For Rating we have terms and definitions in 17 topics. The topics are Advertising, Backgammon, Boiler, Chess, Energy, Frauds and Scams, Fundraising, Health Care, Health Insurance, Investing, Media Research, Natural Gas, Newspaper, Real Estate, Rowing, Table Tennis and Teacher Evaluation.

Rating (Advertising)

A measure of audience for a television or radio program, used to establish advertising rates.

Rating (Backgammon)

A number associated with each player based on that player's record of performance against other rated players. When you win a match, points are added to your rating; when you lose, points are deducted from your rating. The size of the adjustment depends on the strength of your opponent—the higher the rating of your opponent, the more points you receive. Over time, your rating will tend to be higher than players weaker than yourself, and lower than players stronger than yourself. See: FIBS rating formula.

Rating (Boiler)

See "Load."

Rating (Chess)

A number that measures a player's relative strength. The higher the number, the stronger the player. In the UK, the term grading is used in place of rating.

Rating (Energy)

A manufacturer's guaranteed performance of a machine, transmission line, or other electrical apparatus, based on design features and test data. The rating will specify such limits as load, voltage, temperature, and frequency. The rating is generally printed on a nameplate attached to equipment and is commonly referred to as the nameplate rating or nameplate capacity.

Rating (Frauds and Scams)

The evaluation of credit risk of securities by an established rating service such as Moody's Investors Services, Standard & Poor's Corporation, Fitch Investors Service or Value Line Investment Survey.

Rating (Fundraising)

An evaluation or "guess-timate" of a prospective contributor's ability to contribute. The rating becomes an asking figure for the solicitor to suggest in requesting a contribution or pledge.

Rating (Health Care)

The process of determining rates for insurance policies or health contracts for individuals, groups, or classes of risks.

Rating (Health Insurance)

The process of calculating the appropriate premium to charge purchasers, given the degree of risk represented by the individual or group, the expected costs to deliver medical services, and the expected marketability and competitiveness of the MCO's plan.

Rating (Investing)

The evaluation of credit risk of securities by an established rating service such as Moody's Investors Services, Standard & Poor's Corporation, Fitch Investors Service or Value Line Investment Survey.

See Also: Credit Rating; Event Risk; Fitch's Rating Service; Moody's Investors Service; Not Rated; Risk; Standard & Poor's Corporation; Value Line Equity Rating Criteria; Value Line Investment Survey

Rating (Media Research)

When a TV program has a rating of, say, 10, that means 10% of households watched that program. That means at least one person in those households, but typically (in Australia) a rating of 10 means that only about 6-7% of people watched the program.

Rating (Natural Gas)

Limits placed on operating conditions of a machine, apparatus, or device based on its design characteristics.

Rating (Newspaper)

The percentage of households that are tuned to a particular station at a particular time.

Rating (Real Estate)

Grade, assigned by a rating agency, designating the credit quality or creditworthiness of the underlying assets

Rating (Rowing)

The number of strokes per minute a crew is rowing.

Rating (Table Tennis)

A number that is assigned to all tournament players based on their results playing matches against other rated players. The better the player the higher the rating should be. The range is from about 200 to about 2900.

Rating (Teacher Evaluation)

A systematic estimation of the magnitude or degree of some attribute of teaching, using a numerical or descriptive continuum. See Rate, Scale (Rating).

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