On Dec 14, 2007, at 2:00 PM, Jeffrey D. Gimzek wrote:
>> A number of systems have gone to a 7-star system: […] Even then,
>> it may do a good job of capturing levels of dislike which may be
>> valuable in some settings -- movies, for example. For that, an 8-
>> star
>> system is probably better: -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 (and unrated). […]
>
>
> OK, but is that instantly understandable ?
>
> that is the deal with the stars - ubiquitous = understandable
Ubiquitous != understandable. Just because something is everywhere,
doesn't mean everyone understands it in the same way. As stated,
that's the exact problem with a 5-star system. Everyone probably
understands what 5 stars means, but all the rest are up for grabs.
> many many people dont really understand negative numbers
>
> to see an example of a rating that is almost totally useless, see
> jobvent.com
>
> what's a 1303? what's a - 43? i dont know. i have to figure it out,
> and by then i dont care.
I can't disagree with you; a (presumably) rolled-up value which
doesn't obviously relate to the original rating spread is obscure at
best, maybe unuseful. One which does relate -- average 3.4 rating (19
ratings) on a scale of -4 to +4 -- is better.
If negative numbers are deemed too confusing -- where're your
personas, huh?! <grin> -- maybe a letter grade of A through F with +
and - in the mix. Americans at least should have a decent grasp that
if the grade relates to percentages, then an F is covering roughly the
entire bottom half of the spectrum, everything from completely
unacceptable down to putrid and beyond.
-- Jim Drew
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