The Desert Babbler (track)
by Iron & Wine
Year: 2013
From the album Ghost On Ghost (track #2)
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The Desert Babbler appears on the following album(s) by Iron & Wine:
- Ghost On Ghost (track #2) (this album) (2013)
- Live At Third Man Records (track #2) (2019)
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The Desert Babbler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/02/2025 20:50 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2024 15:36 | LosWochos | 309,163 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2023 23:30 |  paladisiac | 82,462 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2016 04:58 | juanr1096 | 71,231 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2016 02:27 | asyty7 | 3,300 | 81/100 |
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 77.0/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 7.0.
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