Output

Bonus lessons are optional.

A regression line

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.

The goal

Say you have some times for the goathalon. Here's part of it.

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.