Ranking Score Explained
Hi there, 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 Ohau Point Seal Colony.
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.
Ohau Point Seal Colony
Valid Reviews
90 Valid Reviews
The Ohau Point Seal Colony experience has a total of 93 reviews. There are 90 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 90 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 42 |
|
47% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.33% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Ohau Point Seal Colony valid reviews is 90.33% and is based on 90 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Face-to-Face Reviews
81 Face-to-Face Reviews
The Rankers team meets with travellers while they’re in New Zealand and conducts face-to-face surveys. These reviews, in our opinion, are the most trusted in the industry and represent a critical control sample. To our knowledge, we are the only travel review website in the world that has gone to this extent.
More about face-to-face reviews
Within the 90 valid reviews, the experience has 81 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 81 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 37 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 18 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.37% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Ohau Point Seal Colony face-to-face reviews is 90.37% and is based on 81 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikke Hessellund, Denmark | 5/10 | 1119 days | 100% |
| Maia and Andrew | 9/10 | 1646 days | 98% |
| Deniz Wintermeyer | 7/10 | 1649 days | 88% |
| Will Pyle | 10/10 | 1652 days | 97% |
| Rachel Ram | 8/10 | 1652 days | 92% |
| Fiona Ng | 10/10 | 1855 days | 86% |
| Katie Griffiths | 7/10 | 1862 days | 77% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 10/10 | 1886 days | 85% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 1911 days | 67% |
| Brennan Jungling | 7/10 | 1918 days | 74% |
| Ben McDougal | 10/10 | 1975 days | 80% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 8/10 | 2000 days | 74% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 2304 days | 62% |
| Ryan Lieston | 9/10 | 2580 days | 47% |
| Jessica Wagner | 10/10 | 2614 days | 45% |
| Gordon Thomas | 10/10 | 2614 days | 45% |
| Ian Garner | 10/10 | 2624 days | 45% |
| Terry Seaman | 9/10 | 2639 days | 44% |
| Johanna Bak | 10/10 | 2658 days | 43% |
| Julia Amberger | 9/10 | 2661 days | 43% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 2670 days | 42% |
| Ann Furlong | 10/10 | 2970 days | 26% |
| Trudy Ryan | 7/10 | 2970 days | 23% |
| Michael Nolan | 10/10 | 2976 days | 26% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 8/10 | 2981 days | 24% |
| Michal Maly | 10/10 | 3002 days | 24% |
| Jim Woodruff | 10/10 | 3004 days | 24% |
| Sue Kieseker | 8/10 | 3051 days | 20% |
| Jackie and Brian | 10/10 | 3058 days | 21% |
| Ali Hendry | 9/10 | 3322 days | 7% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 3326 days | 7% |
| Orlando | 10/10 | 3353 days | 5% |
| Kolen | 10/10 | 3353 days | 5% |
| D Collier | 10/10 | 3354 days | 5% |
| Gerrit & Martina | 9/10 | 3355 days | 5% |
| Rocco Christian | 9/10 | 3364 days | 5% |
| Andy & Lynnie Nevin | 10/10 | 3364 days | 5% |
| Laura Smith | 8/10 | 3383 days | 3% |
| hendrik king | 9/10 | 3432 days | 1% |
| Arnoldus Bergmans | 10/10 | 3436 days | 1% |
| deJong | 8/10 | 3436 days | 0% |
| Les and Carole Savins | 9/10 | 3438 days | 1% |
| Harry Simpson | 10/10 | 3439 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 8/10 | 3441 days | 0% |
| Robin & Sandra Dijke | 10/10 | 3441 days | 1% |
| John Reilly | 10/10 | 3658 days | 17% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 3693 days | 17% |
| W Groshops | 10/10 | 3696 days | 17% |
| Michael Howat | 10/10 | 3697 days | 17% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 8/10 | 3700 days | 15% |
| Michael Assfalg | 10/10 | 3706 days | 17% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 3706 days | 17% |
| Kip | 9/10 | 3709 days | 17% |
| Brandt | 10/10 | 3732 days | 17% |
| Andrew Hammond | 10/10 | 3858 days | 17% |
| Richardr1 | 10/10 | 3990 days | 17% |
| Wal & Lynne | 10/10 | 4001 days | 17% |
| Haley & Jason | 9/10 | 4004 days | 17% |
| Stephan Imartina | 10/10 | 4007 days | 17% |
| susandicus | 10/10 | 4011 days | 17% |
| Tony B | 10/10 | 4053 days | 17% |
| Brett & Tanille | 10/10 | 4060 days | 17% |
| Tim Smith | 9/10 | 4063 days | 17% |
| Shirley C | 9/10 | 4064 days | 17% |
| Tanya | 9/10 | 4065 days | 17% |
| Pam Know | 8/10 | 4067 days | 15% |
| Tony Geens | 8/10 | 4073 days | 15% |
| Luisa | 9/10 | 4073 days | 17% |
| Haas Wacter | 10/10 | 4080 days | 17% |
| Sheila Morgan | 10/10 | 4081 days | 17% |
| Marco | 8/10 | 4088 days | 15% |
| Wim Van Gastel | 8/10 | 4098 days | 15% |
| Marie Jack | 8/10 | 4099 days | 15% |
| Diane Chapple | 6/10 | 4099 days | 12% |
| cees juffermans | 9/10 | 4113 days | 17% |
| Annemiek and Rianne | 10/10 | 4113 days | 17% |
| Elizabeth E | 8/10 | 4116 days | 15% |
| timgr | 8/10 | 4147 days | 15% |
| richelle | 7/10 | 4155 days | 14% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 4164 days | 15% |
| Ton Buil | 9/10 | 4174 days | 17% |
| Daniel Alonso | 9/10 | 4174 days | 17% |
| Karen | 8/10 | 4174 days | 15% |
| Ana Garcia | 8/10 | 4175 days | 15% |
| Christine Van Den Berg Michele Imbach | 10/10 | 4185 days | 17% |
| chessum | 8/10 | 4192 days | 15% |
| GemmaC | 9/10 | 4395 days | 17% |
| UlaR | 10/10 | 4396 days | 17% |
| KatieR | 10/10 | 4404 days | 17% |
| LucyT | 10/10 | 4424 days | 17% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Ohau Point Seal Colony does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
89%
The final ranking score once rounding has been applied. This value is cached and recalculated each day. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz.