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− | This is a comic with a take on an {{w|App store|application store}} - the most common app stores are for iPhones and Android devices. App stores take all the reviews and average the ratings for the overall star rating. | + | This is a comic with a take on an {{w|App store|application store}} - the most common app stores are for iPhones and Android devices. App stores take all the reviews and average the ratings for the overall star rating. In this comic, we see why this is sometimes a bad idea. In this case, there are three 5 star reviews about the stability and user interface features of the app, left by users who actually never experienced its core functionality (simply because they never had a tornado since they got it); however, the only review related to whether the app really works is given the same weight as the others. Also see future comic [[1098: Star Ratings]]. |
− | + | The title text is a note from the developer's {{w|Bug tracking system|bug report}}, which said they could not reproduce the error. Of course, they could only reproduce such a failure if there were a tornado coming towards their area. This is a fairly rare situation, especially in certain areas of the world. This lack of suitable testing conditions explains why the actual tornado-prediction portion of their code appears to be faulty. The title text could also be a joke, that is it is saying that Reviewer 4 was possibly killed by the tornado and thus that reviewer was unable to give any more feedback. Alternatively, it could be a reference to [[583: CNR]]. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:User Reviews: | :User Reviews: | ||
− | :[The first three reviews | + | :[The first three reviews shows five black stars. The last reviews one black and four white stars.] |
:Reviewer 1 (Dark silhouette): ★★★★★ Good UI! Many alert choices. | :Reviewer 1 (Dark silhouette): ★★★★★ Good UI! Many alert choices. | ||
− | :Reviewer 2 (Helicopter without | + | :Reviewer 2 (Helicopter without wings): ★★★★★ Running great, no crashes |
:Reviewer 3 (White square with black triangles at the top left and bottom right corner): ★★★★★ I like how you can set multiple locations | :Reviewer 3 (White square with black triangles at the top left and bottom right corner): ★★★★★ I like how you can set multiple locations | ||
− | :Reviewer 4 ( | + | :Reviewer 4 (Car): ★☆☆☆☆ App did not warn me about tornado. |
:[Caption below the comic:] | :[Caption below the comic:] | ||
− | :The problem with averaging star ratings | + | :The problem with |
+ | :averaging star ratings | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Programming]] | [[Category:Programming]] | ||
[[Category:Tornadoes]] | [[Category:Tornadoes]] | ||
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