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The Swarm (1978) poster
1978
global pct
4.7

Film · 1978 · Films · 1970s

The Swarm

Two parallel scores from 143 z-qualifying reviewers and 146 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

4.7%
Z · Global
4.2%
Z · Cohort
Films · 1970s
7.9%
Raw · Global
3.3%
Raw · Cohort
Films · 1970s
Two scores · one item
Z-normalized · global
4.7
Z-normalized · cohortFilms · 1970s
4.2
Raw average · global
7.9
Raw average · cohortFilms · 1970s
3.3

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

0255075100

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

Mean reviewer z-score-0.834
DB1 raw-mean rating4.40 /10
DB2 raw-mean rating4.40 /10
90% CI-floor (z)-0.971
Reviewers (DB1 / DB2)143 / 146

Summary

A massive swarm of killer African bees invades Texas, overwhelming a military base and threatening Houston. An entomologist clashes with the general in charge as scientists scramble to find a way to stop the deadly insects before they devastate the country.

Pipeline applied to this title

The math, in this order

01
Z-score per reviewer

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

02
Aggregate

Mean z = -0.834. DB2 raw mean = 4.40.

03
CI-floor

90% CI-floor = -0.971. Thin samples penalized.

04
ECDF percentile

Global 4.7 / cohort 4.2. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.

Cohort: Films · 1970s

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