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+# Advanced Data Analytics with IBM SPSS Modeler
+This repository contains materials for a graduate-level course on advanced data analytics using IBM SPSS Modeler. The course spans over 15 weeks and covers both supervised and unsupervised modeling within a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) context.
+
+## Contents
+The repository includes the following:
+
+1. Weekly lectures in video format
+2. Weekly lab exercises with solution scripts
+3. Sample data files
+4. Final project instructions
+
+# Prerequisites
+- IBM SPSS Modeler
+- Basic knowledge of statistics and data analysis
+
+# License
+This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.