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Investigate use of dask for improved performance

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Description

Loading of data can be quite slow for what is not a very big dataset. Running the code on Azure Pangeo, we should be able to make use of dask to improve performance. This might require use of daskML
https://dask-ml.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

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Research direction

Start by profiling the current data-loading path on Azure Pangeo and read the linked dask-ml documentation. Compare the baseline with a Dask-based approach and document whether it improves loading for the described dataset; the issue names no files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
jupyter-notebook
Domain
machine-learning, performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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