Best bets for:

Classical Zoids:Chaotic Century

Rating Average: 2.6250
Rating Stddev: 0.8569568250501305
Review Count: 8
Existing Best Bet #: 3.06007284917005
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 2.6250 - 0.8569568250501305 ) + ( 2.07944154167984 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 1.76804317494987 ) - 1.29202967422018
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 2.6250 - 0.428478412525065 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 2.19652158747493 - 0 ) * $similarity
2.19652158747493 * $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: 4 - Mecha, 2000, 1999, TV

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
Mugen no Ryvius 4 3.60 3.36 100% 3.36 3.36 4.11 4.11
Chikyuu Bouei Kigyou Dai-Guard 4 3.33 3.10 100% 3.10 3.10 3.54 3.54
Bigguou 4 3.00 2.62 100% 2.62 2.62 3.45 3.45
Turn A Gundam 4 3.00 3.00 100% 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.00
Vandread 3 3.89 3.73 56% 3.73 2.10 4.94 2.78
Great Teacher Onizuka 3 3.83 3.65 56% 3.65 2.05 5.00 2.82
Hunter X Hunter 3 4.00 4.00 56% 3.50 1.97 4.43 2.49
Sakura Taisen: Gouka Kenran 3 4.00 4.00 56% 3.50 1.97 4.00 2.25
GEAR Fighter Dendoh 3 4.00 4.00 56% 3.50 1.97 4.00 2.25
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 3 3.70 3.47 56% 3.47 1.95 4.67 2.63
Cardcaptor Sakura 3 3.65 3.30 56% 3.30 1.86 4.90 2.76
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne 3 3.60 3.20 56% 3.20 1.80 3.80 2.14
Heppoko Jiken Animation Excel Saga 3 3.42 3.01 56% 3.01 1.70 4.44 2.49
Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi 3 3.40 3.00 56% 3.00 1.69 3.60 2.02
Dual! Paralle Lunlun Monogatari 3 3.15 2.89 56% 2.89 1.62 4.21 2.37
Ima Soko ni Iru Boku 3 3.33 2.86 56% 2.86 1.61 3.07 1.73
Meitantei Conan 3 3.20 2.71 56% 2.71 1.52 3.22 1.81
Seraphim Call 3 3.00 3.00 56% 2.50 1.41 3.00 1.69
Digimon: Digital Monsters 3 2.93 2.47 56% 2.47 1.39 3.69 2.07
Majutsushi Orphen Revenge 3 2.50 2.25 56% 2.25 1.27 2.43 1.37
Sakura Taisen TV 3 2.50 2.25 56% 2.25 1.27 2.86 1.61
Brigadoon 3 2.50 2.25 56% 2.25 1.27 2.43 1.37
Pocket Monsters 3 2.48 1.87 56% 1.87 1.05 3.15 1.77
Blue Gender 3 2.33 1.78 56% 1.78 1.00 2.34 1.32
Eureka Seven 2 4.00 4.00 25% 4.00 1.00 5.00 1.25
Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX 2 4.00 4.00 25% 4.00 1.00 5.43 1.36
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid 2 4.00 4.00 25% 4.00 1.00 5.29 1.32
Mai-HiME 2 3.88 3.71 25% 3.71 0.93 4.84 1.21
Orphen 2 3.85 3.67 25% 3.67 0.92 5.08 1.27
Jinzo Ningen Kikaider 2 3.83 3.65 25% 3.65 0.91 4.57 1.14
Vandread The Second Stage 2 3.80 3.60 25% 3.60 0.90 4.40 1.10
Bokurano 2 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.18 1.04
Uchuu Senkan Tiramisu Zwei 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Tenshi Ni Narumon 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.86 1.22
D4 Princess 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Suisei no Gargantia 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
SSSS.Dynazenon 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Sentou Mecha Xabungle 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
G-Taste 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Zegapain 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Eden's Bowy 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
009-1 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Cho Jiku Yosai Macross 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Kidou Senshi Z Gundam 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Tengen Toppa Gurren-lagann 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.68 1.17
Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans (TV 2) 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Mobile Suit Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Hajime no Ippo 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam 2 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00

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