Film · 1997 · Films · 1990s
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Two parallel scores from 567 z-qualifying reviewers and 595 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 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 · 4,082 peers in Films · 1990s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.415 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.62 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.70 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.346 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 567 / 595 |
Summary
Radio astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway detects the first confirmed signal from an extraterrestrial civilization. She leads an international effort to decipher the transmission and construct a machine to make contact with the alien intelligence.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
567 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.415. DB2 raw mean = 7.70.
90% CI-floor = +0.346. Thin samples penalized.
Global 82.9 / cohort 83.8. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1990s
