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Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:29 pm**

So I've been working quite a bit on trying to find ways to track economic data across server/factions. Here's a little taste of what's to come!

Here's the gig. I spoke with Norganna who is the original author of Auctioneer to be sure she didn't mind I used the data. Once I got the all clear, I started processing any Auctioneer data that was submitted with Census+ data.

Now, I took the AHSnapshot data which tracks items you see in the AH and gets the Buyout price associated with the listing. I then do some math on the buyouts, getting the mean, median and standard deviation. I throw out anything not within 1 standard deviation to get rid of extremes in buyout figures. I then average the buyouts per item, server, and faction. I then take a select group of items that I think will give a good 'index' for that server/faction's economic scale and sum all the averages of those items (similar to how the DOW Jones Industrial average works). Feel free to poke holes in this logic, but it seems the best way possible to come up with an index.

Anyway, after all that is done, here's what we have! What you will find here are the values I had available for last week utilizing what I describe above. I will follow up this message with a list of the 25 items I am using for the index.

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+--------------+------------------------+----------+------+
| WRIndex      | Server                 | Faction  | woy  |
+--------------+------------------------+----------+------+
|  838737.8171 | Aggramar               | Horde    |   32 |
| 1123293.2725 | Alleria                | Alliance |   32 |
| 1163068.6765 | Argent Dawn            | Horde    |   32 |
|  900595.2557 | Blackhand              | Alliance |   32 |
| 1017591.0179 | Blackhand              | Horde    |   32 |
|  555905.8572 | Blackrock              | Alliance |   32 |
| 1935703.9250 | Bloodhoof              | Alliance |   32 |
|  863997.0651 | Bloodscalp             | Alliance |   32 |
| 1359200.2953 | Bloodscalp             | Horde    |   32 |
|  802166.7956 | Bonechewer             | Alliance |   32 |
|  372345.5611 | Bronzebeard            | Horde    |   32 |
|  411506.4217 | Cenarius               | Alliance |   32 |
|  551264.4840 | Dalaran                | Horde    |   32 |
|   21860.1538 | Dark Iron              | Alliance |   32 |
|  333064.8407 | Destromath             | Horde    |   32 |
|  335497.3594 | Dethecus               | Alliance |   32 |
|  372688.5929 | Dethecus               | Horde    |   32 |
|  341135.8043 | Doomhammer             | Alliance |   32 |
|  390053.5534 | Dragonmaw              | Alliance |   32 |
|  993557.5904 | Dunemaul               | Alliance |   32 |
|  373039.9142 | Dunemaul               | Horde    |   32 |
| 1297904.4168 | Eldre'Thalas           | Alliance |   32 |
|  325343.4504 | Eldre'Thalas           | Horde    |   32 |
|  783303.2701 | EU-Alexstrasza         | Alliance |   32 |
|  645056.9503 | EU-Alleria             | Alliance |   32 |
|   59337.2894 | EU-Alleria             | Horde    |   32 |
|  312805.4079 | EU-Aman'Thul           | Alliance |   32 |
|  280415.2581 | EU-Aman'Thul           | Horde    |   32 |
|  322606.1875 | EU-Antonidas           | Alliance |   32 |
|  257284.6335 | EU-Anub'arak           | Alliance |   32 |
|  460211.5013 | EU-Anub'arak           | Horde    |   32 |
|  413109.7611 | EU-Arathor             | Horde    |   32 |
|  777333.0685 | EU-Argent Dawn         | Alliance |   32 |
|  410332.6458 | EU-Argent Dawn         | Horde    |   32 |
|  256761.1542 | EU-Aszune              | Horde    |   32 |
|  520645.8365 | EU-Baelgun             | Alliance |   32 |
|  643957.9867 | EU-Blackmoore          | Horde    |   32 |
|  714445.8081 | EU-Blackrock           | Horde    |   32 |
|  324031.6929 | EU-Bloodhoof           | Horde    |   32 |
|  779248.5477 | EU-Bloodscalp          | Alliance |   32 |
|  629177.8932 | EU-Burning Legion      | Alliance |   32 |
|  397852.6916 | EU-Crushridge          | Horde    |   32 |
|  678381.4304 | EU-Daggerspine         | Alliance |   32 |
|  918564.7348 | EU-Dalaran             | Alliance |   32 |
|  627418.0293 | EU-Darksorrow          | Horde    |   32 |
|  331804.6667 | EU-Der Rat von Dalaran | Horde    |   32 |
|  340525.4995 | EU-Dethecus            | Horde    |   32 |
|   36950.5846 | EU-Die Silberne Hand   | Horde    |   32 |
|  285234.1157 | EU-Doomhammer          | Alliance |   32 |
|   62801.3024 | EU-Doomhammer          | Horde    |   32 |
|  799713.8114 | EU-Draenor             | Alliance |   32 |
| 1374566.0180 | EU-Dragonblight        | Alliance |   32 |
|  368767.0833 | EU-Dragonblight        | Horde    |   32 |
|  715778.8614 | EU-Dragonmaw           | Alliance |   32 |
|   85092.1826 | EU-Dunemaul            | Horde    |   32 |
|  914296.8513 | EU-Earthen Ring        | Alliance |   32 |
|   51872.0677 | EU-Earthen Ring        | Horde    |   32 |
|  318617.7278 | EU-Eredar              | Horde    |   32 |
|  450893.7591 | EU-Frostwhisper        | Horde    |   32 |
|   87756.1913 | EU-Frostwolf           | Horde    |   32 |
|   92630.9445 | EU-Garona              | Alliance |   32 |
|  415598.8251 | EU-Gilneas             | Alliance |   32 |
|   88682.8551 | EU-Gilneas             | Horde    |   32 |
|  674515.6024 | EU-Gorgonnash          | Alliance |   32 |
|  593273.6473 | EU-Gorgonnash          | Horde    |   32 |
|  648130.4862 | EU-Gul'dan             | Alliance |   32 |
|  325277.0963 | EU-Hellscream          | Alliance |   32 |
|   24928.1167 | EU-Hellscream          | Horde    |   32 |
|  662440.8324 | EU-Kael'Thas           | Alliance |   32 |
|  934413.0190 | EU-Kael'Thas           | Horde    |   32 |
|  615093.8300 | EU-Kargath             | Alliance |   32 |
|  374796.7056 | EU-Kargath             | Horde    |   32 |
|  730357.7062 | EU-Kel'Thuzad          | Alliance |   32 |
|  390410.2195 | EU-Kel'Thuzad          | Horde    |   32 |
|  292576.4742 | EU-Khaz Modan          | Horde    |   32 |
|  409196.0243 | EU-Khaz'goroth         | Horde    |   32 |
|  102107.5156 | EU-Kil'Jaeden          | Alliance |   32 |
|  679474.9363 | EU-Kil'Jaeden          | Horde    |   32 |
|  704148.1192 | EU-Madmortem           | Alliance |   32 |
|  427554.3001 | EU-Mal'Ganis           | Horde    |   32 |
| 1042519.0969 | EU-Malfurion           | Alliance |   32 |
|  421244.8519 | EU-Mannoroth           | Alliance |   32 |
|  601388.4224 | EU-Ner'zhul            | Alliance |   32 |
|  437126.4089 | EU-Nera'thor           | Alliance |   32 |
|   66340.2156 | EU-Nozdormu            | Alliance |   32 |
|  289777.6723 | EU-Onyxia              | Horde    |   32 |
|  373460.1351 | EU-Perenolde           | Horde    |   32 |
|  788661.0018 | EU-Proudmoore          | Alliance |   32 |
|   68481.2119 | EU-Ragnaros            | Horde    |   32 |
|  489799.3241 | EU-Ravencrest          | Horde    |   32 |
|  419849.8771 | EU-Runetotem           | Alliance |   32 |
|  395566.9734 | EU-Runetotem           | Horde    |   32 |
|  959610.7530 | EU-Shadowsong          | Alliance |   32 |
|   66002.1905 | EU-Shadowsong          | Horde    |   32 |
|  629442.3595 | EU-Shattered Hand      | Alliance |   32 |
|  591436.9650 | EU-Shattered Hand      | Horde    |   32 |
|     928.5000 | EU-Silvermoon          | Alliance |   32 |
|  365187.6458 | EU-Skullcrusher        | Alliance |   32 |
| 1043275.5104 | EU-Stormrage           | Alliance |   32 |
|   88628.5455 | EU-Stormrage           | Horde    |   32 |
|  431560.1543 | EU-Sunstrider          | Horde    |   32 |
|  310625.1325 | EU-Terenas             | Alliance |   32 |
|  434132.2667 | EU-The Maelstrom       | Alliance |   32 |
|  918196.6287 | EU-Thunderhorn         | Alliance |   32 |
|   60757.0357 | EU-Thunderhorn         | Horde    |   32 |
|  390630.7714 | EU-Turalyon            | Alliance |   32 |
|  387061.5601 | EU-Turalyon            | Horde    |   32 |
|  612874.2734 | EU-Vashj               | Horde    |   32 |
|  454486.0238 | EU-Vol'jin             | Horde    |   32 |
|  364286.9073 | EU-Warsong             | Alliance |   32 |
|  330896.5440 | EU-Wrathbringer        | Alliance |   32 |
|   12550.0000 | EU-Zirkel des Cenarius | Alliance |   32 |
|  306479.4774 | EU-Zuluhed             | Alliance |   32 |
| 1108924.1650 | Feathermoon            | Alliance |   32 |
|  322080.1294 | Feathermoon            | Horde    |   32 |
|  840317.4584 | Frostmane              | Alliance |   32 |
| 1060671.6678 | Frostmane              | Horde    |   32 |
|  914599.1072 | Frostwolf              | Horde    |   32 |
| 1225489.1993 | Garona                 | Alliance |   32 |
|    2441.8163 | Greymane               | Alliance |   32 |
|    1929.7722 | Greymane               | Horde    |   32 |
|    2411.0000 | Hellscream             | Alliance |   32 |
|  416896.9919 | Illidan                | Alliance |   32 |
|   35548.2575 | Kalecgos               | Alliance |   32 |
|  895430.7004 | Kel'Thuzad             | Horde    |   32 |
| 1415522.3337 | Khadgar                | Horde    |   32 |
| 1154075.2261 | Kilrogg                | Alliance |   32 |
| 1084328.9290 | Kilrogg                | Horde    |   32 |
| 1232162.4165 | Laughing Skull         | Horde    |   32 |
| 1127551.6552 | Lightbringer           | Alliance |   32 |
|  777181.3654 | Magtheridon            | Alliance |   32 |
| 1221572.4375 | Malygos                | Alliance |   32 |
|  340605.0047 | Medivh                 | Horde    |   32 |
| 2817792.3622 | Nathrezim              | Horde    |   32 |
|  813831.8748 | Ner'zhul               | Alliance |   32 |
|  457056.1866 | Proudmoore             | Horde    |   32 |
|  365054.1603 | Sargeras               | Alliance |   32 |
| 1090184.7415 | Scarlet Crusade        | Alliance |   32 |
|  330600.9130 | Scarlet Crusade        | Horde    |   32 |
|  428413.4476 | Shadow Moon            | Horde    |   32 |
| 1015601.5816 | Silver Hand            | Alliance |   32 |
|  759472.9014 | Skywall                | Alliance |   32 |
|  891212.2063 | Spirestone             | Alliance |   32 |
|  822229.2392 | Spirestone             | Horde    |   32 |
| 1838519.1282 | Stonemaul              | Alliance |   32 |
| 1263957.0550 | Stonemaul              | Horde    |   32 |
|  391899.5109 | Stormrage              | Alliance |   32 |
|  552425.9122 | Stormscale             | Alliance |   32 |
| 1003502.8667 | Terenas                | Alliance |   32 |
|  894347.0748 | Tichondrius            | Alliance |   32 |
| 1162784.2058 | Tichondrius            | Horde    |   32 |
|  816611.4257 | Zul'jin                | Alliance |   32 |
+--------------+------------------------+----------+------+

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:29 pm**

Here are the items that are currently in the index.

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+------------------------+
| Arcanite Bar           |
| Dream Dust             |
| Fadeleaf               |
| Felcloth               |
| Gromsblood             |
| Heavy Leather          |
| Illusion Dust          |
| Kingsblood             |
| Light Leather          |
| Mageweave Cloth        |
| Major Healing Potion   |
| Major Mana Potion      |
| Medium Leather         |
| Mithril Bar            |
| Mountain Silversage    |
| Righteous Orb          |
| Rugged Leather         |
| Runecloth              |
| Savory Deviate Delight |
| Silk Cloth             |
| Soul Dust              |
| Sungrass               |
| Thick Leather          |
| Thorium Bar            |
| Wool Cloth             |
+------------------------+

Posted: **Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:33 pm**

Now, what does this provide and what's to come and how can you help?

Basically, this will help give an indicator of economic status of the various servers by letting you know if common items are more/less expensive on a particular realm. I have not completely decided on what all I'm going to present, but at the very least, you'll see weekly index values for each server/faction that I have data for.

I may even get to the point of providing price trends over time for items in the game!

Now, you may have noticed that many server/faction combos are not represented above. This is due to my not having any Auctioneer data for those realms/factions. Folks wishing to help the cause can download the Auctioneer mod and collect AH data to submit to WR.

As always, comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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Economic data on the horizon!

Economic data on the horizon!