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
88.31%
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 | 1397 days | 100% |
| Maia and Andrew | 9/10 | 1924 days | 95% |
| Deniz Wintermeyer | 7/10 | 1927 days | 86% |
| Will Pyle | 10/10 | 1930 days | 94% |
| Rachel Ram | 8/10 | 1930 days | 89% |
| Fiona Ng | 10/10 | 2133 days | 83% |
| Katie Griffiths | 7/10 | 2140 days | 75% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 10/10 | 2164 days | 81% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 2189 days | 66% |
| Brennan Jungling | 7/10 | 2196 days | 72% |
| Ben McDougal | 10/10 | 2253 days | 76% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 8/10 | 2278 days | 71% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 2582 days | 58% |
| Ryan Lieston | 9/10 | 2858 days | 43% |
| Jessica Wagner | 10/10 | 2892 days | 41% |
| Gordon Thomas | 10/10 | 2892 days | 41% |
| Ian Garner | 10/10 | 2902 days | 41% |
| Terry Seaman | 9/10 | 2917 days | 40% |
| Johanna Bak | 10/10 | 2936 days | 39% |
| Julia Amberger | 9/10 | 2939 days | 39% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 2948 days | 38% |
| Ann Furlong | 10/10 | 3248 days | 22% |
| Trudy Ryan | 7/10 | 3248 days | 20% |
| Michael Nolan | 10/10 | 3254 days | 21% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 8/10 | 3259 days | 20% |
| Michal Maly | 10/10 | 3280 days | 20% |
| Jim Woodruff | 10/10 | 3282 days | 20% |
| Sue Kieseker | 8/10 | 3329 days | 16% |
| Jackie and Brian | 10/10 | 3336 days | 17% |
| Ali Hendry | 9/10 | 3600 days | 2% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 3604 days | 2% |
| Orlando | 10/10 | 3631 days | 1% |
| Kolen | 10/10 | 3631 days | 1% |
| D Collier | 10/10 | 3632 days | 1% |
| Gerrit & Martina | 9/10 | 3633 days | 0% |
| Rocco Christian | 9/10 | 3642 days | 0% |
| Andy & Lynnie Nevin | 10/10 | 3642 days | 0% |
| Laura Smith | 8/10 | 3661 days | 26% |
| hendrik king | 9/10 | 3710 days | 28% |
| Arnoldus Bergmans | 10/10 | 3714 days | 28% |
| deJong | 8/10 | 3714 days | 26% |
| Les and Carole Savins | 9/10 | 3716 days | 28% |
| Harry Simpson | 10/10 | 3717 days | 28% |
| Anna Bret | 8/10 | 3719 days | 26% |
| Robin & Sandra Dijke | 10/10 | 3719 days | 28% |
| John Reilly | 10/10 | 3936 days | 28% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 3971 days | 28% |
| W Groshops | 10/10 | 3974 days | 28% |
| Michael Howat | 10/10 | 3975 days | 28% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 8/10 | 3978 days | 26% |
| Michael Assfalg | 10/10 | 3984 days | 28% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 3984 days | 28% |
| Kip | 9/10 | 3987 days | 28% |
| Brandt | 10/10 | 4010 days | 28% |
| Andrew Hammond | 10/10 | 4136 days | 28% |
| Richardr1 | 10/10 | 4268 days | 28% |
| Wal & Lynne | 10/10 | 4279 days | 28% |
| Haley & Jason | 9/10 | 4282 days | 28% |
| Stephan Imartina | 10/10 | 4285 days | 28% |
| susandicus | 10/10 | 4289 days | 28% |
| Tony B | 10/10 | 4331 days | 28% |
| Brett & Tanille | 10/10 | 4338 days | 28% |
| Tim Smith | 9/10 | 4341 days | 28% |
| Shirley C | 9/10 | 4342 days | 28% |
| Tanya | 9/10 | 4343 days | 28% |
| Pam Know | 8/10 | 4345 days | 26% |
| Tony Geens | 8/10 | 4351 days | 26% |
| Luisa | 9/10 | 4351 days | 28% |
| Haas Wacter | 10/10 | 4358 days | 28% |
| Sheila Morgan | 10/10 | 4359 days | 28% |
| Marco | 8/10 | 4366 days | 26% |
| Wim Van Gastel | 8/10 | 4376 days | 26% |
| Marie Jack | 8/10 | 4377 days | 26% |
| Diane Chapple | 6/10 | 4377 days | 23% |
| cees juffermans | 9/10 | 4391 days | 28% |
| Annemiek and Rianne | 10/10 | 4391 days | 28% |
| Elizabeth E | 8/10 | 4394 days | 26% |
| timgr | 8/10 | 4425 days | 26% |
| richelle | 7/10 | 4433 days | 25% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 4442 days | 26% |
| Ton Buil | 9/10 | 4452 days | 28% |
| Daniel Alonso | 9/10 | 4452 days | 28% |
| Karen | 8/10 | 4452 days | 26% |
| Ana Garcia | 8/10 | 4453 days | 26% |
| Christine Van Den Berg Michele Imbach | 10/10 | 4463 days | 28% |
| chessum | 8/10 | 4470 days | 26% |
| GemmaC | 9/10 | 4673 days | 28% |
| UlaR | 10/10 | 4674 days | 28% |
| KatieR | 10/10 | 4682 days | 28% |
| LucyT | 10/10 | 4702 days | 28% |
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
88%
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.