11mo ago

Average rating for each episode

I couldn't think of a single bad episode, so I was curious what other people thought was the worst. Both the pilot and the second Queen of Jordan were rated the worst, at 7.2. Still a pretty good rating!

Note that the Y axis on each chart does not go from 0-10. They are all 7-9.5.
Data source: IMDb
Tools used: LibreOffice Calc, GIMP

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Stop making graphs that don't start at 0, it's good that at least they all start at the same value, but by cutting off the axis below 7 you are altering the presentation of the data to imply a larger variance than there actually was.
- I think the real issue is probably more the simple fact that this is a bar graph and not a line graph. The point of these graphs is to compare each episode relative to each other, not to compare relative to zero. In that case, a line graph with a Y axis ranging from 7-9.5 makes sense.
  Or I could just make this a triangle graph...
  
  What's a triangle graph...?
  
  Still doesn't make sense with the bottom cut off. Imagine it as comparing the height of a bunch of people, say Americans vs Asians just going for a large difference here, if you start the chart at 4 feet, then you are going to get a very different feel from it compared to one started at 0. It will imply a even larger difference than there is
  Don't trim your graphs.
- Stop reading axis before drawing conclusions, it’s good that you saw the graph at all, but by cutting your attention short, you are altering the perception of the data to imply a larger misunderstanding than there actually was.
  
  Without the axis it looks like some episodes had a rating of 1 and others a rating of 9 or 10.
  
  If I don't read the axis the conclusion is even worse!
  At least I know where the zero index is if I check the axis.
  Not reading the axis is the worst thing you could do for information literacy
Excellent analysis. Going to feature this in the community for a while.
Even though I disagree about the second Q of J being the worst. That is one of my personal favorites.
- I totally understand why the Q of J episodes would be rated so low: because they are so different than a typical 30 Rock episode. Sure, the humor is exactly the same, but the pacing and presentation are totally different. But with that in mind, I am surprised to see both live episodes so highly rated.
Interesting. Maybe it’s different for those of us that watched it as it aired, but I still see what I consider a significant dip in the later seasons.
I'm surprised the end is so high. I've seen the first 3 or 4 seasons a bunch of times because I'd rewatch them as background noise between seasons, but I remember really not liking the final season. I can't remember any specifics because it's been so long, but I haven't gone back and watched it again since it came out because it was so disappointing. I do remember not liking Liz's boyfriend at all, and for some reason I hated the final episode.
I've been watching the show with my partner recently, but we're only half a dozen episodes in because it's just filler for when we're not in the mood for an episode of something heavier.
- Survivorship bias. The people who keep with it generally rate the show higher because they really like it.

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