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1. E-Commerce Sales Analysis
Dataset: Online Retail II Dataset (UK-based online retailer)
Project Description: Analyze sales data to uncover patterns in customer behavior, product performance, and sales trends.
Guiding Questions:
Total Sales Revenue: What is the total sales revenue over the entire dataset period?
Top-Selling Products: Which products have the highest and lowest sales volumes?
Monthly Sales Trends: How do sales numbers trend each month? Are there seasonal peaks?
Customer Segmentation: Who are the top 10 customers based on total spending?
Average Order Value: What is the average order value per customer segment?
Sales Channels Performance: Which sales channels (e.g., online, mobile) generate the most revenue?
Return Rates: What is the return rate, and which products have the highest return rates?
Geographical Insights: How does sales performance vary across different geographical regions?
PySpark Focus: Utilize transformations like filter, groupBy, agg, and actions like count, sum, collect to process and analyze sales data.

Q- first before divining into the details let’s start understand the data we have ? 

Q- what is the nature of the data we have ? 

Context
This Online Retail II data set contains all the transactions occurring for a UK-based and registered, non-store online retail between 01/12/2009 and 09/12/2011.The company mainly sells unique all-occasion gift-ware. Many customers of the company are wholesalers.
Content
Attribute Information:
InvoiceNo: Invoice number. Nominal. A 6-digit integral number uniquely assigned to each transaction. If this code starts with the letter 'c', it indicates a cancellation.
→ so invoiceNo : is a number , that make a unique assigned for each transaction oky 

StockCode: Product (item) code. Nominal. A 5-digit integral number uniquely assigned to each distinct product.

—> so StockCode : is a unique number for each unique distinct product 

Description: Product (item) name. Nominal.
—> oky se we have a description name of the product , 
Quantity: The quantities of each product (item) per transaction. Numeric.
—> Quantity represent how much product we have done per transaction oky 
InvoiceDate: Invice date and time. Numeric. The day and time when a transaction was generated
—> it provide a timestamp when the transaction is done oky 
UnitPrice: Unit price. Numeric. Product price per unit in sterling ( £).
—> oky this represent the price per unite is the currency is “sterling” 
CustomerID: Customer number. Nominal. A 5-digit integral number uniquely assigned to each customer.
—> oky this feature represent the customer id oky,

Country: Country name. Nominal. The name of the country where a customer resides.
—> Country : represent the Country of the customer that order the transaction oky 

Q- explain this features of this data set using story telling technique 

Let's explore the dataset using storytelling to make it easier to understand:

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Imagine you are the manager of a UK-based online store that specializes in selling unique gift items, particularly for wholesalers. You've been running this business for a while, and now you want to uncover patterns in your data to better understand customer behavior and improve your sales strategy.

Here's a look at the features of the dataset that will help you:

1. **InvoiceNo**  
   Every time a customer makes a purchase, a **6-digit invoice number** is generated. Think of this as the receipt for each transaction, similar to what you get after shopping online. This number is unique, meaning no two transactions will have the same invoice number. But there's an exception: if the invoice starts with the letter **'C'**, it means the customer canceled the transaction. So, it's crucial to identify canceled orders when calculating sales revenue.

2. **StockCode**  
   Your store has thousands of different products, each with a **5-digit StockCode** to uniquely identify it. If you think of each product like a person, the **StockCode** is like its social security number, making it easy to track inventory and know exactly which item is sold.

3. **Description**  
   While the StockCode is useful for internal purposes, what customers really see is the **product's name**, or its **Description**. This is what draws their attention—whether it’s a “Handmade Wooden Ornament” or a “Luxury Candle Set.” Having the description allows you to match the StockCode with something tangible and meaningful.

4. **Quantity**  
   Every sale you make records how many of each product the customer bought. For instance, when a wholesaler buys 100 units of “Holiday Gift Bags,” this **Quantity** field will show you that number. It's a reflection of demand for each item. Higher quantities may indicate that a product is popular or heavily discounted.

5. **InvoiceDate**  
   This is your timestamp—**the day and time** when the sale was made. Imagine looking at the clock every time a customer checks out. Understanding when transactions are happening can reveal **peak shopping times**, maybe during the holiday season or late-night shopping sprees. This is essential for identifying seasonal trends.

6. **UnitPrice**  
   Every product in your store has a price, and the **UnitPrice** field tells you exactly how much each unit is sold for in **pounds sterling (£)**. Whether you're selling a single handcrafted mug for £5 or a wholesale order of 200 mugs, this helps calculate the revenue for each item.

7. **CustomerID**  
   Just as each product has a unique StockCode, each customer has a **5-digit CustomerID**. This number helps you keep track of who is buying what. Knowing your repeat customers, like those who regularly order large quantities, can help you target marketing efforts more effectively.

8. **Country**  
   This field tells you where your customers are located. You might have customers from all over the world—**UK**, **France**, or **Germany**—and understanding where your products are being shipped can give you insights into **geographical demand**. Maybe customers in France prefer certain products over those in the UK, guiding you on where to focus marketing or sales efforts.

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By combining all these features, you can begin to piece together a **story about your business**. You can identify your **top-selling products**, analyze **seasonal trends**, see which **countries are buying the most**, and even understand the behavior of your **most loyal customers**.

For example, let’s say you notice a spike in sales of “Holiday Gift Sets” in November, and most of these purchases come from France. Using this insight, you could ramp up marketing in France during that time next year, offering discounts or promotions that attract even more customers.

This data is more than just numbers—it's a window into how your business operates and where it can grow!


Q- now we want to use pyspark to answer many of these question but first we need to set up owrn working environment 
We use 
Colab 
1- first install the “!pip install pyspark” 
2- create a spark secession as our entry point to work with 
2- load the data set and read it 
4- and show the first 5 lines oky it 

Q- give the code given this path is like this 
/content/online_retail_II.csv

Sure, let's go through the steps to set up your environment and load the dataset using PySpark in Google Colab.

### Step 1: Install PySpark

First, you need to install PySpark. You can do this by running the following command in a Colab cell:

```python
!pip install pyspark
```

### Step 2: Create a Spark Session

Next, you need to create a Spark session, which will be your entry point for working with Spark.

```python
from pyspark.sql import SparkSession

# Create a Spark session
spark = SparkSession.builder \
    .appName("E-Commerce Sales Analysis") \
    .getOrCreate()
```

### Step 3: Load the Dataset

Now, you can load the dataset from the given path and read it into a Spark DataFrame.

```python
# Load the dataset
file_path = "/content/online_retail_II.csv"
df = spark.read.csv(file_path, header=True, inferSchema=True)

# Show the first 5 lines of the dataset
df.show(5)
```

### Full Code

Here is the complete code to set up your environment and load the dataset:

```python
# Step 1: Install PySpark
!pip install pyspark

# Step 2: Create a Spark Session
from pyspark.sql import SparkSession

# Create a Spark session
spark = SparkSession.builder \
    .appName("E-Commerce Sales Analysis") \
    .getOrCreate()

# Step 3: Load the Dataset
file_path = "/content/online_retail_II.csv"
df = spark.read.csv(file_path, header=True, inferSchema=True)

# Step 4: Show the first 5 lines of the dataset
df.show(5)
```

### Explanation

1. **Install PySpark**: This command installs the PySpark library, which is necessary for working with Spark in Python.
2. **Create a Spark Session**: This session is the entry point for using Spark functionalities. The `appName` parameter is just a name for your application.
3. **Load the Dataset**: The `spark.read.csv` function reads the CSV file into a Spark DataFrame. The `header=True` parameter tells Spark that the first row of the CSV file contains column names, and `inferSchema=True` allows Spark to automatically infer the data types of the columns.
4. **Show the first 5 lines**: The `df.show(5)` command displays the first 5 rows of the DataFrame, giving you a quick look at the data.

This setup will allow you to start analyzing the dataset and answering the guiding questions using PySpark.


Q- the first output of the data set is like this 
+-------+---------+--------------------+--------+-------------------+-----+-----------+--------------+
|Invoice|StockCode|         Description|Quantity|        InvoiceDate|Price|Customer ID|       Country|
+-------+---------+--------------------+--------+-------------------+-----+-----------+--------------+
| 489434|    85048|15CM CHRISTMAS GL...|      12|2009-12-01 07:45:00| 6.95|    13085.0|United Kingdom|
| 489434|   79323P|  PINK CHERRY LIGHTS|      12|2009-12-01 07:45:00| 6.75|    13085.0|United Kingdom|
| 489434|   79323W| WHITE CHERRY LIGHTS|      12|2009-12-01 07:45:00| 6.75|    13085.0|United Kingdom|
| 489434|    22041|"RECORD FRAME 7""...|      48|2009-12-01 07:45:00|  2.1|    13085.0|United Kingdom|
| 489434|    21232|STRAWBERRY CERAMI...|      24|2009-12-01 07:45:00| 1.25|    13085.0|United Kingdom|
+-------+---------+--------------------+--------+-------------------+-----+-----------+--------------+
only showing top 5 rows


Q- now let’s move to do some data Analysis about the data oky 

Total Sales Revenue: What is the total sales revenue over the entire dataset period?
Q- understand the question : what is the “Total Sales Revenue “ 
My intuition tell me we need to use an aggreagation function like sum , apply in the entire feature that deal with the price because the revenue come from the price sales 
Q- do think my intuition right or not ?