Christian@lemmy.ml to /c/showerthoughts@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoStar-ratings for online reviews would probably be actually helpful if you just excluded all the five-star reviews from the calculationsmessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareStar-ratings for online reviews would probably be actually helpful if you just excluded all the five-star reviews from the calculationsChristian@lemmy.ml to /c/showerthoughts@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Companies don’t pay for four-star reviews, but a person giving a four-star review liked the product overall.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI would remove the one star ratings as well.
minus-squareChristian@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoWhat’s your reasoning?
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 years agoBoth ends of the spectrum are a problem,. 5 star is often shills. “This weather app cured my scrofula…5 stars” 1 star is often pissed off people who 1 star bomb minor inconvenience or have totally unrealistic expectations. “This weather app hasn’t cured my scrofula…1 star” In my experience it is the middle of the road reviews that give the most accurate gauge of reviewed product or service.
minus-squareChristian@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI guess that makes sense. I wasn’t really thinking to filter out terrible opinions, just filter out things that aren’t actual opinions.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoExactly. “Delivery guy peed on my cat” is not an option about the product either.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThe steakhouse had terrible vegan options. One star.
I would remove the one star ratings as well.
What’s your reasoning?
Both ends of the spectrum are a problem,.
5 star is often shills.
“This weather app cured my scrofula…5 stars”
1 star is often pissed off people who 1 star bomb minor inconvenience or have totally unrealistic expectations.
“This weather app hasn’t cured my scrofula…1 star”
In my experience it is the middle of the road reviews that give the most accurate gauge of reviewed product or service.
I guess that makes sense. I wasn’t really thinking to filter out terrible opinions, just filter out things that aren’t actual opinions.
Exactly. “Delivery guy peed on my cat” is not an option about the product either.
“the restaurant wasn’t open”
The steakhouse had terrible vegan options. One star.