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  "disclosure": "Analysis and drafting were model-assisted; sources, code, assumptions, and evidence hashes are disclosed.",
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  "multiplicity": "Within-family Holm control applies to inferential claims; this descriptive result makes no unadjusted significance claim.",
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    "interpretation": "Positive values mean native quarter-hour selection found a cheaper schedule than hourly averaging.",
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    "metric": "mean wholesale cost hidden by hourly averaging",
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    "unit": "EUR per 18 kWh event",
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  "status": "measured",
  "title": "How much does hourly averaging cost a 15-minute home?"
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