They removed how many ratings the product has received. So a 4.5 star rating from 100,000 people means that a good few people had issues or didn’t like it
A 4.5 star rating from 3 people makes you suspicious of the seller
So 4.5 is bad in both of those scenarios? So how is the number of people having rated matter?
Personally I always look further than the AVG number anyway. As other commenters have said none of this means anything if you don’t check negative reviews for reoccurring issues.
Knowing the volume provides extra insights. If nothing else, at least when glancing at the list of search results, knowing the volume can allow a slightly faster zero in on the items to dig deeper.
Looking at the screenshot in the article, putting the numeric score next to the star doesn’t seem more difficult to read to me.
They removed how many ratings the product has received. So a 4.5 star rating from 100,000 people means that a good few people had issues or didn’t like it
A 4.5 star rating from 3 people makes you suspicious of the seller
So 4.5 is bad in both of those scenarios? So how is the number of people having rated matter?
Personally I always look further than the AVG number anyway. As other commenters have said none of this means anything if you don’t check negative reviews for reoccurring issues.
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Knowing the volume provides extra insights. If nothing else, at least when glancing at the list of search results, knowing the volume can allow a slightly faster zero in on the items to dig deeper.