Best bets for:

Bouken Ou Beet

Rating Average: 2.0000
Rating Stddev: 0
Review Count: 1
Existing Best Bet #: 2
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 2.0000 - 0 ) + ( 0 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 2 ) - 0
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 2.0000 - 0 ) - 0.5 ) * $similarity
( 2 - 0.5 ) * $similarity
1.5 * $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: 10 - 2004, Action Comedy, Action, Adventure, All Ages, Children, Fantasy, Fighting, TV, 2005

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
Naruto 8 3.62 3.20 64% 3.20 2.05 4.87 3.11
Mahoujin GuruGuru 7 4.00 4.00 48% 3.50 1.71 4.00 1.96
Bleach 7 3.43 2.90 48% 2.90 1.42 3.59 1.76
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's 6 3.75 3.53 36% 3.53 1.27 4.18 1.50
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha 6 3.75 3.53 36% 3.53 1.27 4.18 1.50
Rozen Maiden 6 3.75 3.53 36% 3.53 1.27 4.61 1.66
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 1 6 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.43 1.60
Naruto Shippuuden (TV) 6 4.00 4.00 36% 3.50 1.26 4.00 1.44
Kyou Kara Maou 7 3.00 3.00 48% 2.50 1.22 3.00 1.47
Pocket Monsters 8 2.48 1.87 64% 1.87 1.19 3.15 2.01
Mousou Dairinin 6 3.50 3.25 36% 3.25 1.17 3.43 1.24
Fushigi no Umi no Nadia 6 3.50 3.25 36% 3.25 1.17 3.86 1.39
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 6 3.57 3.21 36% 3.21 1.15 4.48 1.61
Erementar Gerad (TV) 6 3.00 2.59 36% 2.59 0.93 2.87 1.03
School Rumble 5 3.89 3.73 25% 3.73 0.93 4.94 1.23
Chrono Crusade 5 3.89 3.73 25% 3.73 0.93 4.94 1.23
Mai-HiME 5 3.88 3.71 25% 3.71 0.93 4.84 1.21
Sunabouzu 6 3.00 2.55 36% 2.55 0.92 3.11 1.12
Boukyaku no Senritsu 6 3.00 2.55 36% 2.55 0.92 3.11 1.12
Mujin Wakusei Survive 6 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Needless 6 3.00 2.50 36% 2.50 0.90 2.86 1.03
Selector Spread WIXOSS 6 3.00 3.00 36% 2.50 0.90 3.00 1.08
Digimon Tamers 5 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.18 1.04
Interlude 5 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.18 1.04
Yoshinaga-san chi no Gargoyle 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 3 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.68 1.17
Akiba Maid Sensou 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Bindzume Yousei 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Shining Tears x Wind 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Saiyuuki Reload Gunlock 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Season 2 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Kurenai no Buta 5 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.86 1.22
Slayers Try 5 3.69 3.39 25% 3.39 0.85 4.68 1.17
Kiba 5 3.50 3.25 25% 3.25 0.81 3.43 0.86
Loveless (TV) 5 3.50 3.25 25% 3.25 0.81 3.43 0.86
Gakuen Alice 6 2.50 2.25 36% 2.25 0.81 2.43 0.88
Uta Kata 5 3.33 3.10 25% 3.10 0.77 3.54 0.89
Tears to Tiara 5 3.25 3.03 25% 3.03 0.76 3.68 0.92
Ranma ½ 5 3.44 3.03 25% 3.03 0.76 4.41 1.10
Yumeria 6 2.33 2.10 36% 2.10 0.76 2.54 0.92
Samurai Champloo 5 3.33 3.00 25% 3.00 0.75 4.03 1.01
Ninja Scroll Dragon Gem 5 3.33 2.86 25% 2.86 0.72 3.07 0.77
Zero no Tsukaima 5 3.00 2.78 25% 2.78 0.69 3.98 1.00
Kaze no Stigma 5 3.17 2.72 25% 2.72 0.68 3.38 0.85
Tsubasa Chronicle 5 3.20 2.71 25% 2.71 0.68 3.22 0.81
Meitantei Conan 5 3.20 2.71 25% 2.71 0.68 3.22 0.81
Kenran Butoh Sai: The Mars Daybreak 5 3.00 2.65 25% 2.65 0.66 3.15 0.79
The Sacred Blacksmith 5 3.00 2.65 25% 2.65 0.66 3.15 0.79
Bakuretsu Tenshi 5 3.00 2.65 25% 2.65 0.66 3.15 0.79
.hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu 5 3.00 2.59 25% 2.59 0.65 3.30 0.82

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