Python for data analysis lists

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**python lists for data analysis: a comprehensive guide**

**1. introduction to lists**

* **what is a list?** a list is a fundamental data structure in python. it's an ordered collection of items. these items can be of any data type (integers, floats, strings, even other lists!), and they can be heterogeneous within the same list. lists are mutable, meaning you can change their contents after creation.

* **why use lists for data analysis?** lists are incredibly versatile for storing and manipulating data. they're often the first step in processing data read from files, databases, or apis. you can use them to:

* store numerical data (e.g., a list of temperature readings).
* hold textual data (e.g., a list of customer names).
* represent tabular data (e.g., a list of lists, where each inner list is a row).
* filter, sort, and aggregate data.
* perform statistical calculations.

* **creating lists:**



**2. accessing list elements**

* **indexing:** elements in a list are accessed using their index, which starts at 0 for the first element.



* **negative indexing:** you can also access elements from the end of the list using negative indices. `-1` refers to the last element, `-2` to the second-to-last, and so on.



* **slicing:** slicing allows you to extract a sublist from a list. the syntax is `list[start:end:step]`.

* `start`: index of the first element to include (inclusive). if omitted, defaults to 0.
* `end`: index of the element to exclude (exclusive). if omitted, defaults to the end of the list.
* `step`: the increment between elements. if omitted, defaults to 1.



**3. modifying lists**

* **adding elements:**

* `append(element)`: adds an element to the end of the list.



* `insert(index, element)`: inserts an el ...

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