Film · 1961 · Films · 1960s
Yojimbo
Two parallel scores from 231 z-qualifying reviewers and 236 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.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,929 peers in Films · 1960s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.642 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.40 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.44 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.534 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 231 / 236 |
Summary
A masterless samurai wanders into a small town torn apart by two rival criminal gangs vying for control. Calculating and cunning, he offers his services to both sides, playing them against each other to free the town from their grip.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
231 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.642. DB2 raw mean = 8.44.
90% CI-floor = +0.534. Thin samples penalized.
Global 93.9 / cohort 92.1. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1960s
