Film · 1974 · Films · 1970s
Chinatown
Two parallel scores from 560 z-qualifying reviewers and 575 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 | +0.687 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.55 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.58 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.617 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 560 / 575 |
Summary
In 1930s Los Angeles, private detective J.J. Gittes is hired to follow a man suspected of infidelity. His investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving water rights, municipal corruption, and a powerful family's secrets. As Gittes pursues the truth, he becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deception and murder with far-reaching consequences.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
560 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.687. DB2 raw mean = 8.58.
90% CI-floor = +0.617. Thin samples penalized.
Global 95.3 / cohort 94.6. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1970s
