Best bets for:

Gin no Saji

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: 8 - 2013, Comedy, Drama, TV, Modern, Slice of Life, noitaminA, Shounen

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
Usagi Drop 6 3.80 3.60 56% 3.60 2.02 4.40 2.48
Gin no Saji Dai-2-ki 6 4.00 4.00 56% 3.50 1.97 4.00 2.25
Toradora! 6 3.70 3.47 56% 3.47 1.95 4.67 2.63
Hachimitsu to Kuroba 6 3.43 3.06 56% 3.06 1.72 3.91 2.20
Midori no Hibi 6 3.40 3.00 56% 3.00 1.69 4.03 2.27
School Rumble 5 3.89 3.73 39% 3.73 1.46 4.94 1.93
Nodame Cantabile 5 3.83 3.65 39% 3.65 1.42 4.57 1.79
Samurai Flamenco 6 3.00 3.00 56% 2.50 1.41 3.00 1.69
Paradise Kiss 5 3.75 3.53 39% 3.53 1.38 4.18 1.63
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Dai 2-ki 6 2.67 2.43 56% 2.43 1.37 2.88 1.62
Shirobako (TV) 5 4.00 4.00 39% 3.50 1.37 4.00 1.56
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai 5 4.00 4.00 39% 3.50 1.37 4.00 1.56
Kuuchuu Buranko 5 4.00 4.00 39% 3.50 1.37 4.00 1.56
Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku 5 4.00 4.00 39% 3.50 1.37 4.00 1.56
Hachimitsu to Kuroba II 5 4.00 4.00 39% 3.50 1.37 4.86 1.90
Rumic Theater 5 4.00 4.00 39% 3.50 1.37 4.00 1.56
Taiho Shichauzo! (TV) 5 3.67 3.29 39% 3.29 1.29 4.03 1.58
Sangatsu no Lion 5 3.50 3.25 39% 3.25 1.27 3.43 1.34
Nagasarete Airantou 5 3.50 3.25 39% 3.25 1.27 4.11 1.61
Hana-Saku Iroha 5 3.50 3.25 39% 3.25 1.27 3.43 1.34
Hataraki Man 5 3.50 3.25 39% 3.25 1.27 3.43 1.34
Love Hina 5 3.55 3.19 39% 3.19 1.25 4.97 1.94
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo 5 3.50 3.14 39% 3.14 1.23 4.70 1.83
Itazura na Kiss 5 3.50 3.12 39% 3.12 1.22 3.85 1.50
Clannad: After Story 5 3.33 3.10 39% 3.10 1.21 3.98 1.55
Nodame Cantabile: Finale 5 3.33 3.10 39% 3.10 1.21 3.54 1.38
REC 5 3.14 2.97 39% 2.97 1.16 4.00 1.56
Bakuman 3 7 2.00 2.00 76% 1.50 1.15 2.00 1.53
Genshiken 5 3.00 2.68 39% 2.68 1.05 3.37 1.32
Lamune 5 3.00 2.68 39% 2.68 1.05 3.37 1.32
Yakitate!! Japan 4 4.00 4.00 25% 4.00 1.00 5.00 1.25
Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ 5 3.00 2.55 39% 2.55 1.00 3.11 1.21
Ichigo 100% TV 5 2.75 2.53 39% 2.53 0.99 3.18 1.24
Isshuukan Friends 5 3.00 2.50 39% 2.50 0.98 2.43 0.95
Haikyu!! Second Season 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Antique Bakery 5 3.00 2.50 39% 2.50 0.98 2.43 0.95
Haikyu!! To The Top 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Minami-ke Tadaima 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-Hen 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Haikyu!! 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Uchouten Kazoku 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Haikyuu!!: To The Top Season 2 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Mitsudomoe 5 3.00 2.50 39% 2.50 0.98 2.43 0.95
Gingitsune 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Haikyu!! Karasuno Kōkō VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Kōkō 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
NHK ni Youkoso! 5 2.83 2.49 39% 2.49 0.97 3.26 1.27
Angel Beats! 5 2.91 2.46 39% 2.46 0.96 3.50 1.37
NieA_7 5 2.90 2.43 39% 2.43 0.95 3.39 1.32
Mai-HiME 4 3.88 3.71 25% 3.71 0.93 4.84 1.21

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