Best bets for:

Aika

Rating Average: 2.8750
Rating Stddev: 0.927024810886958
Review Count: 8
Existing Best Bet #: 3.24000486333322
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 2.8750 - 0.927024810886958 ) + ( 2.07944154167984 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 1.94797518911304 ) - 1.29202967422018
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 2.8750 - 0.463512405443479 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 2.41148759455652 - 0 ) * $similarity
2.41148759455652 * $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: 11 - Ecchi, 1997, Action, Comedy, OVA, Sci-Fi, 1999, 1998, Gun-action, Pantsu, Seinen

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
Usagichan De Cue 7 3.60 3.36 40% 3.36 1.36 4.11 1.66
Photon 8 2.67 2.29 52% 2.29 1.21 3.03 1.61
Battle Athletes (OAV) 7 3.20 2.83 40% 2.83 1.14 3.45 1.40
Sky Girls (OVA) 7 2.50 2.25 40% 2.25 0.91 2.43 0.98
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid 5 4.00 4.00 20% 4.00 0.83 5.29 1.09
Meitantei Conan 6 3.20 2.71 29% 2.71 0.81 3.22 0.96
Trigun 5 3.90 3.70 20% 3.70 0.76 5.94 1.23
Tetsuwan Birdy 5 4.00 4.00 20% 3.50 0.72 4.43 0.92
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights 5 4.00 4.00 20% 3.50 0.72 4.00 0.83
Saber Marionette J to X 5 3.67 3.43 20% 3.43 0.71 3.88 0.80
Legend of the Galactic Heroes 5 3.67 3.43 20% 3.43 0.71 3.88 0.80
Gunsmith Cats 5 3.71 3.42 20% 3.42 0.71 4.77 0.98
FLCL 5 3.74 3.42 20% 3.42 0.71 5.36 1.11
Seikai no Monshou 5 3.58 3.26 20% 3.26 0.67 4.49 0.93
Iria Zeiram the Animation 5 3.50 3.16 20% 3.16 0.65 4.26 0.88
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu 5 3.33 3.10 20% 3.10 0.64 3.54 0.73
Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star 5 3.44 3.01 20% 3.01 0.62 4.30 0.89
Eat man 98 5 3.33 2.96 20% 2.96 0.61 3.70 0.76
Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!! 6 2.25 2.03 29% 2.03 0.61 2.68 0.80
Ima Soko ni Iru Boku 5 3.33 2.86 20% 2.86 0.59 3.07 0.63
Omamori Himari 5 3.00 2.65 20% 2.65 0.55 3.15 0.65
G-on Riders 5 3.00 2.59 20% 2.59 0.54 2.87 0.59
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou 5 3.00 2.59 20% 2.59 0.54 3.30 0.68
Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX 4 4.00 4.00 13% 4.00 0.53 5.43 0.72
Full Metal Panic ~Fumoffu~ 4 4.00 4.00 13% 4.00 0.53 5.59 0.74
High School of the Dead 5 3.00 2.55 20% 2.55 0.53 3.11 0.64
Dead Leaves 5 3.00 2.50 20% 2.50 0.52 2.43 0.50
Needless 5 3.00 2.50 20% 2.50 0.52 2.86 0.59
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Special Bangaihen 5 3.00 3.00 20% 2.50 0.52 3.00 0.62
Slayers Excellent 5 3.00 3.00 20% 2.50 0.52 3.68 0.76
Gantz 5 3.00 2.50 20% 2.50 0.52 3.43 0.71
Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~ 5 3.00 2.50 20% 2.50 0.52 2.86 0.59
AIR GEAR 5 2.75 2.34 20% 2.34 0.48 2.78 0.57
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 5 2.75 2.34 20% 2.34 0.48 2.78 0.57
School Days: Magical Heart Kokoro-chan 5 2.75 2.34 20% 2.34 0.48 2.78 0.57
Cowboy Bebop 4 3.81 3.55 13% 3.55 0.47 5.74 0.76
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on Heaven's Door 4 3.73 3.50 13% 3.50 0.46 4.77 0.63
Aki-Sora 4 4.00 4.00 13% 3.50 0.46 4.00 0.53
Black Jack: Clinical Chart 4 4.00 4.00 13% 3.50 0.46 4.00 0.53
Yu-No 4 4.00 4.00 13% 3.50 0.46 4.00 0.53
Wanpanman OVAs & Specials 4 4.00 4.00 13% 3.50 0.46 4.00 0.53
Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu 4 4.00 4.00 13% 3.50 0.46 4.68 0.62
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (OVA) 4 4.00 4.00 13% 3.50 0.46 4.86 0.64
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth 4 4.00 4.00 13% 3.50 0.46 4.00 0.53
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 4 3.70 3.47 13% 3.47 0.46 4.67 0.62
Top wo Nerae! 4 3.67 3.43 13% 3.43 0.45 3.88 0.51
Michiko to Hatchin 4 3.67 3.43 13% 3.43 0.45 3.88 0.51
Saber Marionette J 4 3.64 3.40 13% 3.40 0.45 4.80 0.64
Saishu Heiki Kanojo 4 3.60 3.36 13% 3.36 0.44 4.54 0.60
Full Metal Panic 4 3.64 3.28 13% 3.28 0.43 5.00 0.66

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