Relative ratings are more useful. Everyone uses their own scale, but their ratings are relative to the constant movie. I want to see how people rated a movie relative to other movies I've watched.
N people rated this better than X movie, but less than Y movie.
Ranking movies can be easy. Show 5 movie posters instead of 5 stars or have an auto-complete field for this movie is up there with:.
Anyone interested in relative ratings should look at Dan Areily's[1] Predictably Irrational. He is an economist who writes about behavioral economics and decision making.
I've often thought about some start-up ideas around relative ratings, and this book was the reason
N people rated this better than X movie, but less than Y movie.
Ranking movies can be easy. Show 5 movie posters instead of 5 stars or have an auto-complete field for this movie is up there with:.