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It seems like this is a thesis that could be tested empirically. It makes intuitive sense to me, but if I’m honest, that kind of inverted bell is not what I act
by hcurtiss 4y ago
It seems like this is a thesis that could be tested empirically. It makes intuitive sense to me, but if I’m honest, that kind of inverted bell is not what I actually see very often on Amazon.
- r00fus 4y agoAmazon has a lot of paid-for reviews, so you would likely see it if you remove the paid entries. In some cases on very bad products, you see tons of 5 star reviews and a lot of 1 star reviews - and if it's high on the fakespot list, I can only conclude it's a bad product. I've mostly given up on Amazon except where I can't find the product elsewhere (or on time).
- tracker1 4y agoI still use amazon a lot.. but not always reviews... often I know the product I'm looking for. I'll also tend to look at the negative reviews.. are the reviewers just not knowledgeable about what they bought, broke in shipping, or actually a bad product/seller. It will vary a bit. What sucks, is competitors will pay for bad reviews too.
- insane_dreamer 4y agoI have not done any systematic check, but I often see this type of inverted curve in product reviews. -- Though either the 5-star side or the 1-star side will be significantly higher than the other.