Ranking Score Explained

Hey, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 Western Springs Spot.

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.

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Western Springs Spot

Valid Reviews

49 Valid Reviews

The Western Springs Spot experience has a total of 50 reviews. There are 49 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 49 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 47
96%
9/10 2
4%
8/10 0
0%
7/10 0
0%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

99.59% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Western Springs Spot valid reviews is 99.59% and is based on 49 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.

Weighted Average

99.60%

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 Relative Weight
Holly 10/10 23 days 100%
Günter Handler 10/10 23 days 100%
Francois Petit 10/10 23 days 100%
Ruth Bosustow 10/10 23 days 100%
Marta 10/10 54 days 99%
Jonathan Nelson 10/10 54 days 99%
Henry 10/10 54 days 99%
Verena Schöser 10/10 54 days 99%
Boy 10/10 84 days 98%
Karl-Friedrich Haenel 10/10 84 days 98%
Alice 10/10 84 days 98%
Hanna 10/10 84 days 98%
Matthias 10/10 84 days 98%
Stacey O 10/10 145 days 94%
Eva Holliwell 10/10 176 days 91%
Wouter 9/10 176 days 86%
Twinnz 10/10 237 days 83%
Rejane Noel 10/10 237 days 83%
Kornel Tornyos 10/10 268 days 78%
Florencia 10/10 268 days 78%
Tom Williams 10/10 268 days 78%
Barnabas Csoka 10/10 268 days 78%
Jelco 10/10 298 days 73%
Ondrej Visa 10/10 298 days 73%
TJ 10/10 298 days 73%
Caron 10/10 329 days 67%
Tristan Temme 10/10 329 days 67%
Niels 10/10 329 days 67%
Conny 10/10 329 days 67%
Alexander Kaulartz 10/10 329 days 67%
Andreas Meyer 10/10 329 days 67%
Franz Kestler 10/10 329 days 67%
Simone 10/10 358 days 61%
Lonneke van Westenbrugge 10/10 358 days 61%
Sarah Mongbo 10/10 358 days 61%
Matt 10/10 450 days 38%
Joe 10/10 481 days 30%
Lot 9/10 481 days 25%
Landon Brown 10/10 481 days 30%
Nolwenn 10/10 481 days 30%
Sean 10/10 481 days 30%
Sharon Hao 10/10 481 days 30%
Eva-Marie 10/10 481 days 30%
Léa Le Coquil 10/10 511 days 21%
Angela Laloli 10/10 511 days 21%
Bevan Haswell 10/10 511 days 21%
Lisa 10/10 511 days 21%
Mark 10/10 542 days 11%
Euge y Luz 10/10 573 days 0%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Western Springs Spot does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

-0.10% Adjustment

Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.

You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled customers are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.

We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.

Final Ranking Score

99%

The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.