Best bets for:

Princess Nine

Rating Average: 3.0000
Rating Stddev: 0
Review Count: 3
Existing Best Bet #: 3.68260619448599
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 3.0000 - 0 ) + ( 1.09861228866811 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 3 ) - 0.682606194485985
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 - Competition, Drama, High School, Modern, Sports, TV, 2001

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
H2 6 4.00 4.00 73% 3.50 2.57 4.00 2.94
Fruits Basket 5 3.85 3.61 51% 3.61 1.84 5.23 2.67
Suzuka 5 3.80 3.60 51% 3.60 1.84 4.40 2.24
Hajime no Ippo 5 4.00 4.00 51% 3.50 1.79 4.43 2.26
Tsurune: Kazemai Kōkō Kyūdō-bu 5 4.00 4.00 51% 3.50 1.79 4.00 2.04
X (TV) 5 3.75 3.47 51% 3.47 1.77 4.91 2.51
Meitantei Conan 5 3.20 2.71 51% 2.71 1.38 3.22 1.64
Haikyu!! Second Season 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Hanebado! 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Haikyuu!!: To The Top Season 2 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Haikyu!! Karasuno Kōkō VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Kōkō 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Boukyaku Battery 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Azusa, Otetsudaishimasu! 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Bokura no Ameiro Protocol 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Haikyu!! To The Top 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.00 1.53
Hoshiai no Sora 5 3.00 3.00 51% 2.50 1.28 3.43 1.75
Chikyu Shojo Arjuna 4 3.83 3.65 32% 3.65 1.19 4.57 1.49
Great Teacher Onizuka 4 3.83 3.65 32% 3.65 1.19 5.00 1.63
BECK 4 3.83 3.65 32% 3.65 1.19 4.57 1.49
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu 4 3.80 3.60 32% 3.60 1.18 4.83 1.58
Cross Game 4 3.80 3.60 32% 3.60 1.18 4.40 1.44
Paradise Kiss 4 3.75 3.53 32% 3.53 1.15 4.18 1.36
Rozen Maiden 4 3.75 3.53 32% 3.53 1.15 4.61 1.50
Tamayomi 5 2.50 2.25 51% 2.25 1.15 2.43 1.24
Fruits Basket: The Final 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Fruits Basket 2nd Season 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Kaiji 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Iroduku Sekai no Ashita kara 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Initial D Fourth Stage 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.43 1.45
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~ 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Sonny Boy 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.68 1.53
Ao no Orchestra 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Aku no Hana 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
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Happy Sugar Life 4 4.00 4.00 32% 3.50 1.14 4.00 1.31
Toradora! 4 3.70 3.47 32% 3.47 1.13 4.67 1.53
Aishiteru Ze Baby 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 4.31 1.41
Air TV 4 3.67 3.43 32% 3.43 1.12 4.31 1.41
Saki Mahjong 5 2.67 2.20 51% 2.20 1.12 2.41 1.23
Kanon 4 3.70 3.38 32% 3.38 1.10 4.49 1.47
Jigoku Shoujo 4 3.60 3.36 32% 3.36 1.10 4.11 1.34
Kanon (2006) 4 3.60 3.36 32% 3.36 1.10 4.11 1.34
Koi Kaze 4 3.67 3.29 32% 3.29 1.08 4.03 1.32
Tsuyokiss Cool X Sweet 5 2.33 2.10 51% 2.10 1.07 2.54 1.30
Hibike! Euphonium 2 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12
Yuri!!! on Ice 4 3.50 3.25 32% 3.25 1.06 3.43 1.12

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