• Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      I believe you. On a rating scale of 0-10 a value of 5 doesn’t usually represent a failure or anything negative, it’s usually a middle concept such as “neither like nor dislike”. Batting average is another example where 50% isn’t a “failing grade”. Hope that helps clear it up for you.

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        5 days ago

        no i mean i don’t know what a “batting average” is or why it’s apples to oranges to compare it to test scores.

        i’m assuming you mean that comparing a pure gaussian distribution to a weighted system is unproductive?