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Knots and Crosses

Global Rank#7,353

Authors: Ian Rankin

Published: 1987-01-01

Genres: novel

Tags: detective fiction

Format: book

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Wikipedia Backlinks: 53

NYT Mentions: 6

Title Complexity: 5495134.44 (NYT adjustment factor: 1.0)

Score: 3.6025213563843375

Score Explanation:
SourceWeightCalculationWeighted Value
NYT Mentions0.25ln(6 × 1.00 + 1)0.4865
Wikipedia Backlinks0.50ln(53 + 1)1.9945
Ratings Count0.50ln(0 + 1)0.0000
Ratings Average1.00ln(1 + 1)0.6931
OpenLibrary rating (avg)0.10ln(3.533333 + 1)0.1511
OpenLibrary ratings (count)0.10ln(15 + 1)0.2773
Total3.6025
Note: NYT Mentions are adjusted by title complexity (a score based on word rarity).
Adjustment factor: 1.0 (complexity score ≥100,000), 0.1 (≥10,000), or 0.01(<10,000).
Higher complexity scores indicate more distinctive titles that are less likely to produce false-positive NYT matches.

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OpenLibrary Rating: 3.53 / 5(15 ratings)

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