Kiss the Dead: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel
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From Hamilton, Laurell K.
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- Verified Purchaser
- Brand Repeater (2 of 93 reviews for this brand; avg rating: 4.5)
- Easy Grader (avg. rating: 4.3)
Least Trusted Reviews
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- Unverified Purchaser
- Created on a high volume day
- Never-Verified Reviewer
- Brand Loyalist (2 of 4 reviews for this brand; avg rating: 3.0)
- Overlapping Review History: reviewed 1 of 9 top products
- Overrepresented Participation (posted 4 Reviews)
- Critical Reviewer (avg. rating: 3.0)
Analysis Details
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- 28%
- Created over 48 days
We counted 744 reviews for this product over the span of 2,120 days, an average of 0.4 reviews per day. If these reviews were created randomly, there would be a 99.9% chance that we would see 3 or fewer reviews on any given day.
However, we see the following 48 days exceeding this threshold:In total, we found that 210 reviews were created on just 48 days. The reviews on these high volume days have rated this product an average of 2.5 while reviews from other days have rated this product an average of 3.7. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
212 of the 744 total reviews for this product are unverified purchases. The unverified purchasers have rated this product an average of 2.6 while the verified purchasers have rated this product an average of 3.7. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
Unverified purchases may be the result of Kindle Unlimited readers, buyers who didn't pay full price, or reviewers who did not purchase the product at Amazon. Read more about our Unverified Purchases test.
Never-Verified Reviewers
53 of the 744 reviewers have never written a verified purchase review. The Never-Verified Reviewers have rated this product an average of 2.4 while the reviewers who have written at least one verified purchase review rated this product an average of 3.5. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
Take-Back Reviewers
46 of the 744 reviewers have had at least one of their past reviews for another product deleted. While this is more Take-Back Reviewers than we'd expect to see, it does not appear to have a significant impact on the overall rating.
101 of the 744 total reviews for this product use substantial repetitive phrases between them. These reviewers have rated this product an average of 3.7 while reviews without substantial repetitive phrases rated this product an average of 3.3. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
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275 of the 744 reviewers have substantial overlapping product review history. These reviewers have rated this product an average of 3.7 while the reviewers who have a more unique product review history rated this product an average of 3.2. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
Brand Repeaters
312 of the 744 reviewers have reviewed other products for this brand. While this is more Brand Repeaters than we'd expect to see, the discrepancy in ratings between the Brand Repeaters and non-repeaters isn't significant enough to rule out the possibility of it being due to random chance.
Brand Loyalists
27 of the 744 reviewers have reviewed multiple products but half or more of their reviews are for this brand. While this is more Brand Loyalists than we'd expect to see, it does not appear to have a significant impact on the overall rating.
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- 74%
- From reviewers with an overrepresented participation
We see the following 4 participation groups with a statistically significant greater concentration than what we'd expect to see:In total, we found that 554 reviewers (or 75%) are within an overrepresented participation group. This is an excessively high number of reviewers in overrepresented participation groups.
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- Have an overrepresented word count
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4.2 Category's Average Ease Score
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- 0%
- Admitted to receiving an incentive
Read more about our Incentivized Reviews test. Check out our study showing that Incentivized Reviewers are much more likely to leave a positive review.
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- Reviews have been deleted
There are a few limitations to keep in mind regarding the Deleted Reviews test:
- We don't have a magic ability to collect every single deleted review; we can only identify reviews as deleted if we collect them on one date and then notice they are no longer visible on a subsequent date.
- We have no information on reviews that were never published in the first place.
- We also don't know why these reviews were removed. It could be action from the platform, personal decision by the review author, part of an entire account closure, even some data error on our part, etc.