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Convert categorical variable into dummy/indicator variables. |
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+ Each variable is converted in as many 0/1 variables as there are different |
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+ values. Columns in the output are each named after a value; if the input is |
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+ a DataFrame, the name of the original variable is prepended to the value. |
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Parameters |
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data : array-like, Series, or DataFrame |
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Returns |
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------- |
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DataFrame |
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- Dummy-coded data. |
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+ Dummy-coded data. If `data` contains other columns than the |
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+ dummy-coded one(s), these will be prepended, unaltered, to the result. |
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See Also |
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- Series.str.get_dummies : Convert Series to dummy codes. |
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+ Series.str.get_dummies : Convert Series of strings to dummy codes. |
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:func:`~pandas.from_dummies` : Convert dummy codes to categorical ``DataFrame``. |
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Notes |