Parsing Amazon reviews
Post date: 2022-01-24 21:37:47
Views: 292
How am I supposed to assign credibility and compare products using Amazon reviews?

A product will have 5000 ratings and an average of 4.3 stars. The 1 star reviews will mention the product breaking after a week, getting jammed/stuck, etc. The 5 star reviews will rave about what a pleasure it is to use. I can't tell how long any of the 5 star reviewers have had the product. How reliable is that 4.3 star rating? How does it compare to a 4.7 rating on a product with 300 reviews? What's the difference between a product whose ratings are almost entirely split between 5 and 1, vs one with a spread of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 star votes?

How on earth are people choosing between multiple seemingly very similar products?
Number of Comments
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
Apple's elevation of silicon head Johny Srouji signals sprint to build in-house chips for all devices
Jim Cramer says these stocks show why you need to trade on fundamentals, not fear
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns, third House member to quit this month
How to donate medicine?
Book: Wind and Truth (Stormlight Archive #5)
The Way Home: The Way Home, season 4 (all episodes)
Movie: The Blue Caftan
Big Mistakes: Big Mistakes
Judge dismisses Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit over claim he frequented 'nightclubs'
Trump says 'I'll remember' companies that don’t seek tariff refunds