Closed Bug 455579 Opened 17 years ago Closed 16 years ago

Add-on popularity should factor in more than just ratings and rating count

Categories

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Product:
addons.mozilla.org Graveyard
Component:
Public Pages
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: baz, Unassigned)

References

Details

In bug 291413, there was extensive discussion about how to create a reasonable measure of popularity based on various factors. This bug needs to specify how the various factors should be combined. The basic formula was specified in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=291413#c20 and the histograms of these factors is available at http://people.mozilla.com/~basil/amo/HistogramsForPopularityAlgo.pdf. The task now is how to design a formula that will calculate a popularity score for every add-on.
Note that currently it is possible to sort by popularity and by rating. I would suggest that sorting by rating stays as suggested in bug 291413 whereas sorting by popularity is adjusted to use an abstract formula - that is a pretty abstract term, so it isn't a problem. Which one will be the default sorting criterion is a different question.
Summary: Add-on rating should factor in more than just ratings and rating count → Add-on popularity should factor in more than just ratings and rating count
we sort by Bayesian rating
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Product: addons.mozilla.org → addons.mozilla.org Graveyard
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