Score Calculation Inquiries
Users repeatedly ask about how scores and rankings are calculated in a featured project or tool, seeking explanations of the algorithms, transparency, resistance to gaming, and alternatives like Elo ratings.
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It'd be nice to feel that you had some kind of score. Maybe take percentile ranking?
Cool project. How us the score calculated?
How do you aggregate people's preferences into scores and not have it get gamed?
This is an interesting tool, do you have an explanation of what the scores mean?
The ranking algorithm is not simply raw points.
Interesting idea for another type of score - what is the average if just taking into account 1-3 ?
Any ideas about how the scoring mechanism works on the site?
That’s very interesting, what is the score based on?
Good call. I should make the scoring more transparent.
Its cool, but is there any explenation how score is calculated?