Film · 1973 · Films · 1970s
The Wicker Man
Two parallel scores from 483 z-qualifying reviewers and 495 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 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 · 2,406 peers in Films · 1970s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.426 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.52 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.53 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.351 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 483 / 495 |
Summary
A devout Scottish police sergeant travels to the remote Hebridean island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. As he digs deeper, he is unsettled to discover the islanders, led by the enigmatic Lord Summerisle, have abandoned Christianity in favor of a pagan fertility religion. His search collides with the community's preparations for their May Day celebration.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
483 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.426. DB2 raw mean = 7.53.
90% CI-floor = +0.351. Thin samples penalized.
Global 83.6 / cohort 79.5. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1970s
