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Re:Are film critics losing sync with audiences? by plucas on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @05:10AM (#31012570)
Maybe you're aware of how Rotten Tomatoes scores work, but in case someone reading this isn't: the score is not some average of individual scores like IMDb uses (I think), but just the _proportion of critic scores that are positive_.

So, if a film has 100x 2.5/4 star ratings from critics and 50 1.5/4 star ratings, it would have a Tomatometer score of 67% (100 positive of 150 ratings).

Re:Are film critics losing sync with audiences? by drnonsense42 on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @05:28AM (#31012663)
Yes, I’m familiar- score is not the most accurate word choice in this case, although I stick by my point.