Automated EDA Tools That Let You Avoid Manual EDA Tasks

8 automated EDA tools in a single frame.

EDA is a vital step in all data science projects.

It is important because examining and understanding the data directly aids the modeling stage.

EDA overview

By uncovering hidden insights and patterns, one can make informed decisions about subsequent steps in the project.

Despite its importance, it is often a time-consuming and tedious task.

The above visual summarizes 8 powerful EDA tools, that automate many redundant steps of EDA and help you profile your data in quick time.

• SweetViz

  

  SweetViz

  • Creates a variety of data visualizations.

  • Covers information about missing values, data statistics, etc.

  • Integrates with Jupyter Notebook.

  • Get started: GitHub.

• Pandas-profiling

  

  Pandas-profiling

  • Covers info about missing values, data statistics, correlation, etc.

  • Produces data alerts.

  • Plots data feature interactions.

  • Get started: GitHub.

• DataPrep

  

  DataPrep

  • Produces interactive visualizations.

  • Typically faster than other common tools.

  • Supports Pandas and Dask DataFrames.

  • Covers info about missing values, data statistics, correlation, etc.

  • Plots data feature interactions.

  • Get started: GitHub.

• AutoViz

  

  AutoViz

  • Supports CSV, TXT, and JSON.

  • Interactive Bokeh charts.

  • Covers info about missing values, data statistics, correlation, etc.

  • Presents data cleaning suggestions.

  • Get started: GitHub.

• D-Tale

  

  D-Tale

  • Allows you to run many common Pandas operations with no code.

  • Exports code of analysis.

  • Integrates with Jupyter Notebook.

  • Covers info about missing values, data statistics, correlation, etc.

  • Highlights duplicates, outliers, etc.

  • Get started: GitHub.

• dabl

  

  dabl

  • Primarily provides visualizations.

  • Covers a wide range of plots:

    • Target distribution.

    • Scatter pair plots.

    • Histograms.

  • Get started: GitHub.

• QuickDA

  

  QuickDA

  • Get an overview report of the dataset.

  • Covers info about missing values, data statistics, correlation, etc.

  • Produces data alerts.

  • Plots data feature interactions.

  • Get started: GitHub.

• Lux

  

  Lux

  • Integrates with Jupyter Notebook.

  • Provides visualization recommendations.

  • Supports EDA on a subset of columns.

  • Get started: GitHub.

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