A method and system for ascribing a reputation of an entity as a rater of other
entities is provided. A first rating indicative of a rating of a rated entity by
the first entity, and one or more second ratings, each second rating indicative
of a rating of the rated entity provided by another entity, are provided. The second
ratings are combined to produce a first combined rating. The first rating is compared
to the first combined rating to produce a first rating predictability of the first
rating, the first rating predictability being a negative function of a magnitude
of a difference between the first rating and the first combined rating. A resulting
rater reputation is generated based at least in part on the first rating predictability.
