Best bets for:

Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite

Rating Average: 3.0000
Rating Stddev: 0
Review Count: 1
Existing Best Bet #: 3
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 3.0000 - 0 ) + ( 0 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 3 ) - 0
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 3.0000 - 0 ) - 0.5 ) * $similarity
( 3 - 0.5 ) * $similarity
2.5 * $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: 7 - 2025, Comedy, TV, Modern, Coming of Age, Music, 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
Toradora! 5 3.70 3.47 51% 3.47 1.77 4.67 2.38
Hana-Saku Iroha 5 3.50 3.25 51% 3.25 1.66 3.43 1.75
Piano 5 3.50 3.25 51% 3.25 1.66 3.43 1.75
Sora no Woto 6 2.50 2.25 73% 2.25 1.65 3.11 2.29
Itazura na Kiss 5 3.50 3.12 51% 3.12 1.59 3.85 1.96
Clannad: After Story 5 3.33 3.10 51% 3.10 1.58 3.98 2.03
Lamune 5 3.00 2.68 51% 2.68 1.37 3.37 1.72
Yakitate!! Japan 4 4.00 4.00 32% 4.00 1.31 5.00 1.63
Hibike! Euphonium 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.43 1.75
Angel Beats! 5 2.91 2.46 51% 2.46 1.25 3.50 1.79
School Rumble 4 3.89 3.73 32% 3.73 1.22 4.94 1.61
BECK 4 3.83 3.65 32% 3.65 1.19 4.57 1.49
Nodame Cantabile 4 3.83 3.65 32% 3.65 1.19 4.57 1.49
B Gata H Kei 5 2.80 2.31 51% 2.31 1.18 2.82 1.44
Kamichu! 4 3.80 3.60 32% 3.60 1.18 4.40 1.44
Usagi Drop 4 3.80 3.60 32% 3.60 1.18 4.40 1.44
Ladies versus Butlers! 5 2.50 2.25 51% 2.25 1.15 2.86 1.46
Sasameki Koto 5 2.50 2.25 51% 2.25 1.15 2.86 1.46
K-ON!! 5 2.50 2.25 51% 2.25 1.15 2.43 1.24
Amaama to Inazuma 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Nodame Cantabile (Live Action) 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Paripi Koumei 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Sakura Quest 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Sangatsu no Lion 2 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Shirobako (TV) 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Gin no Saji Dai-2-ki 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Rumic Theater 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Amanchu! 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Hachimitsu to Kuroba II 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.86 1.59
Gin no Saji 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Danshi Kōkōsei no Nichijō 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.43 1.45
Bindzume Yousei 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.43 1.45
Horimiya 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Nanaka 6/17 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 3.88 1.27
Aishiteru Ze Baby 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 4.31 1.41
Azumanga Daioh (TV) 4 3.67 3.37 32% 3.37 1.10 4.75 1.55
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu 2009 5 2.40 2.16 51% 2.16 1.10 2.91 1.48
Amagami SS 5 2.40 2.16 51% 2.16 1.10 2.91 1.48
Minami-ke 4 3.60 3.36 32% 3.36 1.10 4.11 1.34
Taiho Shichauzo! (TV) 4 3.67 3.29 32% 3.29 1.08 4.03 1.32
Koi Kaze 4 3.67 3.29 32% 3.29 1.08 4.03 1.32
Full Moon wo Sagashite 4 3.60 3.27 32% 3.27 1.07 4.37 1.43
Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12
Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12
Kono Oto Tomare! S2 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12
Sangatsu no Lion 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo 4 3.50 3.14 32% 3.14 1.02 4.70 1.53
Okusama wa Joshi Kousei 5 2.40 2.00 51% 2.00 1.02 2.60 1.33

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