the rating tool itself - mechanics, scores, what a number means
Penis raters, and how to read one
What a rating tool is actually scoring, how the different ones differ, and how much weight the number deserves.
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The one conversion that makes cross-tool comparison legitimate
A 6.8 on one tool and a 7.9 on another are on different scales; the only comparable quantity is where each puts you among its own results.
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Which number to keep from a series
People report their highest score; the median is the one that predicts what a fresh rating would say.
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From 7.2 to "roughly 6.7 to 7.7
A single result is best read as a range; here is one way to build that range from three repeats and a little honesty.
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Why the rest of the frame is part of the submission
The tool encodes the whole image; a busy background is not ignored, it is scored alongside everything else.
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A high total with a low axis, or the reverse
A breakdown that does not match its total is telling you about the weighting; a breakdown that contradicts itself is telling you about the noise.
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The disagreement that actually matters
Two tools printing different numbers is normal; two tools ranking the same set in a different order is the disagreement worth investigating.
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The longitudinal series, done honestly
A year of sets is comparable only if the protocol, the device and the tool held; here is how to keep them held and what to do when one breaks.