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Mostar
 05 Aug 2011, 16:59 #125978 Reply To Post
I'm very puzzled. I have had 6 reviews and at that point was awarded an average 4.9 rating. This dropped to 4.7 yesterday and today it is at 4.5!

Can anyone help explain this?

Thanks in anticipation.
On turning fact into fiction: African Violet blogpost on Sue Howe's site: http://howesue.wordpress.com/
kazmojazz
 05 Aug 2011, 18:56 #125997 Reply To Post
Quote: Mostar, Friday, 5 Aug 2011 16:59
I'm very puzzled. I have had 6 reviews and at that point was awarded an average 4.9 rating. This dropped to 4.7 yesterday and today it is at 4.5!

Can anyone help explain this?

Thanks in anticipation.


It's all beyond to me, I'm afraid. The ratings work in mysterious ways.
willow55
 06 Aug 2011, 03:57 #126034 Reply To Post
Quote: Mostar, Friday, 5 Aug 2011 16:59
I'm very puzzled. I have had 6 reviews and at that point was awarded an average 4.9 rating. This dropped to 4.7 yesterday and today it is at 4.5!

Can anyone help explain this?

Thanks in anticipation.


Mostar - each new score will have more impact because you haven't had many reviews - it could be that one new review has dropped you down.

Mine keeps yo-yoing. I went up to Number 10 from 18 for no apparent reason (hadn't had a review for days at that point). Then I got an all-5s and shot down to 20. Beginning to think perhaps it's just numbers out a hat!!
Alasdair
 06 Aug 2011, 08:27 #126037 Reply To Post

The scores you got from the first review would only have come into effect at midnight UK time, hence that change even after you got the review.

It's not clear how the scoring works - it's a secret recipe - but if standard deviations are used, it's possible that changes in what scores other people get will moderate your score. If the general population mean drops then the interpretation of your own scores may drop. If it works that way. Like with University exams - if everyone is doing really well then they assume that the exam was easier than expected and moderate everyone's scores downwards appropriately.
Mostar
 08 Aug 2011, 23:32 #126360 Reply To Post
Thank you both for your replies. Yes, there were no new reviews in a couple of days so I think it must be to do with the overall standards/ratings.

I guess the secret is not to worry too much about the ratings, although it's quite exciting and a bit of a spur to improve!

Cheers, happy writing....
On turning fact into fiction: African Violet blogpost on Sue Howe's site: http://howesue.wordpress.com/
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