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Average price, week by week

Monday, November 30, 2009

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In cleverly devising a way of dealing with the Duration Factor, Josh addressed the potential effect on prices of both increased demand (as more people learned about the project) and dwindling supply (as we ran out of objects). It’s assumed that this Duration Factor caused prices to drift upward over time. But in a comment to [...]

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The Data: Adjusted Final Price

Friday, November 27, 2009

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Some of you have speculated that the Significant Object experiment’s duration affected sales prices — that is, you’ve speculated that objects auctioned off in the experiment’s first weeks no doubt sold for less, on average, than did objects auctioned off in its final weeks. (The experiment lasted for 19 weeks.) As word of the project [...]

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The Data: Week by Week

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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Here’s another way to parse the data from the experimental phase of the Significant Objects project. After the jump, you’ll discover a table that not only lists the 100 objects, the authors of the 100 stories associated with those objects, and the objects’ final auction price. It also lists the week in which each story [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen: the Data

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Well, folks, here it is. A comprehensive rundown of the entire S.O. 100, ranked by final selling price. Thanks to this neat-o plug-in, you can also adjust the chart to see it ranked by the price we paid for each object. We’re scrutinizing for patterns — and anomalies — and welcome your thoughts. Click here to [...]

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