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Originally Posted by GGG
That is the study I linked and it shows nothing to do with long weekends. Yes gasoline is more expensive in the summer do to increased demand. No they do not raise the price of gasoline before a long weekend.
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I think it's like how no one notices when a surgery goes well. But they do notice when they chop off the wrong limb even if it's a one in a million event.
This year gas went up before the May long weekend and has gone up before this long weekend. And it has gone up several times before long weekends in the past (it's not like it doesn't happen). So maybe it just seems there is a correlation because when it does happen it gets noticed.
I don't think that means its wrong to suspect there is a correlation between long weekends in the summer, demand and shenanigans to gauge a bit. Nor does that mean it is a totally random event when it does happen. It doesn't have to happen more often than not for there to be collusion when it does happen.