Bonus lessons are optional.
Let's continue with the goatathalon data from the last lesson.
Say you have a new goat, Billy. His running time is 90. Can we predict what his swimming time will be?
Prediction is a big thing in business analytics. Predicting sales for a new product, sales in a new region, labor costs over time... many applications.
Bonus lessons are optional.
Often it helps to see what data looks like. Python has a bunch o' plotting libraries.
Say you have some times for the goathalon. Here's part of it.
What is a syntax error?
Why is repeating code a problem?
Evaluate some string expressions.
Tina's Louie
Here's the program again, without the syntax error we fixed.
Use Spyder to write a simple program. Learn about variables, strings, and console IO. What to do when something goes wrong.