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[โ€“] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] lime@feddit.nu 0 points 1 week 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?