Film · 1963 · Films · 1960s
The Sword in the Stone
Two parallel scores from 121 z-qualifying reviewers and 123 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 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. The 16-point gap is the rating-inflation signature for this title — the casual crowd liked it more than discriminating reviewers (a classic inflation pattern).
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,929 peers in Films · 1960s
| Mean reviewer z-score | -0.050 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.09 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.14 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | -0.199 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 121 / 123 |
Summary
In medieval England, a young orphan boy nicknamed Wart is taken under the wing of the eccentric wizard Merlin, who transforms him into various animals to teach him lessons about life and learning. As Wart serves as a squire to his foster brother Kay, his true destiny is revealed when he pulls a legendary sword from a stone, marking him as the rightful king of England.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
121 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = -0.050. DB2 raw mean = 7.14.
90% CI-floor = -0.199. Thin samples penalized.
Global 45.6 / cohort 35. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1960s
