Film · 1973 · Films · 1970s
American Graffiti
Two parallel scores from 298 z-qualifying reviewers and 308 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 2,406 peers in Films · 1970s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.399 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.87 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.93 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.303 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 298 / 308 |
Summary
On the last night of summer 1962 in a small California town, a group of recent high school graduates cruise the strip, chase girls, drag race, and confront their uncertain futures. Two friends are set to leave for college the next morning, while others wrestle with whether to stay behind in the only world they've ever known.
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The math, in this order
298 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.399. DB2 raw mean = 7.93.
90% CI-floor = +0.303. Thin samples penalized.
Global 81.9 / cohort 77.2. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1970s
