Best bets for:

Midori no Hibi

Rating Average: 3.4000
Rating Stddev: 0.7999999999999999
Review Count: 10
Existing Best Bet #: 4.03067655807339
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 3.4000 - 0.7999999999999999 ) + ( 2.30258509299405 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 2.6 ) - 1.43067655807339
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 3.4000 - 0.4 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 3 - 0 ) * $similarity
3 * $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: 12 - 2004, Comedy, High School, Romantic Comedy, Shounen, TV, Fan Service, Romance, Modern, Drama, Slice of Life, Fighting

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! 9 3.70 3.47 56% 3.47 1.95 4.67 2.63
School Rumble 8 3.89 3.73 44% 3.73 1.66 4.94 2.20
Mai-HiME 8 3.88 3.71 44% 3.71 1.65 4.84 2.15
DearS 9 3.23 2.79 56% 2.79 1.57 3.93 2.21
Omamori Himari 9 3.00 2.65 56% 2.65 1.49 3.15 1.77
Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru 8 3.50 3.25 44% 3.25 1.44 3.43 1.52
Ichigo 100% TV 9 2.75 2.53 56% 2.53 1.43 3.18 1.79
Itazura na Kiss 8 3.50 3.12 44% 3.12 1.39 3.85 1.71
REC 8 3.14 2.97 44% 2.97 1.32 4.00 1.78
Da Capo Second Season 9 2.75 2.34 56% 2.34 1.31 2.78 1.56
Sasameki Koto 9 2.50 2.25 56% 2.25 1.27 2.86 1.61
Ladies versus Butlers! 9 2.50 2.25 56% 2.25 1.27 2.86 1.61
Asu no Yoichi! 9 2.50 2.25 56% 2.25 1.27 3.11 1.75
Kannagi 9 2.57 2.21 56% 2.21 1.24 3.05 1.72
BECK 7 3.83 3.65 34% 3.65 1.24 4.57 1.56
Fruits Basket 7 3.85 3.61 34% 3.61 1.23 5.23 1.78
Amagami SS 9 2.40 2.16 56% 2.16 1.21 2.91 1.64
Lamune 8 3.00 2.68 44% 2.68 1.19 3.37 1.50
Horimiya 7 4.00 4.00 34% 3.50 1.19 4.00 1.36
Aishiteru Ze Baby 7 3.67 3.43 34% 3.43 1.17 4.31 1.47
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou 8 3.00 2.59 44% 2.59 1.15 3.30 1.47
Okusama wa Joshi Kousei 9 2.40 2.00 56% 2.00 1.12 2.60 1.46
Koi Kaze 7 3.67 3.29 34% 3.29 1.12 4.03 1.37
Akikan! 8 3.00 2.50 44% 2.50 1.11 2.43 1.08
Isshuukan Friends 8 3.00 2.50 44% 2.50 1.11 2.43 1.08
Hana-Saku Iroha 7 3.50 3.25 34% 3.25 1.11 3.43 1.17
Loveless (TV) 7 3.50 3.25 34% 3.25 1.11 3.43 1.17
Sekirei 7 3.50 3.25 34% 3.25 1.11 4.11 1.40
Nagasarete Airantou 7 3.50 3.25 34% 3.25 1.11 4.11 1.40
Love Hina 7 3.55 3.19 34% 3.19 1.09 4.97 1.69
Chobits 7 3.56 3.16 34% 3.16 1.08 4.82 1.64
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo 7 3.50 3.14 34% 3.14 1.07 4.70 1.60
I's Pure 7 3.33 3.10 34% 3.10 1.05 3.54 1.21
Maburaho 7 3.43 3.06 34% 3.06 1.04 3.91 1.33
Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka (TV) 8 2.75 2.34 44% 2.34 1.04 2.78 1.24
B Gata H Kei 8 2.80 2.31 44% 2.31 1.03 2.82 1.25
Sumomomo Momomo ~ Chijou Saikyou no Yome 7 3.20 3.00 34% 3.00 1.02 3.80 1.29
Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chuu 8 2.50 2.25 44% 2.25 1.00 2.43 1.08
Onegai Teacher 7 3.27 2.88 34% 2.88 0.98 4.18 1.42
Princess Lover! 8 2.67 2.20 44% 2.20 0.98 2.41 1.07
Great Teacher Onizuka 6 3.83 3.65 25% 3.65 0.91 5.00 1.25
Suzuka 6 3.80 3.60 25% 3.60 0.90 4.40 1.10
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu 6 3.80 3.60 25% 3.60 0.90 4.83 1.21
Kimi ni Todoke 8 2.40 2.00 44% 2.00 0.89 2.60 1.16
Rozen Maiden 6 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.61 1.15
Paradise Kiss 6 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.18 1.04
Fruits Basket 2nd Season 6 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Maria-sama ga Miteru 6 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Gin no Saji 6 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Gin no Saji Dai-2-ki 6 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00

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