Book Early (studio album)
by City Boy

Book Early by City Boy
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 60,834th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 10 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (572nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (5,580th)
Award Best albums of all time (60,834th)

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CITY BOY - Book Early (1978) - 12" Vinyl Record LP - SEALED
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City Boy "Book Early" 1978 Vinyl SRM-1-3737 First Pressing EX/EX
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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 10 votes)
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03/24/2018 16:22 TodFitz  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 27,11063/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.8.

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