Ranking Score Explained

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 Quinney's Bush.

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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Quinney's Bush

Valid Reviews

77 Valid Reviews

The Quinney's Bush experience has a total of 82 reviews. There are 77 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 invalid reviews 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.

Within these 77 valid reviews, the experience has 3 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 77 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 46
60%
9/10 15
19%
8/10 6
8%
7/10 2
3%
6/10 4
5%
5/10 2
3%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
1%

90.26% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Quinney's Bush valid reviews is 90.26% and is based on 77 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

92.55%

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
Broback 10/10 399 days 100%
Tom 9/10 613 days 86%
Lola 9/10 644 days 83%
Bob and Kath Tamihana 7/10 673 days 76%
Jo 10/10 673 days 82%
Caroline Ngatupuna 10/10 673 days 82%
Wendy 10/10 704 days 79%
Peter. 10/10 704 days 79%
Daisy 8/10 704 days 77%
Deb Brown 9/10 704 days 78%
Abbey Morgan 10/10 735 days 76%
Norah Higgins 6/10 735 days 66%
K Grant 10/10 735 days 76%
Elke 10/10 979 days 50%
Pierre Pelletier 6/10 1010 days 41%
Brent Somerville 10/10 1038 days 44%
Debbie 9/10 1069 days 41%
Ryan 9/10 1069 days 41%
Edwige 10/10 1069 days 41%
Carolyn 10/10 1069 days 41%
Twinkstar 10/10 1100 days 38%
Anthony 10/10 1130 days 36%
Zavra 10/10 1130 days 36%
Melanie Mein 10/10 1434 days 15%
Mike Whalen 10/10 1434 days 15%
Jason 10/10 1434 days 15%
Gas 10/10 1434 days 15%
Nicky, Christchurch NZ 10/10 1799 days 5%
Tracey 9/10 1799 days 5%
Lynda 10/10 1799 days 5%
Amanda Davis 10/10 1799 days 5%
Abby 8/10 2105 days 5%
Shona Preston 10/10 2105 days 5%
Tania Monteiro 8/10 2134 days 5%
Don Blair 10/10 2164 days 5%
Nicola Ouston 10/10 2164 days 5%
The Walls 10/10 2165 days 5%
Suzanne Theyers 10/10 2196 days 5%
Blu Ice 10/10 2226 days 5%
Viki 10/10 2440 days 4%
Roddy Gordon 10/10 2499 days 4%
Shirley W 10/10 2499 days 4%
Leigh Bromell 9/10 2499 days 4%
The Walls 10/10 2530 days 4%
Miriam Lynch 10/10 2530 days 4%
Melanie Mein 10/10 2530 days 4%
Davina 9/10 2530 days 4%
Lisa Q 9/10 2530 days 4%
Uk on tour 1/10 2622 days 1%
R Young 10/10 2804 days 3%
Simon Springett 9/10 2851 days 3%
Evan Munt 10/10 2894 days 3%
Amanda Davis 10/10 2894 days 3%
Catherine Barker 10/10 2925 days 3%
Tarns Anthony 10/10 2925 days 3%
The Walls 10/10 2925 days 3%
Laureen Trainer 7/10 3124 days 2%
Mk Goodwin 5/10 3190 days 2%
P Poiraa 8/10 3207 days 2%
Laura Jones 10/10 3259 days 2%
Chris Pope 10/10 3259 days 2%
leigh sharland 10/10 3259 days 2%
Richard Thomas 10/10 3259 days 2%
Monique Pos 9/10 3273 days 2%
Gilles Andrieu 9/10 3576 days 2%
Jean marc Daubenfeld 9/10 3622 days 2%
Rob & Colleen Elwood 9/10 3900 days 1%
Wilma Senior 10/10 3959 days 1%
Don van Dorp 10/10 3979 days 1%
Karel 9/10 4313 days 0%
Kirsten Burr 10/10 4356 days 0%
GARRYBLOWER 8/10 4387 days 1%
shaynne thompson 5/10 4631 days 1%
Phil & Laura 6/10 4690 days 1%
larissenz 3/10 4996 days 1%
Andrew van der Peet 6/10 5405 days 0%
Beverly B 8/10 5800 days 1%

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 Quinney's Bush experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.07% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Quinney's Bush 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 Quinney's Bush experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -4.01%
198 -4.03%
199 -4.05%
200 -4.07%
201 -4.09%
202 -4.11%
203 -4.13%

Balancing Adjustment

1.22% 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

90%

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.