How to deal with missing data in pandas DataFrame?

Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:17 p.m.

To deal with missing data in pandas DataFrame, there are several methods you can use. Here are a few:

  1. Drop missing values: You can remove any row or column containing missing values with the dropna() method. For example:
df.dropna()  # remove any row containing at least one missing value
df.dropna(axis=1)  # remove any column containing at least one missing value
  1. Fill missing values: You can fill in missing data with a specific value or calculated value using the fillna() method. For example:
df.fillna(0)  # fill all missing values with 0
df.fillna(df.mean())  # fill missing values with mean value of each column
  1. Interpolate missing values: You can fill in missing data by performing linear interpolation using the interpolate() method. For example:
df.interpolate()
  1. Use forward fill or back fill: You can fill in missing data using the value from the previous or next row or column with the fillna() method and specifying a filling method. For example:
df.fillna(method='ffill')  # fill missing values with value from previous row or column
df.fillna(method='bfill')  # fill missing values with value from next row or column

These are just a few of the methods available in pandas to handle missing data. The specific approach you choose will depend on your data and analysis needs.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

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