Editing Intro to Programming and Data Science (Spring 2020)/Day 3 Coding Challenges

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== Baby Name Challenges ==
== Baby Name Challenges ==
Download the [https://github.com/CommunityDataScienceCollective/CDSW_Babynames/archive/master.zip baby names data and code].
We will go through the babynames1.py, babynames2.py, and babynames3.py files in class. Once we understand what they are doing, you can use them as a springboard to write programs that do each of the following:


# Search for your own name. Are there both boys and girls that have your name? Is it more popular for one group than for the other?
# Search for your own name. Are there both boys and girls that have your name? Is it more popular for one group than for the other?
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#* (Challenge!) For every letter, tell if there are more boys names or girls names.
#* (Challenge!) For every letter, tell if there are more boys names or girls names.
# What is the longest name in the dataset?
# What is the longest name in the dataset?
# How many boys and girls are described in the dataset (i.e., how many boys and girls born in 2018 have names given to at least four others)?
# How many boys and girls are described in the dataset (i.e., how many boys and girls born in 2013 have names given to at least four others)?
# How many boys names are also girls names? How many girls names are also boys names?
# How many boys names are also girls names? How many girls names are also boys names?
# What is the most popular girls name that is also a boys name?
# What is the most popular girls name that is also a boys name?
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