But calculating the average probability for a group is much easier than calculating the same probability for any individual.

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What product models should be collapsed together and treated as a single model for purposes of calculating average prices?

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But in fact, the main reason for the two indices rising at different rates is because they use different arithmetical methods for calculating average prices.

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