A rating is an evaluation or assessment of something, in terms of a metric (e.g. quality, quantity, a combination of both,...).
Rating or rating system may also refer to:
Business and economics Credit rating, estimating the credit worthiness of an individual, corporation or country Ranally city rating system, a tool used to classify U.S. cities based on economic function Telecommunications rating, the calculated cost of a phone call
Entertainment Arbitron ratings or Nielsen Audio, consumer research on radio broadcasting audiences in the United States Content rating, the suitability of a TV broadcast, movie, comic book, or video game to its audience Motion picture rating system, categorizes films according to their suitability for adults and children Television content rating systems, categorizes TV shows based on suitability for audiences Video game content rating system, categorizes video games based on suitability for players Audience measurement Nielsen ratings, measuring viewership of United States television programs
Polling and opinion Approval rating, the share of respondents to an opinion poll who approve of a politician United States presidential approval ratings Cardinal voting systems, where candidates for office are assigned scores ("ratings") independently from each other Approval voting, a voting system that elects the candidate with the highest approval ratings Rating (sociological group), a Ukrainian non-governmental polling organization Reputation system, programs that allow users to rate each other in online communities
Sports Rating (chess), estimate of the strength of a player, based on performance versus other players Elo rating system, a rating system used in chess and in other sports and games Sports rating system, analyzes the results of sports competitions
Technology and engineering Rating (electrical), the parameter at which the appliance is designed to work Fire-resistance rating, the duration for a passive fire protection to withstand a standard fire resistance test Cetane rating, an indicator of the combustion speed of diesel fuel and compression needed for ignition Octane rating, a standard measure of the performance of an engine or aviation fuel Performance Rating, formerly a method of comparing x86 computer processors Power rating, in electrical or mechanical engineering, the highest power input allowed to flow through particular equipment
Other uses Rating (clinical trials), the process by which a human evaluator subjectively judges the response of a patient to a medical treatment Rating (wine), score assigned by one or more wine critics to a wine Rating site, a website designed for users to vote on or rate people or content Naval rating, an enlisted member of a navy or coast guard defined by rank and job description. Health care ratings, evaluations of health care Rating system of the Royal Navy - an historic method to classify ship by how heavily armed they are. Applied to other navies vessels as a comparison.
See also
Rate (disambiguation) Television ratings (disambiguation) Grading in education, standardized measurements of varying levels of achievement Star (classification), symbols often used for ratings Likert scale, a psychometric scale commonly involved in research Parental Advisory, a warning label placed on audio recordings in recognition of excessive profanities or inappropriate references