Sticks & Stones (track)
by The Divine Comedy
Year: 2004
From the album Absent Friends (track #2)
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Sticks & Stones appears on the following album(s) by The Divine Comedy:
- Absent Friends (track #2) (this album) (2004)
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Sticks & Stones ratings
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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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days ago |  imacgill | 30,854 | 81/100 | |
| 12/05/2025 20:59 | daCritic | 34,841 | 76/100 | |
| 02/14/2021 17:00 | kokkinos | 16,282 | 68/100 | |
| 06/03/2018 09:27 | TunaMayonnaise | 4,798 | 65/100 | |
| 12/11/2017 20:32 | saltysurprise | 3,246 | 85/100 |
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 is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.6.
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