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 Curio Bay Dolphin Watch.
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.
Curio Bay Dolphin Watch
Valid Reviews
52 Valid Reviews
The Curio Bay Dolphin Watch experience has a total of 52 valid reviews. There are no 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 52 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 31 |
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60% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
94.62% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Dolphin Watch valid reviews is 94.62% and is based on 52 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
47 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 52 valid reviews, the experience has 47 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 47 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 28 |
|
60% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
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0% |
94.47% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Dolphin Watch face-to-face reviews is 94.47% and is based on 47 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.12%
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 | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecka | 9/10 | 21 days | 99.93 | 100% | |
| S Weslake | 10/10 | 692 days | 30.74 | 31% | |
| Rikke Hessellund, Denmark | 9/10 | 723 days | 26.93 | 27% | |
| Marcal Serrallonga | 10/10 | 1177 days | 4.84 | 5% | |
| Matthias Hottex | 10/10 | 1432 days |  |
4.34 | 4% |
| Jan Sojka | 8/10 | 1432 days | |
4.12 | 4% |
| Leon Schotter | 9/10 | 1454 days | |
4.3 | 4% |
| Rahel Baufeld | 10/10 | 1461 days | |
4.28 | 4% |
| Lena Wesselink | 10/10 | 1473 days | 4.26 | 4% | |
| Till | 9/10 | 1506 days | |
4.2 | 4% |
| Roman and Liz | 5/10 | 1531 days | |
3.36 | 3% |
| Ronja and Lena | 10/10 | 1536 days | |
4.14 | 4% |
| Tobias Becker | 10/10 | 1861 days | |
3.5 | 4% |
| Katarina | 10/10 | 2155 days | |
2.93 | 3% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 2155 days | |
2.93 | 3% |
| Vuillermet | 10/10 | 2155 days | |
2.93 | 3% |
| Maria-Julia Frilaj | 10/10 | 2161 days | |
2.91 | 3% |
| Ann Wilson | 10/10 | 2170 days | |
2.9 | 3% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 2189 days | |
2.86 | 3% |
| Natalie Boehm | 10/10 | 2212 days | |
2.81 | 3% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 2246 days | |
2.75 | 3% |
| Gal Bero | 10/10 | 2246 days | |
2.75 | 3% |
| Elly Zimmer | 10/10 | 2250 days | |
2.74 | 3% |
| Omri Ifrsh | 10/10 | 2524 days | |
2.2 | 2% |
| Michal Sturma | 10/10 | 2535 days | |
2.18 | 2% |
| Katey Justice | 10/10 | 2544 days | |
2.16 | 2% |
| Tanja Schlagermann | 10/10 | 2551 days | |
2.15 | 2% |
| Alexander Mukasa | 10/10 | 2551 days | |
2.15 | 2% |
| Arno Leleu | 10/10 | 2558 days | |
2.14 | 2% |
| Fabian and Teresa | 9/10 | 2570 days | |
2.11 | 2% |
| D Pieter | 9/10 | 2637 days | |
1.98 | 2% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 2920 days | |
1.43 | 1% |
| Marcel & Kim Meichtry | 9/10 | 2920 days | |
1.43 | 1% |
| Dieter Mangold | 9/10 | 2926 days | |
1.42 | 1% |
| Francis Corrigan | 9/10 | 2944 days | |
1.38 | 1% |
| Monika & Roger | 9/10 | 2956 days | |
1.36 | 1% |
| Jory Singer | 10/10 | 3020 days | |
1.23 | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 3261 days | |
0.76 | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 3268 days | |
0.75 | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 10/10 | 3268 days | |
0.75 | 1% |
| Malcolm McLean | 9/10 | 3270 days | |
0.74 | 1% |
| Stefan Mudl | 10/10 | 3270 days | |
0.74 | 1% |
| Tony & Marina Greenaway | 8/10 | 3273 days | |
0.7 | 1% |
| Jol Balder | 9/10 | 3296 days | |
0.69 | 1% |
| Judith K. | 10/10 | 3298 days | |
0.69 | 1% |
| Victoria Slater | 10/10 | 3619 days | |
0.06 | 0% |
| Birgit Farwig | 10/10 | 3626 days | |
0.05 | 0% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 8/10 | 3632 days | |
0.03 | 0% |
| Inbar Yizhar Barnea | 10/10 | 3633 days | |
0.03 | 0% |
| Thirza & Roeland | 9/10 | 3652 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| MiepS | 9/10 | 3967 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| johnst | 10/10 | 3979 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Curio Bay Dolphin Watch does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
93%
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.