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The problem is that in large swathes of the country (outside of the largest cities), there aren't enough reviews to get an "aggregate" opinion. So it's easy for
by w1ntermute 14y ago
The problem is that in large swathes of the country (outside of the largest cities), there aren't enough reviews to get an "aggregate" opinion. So it's easy for outliers to sway the overall rating for any given restaurant.
- illuminate 14y agoWell, in those cases I usually just read the text of the review and see whether it's from someone who would give 5-stars to any Applebees, or whether the person is slightly more aware of what decent food should taste like. It's imperfect, but the results on Yelp are slightly more curated than what's come before. I like their system better than their user generated review competitors, at least. The users seem somewhat more literate.