Film · 1978 · Films · 1970s
The Wiz
Two parallel scores from 136 z-qualifying reviewers and 142 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 | -0.398 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 5.87 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 5.98 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | -0.539 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 136 / 142 |
Summary
A shy Harlem schoolteacher named Dorothy is swept by a snowstorm into a fantastical urban version of Oz, where she befriends a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion. Together they journey through a stylized New York City landscape to find the mysterious Wiz, hoping he can grant their wishes and send Dorothy home.
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The math, in this order
136 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = -0.398. DB2 raw mean = 5.98.
90% CI-floor = -0.539. Thin samples penalized.
Global 20.4 / cohort 15.3. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1970s
