In reply to Keith Davis.

Keith, Do you really go by those stats? Don't you ever read a few reviews to find out why a user gave the plugin a specific rating? Do you buy stuff on Amazon that way too?

The reasons given for a rating (whether the rating be good or bad) are often revealing. Sometimes they tell you far more about the user than the plugin (like whether the user's rating is one to be trusted).

Honestly, if you just use the quantitative data without utilizing the qualitative too, you are almost certainly using a number of comparatively poor plugins while missing out on some real gems.