Ratings for the week of 3/21/10

Originally Posted by kareru actually rating scores are only very rough estimates, but I'm sure you know all about how they work right?

the statistical methods they use to calculate Nielsen ratings are far from "rough estimates" and they generally have a standard deviation of less than 1% of the viewing audience at a 95% confidence interval.

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Originally Posted by SOCCER LEGS the statistical methods they use to calculate Nielsen ratings are far from "rough estimates" and they generally have a standard deviation of less than 1% of the viewing audience at a 95% confidence interval.

that isn't what is asked