Hi, 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

82 Valid Reviews

The Western Springs Spot experience has a total of 83 reviews. There are 82 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 82 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 77
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%

99.39% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Western Springs Spot valid reviews is 99.39% and is based on 82 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

99.35%

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
Tanya Schipp 10/10 130 days 100%
Ciara 10/10 160 days 99%
Connell 10/10 160 days 99%
Daliah El Kady 10/10 191 days 99%
Thaïs Van Burm 10/10 191 days 99%
Nadine Lutherborrow 10/10 191 days 99%
Ronja Reichenbacher 10/10 219 days 98%
Theo Martial 10/10 219 days 98%
Rose Boogaard 10/10 219 days 98%
Ann-Kristin Walek 10/10 250 days 97%
Henrike Grotsch 10/10 281 days 96%
Johann Münkner 10/10 281 days 96%
Claude Prigent 10/10 342 days 94%
Beccy 9/10 342 days 93%
Caleb 10/10 342 days 94%
Angèle Aveline 10/10 342 days 94%
Liss 10/10 372 days 93%
Carola Toppe 10/10 464 days 88%
Reinhild 10/10 525 days 84%
Jade Dufour 9/10 525 days 84%
Hubert Skudlik 10/10 525 days 84%
Lynn Dumoulin 10/10 525 days 84%
Michael Szott 9/10 556 days 82%
Mady Roosen 10/10 584 days 80%
Kerstin Wilmans 10/10 584 days 80%
OB 10/10 584 days 80%
Julie 10/10 584 days 80%
Di Sloan 10/10 584 days 80%
Jamie.wills@yahoo.co.uk 10/10 584 days 80%
David Weyel 10/10 584 days 80%
Holly 10/10 615 days 78%
Günter Handler 10/10 615 days 78%
Francois Petit 10/10 615 days 78%
Ruth Bosustow 10/10 615 days 78%
Emily 10/10 615 days 78%
Elisabeth Schraml 10/10 615 days 78%
Marta 10/10 646 days 76%
Jonathan Nelson 10/10 646 days 76%
Henry 10/10 646 days 76%
Verena Schöser 10/10 646 days 76%
Boy 10/10 676 days 73%
Karl-Friedrich Haenel 10/10 676 days 73%
Alice 10/10 676 days 73%
Hanna 10/10 676 days 73%
Matthias 10/10 676 days 73%
Stacey O 10/10 737 days 68%
Eva Holliwell 10/10 768 days 65%
Wouter 9/10 768 days 65%
Twinnz 10/10 829 days 60%
Rejane Noel 10/10 829 days 60%
Kornel Tornyos 10/10 860 days 56%
Florencia 10/10 860 days 56%
Tom Williams 10/10 860 days 56%
Barnabas Csoka 10/10 860 days 56%
Jelco 10/10 890 days 53%
Ondrej Visa 10/10 890 days 53%
TJ 10/10 890 days 53%
Caron 10/10 921 days 50%
Tristan Temme 10/10 921 days 50%
Niels 10/10 921 days 50%
Conny 10/10 921 days 50%
Alexander Kaulartz 10/10 921 days 50%
Andreas Meyer 10/10 921 days 50%
Franz Kestler 10/10 921 days 50%
Simone 10/10 950 days 47%
Lonneke van Westenbrugge 10/10 950 days 47%
Sarah Mongbo 10/10 950 days 47%
Matt 10/10 1042 days 38%
Joe 10/10 1073 days 35%
Lot 9/10 1073 days 34%
Landon Brown 10/10 1073 days 35%
Nolwenn 10/10 1073 days 35%
Sean 10/10 1073 days 35%
Sharon Hao 10/10 1073 days 35%
Eva-Marie 10/10 1073 days 35%
Léa Le Coquil 10/10 1103 days 32%
Angela Laloli 10/10 1103 days 32%
Bevan Haswell 10/10 1103 days 32%
Lisa 10/10 1103 days 32%
Mark 10/10 1134 days 29%
Euge y Luz 10/10 1165 days 27%
April REN 10/10 2076 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

-1.71% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 86 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 124 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
121 -1.67%
122 -1.68%
123 -1.70%
124 -1.71%
125 -1.73%
126 -1.74%
127 -1.75%

Balancing Adjustment

0.20% 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

98%

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.