Discuss the trade-offs between using Pandas API on Spark and native Spark DataFrames for data processing in a large-scale distributed environment. Provide a detailed example and explain the reasoning behind your choices.

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Pandas API on Spark offers better performance and scalability in a large-scale distributed environment but is less user-friendly.

13.2%

Pandas API on Spark provides similar performance and scalability to native Spark DataFrames but with a more user-friendly interface.

11.8%

Pandas API on Spark offers a more user-friendly interface but may have lower performance and scalability compared to native Spark DataFrames in a large-scale distributed environment.

70.6%

Pandas API on Spark is less user-friendly and offers lower performance and scalability compared to native Spark DataFrames in a large-scale distributed environment.

4.4%

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Discuss the trade-offs between using Pandas API on Spark and native Spark DataFrames for data processing in a large-scale distributed environment. Provide a detailed example and explain the reasoning behind your choices.