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-# 📘 Movie Profitability Analysis - EDA Summary
+#  Movie Profitability Analysis - EDA Summary
 
-## 🎬 Dataset Overview
+## Dataset Overview
 This project explores the **“Movies Metrics, Features and Statistics”** dataset from Kaggle.  
 The dataset contains **6,569 movies** and **32 features**, including:
 
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-## 🎯 Prediction Question
+##  Prediction Question
 **Can we predict whether a movie will be profitable using only pre-release features such as budget, runtime, genre, and production characteristics?**
 
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-## 🔍 Target Variable
+##  Target Variable
 Binary classification target:
 
 - **is_profitable = 1** → if *Worldwide Gross > Production Budget*  
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-# 📊 Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
+#  Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
 
 Below are the research questions and the insights based on the dataset’s visualizations.
 
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-## 1️⃣ How does production budget influence profitability?
+## 1. How does production budget influence profitability?
 
 ### **Visualization:** Profit vs. Production Budget  
 *[Profit X Budget](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Leelu1002/Movie_Profitability_Analysis/resolve/main/Profit%20X%20Budget.png)*
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-## 2️⃣ How does genre affect profitability?
+## 2. How does genre affect profitability?
 
 ### **Visualization:** Profitability Rate by Genre  
 *[Profit X Genre](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Leelu1002/Movie_Profitability_Analysis/resolve/main/Profit%20X%20Genre.png)*
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-## 3️⃣ How does creative type impact profitability?
+## 3. How does creative type impact profitability?
 
 ### **Visualization:** Profitability Rate by Creative Type  
 *[Profit X Creative Type](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Leelu1002/Movie_Profitability_Analysis/resolve/main/Profit%20X%20Creative%20Type%20.png)*
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-## 4️⃣ How does running time correlate with profitability?
+## 4. How does running time correlate with profitability?
 
 ### **Visualization:** Running Time Density (Profitable vs. Not)  
 *[Profit X Running Time](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Leelu1002/Movie_Profitability_Analysis/resolve/main/Profit%20X%20Running%20Time%20.png)*
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-## 5️⃣ How does production method influence profitability?
+## 5. How does production method influence profitability?
 
 ### **Visualization:** Average Profit by Production Method  
 *[Profit X Production Method](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Leelu1002/Movie_Profitability_Analysis/resolve/main/Profit%20X%20Production%20Method.png)*
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-# 🧠 Key Insights Summary
+# Key Insights Summary
 
 ### Strong Predictors of Profitability  
 - Production Budget  
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-# ✅ Final Summary
+# Final Summary
 This analysis shows that **pre-release movie characteristics** can be used to meaningfully predict profitability.  
 The strongest indicators are **budget**, **genre**, **creative type**, and **production method**, while running time offers additional but weaker predictive value.
 
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-# 📂 Project Files
+# Project Files
 
 Below is a complete list of all files used throughout this project:
 
-## 📁 Dataset Files
+## Dataset Files
 - **movies_dataset.csv** — Original dataset downloaded from Kaggle  
 - **movies_cleaned.csv** — Cleaned version after handling missing values and removing duplicates  
 
-## 📘 Notebook Files
+## Notebook Files
 - **Leelu_EDA_&_Dataset.ipynb** — Main notebook containing:
   - Data loading  
   - Data cleaning  
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 - **Profit X Creative Type.png** — Profitability by Creative Type  
 - **Profit X Production Method.png** — Average Profit by Production Method  
 
-## 📝 Documentation
+## Documentation
 - **README.md** — Project summary and final results documentation  
 
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-# ✍️ Author
+# Author
 **Leelu Alfi**  
 Reichman University - Data Science Track  
 2025