column in a dataset is also called a…