Best bets for:

Final Fantasy VII - Last Order

Rating Average: 3.0000
Rating Stddev: 1
Review Count: 2
Existing Best Bet #: 2.43067655807339
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 3.0000 - 1 ) + ( 0.693147180559945 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 2 ) - 0.430676558073393
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 3.0000 - 0.5 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 2.5 - 0 ) * $similarity
2.5 * $similarity
In English: Average rating minus half the standard deviation of the ratings, with a penalty of half a rating point if there are fewer then five reviews with no variation in their ratings.
Discussion: This uses the average rating as the base, lowering the overall rating based on the amount of variance in the ratings. Additionally it lowers the rating if only a few people have rated it and they've all given it the same score. Perhaps shows with few ratings shouldn't even show up in best bets.

Keywords: 7 - 2005, OVA, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Shounen, Video-game inspired

For reference, Devil Doll's similarity calc is this:
( $matching_keys * ( $matching_keys / $total_keys ) * $total_keys ) / ( $total_keys * $total_keys )
Pool of potential series:
TitleKey MatchRatingRating - stddevDevil Doll's Similarity CalcNew bbetNew bbet * SimilarityOld bbetOld bbet * Similarity
Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children 6 3.40 3.00 73% 3.00 2.20 3.60 2.64
Seikai no Senki III 5 4.00 4.00 51% 3.50 1.79 4.68 2.39
Xenosaga - The Animation 6 2.67 2.20 73% 2.20 1.61 2.41 1.77
Kenran Butoh Sai: The Mars Daybreak 5 3.00 2.65 51% 2.65 1.35 3.15 1.61
Eureka Seven 4 4.00 4.00 32% 4.00 1.31 5.00 1.63
Top wo Nerae! 2 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Interlude 4 3.75 3.53 32% 3.53 1.15 4.18 1.36
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's 4 3.75 3.53 32% 3.53 1.15 4.18 1.36
Tide-Line Blue 5 2.50 2.25 51% 2.25 1.15 2.43 1.24
Kidou Senshi Gundam UC 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.43 1.45
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki OAV 3 plus 1 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.43 1.45
Wanpanman OVAs & Specials 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Legend of the Galactic Heroes 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 3.88 1.27
Read or Die (OVA) 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 4.74 1.55
Lodoss Tou Senki (OAV) 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 4.74 1.55
Karas 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 3.88 1.27
Tide-Line Blue OAV 6 2.00 2.00 73% 1.50 1.10 2.43 1.79
Mai-Otome 0~S.ifr~ 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12
Kiba 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12
Gun Sword 4 3.33 3.10 32% 3.10 1.01 3.54 1.16
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu 4 3.33 3.10 32% 3.10 1.01 3.54 1.16
Megazone 23 4 3.17 2.82 32% 2.82 0.92 3.59 1.17
.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu 4 3.00 2.59 32% 2.59 0.85 3.30 1.08
Erementar Gerad (TV) 4 3.00 2.59 32% 2.59 0.85 2.87 0.94
Cobra The Animation - Time Drive 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Koukaku Kidoutai Arise 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Shin Seiki Zoids Genesis 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Break Blade 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Macross 7 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Vampire Hunter 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Special Bangaihen 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
H.O.T.D: Drifters of the Dead 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Mai-Otome Zwei 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.43 1.12
TO 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Suna no Bara [Desert Rose] 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey 4 3.00 3.00 32% 2.50 0.82 3.00 0.98
Ao no 6-gou 4 2.90 2.48 32% 2.48 0.81 3.50 1.14
Shin Getter Robo 5 2.00 2.00 51% 1.50 0.77 2.00 1.02
BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution 5 2.00 2.00 51% 1.50 0.77 2.43 1.24
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid 3 4.00 4.00 18% 4.00 0.73 5.29 0.97
Read or Die - TV 3 4.00 4.00 18% 4.00 0.73 5.11 0.94
Ranma ½ OVA 3 4.00 4.00 18% 4.00 0.73 5.11 0.94
Log Horizon 4 2.50 2.25 32% 2.25 0.73 2.43 0.79
Elfen Lied - Special 4 2.60 2.20 32% 2.20 0.72 2.80 0.91
Vandread 3 3.89 3.73 18% 3.73 0.69 4.94 0.91
Dirty Pair Flash 2 4 2.33 2.10 32% 2.10 0.68 2.54 0.83
Mai-HiME 3 3.88 3.71 18% 3.71 0.68 4.84 0.89
Scrapped Princess 3 3.88 3.71 18% 3.71 0.68 4.84 0.89

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