Best bets for:

Gokusen (Live Action)

Rating Average: 3.5000
Rating Stddev: 0.5
Review Count: 2
Existing Best Bet #: 3.43067655807339
( $rating_average - $rating_stddev ) + ( log($reviews) / log(5) )
( 3.5000 - 0.5 ) + ( 0.693147180559945 / 1.6094379124341 )
( 3 ) - 0.430676558073393
Proposed Best Bet #:
( ( $rating_average - ( $rating_stddev / 2) ) - ( ( $stddev==0 and $reviews<5)? .5: 0 ) * $similarity
( ( 3.5000 - 0.25 ) - 0 ) * $similarity
( 3.25 - 0 ) * $similarity
3.25 * $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: 8 - 2004, Action, Action Comedy, Comedy, High School, School Comedy, TV, Live Action

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
School Rumble 6 3.89 3.73 56% 3.73 2.10 4.94 2.78
Full Metal Panic ~Fumoffu~ 5 4.00 4.00 39% 4.00 1.56 5.59 2.19
Mai-HiME 5 3.88 3.71 39% 3.71 1.45 4.84 1.89
Final Approach 6 3.00 2.55 56% 2.55 1.44 3.11 1.75
Rozen Maiden 5 3.75 3.53 39% 3.53 1.38 4.61 1.80
Ranma ½ 5 3.44 3.03 39% 3.03 1.18 4.41 1.72
Bleach 5 3.43 2.90 39% 2.90 1.13 3.59 1.40
Meitantei Conan 5 3.20 2.71 39% 2.71 1.06 3.22 1.26
Kenran Butoh Sai: The Mars Daybreak 5 3.00 2.65 39% 2.65 1.03 3.15 1.23
Sunabouzu 5 3.00 2.55 39% 2.55 1.00 3.11 1.21
Persona 4: The Animation 5 3.00 2.50 39% 2.50 0.98 2.43 0.95
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Kyou Kara Maou 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Akikan! 5 3.00 2.50 39% 2.50 0.98 2.43 0.95
Cheating Craft 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken: Diamond wa Kudakenai 5 3.00 3.00 39% 2.50 0.98 3.00 1.17
Chrono Crusade 4 3.89 3.73 25% 3.73 0.93 4.94 1.23
Trigun 4 3.90 3.70 25% 3.70 0.92 5.94 1.48
Hayate no Gotoku !! 4 3.75 3.53 25% 3.53 0.88 4.18 1.04
Asu no Yoichi! 5 2.50 2.25 39% 2.25 0.88 3.11 1.22
Ushio to Tora TV 2 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Deca-Dence 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Lupin Sansei (2015) 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Happy Lesson the Final 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Ushio to Tora TV 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Little Witch Academia TV 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Wanpanman TV 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.43 1.11
Junketsu no Maria 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Hanamonogatari 4 4.00 4.00 25% 3.50 0.88 4.00 1.00
Slayers Try 4 3.69 3.39 25% 3.39 0.85 4.68 1.17
Azumanga Daioh (TV) 4 3.67 3.37 25% 3.37 0.84 4.75 1.19
One Piece 4 3.73 3.30 25% 3.30 0.82 4.35 1.09
Full Metal Panic 4 3.64 3.28 25% 3.28 0.82 5.00 1.25
Spy x Family 4 3.50 3.25 25% 3.25 0.81 3.43 0.86
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 4 3.57 3.21 25% 3.21 0.80 4.48 1.12
Shakugan no Shana 4 3.60 3.20 25% 3.20 0.80 3.80 0.95
Naruto 4 3.62 3.20 25% 3.20 0.80 4.87 1.22
Uta Kata 4 3.33 3.10 25% 3.10 0.77 3.54 0.89
Seitokai no Ichizon: Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku 4 3.33 3.10 25% 3.10 0.77 3.54 0.89
Maburaho 4 3.43 3.06 25% 3.06 0.77 3.91 0.98
Sumomomo Momomo ~ Chijou Saikyou no Yome 4 3.20 3.00 25% 3.00 0.75 3.80 0.95
Midori no Hibi 4 3.40 3.00 25% 3.00 0.75 4.03 1.01
Samurai Champloo 4 3.33 3.00 25% 3.00 0.75 4.03 1.01
Katanagatari 4 3.33 2.86 25% 2.86 0.72 3.07 0.77
DearS 4 3.23 2.79 25% 2.79 0.70 3.93 0.98
Zero no Tsukaima 4 3.00 2.78 25% 2.78 0.69 3.98 1.00
K-ON! 4 3.00 2.73 25% 2.73 0.68 3.67 0.92
Girls Bravo 4 3.00 2.67 25% 2.67 0.67 3.70 0.92
Omamori Himari 4 3.00 2.65 25% 2.65 0.66 3.15 0.79
Rupan Sansei: Shin Shiri-zu 4 3.00 2.65 25% 2.65 0.66 3.15 0.79

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