Everything has a rating/ranking system. NFL quarterbacks have a passer rating, web pages have a page rank, and there's also a Total Player Rating in baseball. This scientist and his assistant have come up with a restaurant rating system. Known as the "Big John Rating", this state-of-the-art system will revolutionize the restaurant rating industry and allow restaurants to undergo a completely scientific review. Because the scientist in question is a Dr. (and this post is on the internet) it must be true.
How does it work? This equation is based on five different items -- Ambiance, Service, Taste, Quality, and Price. Four of the items (quality is the only neglected item) have a weight associated with it. Because service, taste, and price are more important than ambiance, they have a greater say in the overall rating of a particular restaurant. Here is the equation used to rate restaurants:
R = P*PW + S*SW + A*AW + T*TW
Where
R = Rating
P = Price Rating
PW = Price Weight
T = Taste
TW = Taste Weight
S = Service
SW = Service Weight
A = Ambiance
AW = Ambiance Weight
The weights are as follows:
TW = .27
PW = .27
SW = .27
AW = .19
Now ambiance will be put in its proper place. Notice as well that it isn't price -- it's price rating. Price rating takes into account the quality, actual price, and expected price as follows:
P = (Q*EP)/AP
Where
P = Price Rating
AP = Actual Price
EP = Expected Price
Q = Quality
Essentially this means that if burger A and burger B cost the same but B has a higher quality than A, then it will get a higher rating than A and the overall rating of the restaurant serving B will be higher than A. But if A's price is significantly less than B's, then A could get a higher rating because of the cost.
You may be thinking to yourself that this ranking system really only rates one visit to the location and doesn't truly represent a true restaurant rating because it doesn't reflect the menu as a whole just one subset of it. In addition, it only takes into consideration the quality of service on one occasion which could reflect a significantly good day or a significantly bad day. A restaurant rating system needs to take into consideration more than just one day, and sure enough, here's the remaining part of the equation.
R1 + R2 + ... + Rn
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n
Now a restaurant's rating will reflect the overall experience and not just one episode. What does this mean and why is this important? Essentially this means that every restaurant will receive a rating and you can rest assured that it will scientifically let you know if this is a place you'd like to eat at or not. The bottom line is, if the Big John Rating has a 10 you know it's a good place to eat at. If it's a 0, though, you'll know you need to stay away. So sit back, relax, and know that restaurant reviews are now in good hands.
