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

This rating system is based on a weighted average or weighted mean. That is, they used the weight in terms of stars to compute a decimal value which rounds to 4.1. For example:

Sum of (weight * number of reviews at that weight) / total number of reviews
(5*252 + 4*124 + 3*40 + 2*29 + 1*33) / 478 = 4.1