Order the inspection report without losing its names

A journey through summarise a report without losing the question with Botie.

Python and NumPy · A journey with Botie

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Turning a Large Report Into a Specific Answer

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Scientists needed summaries long before NumPy: totals, central values, and measures of variation compress observations into answers to particular questions. Array libraries must make clear which observations each summary combines.

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Statistical routines
Sorting and searching

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