What does “3 stars” mean?

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These days every time you look at information about a film or book, you’ll be faced with the ubiquitous star rating system. And you will probably notice that most films and books don’t achieve 5 stars—even the books and films that you love.

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What’s up with this?

Remember that rating systems are aggregations of user reviews and professional reviews. In other words, ratings are averages. And as we all know, averages … Read the rest!