Rating beer 1-5 vs 0-100

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by Casey3236, Jul 18, 2013.

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  1. Casey3236

    Casey3236 Pooh-Bah (1,641) Sep 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    When doing a quick rating on "hads" we score the beer from 1 to 5. 4 is "outstanding". But if we extrapolate that to a 0-100 scale a 4 is the same as an 80. 80 "good" I believe. Personally, if I see a new beer on the shelf and it has a BA score of 80, I'm not gonna buy it without hearing from someone I know who's already tried it. So, when I rate a beer, how do I give an "outstanding" 4 without realizing it'sthe same as a "good" 80?
     
    #1 Casey3236, Jul 18, 2013
  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    You're trying to compare to completely different scores. One is the individual member rating (1-5), the other is an overall proprietary score from all member ratings that's also weighted against all other qualifying beers. It's really not meant to be an extrapolation of the individual 1-5 rating.

    Here's an example: If a beer gets 10 reviews and all members rate the beer with a 4.00, in theory that actually translates to a 90 "outstanding" ... more or less, as there'd be some system adjustment based on weight rank too.
     
    #2 Todd, Jul 18, 2013
  3. Casey3236

    Casey3236 Pooh-Bah (1,641) Sep 14, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    I appreciate the reply. I try to use the language cues on the 1-5 when I rate beers. I understand the two systems are totally seperate and discrete, but my brain keeps wanting to correlate. Thanks for the explaination.
     
    #3 Casey3236, Jul 18, 2013
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  4. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    If you use the language cues, and allow the system to do the rest, then you're doing it right and everything pans out in the end.

    Cheers!
     
    #4 Todd, Jul 18, 2013
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