algorithm used to calculate 5 star ratings

Question

I need to calculate 5-star ratings like the one on Amazon website. I have done enough search to find what is the best algorithm, but I am not able to get a proper answer. For ex

Answer 1

a better way to do this,

rating = (sum_of_rating * 5)/sum_of_max_rating_of_user_count  

example:

total users rated: 6  
sum_of_max_rating_of_user_count: 6 x 5 = 30  
sum_of_rating: 25

rating = (25 * 5) / 30

Done!