Best bets for:

Monster

Rating Average: 3.5000
Rating Stddev: 0.8660254037844386
Review Count: 4
Existing Best Bet #: 3.49532771236235
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 3.5000 - 0.8660254037844386 ) + ( 1.38629436111989 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 2.63397459621556 ) - 0.861353116146786
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 3.5000 - 0.433012701892219 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 3.06698729810778 - 0 ) * $similarity
3.06698729810778 * $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: 11 - 2004, Action, Creepy, Dark, Drama, Horror, Mystery, 2005, TV, Modern, Suspense

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
Interlude 9 3.75 3.53 66% 3.53 2.37 4.18 2.80
Rozen Maiden 8 3.75 3.53 52% 3.53 1.87 4.61 2.44
Meitantei Conan 8 3.20 2.71 52% 2.71 1.43 3.22 1.70
Jigoku Shoujo 7 3.60 3.36 40% 3.36 1.36 4.11 1.66
Loveless (TV) 7 3.50 3.25 40% 3.25 1.32 3.43 1.39
Uta Kata 7 3.33 3.10 40% 3.10 1.25 3.54 1.44
Elfen Lied 7 3.50 3.07 40% 3.07 1.24 4.18 1.69
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid 6 4.00 4.00 29% 4.00 1.19 5.29 1.57
Bleach 7 3.43 2.90 40% 2.90 1.18 3.59 1.45
Mai-HiME 6 3.88 3.71 29% 3.71 1.10 4.84 1.44
Blood Plus 7 3.11 2.67 40% 2.67 1.08 3.60 1.46
X (TV) 6 3.75 3.47 29% 3.47 1.03 4.91 1.46
X-Men 6 3.50 3.25 29% 3.25 0.97 3.43 1.02
Koukaku Kidoutai 2: Innocence 6 3.50 3.25 29% 3.25 0.97 3.86 1.15
Naruto 6 3.62 3.20 29% 3.20 0.95 4.87 1.45
xxxHOLiC Kei 6 3.33 3.10 29% 3.10 0.92 3.54 1.05
Rozen Maiden ~Träumend~ 6 3.33 3.10 29% 3.10 0.92 3.54 1.05
Ghost Hunt 6 3.25 3.03 29% 3.03 0.90 3.68 1.09
Chaos;Head 6 3.25 3.03 29% 3.03 0.90 3.68 1.09
Madlax 6 3.25 3.03 29% 3.03 0.90 3.68 1.09
Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX 5 4.00 4.00 20% 4.00 0.83 5.43 1.12
Read or Die - TV 5 4.00 4.00 20% 4.00 0.83 5.11 1.06
Jin-Roh 5 3.92 3.78 20% 3.78 0.78 5.18 1.07
Juuni Kokuki 5 3.90 3.75 20% 3.75 0.77 5.03 1.04
Boukyaku no Senritsu 6 3.00 2.55 29% 2.55 0.76 3.11 0.92
BECK 5 3.83 3.65 20% 3.65 0.75 4.57 0.95
Speed Grapher 6 3.00 3.00 29% 2.50 0.74 3.68 1.10
Ningyo no Mori 6 2.67 2.43 29% 2.43 0.72 2.88 0.86
Black Jack Final 5 4.00 4.00 20% 3.50 0.72 4.00 0.83
Death Note 5 4.00 4.00 20% 3.50 0.72 4.86 1.00
Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori 5 4.00 4.00 20% 3.50 0.72 4.68 0.97
Fantastic Children 5 4.00 4.00 20% 3.50 0.72 4.43 0.92
Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED 5 3.73 3.42 20% 3.42 0.71 4.60 0.95
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou: Tou 6 2.75 2.34 29% 2.34 0.69 2.78 0.83
Kurozuka 7 2.25 1.71 40% 1.71 0.69 2.02 0.82
Gunslinger Girl 5 3.67 3.33 20% 3.33 0.69 4.37 0.90
Gankutsuou 5 3.50 3.25 20% 3.25 0.67 3.43 0.71
Zipang 5 3.50 3.25 20% 3.25 0.67 3.43 0.71
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (TV) 5 3.50 3.25 20% 3.25 0.67 3.86 0.80
Mousou Dairinin 5 3.50 3.25 20% 3.25 0.67 3.43 0.71
ID: INVADED 5 3.50 3.25 20% 3.25 0.67 3.43 0.71
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai 5 3.50 3.25 20% 3.25 0.67 3.43 0.71
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 5 3.57 3.21 20% 3.21 0.66 4.48 0.93
Kino no Tabi - the Beautiful World (TV) 5 3.25 3.03 20% 3.03 0.63 3.68 0.76
sola 5 3.40 3.00 20% 3.00 0.62 3.60 0.74
Samurai Champloo 5 3.33 3.00 20% 3.00 0.62 4.03 0.83
xxxHOLiC 6 2.40 2.00 29% 2.00 0.60 2.60 0.77
Witch Hunter Robin 5 3.12 2.73 20% 2.73 0.57 3.64 0.75
xxxHOLiC - Manatsu no Yoru no Yume 5 3.17 2.72 20% 2.72 0.56 3.38 0.70
Yami No Matsuei 5 3.29 2.71 20% 2.71 0.56 3.33 0.69

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