Talisman (track)
by The Guess Who
Talisman appears on the following album(s) by The Guess Who:
- American Woman (track #3) (this album) (1970)
- Running Back Thru Canada (track #9) (2000)
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Talisman ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/06/2026 04:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,995 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2025 18:38 | culwin | 20,483 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2025 09:27 | Imaybeparanoid | 51,869 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2025 14:33 |  ExTeaSea | 12,449 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2025 18:29 | ootsp | 925 | 82/100 |
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).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.9.
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