• Project 15: Analyzing Industry Carbon Emissions

     Photo by Maxim Tolchinskiy on Unsplash Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to products—from food to sneakers to appliances—make up more than 75% of global emissions. –The Carbon Catalogue Our data, which is publicly availably on nature.com, contains product carbon footprints (PCFs) for various companies. PCFs are the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to a given product, measured in CO2 (carbon…


  • Project 11: Analyzing American baby name trends over 100 years

    1. Classic American names Photo by Travis Wise on Wikimedia. How have American baby name tastes changed since 1920? Which names have remained popular for over 100 years, and how do those names compare to more recent top baby names? These are considerations for many new parents, but the skills we’ll practice while answering these queries…


  • Project 10: Golden Age of Video Games

    1. The ten best-selling video games Photo by Dan Schleusser on Unsplash. Video games are big business: the global gaming market is projected to be worth more than $300 billion by 2027 according to Mordor Intelligence. With so much money at stake, the major game publishers are hugely incentivized to create the next big hit. But are games getting…


  • Project 9: Analysis of NYC Public School Test Results for SAT

    1. Inspecting the data Photo by Jannis Lucas on Unsplash. Every year, American high school students take SATs, which are standardized tests intended to measure literacy, numeracy, and writing skills. There are three sections – reading, math, and writing, each with a maximum score of 800 points. These tests are extremely important for students and colleges, as they…


  • Project 7: The NYC Airbnb Market – Analysis

    1. Importing the Data Welcome to New York City (NYC), one of the most-visited cities in the world. As a result, there are many Airbnb listings to meet the high demand for temporary lodging for anywhere between a few nights to many months. In this notebook, we will take a look at the NYC Airbnb market by…


  • Project 2: Analyzing TV Data using Python

    1. TV, halftime shows, and the Big Game Whether or not you like football, the Super Bowl is a spectacle. There’s a little something for everyone at your Super Bowl party. Drama in the form of blowouts, comebacks, and controversy for the sports fan. There are the ridiculously expensive ads, some hilarious, others gut-wrenching, thought-provoking,…