Sort biggest first

Scenario

You are a data scientist in the Conservation team. sort_values lines rows up. ascending=False puts the biggest on top.

Question

Write your code in the editor, look at the result, then try changing one small thing.

Your task

Write your code in the editor
Press Check my answer
Look at the result on the right

sort_values

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Advanced · Data Filtering & Record Counting — question 5 of 30

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1. Choose your dataset

Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.

IndustrySize

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Sort biggest first

Write your code in the editor, look at the result, then try changing one small thing.

In [1]:

Your code cell is below. Press Check my answer to run the cell — the result appears as Out [1].

python editoranimal_counts

Snippets

💡 Explain my whole code, line by line (hover any word in the editor for a tip)

🌈 In short — no coding words

📂 Opens the "animal_counts" table→✅ Shows you the answer

Altogether: this script runs top to bottom, one line at a time, building up the answer step by step.

Start typing to see suggestions. Press Enter to use one. Red marks show the line to fix. Drag a bottom corner horizontally and vertically to resize.

Type your code here ↓Tap or click inside the box to start

✍️ Tap here to type

Dataset & schema

animal_counts

IndustryDataset size

The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.

Fields

count_id	species	seen
A1	Rhino	4
A2	Lion	7
A3	Rhino	3
A4	Zebra	12

Conservation data only.

attempts: 0

▶ Output terminal

$ Press “Check my answer” — results appear here.

Your next steps

Each item turns green when your answer includes it.

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Uses sort_values
Biggest first