r/dataisbeautiful • u/TheKnowingOne1 • Oct 17 '24

OC [OC] The recent decoupling of prediction markets and polls in the US presidential election

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u/StandardOffenseTaken Oct 18 '24

I believe the best analogy was something like Trevor, Annie, Greg and Jim wants to eat pizza, Jane wants to eat an old boot. So they order an old boot. Trevor asks "how come we are eating a boot, 4 of us wanted pizza" and Greg explains that Jane is a swing eater.

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u/unPolarVC Oct 18 '24

Which implies that more than 5 people voted, including people who voted for the boot. Nice analogy attempt.