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How do I choose "best answer" in a pool of good answers? Best answers maybe bias.

What are the criteria to use in choosing the best answers? Sometimes, most upvoted answer may not be the best answer. Should I choose based on votes or personal decision?

31st Mar 2017, 2:46 PM
Wisdom Abioye
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it's really not that hard.Is it? <^> if you like it : crown it! <^>
31st Mar 2017, 3:16 PM
<^>washika D<^>
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Best answers have three criterias. 0. Did it solve your problem? 1. Was it easily understood? 2. Does it contain implicit/explicit cookies? 🍪
31st Mar 2017, 3:47 PM
Hatsy Rei
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@Hatsy You are always in search of cookies😂😂😂
31st Mar 2017, 3:53 PM
Dev
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Choose the answer which helped you the most irrespective of upvotes on the answers.
31st Mar 2017, 3:00 PM
Ashwani Kumar
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Your personal decision. but i suggest you wait to give best answer until few days, just in case there are good answer later and help you to make a well informed decision.
31st Mar 2017, 4:50 PM
Agus Mei
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Step 1 : Sort by Date. Step 2 : Choose the earliest answer which gives what you wanted in the answer.
31st Mar 2017, 4:27 PM
Krishna Teja Yeluripati
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That's a tough question to answer. It depends on the question you're asking. If it's a very broad question it'll be difficult to narrow down the best answer. If the question is a problem that you don't understand and need help, you should choose which answer is the correct one. Either way, there are lots of ways to consider why answer is better than another. On a case by case basis you can't really pick a one - size fits all kind of answer. There's no such thing. Hope it helps! Good luck
31st Mar 2017, 3:01 PM
Mark Christian Calugay
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are you actually asking how should you decide what *you think* is the best answer? :)
31st Mar 2017, 4:00 PM
Eduard Alexandru
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Base your best answer selection on whether it actually solved your initial problem + if you understood it
31st Mar 2017, 4:35 PM
Ken Kinyanjui
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