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Unfortunate Handwashing Discovery (Data Analysis)

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Unfortunate Handwashing Discovery (Data Analysis)

Unfortunate Handwashing Discovery (Data Analysis)

Conducted an analysis of data from Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis' work on puerperal fever and the impact of handwashing on reducing mortality rates in maternity clinics in the 1840s. It involves data visualization and analysis, and was developed in Google Colab.

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Technical Details:

Language: Python
Libraries: pandas, matplotlib.pyplot, scipy.stats
Concepts: Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Data Trends, T-Tests
Features: Uses Pandas for data cleaning and manipulation, Uses Matplotlib to visualize the trend of maternal deaths over time in two different clinics, Compares data before and after handwashing, Performs a t-test using Scipy

Key Learnings:

This project provided practical experience in performing data analysis, data visualization and the use of statistical methods to gain insight from historical data.

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