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• 8%
• Created over 11 days

We counted 2,865 reviews for this product over the span of 709 days, an average of 4.0 reviews per day. If these reviews were created randomly, there would be a 99.9% chance that we would see 12 or fewer reviews on any given day.

However, we see the following 11 days exceeding this threshold:

• 52 Reviews on Jan 26, 2015 (Avg. rating: 4.7)
• 35 Reviews on Feb 6, 2015 (Avg. rating: 4.5)
• 26 Reviews on Feb 5, 2015 (Avg. rating: 4.4)
• 14 Reviews on Apr 27, 2016 (Avg. rating: 4.8)
• 14 Reviews on May 2, 2016 (Avg. rating: 4.7)
• 14 Reviews on Sep 30, 2016 (Avg. rating: 4.7)
• 14 Reviews on Jan 27, 2015 (Avg. rating: 4.4)
• 14 Reviews on Jan 4, 2016 (Avg. rating: 4.4)
• 14 Reviews on Nov 12, 2015 (Avg. rating: 4.0)
• 13 Reviews on Nov 24, 2015 (Avg. rating: 4.6)
• 13 Reviews on May 16, 2016 (Avg. rating: 4.2)
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In total, we found that 223 reviews were created on just 11 days. The reviews on these high volume days have rated this product an average of 4.5 while reviews from other days have rated this product an average of 4.2. 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.

Read more about our Rating Trend test.

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• 69%
• Unverified Purchases

1,979 of the 2,865 total reviews for this product are unverified purchases. The unverified purchasers have rated this product an average of 4.7 while the verified purchasers have rated this product an average of 3.1. 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.

On Oct 3, 2016, Amazon prohibited incentivized reviews, however we still test for them since there are still millions in our dataset.

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• 44%
• Admitted to receiving an incentive

1,253 of the 2,865 total reviews for this product admitted to receiving a free or discounted product in exchange for a review. Incentivized reviews have rated this product an average of 4.8 while reviews that were not incentivized rated this product an average of 3.8. 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.

Read more about our Incentivized Reviews test. Check out our study showing that Incentivized Reviewers are much more likely to leave a positive review.

One-Hit Wonders

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• 1%
• have only posted one review

17 of a random sample of 1,716 reviewers have only reviewed this product. The One-Hit Wonders have rated this product an average of 3.8 while the reviewers who have posted more than one review have rated this product an average of 4.6. 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

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• 0%
• have previously deleted reviews

1 of a random sample of 1,716 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, the discrepancy in ratings between the Take-Back Reviewers and reviewers who don't have any deleted reviews in their history isn't significant enough to rule out the possibility of it being due to random chance.

Read more about our Suspicious Reviewers test.

The ease score is the average rating for all reviews that a given reviewer submits. The average ease score for reviewers of this product is 4.6, while the average ease score for reviewers in this category is 4.3. 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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• 19%
• Have an overrepresented word count

In the graph above, we can see the distribution of review word counts for this product and the expected distribution for this category. We see the following 1 group with a statistically significant greater concentration than what we'd expect to see:

• 101-200 words: 18.6% (Avg. rating: 4.6)

In total, we found that 532 reviews (or 19%) are within an overrepresented word count group. These reviews have rated this product an average of 4.6, while all other reviews have rated this product an average of 4.1. 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.

Read more about our Word Count Comparison test.

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• 59%
• Substantial overlapping review history

1,007 of a random sample of 1,716 reviewers have substantial overlapping product review history. These reviewers have rated this product an average of 4.8 while the reviewers who have a more unique product review history rated this product an average of 4.4. 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.

Read more about our Overlapping Review History test.

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• 24%
• From reviewers with an overrepresented participation

We see the following 1 participation group with a statistically significant greater concentration than what we'd expect to see:

• Reviewers with 101-200 Reviews: 23.9% (Avg. rating: 4.7)

In total, we found that 410 reviewers (or 24%) are within an overrepresented participation group. These reviews have rated this product an average of 4.7, while all other reviews have rated this product an average of 4.6. 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.

Read more about our Reviewer Participation test.

Brand Repeaters

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• 33%
• Reviewed other products from this brand

570 of a random sample of 1,716 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.

Read more about our Brand Repeats test.

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• 2%
• Used substantial repetitive phrases

43 of the 2,865 total reviews for this product use substantial repetitive phrases between them. This is within an acceptable range and it does not appear to be significantly affecting the overall rating for this product.

Read more about our Phrase Repetition test.

• 0
• Reviews have been deleted

We have not discovered any deleted reviews for this product.

There are a few limitations to keep in mind regarding the Deleted Reviews test:

1. 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.
2. We have no information on reviews that were never published in the first place.
3. 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.

Read more about our Deleted Reviews test.