The correct answer is: A. reindex_like
The reindex_like
method can potentially change the dtype of a series if the new index has a different dtype than the original index. For example, if the original series has an index of type int64
and the new index has an index of type float64
, then the dtype of the series will be changed to float64
.
The index_like
method does not change the dtype of a series. The itime_like
method is not a valid method in Pandas.
Here is an example of how the reindex_like
method can change the dtype of a series:
“`python
import pandas as pd
s = pd.Series([1, 2, 3], index=pd.date_range(‘2023-01-01’, periods=3))
s.reindex_like(pd.Series([4, 5, 6], index=pd.date_range(‘2023-01-02’, periods=3)))
Output:
0 4.0
1 5.0
2 6.0
“`
As you can see, the dtype of the series has been changed from int64
to float64
because the new index has a different dtype.