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2008 US electoral map prediction — generated by the prediction markets

InTrade vs. BetFair vs. HubDub – InTrade: – BetFair: – HubDub: – [Cross-posted from Midas Oracle .COM.]

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2008 US ELECTORAL MAP PREDICTION: The 2008 US elections thru the prism of the prediction markets — 2008 US presidential and congressional elections — US President Prediction + US Congress Prediction — Barack Obama vs. John McCain

- #1. Explainer On Prediction Markets – A prediction market is a market for a contract that yields payments based on the outcome of a partially uncertain future event, such as an election. A contract pays $100 only if candidate … Continue reading

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Prediction Markets for the 2008 Electoral College = US Electoral Map

Interesting blog post from Lance Fortnow on the VP prediction markets. (I will soon blog about those.) InTrade – Electoral Markets Map Their brand-new widget: Get the <a href=”http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/electoral-markets” mce_href=”http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/electoral-markets”>Electoral Markets</a> widget! More charts of prediction markets on our “predictions” … Continue reading

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2008 US ELECTORAL MAP PREDICTION: Prediction Markets for the 2008 US Electoral College

ELECTORAL COLLEGE MARKETS: Probabilistic predictions for the 2008 US presidential elections based on market data from InTrade Ireland —(electoralmarkets.com). By Lance Fortnow, David Pennock, and Yiling Chen. – - #1. Explainer On Prediction Markets – A prediction market is a … Continue reading

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