Amazon's DVD sales list..... somethin seem a might bit funny? by AURaptor

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Amazon's DVD sales list..... somethin seem a might bit funny?

POSTED BY: AURAPTOR
UPDATED: Saturday, July 3, 2004 14:28
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Saturday, July 3, 2004 10:02 AM

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Was checkin the list of where Firefly ranks in its sales here on the site. For about the last 2 weeks, it shows Firefly flatlining at 43. High, Low, it don't matter... whats up w/ these numbers ? I'm no sales guy, but it seems there's a glitch somewhere. There should be more fluxuation than that!

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Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:55 AM

EVILMIKE

There is definately something amiss with the Amazon stats. The Firefly DVD set has been listed as high as 21 in the past couple of weeks.

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Saturday, July 3, 2004 2:09 PM

BIKISDAD

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Originally posted by evilmike:
There is definately something amiss with the Amazon stats. The Firefly DVD set has been listed as high as 21 in the past couple of weeks.

Yes, but I just saw it listed at somewhere around 83 today. It seems that there is a lot of variation, with a mid-point of about 50. I think that Amazon must use some kind of statistical smoothing function (like a multi-day moving average) to determine sales ranks.

I've also noticed that it seems to be ranked higher during the week, but lower on weekends - I can't explain that one. Any ideas?

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Saturday, July 3, 2004 2:28 PM

SOUPCATCHER

I'm wondering if there is something out of date with Haken's script ( http://www.fireflyfans.net/amazon.asp ). The current ranking on amazon is 59. Just looking at the chart, it seems things got stagnant around the early part of May.

editted to add a note on sales rank: I'm not sure exactly how close the DVD rankings mirror book rankings. It's definitely a relative measure. If you're really interested in trying to pick apart the mathematics, this page might help: http://www.fonerbooks.com/surfing.htm Just scroll down to the bottom.

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