Which of the following can potentially change the dtype of a series?

reindex_like
index_like
itime_like
none of the mentioned

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)))

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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.

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