[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #2686: Plugin Search: Search should also take into account the number of ratings

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#2686: Plugin Search: Search should also take into account the number of ratings
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 Reporter:  bfintal           |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Plugin Directory v3 - Future
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by gibrown):

 Ah ha!

 Wilson score confidence interval for a Bernoulli parameter from
 http://www.evanmiller.org/how-not-to-sort-by-average-rating.html

 I think I will try putting something like this into the index. I need to
 figure how to make it work on a 5 star scale, but this addresses a lot of
 my concerns with hard coding any limits. Noting here mostly as a reminder.

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