Lab 2: Exploratory Data Analysis
(github)
Start Aug 31 –- Due Sept 6
Goals:
In this lab, students will learn to:
Download data from a url
Read data from a deliminted file into a DataFrame
Validate that the data was read in correctly
Describe the basic properties of a dataset
Make basic plots (histogram, density estimate, scatter plot)
Peform exploratory data analysis
Dissaggregate data by a categorical variable
Recognize the potential impact of missing data and selection effects
Students will strengthen their understanding of the:
Rate of exoplanet discoveries
Observed distributions of exoplanet mass, orbital period and eccentricity
Relationships between these properties
Logistics
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