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.
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.
92.46%
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 | 618 days | 100% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 832 days | 76% |
| Lola | 9/10 | 863 days | 73% |
| Bob and Kath Tamihana | 7/10 | 892 days | 65% |
| Jo | 10/10 | 892 days | 70% |
| Caroline Ngatupuna | 10/10 | 892 days | 70% |
| Wendy | 10/10 | 923 days | 66% |
| Peter. | 10/10 | 923 days | 66% |
| Daisy | 8/10 | 923 days | 64% |
| Deb Brown | 9/10 | 923 days | 65% |
| Abbey Morgan | 10/10 | 954 days | 62% |
| Norah Higgins | 6/10 | 954 days | 53% |
| K Grant | 10/10 | 954 days | 62% |
| Elke | 10/10 | 1198 days | 35% |
| Pierre Pelletier | 6/10 | 1229 days | 27% |
| Brent Somerville | 10/10 | 1257 days | 30% |
| Debbie | 9/10 | 1288 days | 27% |
| Ryan | 9/10 | 1288 days | 27% |
| Edwige | 10/10 | 1288 days | 27% |
| Carolyn | 10/10 | 1288 days | 27% |
| Twinkstar | 10/10 | 1319 days | 25% |
| Anthony | 10/10 | 1349 days | 23% |
| Zavra | 10/10 | 1349 days | 23% |
| Melanie Mein | 10/10 | 1653 days | 8% |
| Mike Whalen | 10/10 | 1653 days | 8% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 1653 days | 8% |
| Gas | 10/10 | 1653 days | 8% |
| Nicky, Christchurch NZ | 10/10 | 2018 days | 5% |
| Tracey | 9/10 | 2018 days | 5% |
| Lynda | 10/10 | 2018 days | 5% |
| Amanda Davis | 10/10 | 2018 days | 5% |
| Abby | 8/10 | 2324 days | 5% |
| Shona Preston | 10/10 | 2324 days | 5% |
| Tania Monteiro | 8/10 | 2353 days | 5% |
| Don Blair | 10/10 | 2384 days | 5% |
| Nicola Ouston | 10/10 | 2384 days | 5% |
| The Walls | 10/10 | 2384 days | 5% |
| Suzanne Theyers | 10/10 | 2415 days | 4% |
| Blu Ice | 10/10 | 2445 days | 4% |
| Viki | 10/10 | 2659 days | 4% |
| Roddy Gordon | 10/10 | 2718 days | 4% |
| Shirley W | 10/10 | 2718 days | 4% |
| Leigh Bromell | 9/10 | 2718 days | 4% |
| The Walls | 10/10 | 2749 days | 4% |
| Miriam Lynch | 10/10 | 2749 days | 4% |
| Melanie Mein | 10/10 | 2749 days | 4% |
| Davina | 9/10 | 2749 days | 4% |
| Lisa Q | 9/10 | 2749 days | 4% |
| Uk on tour | 1/10 | 2841 days | 1% |
| R Young | 10/10 | 3024 days | 3% |
| Simon Springett | 9/10 | 3070 days | 3% |
| Evan Munt | 10/10 | 3114 days | 3% |
| Amanda Davis | 10/10 | 3114 days | 3% |
| Catherine Barker | 10/10 | 3145 days | 3% |
| Tarns Anthony | 10/10 | 3145 days | 3% |
| The Walls | 10/10 | 3145 days | 3% |
| Laureen Trainer | 7/10 | 3343 days | 2% |
| Mk Goodwin | 5/10 | 3409 days | 1% |
| P Poiraa | 8/10 | 3426 days | 2% |
| Laura Jones | 10/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Chris Pope | 10/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| leigh sharland | 10/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Richard Thomas | 10/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Monique Pos | 9/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 9/10 | 3795 days | 1% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 9/10 | 3841 days | 1% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 4120 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 10/10 | 4179 days | 0% |
| Don van Dorp | 10/10 | 4198 days | 0% |
| Karel | 9/10 | 4532 days | 0% |
| Kirsten Burr | 10/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| GARRYBLOWER | 8/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| shaynne thompson | 5/10 | 4850 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 6/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| larissenz | 3/10 | 5215 days | 0% |
| Andrew van der Peet | 6/10 | 5624 days | 0% |
| Beverly B | 8/10 | 6019 days | 0% |
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
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.
-2.00% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 125 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 | -1.97% |
| 198 | -1.98% |
| 199 | -1.99% |
| 200 | -2.00% |
| 201 | -2.01% |
| 202 | -2.02% |
| 203 | -2.03% |
| … | … |
0.94% 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.
91%
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.