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

92.49%

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 10/10 495 days 100%
Tom 9/10 709 days 82%
Lola 9/10 740 days 79%
Bob and Kath Tamihana 7/10 769 days 72%
Jo 10/10 769 days 77%
Caroline Ngatupuna 10/10 769 days 77%
Wendy 10/10 800 days 74%
Peter. 10/10 800 days 74%
Daisy 8/10 800 days 72%
Deb Brown 9/10 800 days 73%
Abbey Morgan 10/10 831 days 70%
Norah Higgins 6/10 831 days 60%
K Grant 10/10 831 days 70%
Elke 10/10 1075 days 43%
Pierre Pelletier 6/10 1106 days 34%
Brent Somerville 10/10 1134 days 37%
Debbie 9/10 1165 days 34%
Ryan 9/10 1165 days 34%
Edwige 10/10 1165 days 34%
Carolyn 10/10 1165 days 34%
Twinkstar 10/10 1196 days 32%
Anthony 10/10 1226 days 29%
Zavra 10/10 1226 days 29%
Melanie Mein 10/10 1530 days 11%
Mike Whalen 10/10 1530 days 11%
Jason 10/10 1530 days 11%
Gas 10/10 1530 days 11%
Nicky, Christchurch NZ 10/10 1895 days 5%
Tracey 9/10 1895 days 5%
Lynda 10/10 1895 days 5%
Amanda Davis 10/10 1895 days 5%
Abby 8/10 2201 days 4%
Shona Preston 10/10 2201 days 4%
Tania Monteiro 8/10 2230 days 4%
Don Blair 10/10 2261 days 4%
Nicola Ouston 10/10 2261 days 4%
The Walls 10/10 2261 days 4%
Suzanne Theyers 10/10 2292 days 4%
Blu Ice 10/10 2322 days 4%
Viki 10/10 2536 days 4%
Roddy Gordon 10/10 2595 days 3%
Shirley W 10/10 2595 days 3%
Leigh Bromell 9/10 2595 days 3%
The Walls 10/10 2626 days 3%
Miriam Lynch 10/10 2626 days 3%
Melanie Mein 10/10 2626 days 3%
Davina 9/10 2626 days 3%
Lisa Q 9/10 2626 days 3%
Uk on tour 1/10 2718 days 1%
R Young 10/10 2901 days 3%
Simon Springett 9/10 2947 days 3%
Evan Munt 10/10 2991 days 3%
Amanda Davis 10/10 2991 days 3%
Catherine Barker 10/10 3022 days 2%
Tarns Anthony 10/10 3022 days 2%
The Walls 10/10 3022 days 2%
Laureen Trainer 7/10 3220 days 2%
Mk Goodwin 5/10 3286 days 1%
P Poiraa 8/10 3303 days 2%
Laura Jones 10/10 3356 days 2%
Chris Pope 10/10 3356 days 2%
leigh sharland 10/10 3356 days 2%
Richard Thomas 10/10 3356 days 2%
Monique Pos 9/10 3369 days 2%
Gilles Andrieu 9/10 3672 days 1%
Jean marc Daubenfeld 9/10 3718 days 1%
Rob & Colleen Elwood 9/10 3997 days 0%
Wilma Senior 10/10 4056 days 0%
Don van Dorp 10/10 4075 days 0%
Karel 9/10 4409 days 0%
Kirsten Burr 10/10 4452 days 1%
GARRYBLOWER 8/10 4483 days 1%
shaynne thompson 5/10 4727 days 0%
Phil & Laura 6/10 4786 days 0%
larissenz 3/10 5092 days 0%
Andrew van der Peet 6/10 5501 days 0%
Beverly B 8/10 5896 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 Quinney's Bush experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.03% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 57 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 -3.97%
198 -3.99%
199 -4.01%
200 -4.03%
201 -4.05%
202 -4.07%
203 -4.09%

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.