{
  "id": 223103,
  "title": "Building Better Prediction Models for Consumer Choices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/building-better-prediction-models-for-consumer-choices",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-06T14:15:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Caltech News",
    "slug": "caltech-news",
    "url": "https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/building-better-prediction-models-for-consumer-choices"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As consumers, we are constantly making choices about things like what to eat at a restaurant, what clothing to buy at a store, the type of car we'd like to purchase, and so much more. Savvy producers of such goods look to economists to help estimate what products people want and how demand might shift when factors like price and availability change. For many years, economists have relied on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}