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1. Where the data science related jobs are? (Part 2)

   Where the data science related jobs are? (Part 2)¶

   This post is a continuation of Where the data science related jobs are (part 1). In this installment, we're going to analyze the dataset from part 1. The dataset contains employment information for non-U.S. workers, specifically H1B or nonimmigrant workers. The U.S. Department of Labor requires that H1B workers be paid the Prevailing Wage read more

2. Where the data science related jobs are? (Part 1)

   Where the data science related jobs are? (Part 1)¶

   Wouldn’t it be great if you knew where the data science related jobs are and the salary trends for those jobs across different states and companies? If you're a data professional, you could milk that for your job search. Even if you're not in the job market, this could make for an interesting coffee chat.

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3. Predicting Google Stock Using Terrorism News

   Predicting Google Stock Using Terrorism News¶

   Machine learning is a big topic and it can seem intimidating for newcomers to data science. I suggest that it's not that hard to pick up the essentials. If you're getting started on your analytics journey or even if you've done it for a while but find it hard to wrap your head around machine learning concepts, this tutorial is for you. We're going to attempt to predict Google stock prices using terrorism news.

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4. Outputting the result of multiprocessing to a pandas dataframe

   Outputting the result of multiprocessing to a pandas dataframe¶

   pandas provides a high-performance, easy-to-use data structures and data analysis tools for Python programming. However, using pandas with multiprocessing can be a challenge. In his stackoverflow post, Mike McKerns, nicely summarizes why this is so. He says:

   You are asking multiprocessing (or other python parallel modules) to output to a data structure that they don't directly output to.¶ read more