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There's a Dilbert (rather than an xkcd for that). When everything is described by a superlative, really, it's just 'average'. Sites like Trip Advisor or Amazo
by DrBazza 4y ago
There's a Dilbert (rather than an xkcd for that).
When everything is described by a superlative, really, it's just 'average'.
Sites like Trip Advisor or Amazon, or anything with a rating system. The "average" person nearly always puts 4 or 5 stars for average products or establishments.
- hackernewds 4y agoThe actual ratings matter less than the relative percentile. that being said, Amazon ratings (or most other similarly dependent site's) are not a simple straight average.
- em500 4y agoI heard that on Uber and AirBnB, 4 (out of 5) stars is understood as bad. When I worked at a large non-American internet company, I know there were some internal discussions on how to deal with different cultural interpretations of numerical ratings (still unresolved AFAIK).