# Hey Math Geeks!

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**Created:** [November 2, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-math-geeks/205818 "2006-11-02T07:15:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![DariusMonsef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DariusMonsef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DariusMonsef)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hey-math-geeks/205818/1 "2006-11-02T07:15:35Z")

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I need you!

So I’m trying to work through the logic on how the new rating system should be for [COLOURlovers.com](http://COLOURlovers.com). The current model doesn’t work as it is solely based on averages. A Colour could have 100 ratings for 8 and be rated less than a colour with 2 votes for 9.

Two important pieces of information I want to gather from ratings are:

1.) How popular a colours is right now.

2.) The trend that colour is on compared to how well it rated last month.

What is the best way to do the scoring? 1-5 star option? 1-10? Yes or No? Etc.

Also, how do I parse the votes to get an understanding of what is popular and compare it to it’s historical scores?

I know this sort of stuff probably gives somebody a stiffy, but it makes me want to kill myself. Please help me make the math demons go away.