TV Series · 1989 · TV Series · 1980s
The Simpsons
Two parallel scores from 427 z-qualifying reviewers and 456 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: TV Series · 1980s (336 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 · 336 peers in TV Series · 1980s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.474 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.39 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.42 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.394 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 427 / 456 |
Summary
Animated sitcom following the Simpson family - bumbling nuclear-plant worker Homer, patient mother Marge, mischievous troublemaker Bart, brainy saxophone-playing Lisa, and silent baby Maggie - as they navigate everyday life in the dysfunctional town of Springfield. Each episode satirizes American family life, pop culture, politics, and suburbia through the family's misadventures and a sprawling cast of eccentric neighbors.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
427 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.474. DB2 raw mean = 8.42.
90% CI-floor = +0.394. Thin samples penalized.
Global 86.5 / cohort 58.2. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: TV Series · 1980s
