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The Words (2012) poster
2012
global pct
61.7

Film · 2012 · Films · 2010s

The Words

Two parallel scores from 149 z-qualifying reviewers and 155 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2010s (13,059 peers).

61.7%
Z · Global
68.4%
Z · Cohort
Films · 2010s
56.9%
Raw · Global
65.6%
Raw · Cohort
Films · 2010s
Two scores · one item
Z-normalized · global
61.7
Z-normalized · cohortFilms · 2010s
68.4
Raw average · global
56.9
Raw average · cohortFilms · 2010s
65.6

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

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Z-normalized percentile · 13,059 peers in Films · 2010s

Mean reviewer z-score+0.138
DB1 raw-mean rating6.86 /10
DB2 raw-mean rating6.97 /10
90% CI-floor (z)+0.003
Reviewers (DB1 / DB2)149 / 155

Summary

A struggling writer discovers an old manuscript in a vintage briefcase and publishes it as his own, earning literary acclaim and success. His deception catches up with him when the true author appears and confronts him about the stolen work. The story is framed as a novel being read aloud by a celebrated author at a public reading, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

Pipeline applied to this title

The math, in this order

01
Z-score per reviewer

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

02
Aggregate

Mean z = +0.138. DB2 raw mean = 6.97.

03
CI-floor

90% CI-floor = +0.003. Thin samples penalized.

04
ECDF percentile

Global 61.7 / cohort 68.4. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.

Cohort: Films · 2010s

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