Identifying and Handling Outliers in Pandas: With Python Examples by Fidel V.

Identifying and handling outliers in pandas involves several steps, such as detecting outliers, deciding how to handle them (remove, replace, or keep), and implementing the chosen strategy. Below, I'll provide a step-by-step, along with coding examples using Python and pandas.

1. Import Libraries: First, import the necessary libraries.

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import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt        

1. Generate Sample Data: Let's create a sample DataFrame with some outliers.

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# Creating a Fidel DataFrame
data = {'A': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 200],
        'B': [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60]}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)        

1. Detect Outliers: One common method for detecting outliers is using the Z-score. Values with a Z-score greater than a threshold (usually 2 or 3) are considered outliers.

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# Calculate Z-score for each column
z_scores = (df - df.mean()) / df.std()

# Find outliers based on Z-score
threshold = 2
outliers = df[(z_scores > threshold).any(axis=1)]
print("Outliers detected:")
print(outliers)
        

1. Handle Outliers: Depending on your analysis and data, you can handle outliers in different ways: removing them, replacing them with a central tendency measure (mean, median), or keeping them.

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# Replace outliers with median
median = df.median()
df = df.mask((z_scores > threshold).any(axis=1), median, axis=1)
print("DataFrame after handling outliers:")
print(df)
        

1. Visualization (Optional): Visualizing outliers can provide insights into data distribution and the effectiveness of outlier handling.

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# Boxplot before outlier handling
plt.figure(figsize=(8, 6))
plt.subplot(1, 2, 1)
df.boxplot()
plt.title("Before Outlier Handling")

# Boxplot after outlier handling
plt.subplot(1, 2, 2)
df.boxplot()
plt.title("After Outlier Handling")

plt.show()

        

Here I will create visualization code to visualize outliers before and after handling using boxplots

Done! This code identifies outliers using Z-score and replaces them with the median. You can adjust the threshold and choose a different handling strategy based on your data and analysis requirements.

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Fidel Vetino

Solution Architect & Cybersecurity Analyst

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