Mastering Python for Data Science

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Mastering Python for
Data Science
Explore the world of data science through Python and
learn how to make sense of data
Samir Madhavan
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI

Mastering Python for Data Science
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Credits
Author
Samir Madhavan
Reviewers
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Robert Dempsey
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Acquisition Editor
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Technical Editor
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About the Author
Samir Madhavan has been working in the eld of data science since 2010.
He is an industry expert on machine learning and big data. He has also reviewed
R Machine Learning Essentials by Packt Publishing. He was part of the ubiquitous
Aadhar project of the Unique Identication Authority of India, which is in the
process of helping every Indian get a unique number that is similar to a social
security number in the United States. He was also the rst employee of Flutura
Decision Sciences and Analytics and is a part of the core team that has helped scale
the number of employees in the company to 50. His company is now recognized
as one of the most promising Internet of Things—Decision Sciences companies
in the world.
I would like to thank my mom, Rajasree Madhavan, and dad,
P Madhavan, for all their support. I would also like to thank
Srikanth Muralidhara, Krishnan Raman, and Derick Jose, who gave
me the opportunity to start my career in the world of data science.