In this course, you’ll discover how to call functions to perform useful actions on your data. You’ll also learn how to write conditional statements to tell the computer how to make decisions based on your instructions. And you’ll practice writing clean code that can be easily understood and reused by other data professionals.
Functions and Conditional Statements
Functions and Conditional Statements
This course is part of Google Data Analysis with Python Specialization
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3 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Identify best practices for writing clean code such as reusability, modularity, and refactoring.
Use comparators and logical operators to compare values.
Explain the purpose and logic of conditional statements such as if, else, and elif
Describe how to define Python functions using the def and return keywords
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3 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 3 modules in this course
In this module, you will discover how to call functions to perform useful actions on your data.
What's included
5 videos1 reading1 assignment3 ungraded labs
In this module, you will learn how to write conditional statements in order to direct the computer to make decisions based on the given instructions.
What's included
2 videos2 readings1 assignment2 ungraded labs
Review everything you’ve learned and take the final assessment.
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1 reading1 assignment
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