Fill missing value by averaging previous row value












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I want to fill missing value with the average of previous N row value, example is shown below:



N=2
df = pd.DataFrame([[np.nan, 2, np.nan, 0],
[3, 4, np.nan, 1],
[np.nan, np.nan, np.nan, 5],
[np.nan, 3, np.nan, np.nan]],
columns=list('ABCD'))


DataFrame is like:



     A   B   C  D
0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
2 NaN NaN NaN 5
3 NaN 3.0 NaN NaN


Result should be:



     A   B       C  D
0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
2 NaN (4+2)/2 NaN 5
3 NaN 3.0 NaN (1+5)/2


I am wondering if there is elegant and fast way to achieve this without for loop.










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    I want to fill missing value with the average of previous N row value, example is shown below:



    N=2
    df = pd.DataFrame([[np.nan, 2, np.nan, 0],
    [3, 4, np.nan, 1],
    [np.nan, np.nan, np.nan, 5],
    [np.nan, 3, np.nan, np.nan]],
    columns=list('ABCD'))


    DataFrame is like:



         A   B   C  D
    0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
    1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
    2 NaN NaN NaN 5
    3 NaN 3.0 NaN NaN


    Result should be:



         A   B       C  D
    0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
    1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
    2 NaN (4+2)/2 NaN 5
    3 NaN 3.0 NaN (1+5)/2


    I am wondering if there is elegant and fast way to achieve this without for loop.










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      I want to fill missing value with the average of previous N row value, example is shown below:



      N=2
      df = pd.DataFrame([[np.nan, 2, np.nan, 0],
      [3, 4, np.nan, 1],
      [np.nan, np.nan, np.nan, 5],
      [np.nan, 3, np.nan, np.nan]],
      columns=list('ABCD'))


      DataFrame is like:



           A   B   C  D
      0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
      1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
      2 NaN NaN NaN 5
      3 NaN 3.0 NaN NaN


      Result should be:



           A   B       C  D
      0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
      1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
      2 NaN (4+2)/2 NaN 5
      3 NaN 3.0 NaN (1+5)/2


      I am wondering if there is elegant and fast way to achieve this without for loop.










      share|improve this question
















      I want to fill missing value with the average of previous N row value, example is shown below:



      N=2
      df = pd.DataFrame([[np.nan, 2, np.nan, 0],
      [3, 4, np.nan, 1],
      [np.nan, np.nan, np.nan, 5],
      [np.nan, 3, np.nan, np.nan]],
      columns=list('ABCD'))


      DataFrame is like:



           A   B   C  D
      0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
      1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
      2 NaN NaN NaN 5
      3 NaN 3.0 NaN NaN


      Result should be:



           A   B       C  D
      0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0
      1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1
      2 NaN (4+2)/2 NaN 5
      3 NaN 3.0 NaN (1+5)/2


      I am wondering if there is elegant and fast way to achieve this without for loop.







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          rolling + mean + shift



          You will need to modify the below logic to interpret the mean of NaN and another value, in the case where one of the previous two values are null.



          df = df.fillna(df.rolling(2).mean().shift())

          print(df)

          A B C D
          0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0.0
          1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1.0
          2 NaN 3.0 NaN 5.0
          3 NaN 3.0 NaN 3.0





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          • seems rolling(2) will not consider the all previous n values if the rows are greater than 4 :-| @jpp

            – Naga Kiran
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50






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            @NagaKiran, Yes, it does. The issue is with NaN treatment. OP hasn't defined what the average of NaN and another value should be, so I haven't second-guessed.

            – jpp
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50














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          rolling + mean + shift



          You will need to modify the below logic to interpret the mean of NaN and another value, in the case where one of the previous two values are null.



          df = df.fillna(df.rolling(2).mean().shift())

          print(df)

          A B C D
          0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0.0
          1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1.0
          2 NaN 3.0 NaN 5.0
          3 NaN 3.0 NaN 3.0





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          • seems rolling(2) will not consider the all previous n values if the rows are greater than 4 :-| @jpp

            – Naga Kiran
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50






          • 1





            @NagaKiran, Yes, it does. The issue is with NaN treatment. OP hasn't defined what the average of NaN and another value should be, so I haven't second-guessed.

            – jpp
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50


















          6















          rolling + mean + shift



          You will need to modify the below logic to interpret the mean of NaN and another value, in the case where one of the previous two values are null.



          df = df.fillna(df.rolling(2).mean().shift())

          print(df)

          A B C D
          0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0.0
          1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1.0
          2 NaN 3.0 NaN 5.0
          3 NaN 3.0 NaN 3.0





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          • seems rolling(2) will not consider the all previous n values if the rows are greater than 4 :-| @jpp

            – Naga Kiran
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50






          • 1





            @NagaKiran, Yes, it does. The issue is with NaN treatment. OP hasn't defined what the average of NaN and another value should be, so I haven't second-guessed.

            – jpp
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50
















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          rolling + mean + shift



          You will need to modify the below logic to interpret the mean of NaN and another value, in the case where one of the previous two values are null.



          df = df.fillna(df.rolling(2).mean().shift())

          print(df)

          A B C D
          0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0.0
          1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1.0
          2 NaN 3.0 NaN 5.0
          3 NaN 3.0 NaN 3.0





          share|improve this answer
















          rolling + mean + shift



          You will need to modify the below logic to interpret the mean of NaN and another value, in the case where one of the previous two values are null.



          df = df.fillna(df.rolling(2).mean().shift())

          print(df)

          A B C D
          0 NaN 2.0 NaN 0.0
          1 3.0 4.0 NaN 1.0
          2 NaN 3.0 NaN 5.0
          3 NaN 3.0 NaN 3.0






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          • seems rolling(2) will not consider the all previous n values if the rows are greater than 4 :-| @jpp

            – Naga Kiran
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50






          • 1





            @NagaKiran, Yes, it does. The issue is with NaN treatment. OP hasn't defined what the average of NaN and another value should be, so I haven't second-guessed.

            – jpp
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50





















          • seems rolling(2) will not consider the all previous n values if the rows are greater than 4 :-| @jpp

            – Naga Kiran
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50






          • 1





            @NagaKiran, Yes, it does. The issue is with NaN treatment. OP hasn't defined what the average of NaN and another value should be, so I haven't second-guessed.

            – jpp
            Nov 16 '18 at 11:50



















          seems rolling(2) will not consider the all previous n values if the rows are greater than 4 :-| @jpp

          – Naga Kiran
          Nov 16 '18 at 11:50





          seems rolling(2) will not consider the all previous n values if the rows are greater than 4 :-| @jpp

          – Naga Kiran
          Nov 16 '18 at 11:50




          1




          1





          @NagaKiran, Yes, it does. The issue is with NaN treatment. OP hasn't defined what the average of NaN and another value should be, so I haven't second-guessed.

          – jpp
          Nov 16 '18 at 11:50







          @NagaKiran, Yes, it does. The issue is with NaN treatment. OP hasn't defined what the average of NaN and another value should be, so I haven't second-guessed.

          – jpp
          Nov 16 '18 at 11:50






















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