Getting dummies
You will now transform the department variable, which you know is nominal based on the values you observed. To do that, you will use so-called dummy variables.
This exercise is part of the course
HR Analytics: Predicting Employee Churn in Python
Exercise instructions
- get_dummies() out of the department column of the data and save them inside a new DataFrame called
departments. - Take a quick look at the first 5 rows of the new DataFrame called
departments.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Get dummies and save them inside a new DataFrame
departments = pd.____(____.department)
# Take a quick look to the first 5 rows of the new DataFrame called departments
print(____.____())