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import pandas as pd
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To load the pandas package and start working with it, import the
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package. The community agreed alias for pandas is ``pd``, so loading
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To begin using pandas, you first need to import the package.The community agreed alias for pandas is ``pd``, so loading
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pandas as ``pd`` is assumed standard practice for all of the pandas
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documentation.
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To manually store data in a table, create a ``DataFrame``. When using a Python dictionary of lists, the dictionary keys will be used as column headers and
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To manually store data in a table-like format, create a DataFrame, which is the primary data structure used in pandas.
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When using a Python dictionary of lists, the dictionary keys will be used as column headers and
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the values in each list as columns of the ``DataFrame``.
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The :func:`~DataFrame.describe` method provides a quick overview of the numerical data in
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a ``DataFrame``. As the ``Name`` and ``Sex`` columns are textual data,
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The describe() method gives a quick summary of the numeric columns in a DataFrame, such as count, mean, min, and max values.
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As the ``Name`` and ``Sex`` columns are textual data,
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these are by default not taken into account by the :func:`~DataFrame.describe` method.
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