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     This is a graph demonstrating the average rating of likeability of five songs selected by Pandora for five test subjects.  The test subjects were instructed to tell Pandora their favorite artist, and then to listen to five songs suggested by Pandora.  They then rated each song on a scale of 1-5 (1 being not liking the song and 5 liking the song very much).  I then took the average of the ratings of each listener to see the over-all likeability of the five songs chosen for them.  Overall, the test subjects did not have a positive reaction to Pandora.  One person did not like any of the songs chosen.  Two people had an average rating of around 3, meaning they did not particularly love the songs chosen, but they did not hate them either.  Two people had a stronger liking of the songs chosen for them.  According to the survey sample, Pandora is not as accurate in choosing songs as it advertises.  The results could have been impacted by the test subject’s choice in artist.  If the listener chose an artist based on a particular song in mind, Pandora may choose incorrectly.  The experiment might be different if listeners were asked to choose a favorite song rather than a favorite artist.