Best bets for:

Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar

Rating Average: 3.6667
Rating Stddev: 0.4714045207910316
Review Count: 3
Existing Best Bet #: 3.87790167369495
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 3.6667 - 0.4714045207910316 ) + ( 1.09861228866811 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 3.19529547920897 ) - 0.682606194485985
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 3.6667 - 0.235702260395516 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 3.43099773960448 - 0 ) * $similarity
3.43099773960448 * $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: 10 - All Ages, Comedy, Kawaii, Kid at heart, Magic, Middle School, Music, TV, 2001, Shoujo

For reference, Devil Doll's similarity calc is this:
( $matching_keys * ( $matching_keys / $total_keys ) * $total_keys ) / ( $total_keys * $total_keys )
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Fruits Basket 6 3.85 3.61 36% 3.61 1.30 5.23 1.88
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Bindzume Yousei 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Puchi Puri Yushi 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
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Piano 5 3.50 3.25 25% 3.25 0.81 3.43 0.86
Ultra Maniac TV 5 3.60 3.20 25% 3.20 0.80 3.80 0.95
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Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer 5 3.09 2.76 25% 2.76 0.69 3.91 0.98
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 5 3.11 2.61 25% 2.61 0.65 3.48 0.87
Potemayo 5 3.00 3.00 25% 2.50 0.62 3.00 0.75
Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu 5 3.00 3.00 25% 2.50 0.62 3.43 0.86
Kobato 5 3.00 3.00 25% 2.50 0.62 3.00 0.75
Rikujyou Bouei Tai Mao-chan 5 3.00 3.00 25% 2.50 0.62 3.00 0.75
Mai-HiME 4 3.88 3.71 16% 3.71 0.59 4.84 0.77
Kodomo no Omocha 4 3.87 3.62 16% 3.62 0.58 5.05 0.81
Kamichu! 4 3.80 3.60 16% 3.60 0.58 4.40 0.70
Magikano 4 3.80 3.60 16% 3.60 0.58 4.40 0.70
Chicchana Yukitsukai Sugar Summer Special 5 2.50 2.25 25% 2.25 0.56 2.43 0.61
Mahoujin GuruGuru 4 4.00 4.00 16% 3.50 0.56 4.00 0.64
Binchou-tan 4 4.00 4.00 16% 3.50 0.56 4.43 0.71
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Pita-Ten 4 3.67 3.43 16% 3.43 0.55 3.88 0.62
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Rozen Maiden ~Träumend~ 4 3.33 3.10 16% 3.10 0.50 3.54 0.57
I My Me! Strawberry Eggs 4 3.43 2.98 16% 2.98 0.48 3.73 0.60
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Pocket Monsters 5 2.48 1.87 25% 1.87 0.47 3.15 0.79
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K-ON! 4 3.00 2.73 16% 2.73 0.44 3.67 0.59
G-on Riders 4 3.00 2.59 16% 2.59 0.41 2.87 0.46
Mahou Sensei Negima! 4 3.00 2.54 16% 2.54 0.41 3.28 0.53
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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen 5 2.00 2.00 25% 1.50 0.38 2.00 0.50
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