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The Outside Man (1972) poster
1972
global pct
68.2

Film · 1972 · Films · 1970s

The Outside Man

Two parallel scores from 16 z-qualifying reviewers and 16 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

68.2%
Z · Global
60.6%
Z · Cohort
Films · 1970s
41.3%
Raw · Global
33.5%
Raw · Cohort
Films · 1970s
Two scores · one item
↑ critic-elevated · 27-pt gap
Z-normalized · global
68.2
Z-normalized · cohortFilms · 1970s
60.6
Raw average · global
41.3
Raw average · cohortFilms · 1970s
33.5

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. The 27-point gap is the rating-inflation signature for this title — discriminating reviewers liked it more than the casual crowd.

Where this title sits

0255075100

Z-normalized percentile · 2,406 peers in Films · 1970s

Mean reviewer z-score+0.215
DB1 raw-mean rating6.38 /10
DB2 raw-mean rating6.38 /10
90% CI-floor (z)-0.197
Reviewers (DB1 / DB2)16 / 16

Summary

Plot summary pending — enrichment is running across all 52,376 titles in the catalog.

Pipeline applied to this title

The math, in this order

01
Z-score per reviewer

16 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.

02
Aggregate

Mean z = +0.215. DB2 raw mean = 6.38.

03
CI-floor

90% CI-floor = -0.197. Thin samples penalized.

04
ECDF percentile

Global 68.2 / cohort 60.6. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.

Cohort: Films · 1970s

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