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Go to websites that aggregate ratings of products like films (metacritic.com and rottentomatoes.com are particularly useful). Determine how the scores are calculated, in other words, what is the process by which individual critic's ratings of movies are aggregated into a single score (what constitutes a positive or negative review)? Does there appear to be any link between the aggregate score of the movie and its current box office success? 100 words.

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The impetus for the aggregated system used by companies such as Rotten Tomatoes is predicated upon a system that collects reviews of products and services such as movies ...

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