Methods and apparatus to estimate population reach from marginal ratings
US11425458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4756
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to to estimate population reach from marginal ratings. An example apparatus includes an interface to access marginal ratings of the media for a recorded audience, marginal ratings of the media for a population audience, and reach of the media for the recorded audience; a reach determiner to iteratively estimate a reach of the media for the population audience based on the marginal ratings for the recorded audience, the marginal ratings for the population audience, and the reach for the recorded audience; and the interface to output the estimated reach for the population audience.
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