TV Mini Series · 2017 · TV Mini Series · 2010s
The Vietnam War
Two parallel scores from 131 z-qualifying reviewers and 139 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: TV Mini Series · 2010s (702 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 · 702 peers in TV Mini Series · 2010s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.797 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.74 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.81 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.653 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 131 / 139 |
Summary
A ten-part documentary series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick chronicling the Vietnam War from its roots in French colonial rule through the fall of Saigon and its lasting aftermath. Drawing on testimony from nearly 80 witnesses - American soldiers, Vietnamese combatants and civilians on both sides, journalists, and protesters - the series interweaves personal accounts with archival footage and a soundtrack of period music.
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The math, in this order
131 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.797. DB2 raw mean = 8.81.
90% CI-floor = +0.653. Thin samples penalized.
Global 97.6 / cohort 94.6. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: TV Mini Series · 2010s
