Index: lams_common/.settings/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core.prefs
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diff -u
--- lams_common/.settings/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core.prefs	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/.settings/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core.prefs	(revision 375f8bce2569de89cfce75b0b67cee5633d24822)
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core.singledeployable.deployableList=
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/dao/hibernate/RatingDAO.java
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diff -u -r223de22225bd6f7969f417b6d17ba681671af095 -r375f8bce2569de89cfce75b0b67cee5633d24822
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/dao/hibernate/RatingDAO.java	(.../RatingDAO.java)	(revision 223de22225bd6f7969f417b6d17ba681671af095)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/dao/hibernate/RatingDAO.java	(.../RatingDAO.java)	(revision 375f8bce2569de89cfce75b0b67cee5633d24822)
@@ -171,12 +171,9 @@
 	Object[] results = list.get(0);
 
 	Object averageRatingObj = (results[0] == null) ? 0 : results[0];
-	NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.US);
-	numberFormat.setMaximumFractionDigits(1);
-	String averageRating = numberFormat.format(averageRatingObj);
 
 	String numberOfVotes = (results[1] == null) ? "0" : String.valueOf(results[1]);
-	return new ItemRatingCriteriaDTO(averageRating, numberOfVotes);
+	return new ItemRatingCriteriaDTO((Number)averageRatingObj, numberOfVotes);
     }
 
     @Override
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/dto/ItemRatingCriteriaDTO.java
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diff -u -r51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa -r375f8bce2569de89cfce75b0b67cee5633d24822
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/dto/ItemRatingCriteriaDTO.java	(.../ItemRatingCriteriaDTO.java)	(revision 51fb2a37254f24bb2a805d4ffd54482c779f43fa)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/dto/ItemRatingCriteriaDTO.java	(.../ItemRatingCriteriaDTO.java)	(revision 375f8bce2569de89cfce75b0b67cee5633d24822)
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.rating.dto;
 
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.rating.model.RatingCriteria;
 
@@ -36,15 +38,19 @@
     private String userRating;
     private String averageRating;
     private String numberOfVotes;
+    private Number averageRatingAsNumber;
 
     //used in case of filling with all rating
     private List<RatingDTO> ratingDtos;
 
     public ItemRatingCriteriaDTO() {
     }
 
-    public ItemRatingCriteriaDTO(String rating, String numberOfVotes) {
-	this.averageRating = rating;
+    public ItemRatingCriteriaDTO(Number rating, String numberOfVotes) {
+	NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.US);
+	numberFormat.setMaximumFractionDigits(1);
+	this.averageRatingAsNumber = rating;
+	this.averageRating = numberFormat.format(rating);
 	this.numberOfVotes = numberOfVotes;
     }
 
@@ -88,4 +94,12 @@
 	this.ratingDtos = ratingDtos;
     }
 
+    public Number getAverageRatingAsNumber() {
+	return averageRatingAsNumber;
+    }
+
+    public void setAverageRatingAsNumber(Number averageRatingAsFloat) {
+	this.averageRatingAsNumber = averageRatingAsFloat;
+    }
+
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/service/RatingService.java
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diff -u -re1fac48f7bb8bf00cc7e591c0a19ad767172eda0 -r375f8bce2569de89cfce75b0b67cee5633d24822
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/service/RatingService.java	(.../RatingService.java)	(revision e1fac48f7bb8bf00cc7e591c0a19ad767172eda0)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/rating/service/RatingService.java	(.../RatingService.java)	(revision 375f8bce2569de89cfce75b0b67cee5633d24822)
@@ -254,10 +254,16 @@
 		    }
 		}
 
-		String averageRating = itemStatistics == null ? "0" : numberFormat.format(itemStatistics[2]);
-		String numberOfVotes = itemStatistics == null ? "0" : String.valueOf(itemStatistics[3]);
-		criteriaDto.setAverageRating(averageRating);
-		criteriaDto.setNumberOfVotes(numberOfVotes);
+		if ( itemStatistics != null ) {
+		    Number averageRating = (Number) itemStatistics[2];
+		    criteriaDto.setAverageRating(numberFormat.format(averageRating));
+		    criteriaDto.setAverageRatingAsNumber(averageRating);
+		    criteriaDto.setNumberOfVotes(String.valueOf(itemStatistics[3]));
+		} else {
+		    criteriaDto.setAverageRating("0");
+		    criteriaDto.setAverageRatingAsNumber(0);
+		    criteriaDto.setNumberOfVotes("0");
+		}
 
 		criteriaDtos.add(criteriaDto);