Pandas Series Abs Method: Unlocking the Power of Absolute Values

Introduction

In this lab, we will explore the Series.abs() method in Pandas. This method is used to find the absolute value of numbers in a Series. We will learn how to use this method with examples.

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Import the necessary libraries

First, we need to import the pandas library, which will allow us to use the Series.abs() method.

import pandas as pd

Create a Series

Next, let's create a Series with some numeric values. We can use the pd.Series() function and pass a list of numbers as an argument.

s = pd.Series([12, -0.25, -54])

Apply the abs() method

To get the absolute value of the Series, we can simply call the abs() method on the Series object.

abs_values = s.abs()

Display the original and absolute value Series

Finally, let's print the original Series and the Series containing the absolute values to see the results.

print("Original Series:")
print(s)
print("-------------------")
print("Absolute Values:")
print(abs_values)

Summary

In this lab, we learned how to use the Series.abs() method in Pandas to find the absolute values of numbers in a Series. By applying this method, we obtained a new Series that contains the absolute values of the original numbers. This can be useful for various data analysis tasks.

Pandas Series Abs Method