On the wisdom of crowds

After a 3 1/2 year break I am back to doing prediction market bets based on the consensus opinion of the audience in my talks. These are on PredictIt.

Talk, place Month Contract Price Prediction Outcome
STAT 157, Berkeley 10/17 Trump President end-2018 69 Yes ? ?
STAT 157, Berkeley 3/16 Trump to be elected President 32 Yes Yes
"Probability, outside the classroom", UBC Vancouver 3/16 Trump to be elected President 28 No Yes
STAT 24, Berkeley 10/16 Clinton to be elected President 83 Yes No

Below are old Intrade prediction market bets.

Talk, place Month Contract Price Prediction Outcome
STAT 150, Berkeley 3/11 Trump to run for President 51 No No
STAT 157, Berkeley 9/11 Obama to be re-elected 49 Yes Yes
Teaching the "real world" course, Marseilles 12/11 Any country drop Euro in 2012 33 No No
"Real world" popular talk, Oxford 2/12 Overt attack on Iran in 2012 35 No No
Teaching the "real world" course, Christchurch NZ 3/12 Overt attack on Iran in 2012 37 No No
Teaching the "real world" course, Santa Barbara CA 5/12 Individual mandate ruled unconstitutional in 2012 56 No No
Teaching the "real world" course, Stanford 5/12 Individual mandate ruled unconstitutional in 2012 59 No No
STAT 134, Berkeley 8/12 Obama to be re-elected 57 No Yes
60'th birthday conference, Courant 9/12 Obama to be re-elected 66 Yes Yes