Comments on: Sorting rated items http://nongraphical.com/2009/03/sorting-rated-items/ A dynamic trapeze of web design, programming, and randomness. Fri, 28 May 2010 07:45:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: math4origami http://nongraphical.com/2009/03/sorting-rated-items/comment-page-1/#comment-748 math4origami Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:26:45 +0000 http://nongraphical.com/?p=214#comment-748 <p>Hmmm, I think Newegg's sorting tends to be pretty appropriate and useful. It's best part is result filtering based on technical specifications of the products, like size, interface, speed, etc. Amazon has almost no such sorting, or very limited, and it seems like most retailers either don't fill in the correct values for those criteria, or Amazon's website does a poor job sorting by such criteria. I would usually say use Newegg for comparison shopping, then just check Amazon for alternative prices. Amazon's search and sorting are quite frustrating.</p> Hm­mm, I think Newegg’s sort­ing tends to be pret­ty ap­pro­pri­ate and use­ful. It’s best part is re­sult fil­ter­ing based on tech­ni­cal spec­i­fi­ca­tions of the prod­ucts, like size, in­ter­face, speed, etc. Ama­zon has al­most no such sort­ing, or very lim­it­ed, and it seems like most re­tail­ers ei­ther don’t fill in the cor­rect val­ues for those cri­te­ria, or Ama­zon’s web­site does a poor job sort­ing by such cri­te­ria. I would usu­al­ly say use Newegg for com­par­ison shop­ping, then just check Ama­zon for al­ter­na­tive prices. Ama­zon’s search and sort­ing are quite frus­trat­ing.

]]> By: Tony http://nongraphical.com/2009/03/sorting-rated-items/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Tony Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:37:38 +0000 http://nongraphical.com/?p=214#comment-747 <p>Long time no see fellow TASPer! I totally agree with your observations - the average rating system is killed by it's inability to factor in no. of ratings. The best alternative I can see for the time being is:</p> <p>Newegg: sort products by most reviews - I find products with more reviews to be more trustworthy + the fact that experienced buyers are more likely to review purchases in the first place and more likely to review purchases that they found very satisfactory + I also think the aggregated star rating is more reliable with more reviews like you said, so sorting by most reviews makes this easier to use. Amazon: sort products by bestselling - Amazon is a bit harder especially when shopping for electronics because their customers are less tech-savvy in general and thus their reviews are less reliable, but generally the products that sell more are indeed better, and since Amazon's selections are less than Newegg's it's easier to fine-sort them by yourself when you have one reliable automatic sorter in place</p> Long time no see fel­low TASPer! I to­tal­ly agree with your ob­ser­va­tions - the av­er­age rat­ing sys­tem is killed by it’s in­abil­i­ty to fac­tor in no. of rat­ings. The best al­ter­na­tive I can see for the time be­ing is:

Newegg: sort prod­ucts by most re­views - I find prod­ucts with more re­views to be more trust­wor­thy + the fact that ex­pe­ri­enced buy­ers are more like­ly to re­view pur­chas­es in the first place and more like­ly to re­view pur­chas­es that they found very sat­is­fac­to­ry + I al­so think the ag­gre­gat­ed star rat­ing is more re­li­able with more re­views like you said, so sort­ing by most re­views makes this easier to use. Ama­zon: sort prod­ucts by best­selling - Ama­zon is a bit hard­er espe­cial­ly when shop­ping for elec­tron­ics be­cause their cus­tomers are less tech-savvy in gen­er­al and thus their re­views are less re­li­able, but gen­er­al­ly the prod­ucts that sell more are in­deed bet­ter, and since Ama­zon’s se­lec­tions are less than Newegg’s it’s easier to fine-sort them by your­self when you have one re­li­able au­to­mat­ic sorter in place

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