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

83 Valid Reviews

The Western Springs Spot experience has a total of 84 reviews. There are 83 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 83 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 78
94%
9/10 5
6%
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%

99.40% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Western Springs Spot valid reviews is 99.40% and is based on 83 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

99.36%

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
Hanna 10/10 68 days 100%
Tanya Schipp 10/10 191 days 98%
Ciara 10/10 221 days 97%
Connell 10/10 221 days 97%
Daliah El Kady 10/10 252 days 96%
Thaïs Van Burm 10/10 252 days 96%
Nadine Lutherborrow 10/10 252 days 96%
Ronja Reichenbacher 10/10 280 days 96%
Theo Martial 10/10 280 days 96%
Rose Boogaard 10/10 280 days 96%
Ann-Kristin Walek 10/10 311 days 94%
Henrike Grotsch 10/10 342 days 93%
Johann Münkner 10/10 342 days 93%
Claude Prigent 10/10 403 days 91%
Beccy 9/10 403 days 90%
Caleb 10/10 403 days 91%
Angèle Aveline 10/10 403 days 91%
Liss 10/10 433 days 89%
Carola Toppe 10/10 525 days 84%
Reinhild 10/10 586 days 80%
Jade Dufour 9/10 586 days 79%
Hubert Skudlik 10/10 586 days 80%
Lynn Dumoulin 10/10 586 days 80%
Michael Szott 9/10 617 days 77%
Mady Roosen 10/10 645 days 75%
Kerstin Wilmans 10/10 645 days 75%
OB 10/10 645 days 75%
Julie 10/10 645 days 75%
Di Sloan 10/10 645 days 75%
Jamie.wills@yahoo.co.uk 10/10 645 days 75%
David Weyel 10/10 645 days 75%
Holly 10/10 676 days 73%
Günter Handler 10/10 676 days 73%
Francois Petit 10/10 676 days 73%
Ruth Bosustow 10/10 676 days 73%
Emily 10/10 676 days 73%
Elisabeth Schraml 10/10 676 days 73%
Marta 10/10 707 days 70%
Jonathan Nelson 10/10 707 days 70%
Henry 10/10 707 days 70%
Verena Schöser 10/10 707 days 70%
Boy 10/10 737 days 68%
Karl-Friedrich Haenel 10/10 737 days 68%
Alice 10/10 737 days 68%
Hanna 10/10 737 days 68%
Matthias 10/10 737 days 68%
Stacey O 10/10 798 days 62%
Eva Holliwell 10/10 829 days 59%
Wouter 9/10 829 days 59%
Twinnz 10/10 890 days 53%
Rejane Noel 10/10 890 days 53%
Kornel Tornyos 10/10 921 days 50%
Florencia 10/10 921 days 50%
Tom Williams 10/10 921 days 50%
Barnabas Csoka 10/10 921 days 50%
Jelco 10/10 951 days 46%
Ondrej Visa 10/10 951 days 46%
TJ 10/10 951 days 46%
Caron 10/10 982 days 43%
Tristan Temme 10/10 982 days 43%
Niels 10/10 982 days 43%
Conny 10/10 982 days 43%
Alexander Kaulartz 10/10 982 days 43%
Andreas Meyer 10/10 982 days 43%
Franz Kestler 10/10 982 days 43%
Simone 10/10 1011 days 40%
Lonneke van Westenbrugge 10/10 1011 days 40%
Sarah Mongbo 10/10 1011 days 40%
Matt 10/10 1103 days 32%
Joe 10/10 1134 days 29%
Lot 9/10 1134 days 29%
Landon Brown 10/10 1134 days 29%
Nolwenn 10/10 1134 days 29%
Sean 10/10 1134 days 29%
Sharon Hao 10/10 1134 days 29%
Eva-Marie 10/10 1134 days 29%
Léa Le Coquil 10/10 1164 days 27%
Angela Laloli 10/10 1164 days 27%
Bevan Haswell 10/10 1164 days 27%
Lisa 10/10 1164 days 27%
Mark 10/10 1195 days 24%
Euge y Luz 10/10 1226 days 22%
April REN 10/10 2137 days 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 Western Springs Spot experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.77% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 47 days. However the Western Springs Spot 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 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.

The Western Springs Spot experience has been adjusted for 39 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
… …
36 -0.71%
37 -0.73%
38 -0.75%
39 -0.77%
40 -0.79%
41 -0.81%
42 -0.83%
… …

Balancing Adjustment

0.12% 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.