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**Tutorial: Getting Started with Python for Data Science**
**1. Introduction to Data Science**:
Data science involves extracting meaningful insights from data using machine learning, statistics, and data analysis. Python is widely used for this purpose due to its rich ecosystem of libraries.
**2. Key Libraries in Python for Data Science**:
- Pandas: For data manipulation and analysis. - NumPy: For numerical computations and array operations. - Matplotlib/Seaborn: For data visualization. - Scikit-learn: For machine learning models.
**3. Getting Started with Pandas**:
```python import pandas as pd df = pd.read_csv("data.csv") print(df.head()) ```
**4. Simple Data Visualization with Matplotlib**:
```python import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.plot(df['column1'], df['column2']) plt.show() ```
**5. Machine Learning Example: Linear Regression**:
```python from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression model = LinearRegression() model.fit(X_train, y_train) predictions = model.predict(X_test) ```
**6. Conclusion**: Python, along with its data science libraries, offers powerful tools to unlock insights from data and create machine learning models.