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Discover how to use pandas `groupby` with custom aggregation functions to manipulate DataFrames efficiently. Learn the steps to aggregate data with mixed functions, enhancing your data analysis skills.
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How to Apply Different Aggregations to Groups with pandas GroupBy

When working with data in Python, the need to manipulate and aggregate information efficiently is a common challenge faced by many data analysts. A particularly useful feature in the pandas library is the ability to use the groupby method, which allows you to split the data into separate groups and then apply various functions to each of those groups.

In this post, we will explore how to apply different aggregation functions to groups of data using pandas GroupBy, particularly focusing on combining custom functions for different groups.

The Problem

Imagine you have a DataFrame that contains some numerical values and you need to group these values into categories. For instance, you may want to create two groups: one for the minimum values and another for the maximum ones. Here's a sample DataFrame we will work with:

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In this scenario, you can use np.array to specify how to group the columns:

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Next, we want to aggregate the data such that the min group sums its values with .sum(axis=1) while the max group sums its values with .sum(axis=1, skipna=False). The expected output should be:

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The Solution

To achieve this custom aggregation, we will create a custom function that checks which group is being processed (either min or max) and applies the corresponding aggregation method.

Step 1: Define the Custom Function

We need to create a function called f that differentiates between the min and max groups:

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Here, the function checks the name of the group and applies the appropriate sum method. If it’s the min group, it calculates the sum while the max group calculates its sum while keeping any missing values in the result.

Step 2: Group and Apply the Function

Now that we have our function defined, we can use it in conjunction with groupby and apply:

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Result

When you run the above code, the output will yield the desired DataFrame:

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Conclusion

By leveraging pandas and defining custom aggregation functions, we can effectively manipulate and summarize data to meet our analysis needs. Using the above method, you can customize how you apply different aggregations to various groups, ensuring you get the precise data structure required for further analysis or visualization.

Now that you understand how to apply different aggregation functions to grouped data with pandas, you can harness these techniques to handle a wide array of data manipulation tasks with confidence!