Best bets for:

Gosick

Rating Average: 2.5000
Rating Stddev: 0.5
Review Count: 2
Existing Best Bet #: 2.43067655807339
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 2.5000 - 0.5 ) + ( 0.693147180559945 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 2 ) - 0.430676558073393
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 2.5000 - 0.25 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 2.25 - 0 ) * $similarity
2.25 * $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: 5 - 2011, TV, Historical, Comedy, Mystery

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
Hyouge Mono 4 4.00 4.00 64% 3.50 2.24 4.00 2.56
Persona 4: The Animation 4 3.00 2.50 64% 2.50 1.60 2.43 1.56
Kamisama no Memo-chō 4 3.00 3.00 64% 2.50 1.60 3.00 1.92
Usagi Drop 3 3.80 3.60 36% 3.60 1.30 4.40 1.58
Rozen Maiden 3 3.75 3.53 36% 3.53 1.27 4.61 1.66
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Golden Kamuy 2 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Junketsu no Maria 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (TV 2) 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Golden Kamuy 4 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Golden Kamuy 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Joker Game 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Donten ni Warau 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Golden Kamuy 3 3 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Get Backers 3 3.78 3.46 36% 3.46 1.25 4.51 1.63
Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai 3 3.67 3.43 36% 3.43 1.24 4.31 1.55
Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari 3 3.67 3.43 36% 3.43 1.24 3.88 1.40
Hana-Saku Iroha 3 3.50 3.25 36% 3.25 1.17 3.43 1.24
Bakuman 2 3 3.50 3.25 36% 3.25 1.17 3.43 1.24
Level E 3 3.50 3.25 36% 3.25 1.17 3.43 1.24
X-Men 3 3.50 3.25 36% 3.25 1.17 3.43 1.24
Mawaru Penguindrum 3 3.50 3.25 36% 3.25 1.17 3.43 1.24
Rozen Maiden ~Träumend~ 3 3.33 3.10 36% 3.10 1.12 3.54 1.28
Samurai Champloo 3 3.33 3.00 36% 3.00 1.08 4.03 1.45
Katanagatari 3 3.33 2.86 36% 2.86 1.03 3.07 1.11
Meitantei Conan 3 3.20 2.71 36% 2.71 0.98 3.22 1.16
Dantalian no Shoka 4 2.00 2.00 64% 1.50 0.96 2.00 1.28
Bigguou 3 3.00 2.62 36% 2.62 0.94 3.45 1.24
D.Gray-man 3 3.00 2.59 36% 2.59 0.93 2.87 1.03
Oh! Edo Rocket 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Gallery Fake 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Hakuouki Season 2 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Persona 4 the Golden Animation 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Akanesasu Shoujo 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.43 1.24
Kuroshitsuji II OVAs 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Ben-To 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Yuruyuri 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Appare-Ranman! 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Urasekai Picnic 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.43 1.24
Softenni 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Oshi no Ko S1 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Un-Go 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Nyanpire The Animation 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Owarimonogatari 3 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08

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