Best bets for:

Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~

Rating Average: 4.0000
Rating Stddev: 0
Review Count: 1
Existing Best Bet #: 4
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 4.0000 - 0 ) + ( 0 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 4 ) - 0
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 4.0000 - 0 ) - 0.5 ) * $similarity
( 4 - 0.5 ) * $similarity
3.5 * $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: 10 - 2004, TV, Modern, Acquired Taste, Drama, Friendship, High School, Shoujo, Shoujo Ai, Slice of Life

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
Maria-sama ga Miteru 9 4.00 4.00 81% 3.50 2.83 4.00 3.24
Aishiteru Ze Baby 8 3.67 3.43 64% 3.43 2.20 4.31 2.76
BECK 7 3.83 3.65 48% 3.65 1.79 4.57 2.24
Koi Kaze 7 3.67 3.29 48% 3.29 1.61 4.03 1.98
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi 6 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Maria-sama ga Miteru 3rd 7 3.00 3.00 48% 2.50 1.22 3.00 1.47
Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season 7 3.00 3.00 48% 2.50 1.22 3.00 1.47
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th 7 3.00 3.00 48% 2.50 1.22 3.00 1.47
Bokura ga Ita 6 3.43 3.18 36% 3.18 1.15 4.14 1.49
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo 6 3.50 3.14 36% 3.14 1.13 4.70 1.69
xxxHOLiC Kei 6 3.33 3.10 36% 3.10 1.12 3.54 1.28
Uta Kata 6 3.33 3.10 36% 3.10 1.12 3.54 1.28
Sasameki Koto 7 2.50 2.25 48% 2.25 1.10 2.86 1.40
Midori no Hibi 6 3.40 3.00 36% 3.00 1.08 4.03 1.45
Kimi ni Todoke 7 2.40 2.00 48% 2.00 0.98 2.60 1.27
Lamune 6 3.00 2.68 36% 2.68 0.97 3.37 1.21
Mizuiro Jidai 6 3.00 2.59 36% 2.59 0.93 2.87 1.03
School Rumble 5 3.89 3.73 25% 3.73 0.93 4.94 1.23
Mai-HiME 5 3.88 3.71 25% 3.71 0.93 4.84 1.21
Shoujo Kakumei Utena 5 3.83 3.65 25% 3.65 0.91 5.26 1.31
Fruits Basket 5 3.85 3.61 25% 3.61 0.90 5.23 1.31
Rozen Maiden 5 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.61 1.15
Gokujou Seitokai 5 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.18 1.04
Aku no Hana 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
H2 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Gin no Saji Dai-2-ki 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Fruits Basket: The Final 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Fruits Basket 2nd Season 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Toradora! 5 3.70 3.47 25% 3.47 0.87 4.67 1.17
X (TV) 5 3.75 3.47 25% 3.47 0.87 4.91 1.23
Haibane Renmei 5 3.73 3.42 25% 3.42 0.85 4.60 1.15
Azumanga Daioh (TV) 5 3.67 3.37 25% 3.37 0.84 4.75 1.19
Minami-ke 5 3.60 3.36 25% 3.36 0.84 4.11 1.03
Jigoku Shoujo 5 3.60 3.36 25% 3.36 0.84 4.11 1.03
Aoi Hana 6 2.80 2.31 36% 2.31 0.83 2.82 1.02
Kono Oto Tomare! S2 5 3.50 3.25 25% 3.25 0.81 3.43 0.86
Piano 5 3.50 3.25 25% 3.25 0.81 3.43 0.86
Beastars 5 3.50 3.25 25% 3.25 0.81 3.43 0.86
Itazura na Kiss 5 3.50 3.12 25% 3.12 0.78 3.85 0.96
Hachimitsu to Kuroba 5 3.43 3.06 25% 3.06 0.77 3.91 0.98
Clannad (TV) 5 3.38 3.03 25% 3.03 0.76 3.97 0.99
xxxHOLiC 6 2.40 2.00 36% 2.00 0.72 2.60 0.94
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien 5 3.30 2.85 25% 2.85 0.71 3.83 0.96
Chou-Gals! Kotobuki Ran 5 3.25 2.84 25% 2.84 0.71 3.28 0.82
xxxHOLiC - Manatsu no Yoru no Yume 5 3.17 2.72 25% 2.72 0.68 3.38 0.85
Meitantei Conan 5 3.20 2.71 25% 2.71 0.68 3.22 0.81
Genshiken 5 3.00 2.68 25% 2.68 0.67 3.37 0.84
True Tears 5 3.00 2.59 25% 2.59 0.65 3.30 0.82
Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku 5 3.00 2.59 25% 2.59 0.65 2.87 0.72
Mimi wo Sumaseba 4 4.00 4.00 16% 4.00 0.64 5.00 0.80

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