Peter Grant
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Expertise: Data science and python
Education: Stanford University; University of Colorado, Boulder

Peter Grant is a building energy efficiency expert at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Grant received his M.S. in architectural engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and a graduate certificate in innovation and entrepreneurship from Stanford. He’s worked as an energy efficiency expert and engineer since 2007.

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What Is Prescriptive Analytics?
Prescriptive analytics is a tool used in many industries to connect causes to effects, and make well-informed decisions. Here’s why, when and how we use prescriptive analytics.
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What Is a Monte Carlo Simulation?
Monte Carlo simulations are a tool we use to predict the probability of various outcomes in a process that’s difficult to assess due to random variables. Here’s how to perform one yourself.
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What Is Financial Accounting?
Financial accounting is a specific process of recording, processing and reporting a company’s business transactions. These transactions are recorded in financial statements that detail the organization’s financial health.
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What Is GAAP?
GAAP (the generally accepted accounting principles) are a set of rules that public U.S. companies must follow when reporting financial information.
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What Are Alphanumeric Characters?
Alphanumeric characters are the alphabetical letters and numerical numbers used in a given language.
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A Guide to Managing Datetime Data in Python
Here’s how to solve your datetime, Pandas indices and daylight saving time nightmares.
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How to Find Residuals in Regression Analysis
Do you need to improve your regression model’s performance? Use this sample Python code to help you find residuals in your own projects.
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How to Use Float in Python (With Sample Code!)
This quick how-to will introduce you to the Python float function and show you how you can create them yourself.
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How to Find Outliers With IQR Using Python
Do you need to ditch your outliers? Here’s how to find (and remove) outliers in your data set with IQR.
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Need to Automate Your Data Analysis? Here’s How.
In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to automate your data analysis using a real-world problem.
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6 Important Things to Know About Python Functions
Here are six things you need to know about using these powerful tools in order to write more Pythonic code.
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How to Start Programming in Python: Anaconda 101
Are you looking to try your hand at programming in Python but not sure where to start? Anaconda will make your life a lot easier.