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Black line shows the ideal pattern of wait time vs actual time, and black dashed line shows the same gradient, but with a constant offset as a guide for the eye. a) Different types of day. b) Different day segments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed3374c4b3c52f09e12d2c/ff254ba2-7cb1-4635-8ef4-2f4cb6833217/Figure4.png Politics & Economics - Problems with Leeds Buses - An Actual Analysis - Make it stand out Figure 4: The expected total wait times (total time spent waiting for the number 6 buses to arrive from each live time) for buses on different types of day. Black line shows the ideal pattern of wait time vs actual time, and black dashed line shows the same gradient, but with a constant offset as a guide for the eye. a) Different types of day. b) Different day segments. https://abstractacademic.co.uk/politics-economics/fairness-at-scale monthly 0.5 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed3374c4b3c52f09e12d2c/77d3f9a1-5608-4d27-af35-b79cc1ecf3eb/regularTrades.png Politics & Economics - Fairness at Scale - Make it stand out Figure 1: Trades that we understand to be “fair” lead naturally to hugely unequal distributions of wealth. The size of each circle represents its associated wealth. 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