Ranking Score Explained
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The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!
We calculate an experience's ranking score using a multi-factor data model instead of a raw data average (mean). This model takes into account several important questions. For instance - is there a trusted body of reviews? What is the age of a review and is the review from a credible source?
Below you'll find details around some of the important factors that went into calculating the ranking score for Akaroa Dolphins.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz. We don't believe this is perfect or complete so we're always interested in ways we might make improvements.
Akaroa Dolphins
Valid Reviews
76 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Dolphins experience has a total of 77 reviews. There are 76 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review that are excluded from the calculation. Reviews can be excluded only when a reviewer is not verified or after an investigation by our team determines the reviewer is not genuine.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 76 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 32 |
|
42% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.26% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Dolphins valid reviews is 90.26% and is based on 76 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Face-to-Face Reviews
59 Face-to-Face Reviews
The Rankers team meets with travellers while they’re in New Zealand and conducts face-to-face surveys. These reviews, in our opinion, are the most trusted in the industry and represent a critical control sample. To our knowledge, we are the only travel review website in the world that has gone to this extent.
More about face-to-face reviews
Within the 76 valid reviews, the experience has 59 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 59 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
32% |
| 9/10 | 20 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.31% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Dolphins face-to-face reviews is 88.31% and is based on 59 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.54%
Rankers calculates a weighted mean as a base average on which we can improve. Individual review's ratings are given a weight based on several factors. The weight of a review determines the overall impact it'll have on the final weighted average.
Recent reviews have more weight as they are more relevant and reflect the experience as it currently operates. Over time reviews become less relevant and loose their impact on the ranking score.
Low rating reviews carry slightly less weight. This dampens the effect of very low ratings for every experience across the board. This is especially important when the experience has few reviews overall and a single negative rating can grossly mischaracterise an experience. Consistent poor reviews will still result in the experience receiving a comparitively low ranking score.
Credible sources provide reviews that can be trusted. If we have verified a reviewer is genuine via a face-to-face meeting then the review carries additional weight.
| Reviewer | Rating | Age | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inga Hoffmann | 10/10 | 200 days | 93.66 | 100% | |
| Freddrick Weiser | 9/10 | 537 days | 54.3 | 58% | |
| Mike Dw | 9/10 | 653 days |  |
35.96 | 38% |
| Nolwen | 9/10 | 1013 days | |
6.07 | 6% |
| The Beans | 10/10 | 1021 days | 5.87 | 6% | |
| Ross D | 10/10 | 1027 days | |
5.73 | 6% |
| Peter Passlack | 10/10 | 1030 days | 5.67 | 6% | |
| Chea Hao Wong | 10/10 | 1082 days | 5.03 | 5% | |
| Caroline Shaw | 10/10 | 1252 days | |
4.76 | 5% |
| Pierre Mathis | 10/10 | 1263 days | |
4.74 | 5% |
| Brenda Oomen | 10/10 | 1266 days | |
4.74 | 5% |
| Estelle Daniel | 10/10 | 1270 days | 4.73 | 5% | |
| Kim-Lara | 8/10 | 1285 days | |
4.48 | 5% |
| Tamara | 10/10 | 1299 days | |
4.69 | 5% |
| Sandra P | 10/10 | 1326 days | 4.65 | 5% | |
| Marie Schmid | 10/10 | 1654 days | |
4.15 | 4% |
| Angie Cairns | 10/10 | 1684 days | |
4.1 | 4% |
| Jimmy Shaw | 10/10 | 1937 days | 3.72 | 4% | |
| Wendy Hawkins | 8/10 | 2358 days | |
2.92 | 3% |
| Roger Hawkins | 9/10 | 2358 days | |
3.08 | 3% |
| Tanja Schlagermann | 10/10 | 2365 days | |
3.07 | 3% |
| Alexander Mukasa | 10/10 | 2365 days | |
3.07 | 3% |
| Erik Muchembled | 10/10 | 2367 days | |
3.06 | 3% |
| Andrea Lang | 8/10 | 2369 days | |
2.91 | 3% |
| Xtian_P | 10/10 | 2453 days | 2.93 | 3% | |
| michellephil | 10/10 | 2514 days | 2.84 | 3% | |
| nztintin | 10/10 | 2728 days | 2.51 | 3% | |
| mandd | 10/10 | 2728 days | 2.51 | 3% | |
| Orlando | 9/10 | 2740 days | |
2.5 | 3% |
| Uwe Herrdum | 9/10 | 2744 days | |
2.49 | 3% |
| Francis Corrigan | 9/10 | 2758 days | |
2.47 | 3% |
| John & Vicki | 9/10 | 2835 days | |
2.35 | 3% |
| G Tulloch | 9/10 | 3057 days | |
2.01 | 2% |
| Edward Marhi | 8/10 | 3060 days | |
1.91 | 2% |
| Robin Adair | 9/10 | 3081 days | |
1.98 | 2% |
| Sandra Schulz | 9/10 | 3088 days | |
1.97 | 2% |
| Derek Puplett | 9/10 | 3098 days | |
1.95 | 2% |
| Martin Current | 9/10 | 3109 days | |
1.93 | 2% |
| Hartmut Vogt | 10/10 | 3110 days | |
1.93 | 2% |
| allesca | 9/10 | 3214 days | 1.77 | 2% | |
| Mary Van | 8/10 | 3275 days | 1.6 | 2% | |
| penz | 9/10 | 3337 days | 1.59 | 2% | |
| victoriauk | 8/10 | 3367 days | |
1.46 | 2% |
| Susanne Strassmann | 6/10 | 3465 days | |
1.16 | 1% |
| M Sicard | 9/10 | 3469 days | |
1.39 | 1% |
| Lasse Olesen | 9/10 | 3480 days | |
1.37 | 1% |
| Keith Wilde | 8/10 | 3482 days | |
1.3 | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 9/10 | 3559 days | |
1.25 | 1% |
| katharina | 10/10 | 3559 days | |
1.25 | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 8/10 | 3560 days | |
1.19 | 1% |
| Thorben Thede | 9/10 | 3561 days | |
1.25 | 1% |
| Roma | 10/10 | 3572 days | |
1.23 | 1% |
| HairyHaggis | 10/10 | 3579 days | 1.22 | 1% | |
| Ronny | 6/10 | 3798 days | |
0.74 | 1% |
| ChristinaV | 10/10 | 3802 days | |
0.88 | 1% |
| JudithLehr | 6/10 | 3805 days | |
0.73 | 1% |
| Steven | 10/10 | 3809 days | |
0.87 | 1% |
| StijnH | 8/10 | 3810 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| FramiskaH | 8/10 | 3811 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| StefanGermany1 | 8/10 | 3811 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| JaninaF | 10/10 | 3811 days | |
0.87 | 1% |
| Tatjane | 9/10 | 3824 days | |
0.85 | 1% |
| XaviG | 9/10 | 3827 days | |
0.84 | 1% |
| JesusB | 7/10 | 3827 days | |
0.77 | 1% |
| Denk | 8/10 | 3855 days | |
0.76 | 1% |
| Katie Mitchell | 10/10 | 3944 days | 0.66 | 1% | |
| Ben Ackland | 8/10 | 4180 days | |
0.29 | 0% |
| Tessa McCormick | 8/10 | 4190 days | |
0.27 | 0% |
| John Beirne | 10/10 | 4547 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| ranker_110 | 7/10 | 4551 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 4556 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Helle | 9/10 | 4558 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| John | 7/10 | 4558 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Reggie | 10/10 | 4559 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Dave | 9/10 | 4570 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Beate | 8/10 | 4571 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Akaroa Dolphins experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.22% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if an experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 60 days. However the Akaroa Dolphins experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 199 days.
The Akaroa Dolphins experience has been adjusted for 161 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 158 | -3.16% |
| 159 | -3.18% |
| 160 | -3.20% |
| 161 | -3.22% |
| 162 | -3.24% |
| 163 | -3.26% |
| 164 | -3.28% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
91%
The final ranking score once adjustments and rounding has been applied. This value is cached and recalculated each day. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz.