theawesomepossum777 wrote:I hope my math isn't too rusty...
Filler Content: 63% Canon / 36% Filler
Rounded from the average of 63.5% canon and 36.5% filler.
Your math is just a
tad rusty... So here's your math lesson for the day.
You can't use the filler percentage of each arc to calculate the total filler percentage, you have to use the actual number of filler episodes divided by the 153 total episodes. This is because each percentage is only relative to its specific arc and not to the sum of the total percentage.
Here's a breakdown of the different arcs in
Dragon Ball:
13 episodes x 10% filler = 1.3 filler episodes
15 episodes x 10% filler = 1.5 filler episodes
40 episodes x 25% filler = 10.0 filler episodes
10 episodes x 100% filler = 10.0 filler episodes
5 episodes x 10% filler = 0.5 filler episodes
18 episodes x 15% filler = 2.7 filler episodes
21 episodes x 20% filler = 4.2 filler episodes
10 episodes x 65% filler = 6.5 filler episodes
16 episodes x 10% filler = 1.6 filler episodes
5 episodes x 100% filler = 5.0 filler episodes
So in total there are 43.3 episodes of filler, which divided by 153 total episodes gives us 28.3% filler. But if you consider all the inherent error that's associated with those percentages from rounding, then 28.3% isn't accurate and we shouldn't consider anything after the decimal point. That way we maintain our appropriate amount of significant figures, which is two. Therefore, we can say there's approximately 28% filler materiel in
Dragon Ball.
And I guess the most obvious thing about your calculation is that 63% plus 36% doesn't equal 100%.
linkdude20002001 wrote:I wonder if you should also give a percentage that excludes episodes that are ENTIRELY filler...
I guess you could, but then why not also exclude other large segments of filler from episodes that were mostly filler? And then you could also exclude all of the small buffer filler that's seen throughout the series. My point is, where do you draw the line of what filler to exclude and what filler to leave in to calculate a filler percentage? As you exclude more filler from your calculation, the closer you'll get to 100% canon material. It's a lot easier and more practical to use a total percentage for the entire series rather than a relative percentage for episodes that contain both filler and canon material, while excluding entire filler episodes. In fact, I'm not even sure what that percentage would tell you. The number wouldn't really mean anything, statistically speaking, because you've knowingly excluded relevant data.
