Film · 1987 · Films · 1980s
Dirty Dancing
Two parallel scores from 336 z-qualifying reviewers and 375 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 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 · 3,141 peers in Films · 1980s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.278 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.78 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.01 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.188 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 336 / 375 |
Summary
In the summer of 1963, sheltered teenager Frances 'Baby' Houseman vacations with her family at a Catskills resort, where she becomes drawn into the world of the staff dancers. When she volunteers to fill in as a dance partner for charismatic instructor Johnny Castle, their rigorous rehearsals blossom into romance and a coming-of-age awakening that challenges her family's expectations.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
336 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.278. DB2 raw mean = 8.01.
90% CI-floor = +0.188. Thin samples penalized.
Global 73.2 / cohort 70. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1980s
