About the Instructor
This course is taught by Ted Petrou, an expert at Python, data exploration and machine learning.Heis the author of multiple highly rated texts including:
- Pandas Cookbook
- Master the Fundamentals of Python
- Master Data Analysis with Python
- Master Machine Learning with Python
- Build an Interactive Data Analytics Dashboard with Python
Ted has taught hundreds of students Python and data science during in-person classroom settings. He sees first hand exactly where students struggle and continually upgrades his material to minimize these struggles by providing a simple and direct path forward.
Ted is one of the foremost authorities on using the pandas library to do data analysis. His blog posts have totaled well over 1 million views. He is also a prolific contributor on Stack Overflow having answered over 400 questions.He is an enthusiastic instructor and dedicates his time to helping students at their desk during exercises to ensure understanding.
Ted demonstrates his deep fluency in Python by developing open source Python libraries and is the creator ofdexplo, a suite of data science packages that include bar_chart_race, dexplot, jupyter_to_medium, and dataframe_image.
Tedholds a Master's degree in Statistics from Rice University.
