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Re:Why Are Things Expensive? by ajb on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @05:06AM (#38693826)
Given the volatility of gold prices, you can just pick a date when that was true.
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Re:Why Are Things Expensive? by j7ake on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @05:51AM (#38694080)
You could, but then that would be bad analysis.

A more reasonable approach is a linear model.

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Re:Why Are Things Expensive? by ajb on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @12:08PM (#38698265)
True. If I had to, though, I'd bet that the article didn't do that.
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Re:Why Are Things Expensive? by j7ake on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @01:25PM (#38699440)
Here is house to gold ratio: trend is surprisingly cyclicle

https://www.longtermtrends.net/real-estate-gold-ratio/

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