The pandas DataFrame has a dozen statistical methods. The following table lists these methods, along with a short description of each:
|
Method |
Description |
|
describes |
This method returns a small table with descriptive statistics. |
|
count |
This method returns the number of non-NaN items. |
|
mad |
This method calculates the mean absolute deviation, which is a robust measure similar to standard deviation. |
|
median |
This method returns the median. This is equivalent to the value at the 50th percentile. |
|
min |
This method returns the minimum value. |
|
max |
This method returns the maximum value. |
|
mode |
This method returns the mode, which is the most frequently occurring value. |
|
std |
This method returns the standard deviation, which measures dispersion. It is the square root of the variance. |
|
var |
This method returns the variance. |
|
skew |
This method returns skewness. Skewness is indicative of the distribution symmetry. |
|
kurt... |