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
88.40%
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 | 1268 days | 100% |
| Maia and Andrew | 9/10 | 1795 days | 96% |
| Deniz Wintermeyer | 7/10 | 1798 days | 87% |
| Will Pyle | 10/10 | 1801 days | 96% |
| Rachel Ram | 8/10 | 1801 days | 91% |
| Fiona Ng | 10/10 | 2004 days | 85% |
| Katie Griffiths | 7/10 | 2011 days | 77% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 10/10 | 2035 days | 83% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 2060 days | 67% |
| Brennan Jungling | 7/10 | 2067 days | 74% |
| Ben McDougal | 10/10 | 2124 days | 78% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 8/10 | 2149 days | 73% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 2453 days | 61% |
| Ryan Lieston | 9/10 | 2729 days | 46% |
| Jessica Wagner | 10/10 | 2763 days | 44% |
| Gordon Thomas | 10/10 | 2763 days | 44% |
| Ian Garner | 10/10 | 2773 days | 44% |
| Terry Seaman | 9/10 | 2788 days | 43% |
| Johanna Bak | 10/10 | 2807 days | 42% |
| Julia Amberger | 9/10 | 2810 days | 42% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 2819 days | 41% |
| Ann Furlong | 10/10 | 3119 days | 25% |
| Trudy Ryan | 7/10 | 3119 days | 23% |
| Michael Nolan | 10/10 | 3125 days | 25% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 8/10 | 3130 days | 23% |
| Michal Maly | 10/10 | 3151 days | 24% |
| Jim Woodruff | 10/10 | 3153 days | 23% |
| Sue Kieseker | 8/10 | 3200 days | 20% |
| Jackie and Brian | 10/10 | 3207 days | 21% |
| Ali Hendry | 9/10 | 3471 days | 7% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 3475 days | 6% |
| Orlando | 10/10 | 3502 days | 5% |
| Kolen | 10/10 | 3502 days | 5% |
| D Collier | 10/10 | 3503 days | 5% |
| Gerrit & Martina | 9/10 | 3504 days | 5% |
| Rocco Christian | 9/10 | 3513 days | 4% |
| Andy & Lynnie Nevin | 10/10 | 3513 days | 4% |
| Laura Smith | 8/10 | 3532 days | 3% |
| hendrik king | 9/10 | 3581 days | 1% |
| Arnoldus Bergmans | 10/10 | 3585 days | 0% |
| deJong | 8/10 | 3585 days | 0% |
| Les and Carole Savins | 9/10 | 3587 days | 0% |
| Harry Simpson | 10/10 | 3588 days | 0% |
| Anna Bret | 8/10 | 3590 days | 0% |
| Robin & Sandra Dijke | 10/10 | 3590 days | 0% |
| John Reilly | 10/10 | 3807 days | 24% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 3842 days | 24% |
| W Groshops | 10/10 | 3845 days | 24% |
| Michael Howat | 10/10 | 3846 days | 24% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 8/10 | 3849 days | 23% |
| Michael Assfalg | 10/10 | 3855 days | 24% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 3855 days | 24% |
| Kip | 9/10 | 3858 days | 24% |
| Brandt | 10/10 | 3881 days | 24% |
| Andrew Hammond | 10/10 | 4007 days | 24% |
| Richardr1 | 10/10 | 4139 days | 24% |
| Wal & Lynne | 10/10 | 4150 days | 24% |
| Haley & Jason | 9/10 | 4153 days | 24% |
| Stephan Imartina | 10/10 | 4156 days | 24% |
| susandicus | 10/10 | 4160 days | 24% |
| Tony B | 10/10 | 4202 days | 24% |
| Brett & Tanille | 10/10 | 4209 days | 24% |
| Tim Smith | 9/10 | 4212 days | 24% |
| Shirley C | 9/10 | 4213 days | 24% |
| Tanya | 9/10 | 4214 days | 24% |
| Pam Know | 8/10 | 4216 days | 23% |
| Tony Geens | 8/10 | 4222 days | 23% |
| Luisa | 9/10 | 4222 days | 24% |
| Haas Wacter | 10/10 | 4229 days | 24% |
| Sheila Morgan | 10/10 | 4230 days | 24% |
| Marco | 8/10 | 4237 days | 23% |
| Wim Van Gastel | 8/10 | 4247 days | 23% |
| Marie Jack | 8/10 | 4248 days | 23% |
| Diane Chapple | 6/10 | 4248 days | 20% |
| cees juffermans | 9/10 | 4262 days | 24% |
| Annemiek and Rianne | 10/10 | 4262 days | 24% |
| Elizabeth E | 8/10 | 4265 days | 23% |
| timgr | 8/10 | 4296 days | 23% |
| richelle | 7/10 | 4304 days | 22% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 4313 days | 23% |
| Ton Buil | 9/10 | 4323 days | 24% |
| Daniel Alonso | 9/10 | 4323 days | 24% |
| Karen | 8/10 | 4323 days | 23% |
| Ana Garcia | 8/10 | 4324 days | 23% |
| Christine Van Den Berg Michele Imbach | 10/10 | 4334 days | 24% |
| chessum | 8/10 | 4341 days | 23% |
| GemmaC | 9/10 | 4544 days | 24% |
| UlaR | 10/10 | 4545 days | 24% |
| KatieR | 10/10 | 4553 days | 24% |
| LucyT | 10/10 | 4573 days | 24% |
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.