On 03/11/2017 12:39 PM, Vic Smith wrote:

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Depends on the item. I canceled my subscription to Consumers Reports
many years ago because their car surveys were far from my reality.
They used circles instead of stars.

They changed that. Now its:

2 up arrows (much better than average)
up arrow (better than average)
vertical line (average)
down arrow (worse than average)
2 down arrows (much worse than average)

Supposed to be more understandable than the old way (with the filled red
or black circles)

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