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    "# Assignment 2 - Pandas Introduction\n",
    "All questions are weighted the same in this assignment.\n",
    "## Part 1\n",
    "The following code loads the olympics dataset (olympics.csv), which was derrived from the Wikipedia entry on [All Time Olympic Games Medals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table), and does some basic data cleaning. \n",
    "\n",
    "The columns are organized as # of Summer games, Summer medals, # of Winter games, Winter medals, total # number of games, total # of medals. Use this dataset to answer the questions below."
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       "      <th># Summer</th>\n",
       "      <th>Gold</th>\n",
       "      <th>Silver</th>\n",
       "      <th>Bronze</th>\n",
       "      <th>Total</th>\n",
       "      <th># Winter</th>\n",
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       "      <th>Bronze.2</th>\n",
       "      <th>Combined total</th>\n",
       "      <th>ID</th>\n",
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       "      <th>Afghanistan</th>\n",
       "      <td>13</td>\n",
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       "      <td>2</td>\n",
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       "             # Summer  Gold  Silver  Bronze  Total  # Winter  Gold.1  \\\n",
       "Afghanistan        13     0       0       2      2         0       0   \n",
       "Algeria            12     5       2       8     15         3       0   \n",
       "Argentina          23    18      24      28     70        18       0   \n",
       "Armenia             5     1       2       9     12         6       0   \n",
       "Australasia         2     3       4       5     12         0       0   \n",
       "\n",
       "             Silver.1  Bronze.1  Total.1  # Games  Gold.2  Silver.2  Bronze.2  \\\n",
       "Afghanistan         0         0        0       13       0         0         2   \n",
       "Algeria             0         0        0       15       5         2         8   \n",
       "Argentina           0         0        0       41      18        24        28   \n",
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       "             Combined total   ID  \n",
       "Afghanistan               2  AFG  \n",
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    "import pandas as pd\n",
    "\n",
    "df = pd.read_csv('olympics.csv', index_col=0, skiprows=1)\n",
    "\n",
    "for col in df.columns:\n",
    "    if col[:2]=='01':\n",
    "        df.rename(columns={col:'Gold'+col[4:]}, inplace=True)\n",
    "    if col[:2]=='02':\n",
    "        df.rename(columns={col:'Silver'+col[4:]}, inplace=True)\n",
    "    if col[:2]=='03':\n",
    "        df.rename(columns={col:'Bronze'+col[4:]}, inplace=True)\n",
    "    if col[:1]=='№':\n",
    "        df.rename(columns={col:'#'+col[1:]}, inplace=True)\n",
    "\n",
    "names_ids = df.index.str.split('\\s\\(') # split the index by 'space'+'('\n",
    "\n",
    "df.index = names_ids.str[0] # the [0] element is the country name (new index) \n",
    "df['ID'] = names_ids.str[1].str[:3] # the [1] element is the abbreviation or ID (take first 3 characters from that)\n",
    "\n",
    "df = df.drop('Totals')\n",
    "df.head()"
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    "### Question 0 (Example)\n",
    "\n",
    "What is the first country in df?\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a Series.*"
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       "# Summer           13\n",
       "Gold                0\n",
       "Silver              0\n",
       "Bronze              2\n",
       "Total               2\n",
       "# Winter            0\n",
       "Gold.1              0\n",
       "Silver.1            0\n",
       "Bronze.1            0\n",
       "Total.1             0\n",
       "# Games            13\n",
       "Gold.2              0\n",
       "Silver.2            0\n",
       "Bronze.2            2\n",
       "Combined total      2\n",
       "ID                AFG\n",
       "Name: Afghanistan, dtype: object"
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    "# You should write your whole answer within the function provided. The autograder will call\n",
    "# this function and compare the return value against the correct solution value\n",
    "def answer_zero():\n",
    "    # This function returns the row for Afghanistan, which is a Series object. The assignment\n",
    "    # question description will tell you the general format the autograder is expecting\n",
    "    return df.iloc[0]\n",
    "\n",
    "# You can examine what your function returns by calling it in the cell. If you have questions\n",
    "# about the assignment formats, check out the discussion forums for any FAQs\n",
    "answer_zero() "
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    "### Question 1\n",
    "Which country has won the most gold medals in summer games?\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a single string value.*"
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       "United States    USA\n",
       "Name: ID, dtype: object"
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    "def answer_one():\n",
    "    \n",
    "    return df['ID'][df['Gold'] == max(df['Gold'])]\n",
    "answer_one()"
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    "### Question 2\n",
    "Which country had the biggest difference between their summer and winter gold medal counts?\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a single string value.*"
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       "'United States'"
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   "source": [
    "def answer_two():\n",
    "    return (abs(df['Gold']-df['Gold.1'])).argmax()\n",
    "\n",
    "answer_two()"
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    "### Question 3\n",
    "Which country has the biggest difference between their summer gold medal counts and winter gold medal counts relative to their total gold medal count? \n",
    "\n",
    "$$\\frac{Summer~Gold - Winter~Gold}{Total~Gold}$$\n",
    "\n",
    "Only include countries that have won at least 1 gold in both summer and winter.\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a single string value.*"
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       "'United States'"
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   "source": [
    "def answer_three():\n",
    "    new_data = df[(df['Gold']>=1) & (df['Gold.1']>=1)]\n",
    "    return (new_data['Gold']-new_data['Gold.1']).abs().argmax()\n",
    "\n",
    "answer_three()"
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    "### Question 4\n",
    "Write a function that creates a Series called \"Points\" which is a weighted value where each gold medal (`Gold.2`) counts for 3 points, silver medals (`Silver.2`) for 2 points, and bronze medals (`Bronze.2`) for 1 point. The function should return only the column (a Series object) which you created, with the country names as indices.\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a Series named `Points` of length 146*"
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    "import numpy as np\n",
    "def answer_four():\n",
    "    Points = np.zeros(len(df))\n",
    "    Points += df['Gold.2']*3\n",
    "    Points += df['Silver.2']*2\n",
    "    Points += df['Bronze.2']*1\n",
    "    \n",
    "    return pd.Series(Points, index=df.index)\n",
    "\n",
    "answer_four()\n",
    "assert answer_four().loc['United States']==5684"
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    "## Part 2\n",
    "For the next set of questions, we will be using census data from the [United States Census Bureau](http://www.census.gov). Counties are political and geographic subdivisions of states in the United States. This dataset contains population data for counties and states in the US from 2010 to 2015. [See this document](https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/file-layouts/2010-2015/co-est2015-alldata.pdf) for a description of the variable names.\n",
    "\n",
    "The census dataset (census.csv) should be loaded as census_df. Answer questions using this as appropriate.\n",
    "\n",
    "### Question 5\n",
    "Which state has the most counties in it? (hint: consider the sumlevel key carefully! You'll need this for future questions too...)\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a single string value.*"
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       "4          22915              22919            22861     ...        \n",
       "\n",
       "   RDOMESTICMIG2011  RDOMESTICMIG2012  RDOMESTICMIG2013  RDOMESTICMIG2014  \\\n",
       "0          0.002295         -0.193196          0.381066          0.582002   \n",
       "1          7.242091         -2.915927         -3.012349          2.265971   \n",
       "2         14.832960         17.647293         21.845705         19.243287   \n",
       "3         -4.728132         -2.500690         -7.056824         -3.904217   \n",
       "4         -5.527043         -5.068871         -6.201001         -0.177537   \n",
       "\n",
       "   RDOMESTICMIG2015  RNETMIG2011  RNETMIG2012  RNETMIG2013  RNETMIG2014  \\\n",
       "0         -0.467369     1.030015     0.826644     1.383282     1.724718   \n",
       "1         -2.530799     7.606016    -2.626146    -2.722002     2.592270   \n",
       "2         17.197872    15.844176    18.559627    22.727626    20.317142   \n",
       "3        -10.543299    -4.874741    -2.758113    -7.167664    -3.978583   \n",
       "4          0.177258    -5.088389    -4.363636    -5.403729     0.754533   \n",
       "\n",
       "   RNETMIG2015  \n",
       "0     0.712594  \n",
       "1    -2.187333  \n",
       "2    18.293499  \n",
       "3   -10.543299  \n",
       "4     1.107861  \n",
       "\n",
       "[5 rows x 100 columns]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 7,
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    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "census_df = pd.read_csv('census.csv')\n",
    "census_df.head()\n"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
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    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Texas'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 8,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "def answer_five():\n",
    "    return census_df[census_df['SUMLEV']==50].groupby('STNAME').count()['COUNTY'].argmax()\n",
    "\n",
    "answer_five()"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "### Question 6\n",
    "**Only looking at the three most populous counties for each state**, what are the three most populous states (in order of highest population to lowest population)? Use `CENSUS2010POP`.\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a list of string values.*"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
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   "metadata": {
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   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "['California', 'Texas', 'Illinois']"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 10,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "def answer_six():\n",
    "    new_df = census_df[census_df['SUMLEV']==50]\n",
    "    new_df = new_df[['STNAME','CENSUS2010POP']]\n",
    "    new_df = new_df.sort(columns=['STNAME', 'CENSUS2010POP'], ascending=[True,False])\n",
    "    new_df = new_df.groupby('STNAME').head(3)\n",
    "    new_df = new_df.groupby('STNAME').sum()\n",
    "    \n",
    "    \n",
    "    large1 = new_df['CENSUS2010POP'].argmax()\n",
    "    new1 = new_df[new_df['CENSUS2010POP']< new_df['CENSUS2010POP'][large1]]\n",
    "    large2 = new1['CENSUS2010POP'].argmax()\n",
    "    new2 = new1[new1['CENSUS2010POP'] < new1['CENSUS2010POP'][large2]]\n",
    "    large3 = new2['CENSUS2010POP'].argmax()\n",
    "    \n",
    "    \n",
    "    return list([large1, large2, large3])\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "answer_six()\n"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "### Question 7\n",
    "Which county has had the largest absolute change in population within the period 2010-2015? (Hint: population values are stored in columns POPESTIMATE2010 through POPESTIMATE2015, you need to consider all six columns.)\n",
    "\n",
    "e.g. If County Population in the 5 year period is 100, 120, 80, 105, 100, 130, then its largest change in the period would be |130-80| = 50.\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a single string value.*"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
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    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Harris County'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 11,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "def answer_seven():\n",
    "    new_df = census_df[census_df['SUMLEV']==50]\n",
    "    new_df = new_df[['CTYNAME','POPESTIMATE2010', 'POPESTIMATE2011', 'POPESTIMATE2012', 'POPESTIMATE2013', 'POPESTIMATE2014'\n",
    "                        , 'POPESTIMATE2015']]\n",
    "    \n",
    "    maxi = map(max, new_df['POPESTIMATE2010'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2011'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2012'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2013'],\n",
    "              new_df['POPESTIMATE2014'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2015'])\n",
    "    mini = map(min, new_df['POPESTIMATE2010'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2011'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2012'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2013'],\n",
    "              new_df['POPESTIMATE2014'],new_df['POPESTIMATE2015'])\n",
    "    values = np.array(list(maxi)) - np.array(list(mini))\n",
    "    index = values.argmax()\n",
    "    county = new_df.iloc[index][0]\n",
    "    return county\n",
    "\n",
    "answer_seven()"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "### Question 8\n",
    "In this datafile, the United States is broken up into four regions using the \"REGION\" column. \n",
    "\n",
    "Create a query that finds the counties that belong to regions 1 or 2, whose name starts with 'Washington', and whose POPESTIMATE2015 was greater than their POPESTIMATE 2014.\n",
    "\n",
    "*This function should return a 5x2 DataFrame with the columns = ['STNAME', 'CTYNAME'] and the same index ID as the census_df (sorted ascending by index).*"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 12,
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       "    <tr style=\"text-align: right;\">\n",
       "      <th></th>\n",
       "      <th>STNAME</th>\n",
       "      <th>CTYNAME</th>\n",
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       "  <tbody>\n",
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       "      <th>896</th>\n",
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       "      <td>Pennsylvania</td>\n",
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       "      <td>Rhode Island</td>\n",
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       "    <tr>\n",
       "      <th>3163</th>\n",
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    "def answer_eight():\n",
    "    df = census_df[census_df['SUMLEV']==50]\n",
    "    df = df[(df['REGION']==1) | (df['REGION']==2)]\n",
    "    df = df[df['CTYNAME'].str.startswith('Washington')] # convert Series to strings\n",
    "    df = df[df['POPESTIMATE2015'] > df['POPESTIMATE2014']]\n",
    "    \n",
    "    return df[['STNAME', 'CTYNAME']]\n",
    "\n",
    "answer_eight()\n"
   ]
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