What can you tell me about the Nielson ratings?
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They have about 5000 "Nielsen family" homes whom they outfit with a meter on their TVs and/or they give them a diary to fill out what the family watches daily. \n\nThey base their estimates (of who's watching what and how many are actually watching) on the habits of these families. I'm not sure about the phone surveys though. It could be a new thing.. or not.
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look on their website
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The star indicator is a scale of quality, with 5 being the best, fanciest, cleanest and most accomidating and 1 being the filthiest, most downtrodden, and just generally worst hotels.\n\nKeep in mind that a hotel rating is an opinion, and it may differ from yours.
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There is a company called Arbitron that obtains ratings.  They  obtain a representative sample of people and then those people write in a diary the radio stations that they listen to.  The diaries are returned to Arbitron and then are used to calculate  radio ratings.  There is some new technology that is being used called the portable people meter that is a little more advanced.  It is crazy to think that millions of advertising dollars are spent based on what people write in these diaries!
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Sarunas Jasikevicius didn't have great numbers this year because of a lack of playing time.  When he was starting and getting minutes, he was producing and showed that he belongs in the NBA.  What probably kept him from shining was his adjustment to NBA rules and style of play as opposed to the International playing style/rules.  \n\nDanny Fortson has struggled with injuries all year.  His knee has given him a lot of problems and has kept him out for most of the season.\n\nWhen you think of under-achievers this year, you have to look at Ben Gordon, who has been very inconsistent.  He has increased his scoring average by only 1.4 points per game, while getting starter minutes.  Even though he blows up every now and then with huge games, he also has games where he can't even put up double digits.\n\nBaron Davis and T-mac have underperformed, but only because of struggling with injuries.
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Pender - W 40 (KO's 20) TF 48 - W pct 83% - KO pct 42% - wins over Robinson[2], Downes and Basilio - KO'ed by Downes, G. Hairston and J. Beau (both average/unknown fighters)\n\nMonzon - W 87 (KO's 57) TF 100 - W pct 87% - KO pct 57% - wins over Benvenuti{2}, Griffin[2], Napoles, Valdez{2} and Briscoe - KO'ed by none - #40 ranked puncher - #11 ranked fighter\n\nPender was a decent to good fighter. In this fight, I pick Monzon in 15 rd unanimous decision that would leave the public disappointed because they would have wanted Pender to mix it up more but if he had Monzon would have KO'ed him.
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I'm not one in that boat.  I don't think they are good as people think this year, now next year they are going to be that high rankings wise.  Overall I think they are just to commercialized or the "Hollywood" factor like Leinart said.  Being over promoted makes them seem like they are the ones over hyping themselves, which I don't think its true, but it seems that way.
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With  rating 5 being the most important factor:\n\n1.3\n2.4\n3.1.\n4.1\n5.5\n6.4\n7.5.\n8.5.\n9.5\n10.1\n11.5\n12.5\n13.5\n14.3\n15.4\n16.5
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You might find these sites interesting:\n\nhttp://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/\nhttp://www.mediaweek.com/mw/index.jsp\nhttp://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/ent_radio/
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i have one mate and they are as good as all the reiviews! i am well chuffed with mine and will be keeping it for sometime i can tell you!
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This looks like the best they've been able to provide so far.\n\nYahoo! Answers Leaderboard, as of 12/16/05:\n1. JayNick (1,978 points)\n2. desabol  (1,154 points)\n3. labo (1,074 points)\n4. conradj213 (1,044 points)\n5. Glenn (1,013 points)
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Some health insurance companies have web sites (Aetna does) that allow patients to rate their doctors, but none of my doctors had enough people rating for the ratings to show up.\nAnd, I suspect, the criteria that the insurance co picks are not the ones I would pick.
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Yes. Billing problems and sometimes reception. They don't seem to care much for customer service. I looked up other complaints about them online right before it was cancelled months ago. Just look it up online... TONS of complaints from people. It's amazing they are still in business.
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It did phenomenial in the ratings. Top ten or top five every week. So it definately won't be cancelled. \n\nIt's a great show.
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Try this web site \n\nhttp://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/Business-stat/opre504.htm#rbosim
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try apartmentratings.com...great website with actual ratings from people who have lived or are living in apartments in your area.
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im a bears fan but . . .\n\nover rated - rex grossman \nhere is a guy that has played 3 season and got injured all 3 seasons.  He has never had a performance that an avg. qb couldnt have easily put up.  and chicago is always a run first pass second kinda city.\n\nunder rated - Brad Johhnson\nBrad Johnson is always been a threat and and puts up above avg. numbers in the worse years of his career.\n\nBiggest surprise is Bears NFC Champions\nAlot of NFC teams got better but Bears are still able to beat any offense and no nfc team is that outstanding of a defense except chicago.  I will not be surprised if they are more dominating this year than last year.  maybe even 15-1 record.