Formula for
the Divergence
Indicator in Program Ratings |
1.
Multiply the: |
Very
Negative Percentage times 15, |
Somewhat Negative times 10, |
Neutral
times 6, |
Somewhat Positive times 3, |
Very
Positive times -1 (that's negative 1) |
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2. Add
the resulting figures together and divide the total by .5
(that's "point five") |
3. If
the result is more than 10, round it down to 10. If the
result is less than 0, round it to zero. |
4.
Subtract the answer in Step 3 from 10. The rounded result is
the Score shown in the Reference section. |
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Example |
Step 1: |
The
Very Negative is 10%. Multiply .1 x 15 or 1.5 |
Somewhat Negative is 10% would be .1 x 10 or 1 |
Neutral
is 20% would be .2 x 6 or 1.2 |
Somewhat Positive is 40% would be .4 x 3 = 1.2 |
Very
Positive is 20% would be .2 x -1 = -.2 |
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Step 2:
Add them up is 4.7. Now divide by .5, the answer is 9.4 |
Step 3:
Answer is between 0 and 10, so no rounding required. |
Step 4:
Subtract 9.4 from 10, the resulting score would be .6. Round
.6 to 1. The resulting score would be a 1. |
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