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The Mismeasure of Man

Global Rank#416

Authors: Stephen Jay Gould

Published: 1981-01-01

Genres: non_fiction

Tags: racehistory of science

Format: book

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Wikipedia Backlinks: 65

NYT Mentions: 30

Title Complexity: 7469332.98 (NYT adjustment factor: 1.0)

Score: 5.453086291354813

Score Explanation:
SourceWeightCalculationWeighted Value
NYT Mentions0.25ln(30 × 1.00 + 1)0.8585
Wikipedia Backlinks0.50ln(65 + 1)2.0948
Ratings Count0.50ln(1 + 1)0.3466
Ratings Average1.00ln(5 + 1)1.7918
OpenLibrary rating (avg)0.10ln(3.125 + 1)0.1417
OpenLibrary ratings (count)0.10ln(8 + 1)0.2197
Total5.4531
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.

Community Rating: 5.0 / 7(1 rating)

OpenLibrary Rating: 3.13 / 5(8 ratings)

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