Film · 1995 · Films · 1990s
Empire Records
Two parallel scores from 173 z-qualifying reviewers and 188 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 | -0.061 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 6.54 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 6.77 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | -0.186 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 173 / 188 |
Summary
Over the course of a single chaotic day, the young employees of an independent record store band together to stop their beloved shop from being sold out to a soulless chain. Between customer mishaps, a shoplifting incident, and a visit from a washed-up pop star, the misfit staff confront their personal crises and fight to save Empire Records.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
173 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = -0.061. DB2 raw mean = 6.77.
90% CI-floor = -0.186. Thin samples penalized.
Global 44.7 / cohort 42.1. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1990s
