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
88.23%
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 | 1022 days | 100% |
| Maia and Andrew | 9/10 | 1549 days | 87% |
| Deniz Wintermeyer | 7/10 | 1552 days | 79% |
| Will Pyle | 10/10 | 1555 days | 87% |
| Rachel Ram | 8/10 | 1555 days | 82% |
| Fiona Ng | 10/10 | 1758 days | 78% |
| Katie Griffiths | 7/10 | 1765 days | 71% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 10/10 | 1789 days | 77% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 1814 days | 63% |
| Brennan Jungling | 7/10 | 1821 days | 69% |
| Ben McDougal | 10/10 | 1878 days | 73% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 8/10 | 1903 days | 68% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 2207 days | 59% |
| Ryan Lieston | 9/10 | 2483 days | 48% |
| Jessica Wagner | 10/10 | 2517 days | 47% |
| Gordon Thomas | 10/10 | 2517 days | 47% |
| Ian Garner | 10/10 | 2527 days | 46% |
| Terry Seaman | 9/10 | 2542 days | 45% |
| Johanna Bak | 10/10 | 2561 days | 45% |
| Julia Amberger | 9/10 | 2564 days | 45% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 2573 days | 44% |
| Ann Furlong | 10/10 | 2873 days | 32% |
| Trudy Ryan | 7/10 | 2873 days | 29% |
| Michael Nolan | 10/10 | 2879 days | 31% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 8/10 | 2884 days | 30% |
| Michal Maly | 10/10 | 2905 days | 30% |
| Jim Woodruff | 10/10 | 2907 days | 30% |
| Sue Kieseker | 8/10 | 2954 days | 27% |
| Jackie and Brian | 10/10 | 2961 days | 28% |
| Ali Hendry | 9/10 | 3225 days | 17% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 3229 days | 17% |
| Orlando | 10/10 | 3256 days | 16% |
| Kolen | 10/10 | 3256 days | 16% |
| D Collier | 10/10 | 3257 days | 16% |
| Gerrit & Martina | 9/10 | 3258 days | 16% |
| Rocco Christian | 9/10 | 3267 days | 15% |
| Andy & Lynnie Nevin | 10/10 | 3267 days | 15% |
| Laura Smith | 8/10 | 3286 days | 14% |
| hendrik king | 9/10 | 3335 days | 12% |
| Arnoldus Bergmans | 10/10 | 3339 days | 12% |
| deJong | 8/10 | 3339 days | 12% |
| Les and Carole Savins | 9/10 | 3341 days | 12% |
| Harry Simpson | 10/10 | 3342 days | 12% |
| Anna Bret | 8/10 | 3344 days | 11% |
| Robin & Sandra Dijke | 10/10 | 3344 days | 12% |
| John Reilly | 10/10 | 3561 days | 3% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 3596 days | 2% |
| W Groshops | 10/10 | 3599 days | 1% |
| Michael Howat | 10/10 | 3600 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 8/10 | 3603 days | 1% |
| Michael Assfalg | 10/10 | 3609 days | 1% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 3609 days | 1% |
| Kip | 9/10 | 3612 days | 1% |
| Brandt | 10/10 | 3635 days | 0% |
| Andrew Hammond | 10/10 | 3761 days | 21% |
| Richardr1 | 10/10 | 3893 days | 21% |
| Wal & Lynne | 10/10 | 3904 days | 21% |
| Haley & Jason | 9/10 | 3907 days | 21% |
| Stephan Imartina | 10/10 | 3910 days | 21% |
| susandicus | 10/10 | 3914 days | 21% |
| Tony B | 10/10 | 3956 days | 21% |
| Brett & Tanille | 10/10 | 3963 days | 21% |
| Tim Smith | 9/10 | 3966 days | 21% |
| Shirley C | 9/10 | 3967 days | 21% |
| Tanya | 9/10 | 3968 days | 21% |
| Pam Know | 8/10 | 3970 days | 20% |
| Tony Geens | 8/10 | 3976 days | 20% |
| Luisa | 9/10 | 3976 days | 21% |
| Haas Wacter | 10/10 | 3983 days | 21% |
| Sheila Morgan | 10/10 | 3984 days | 21% |
| Marco | 8/10 | 3991 days | 20% |
| Wim Van Gastel | 8/10 | 4001 days | 20% |
| Marie Jack | 8/10 | 4002 days | 20% |
| Diane Chapple | 6/10 | 4002 days | 17% |
| cees juffermans | 9/10 | 4016 days | 21% |
| Annemiek and Rianne | 10/10 | 4016 days | 21% |
| Elizabeth E | 8/10 | 4019 days | 20% |
| timgr | 8/10 | 4050 days | 20% |
| richelle | 7/10 | 4058 days | 19% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 4067 days | 20% |
| Ton Buil | 9/10 | 4077 days | 21% |
| Daniel Alonso | 9/10 | 4077 days | 21% |
| Karen | 8/10 | 4077 days | 20% |
| Ana Garcia | 8/10 | 4078 days | 20% |
| Christine Van Den Berg Michele Imbach | 10/10 | 4088 days | 21% |
| chessum | 8/10 | 4095 days | 20% |
| GemmaC | 9/10 | 4298 days | 21% |
| UlaR | 10/10 | 4299 days | 21% |
| KatieR | 10/10 | 4307 days | 21% |
| LucyT | 10/10 | 4327 days | 21% |
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.