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 Hot Water Beach.
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.
Hot Water Beach
Valid Reviews
252 Valid Reviews
The Hot Water Beach experience has a total of 252 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 252 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 70 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 64 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 53 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 36 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 8 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 10 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 7 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.94% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Hot Water Beach valid reviews is 82.94% and is based on 252 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
226 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 252 valid reviews, the experience has 226 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 226 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 64 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 58 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 47 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 31 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 10 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 6 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 3 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.19% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Hot Water Beach face-to-face reviews is 83.19% and is based on 226 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
75.49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | 3/10 | 461 days | 51.07 | 100% | |
| Edward Lowe | 4/10 | 553 days | 40.72 | 80% | |
| Patricio Vidal | 10/10 | 645 days | 37.09 | 73% | |
| Jeny Smolders | 10/10 | 894 days |  |
11.4 | 22% |
| Elli | 5/10 | 1204 days | |
3.88 | 8% |
| Carina Weber | 5/10 | 1206 days | |
3.87 | 8% |
| David | 10/10 | 1209 days | |
4.78 | 9% |
| Gretha | 9/10 | 1211 days | |
4.77 | 9% |
| May | 4/10 | 1234 days | |
3.74 | 7% |
| Rik van der Niet | 6/10 | 1236 days | |
3.92 | 8% |
| Lea Celerier | 8/10 | 1262 days | |
4.44 | 9% |
| Leigh Dodds | 8/10 | 1279 days | 4.41 | 9% | |
| Elizabeth Braidotti | 9/10 | 1319 days | 4.56 | 9% | |
| Bernd Muller | 9/10 | 1446 days | 4.31 | 8% | |
| Jana Ebelina | 9/10 | 1450 days | |
4.31 | 8% |
| Celina | 8/10 | 1450 days | |
4.09 | 8% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1464 days | |
4.06 | 8% |
| Camilla Geert | 4/10 | 1477 days | |
3.36 | 7% |
| Bas Marinus | 9/10 | 1481 days | |
4.24 | 8% |
| Virginia Saez | 7/10 | 1485 days | |
3.86 | 8% |
| Philipp | 3/10 | 1486 days | |
3.26 | 6% |
| Matthew Palmer | 7/10 | 1487 days | |
3.85 | 8% |
| Andre | 8/10 | 1489 days | |
4.02 | 8% |
| Sybille | 8/10 | 1489 days | |
4.02 | 8% |
| Stefan Hahn | 6/10 | 1494 days | |
3.5 | 7% |
| Manibod Vannaphone | 8/10 | 1494 days | |
4.01 | 8% |
| Alex Schott | 10/10 | 1497 days | |
4.21 | 8% |
| Matias Santos | 5/10 | 1503 days | |
3.4 | 7% |
| Ruben Toorwe | 7/10 | 1503 days | |
3.82 | 7% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 1504 days | |
4.2 | 8% |
| Boukje Diijkstra | 9/10 | 1505 days | 4.2 | 8% | |
| Aaron Stalley | 3/10 | 1505 days | |
3.23 | 6% |
| Clement Delrue | 7/10 | 1509 days | |
3.81 | 7% |
| Theo Pargemin | 8/10 | 1509 days | |
3.98 | 8% |
| Floren Hoenschler | 7/10 | 1511 days | |
3.81 | 7% |
| Johannes Koch | 7/10 | 1511 days | |
3.81 | 7% |
| Feline Herbst | 9/10 | 1513 days | |
4.18 | 8% |
| Dawn Howard | 7/10 | 1514 days | |
3.8 | 7% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1515 days | |
3.8 | 7% |
| Jakub Ira | 7/10 | 1517 days | |
3.8 | 7% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1517 days | |
4.17 | 8% |
| Ales Bronec | 10/10 | 1517 days | |
4.17 | 8% |
| Aneta Hambergeroua | 7/10 | 1517 days | |
3.8 | 7% |
| Patrick Veber | 4/10 | 1517 days | |
3.3 | 6% |
| Megan Lenox | 9/10 | 1519 days | |
4.17 | 8% |
| Briony | 5/10 | 1526 days | |
3.37 | 7% |
| David Schelensky | 7/10 | 1526 days | |
3.78 | 7% |
| Theresa Huelk | 5/10 | 1533 days | |
3.36 | 7% |
| Eric Hertort | 10/10 | 1534 days | |
4.14 | 8% |
| Christian Meyer | 10/10 | 1534 days | |
4.14 | 8% |
| Miriam Hack | 8/10 | 1539 days | |
3.92 | 8% |
| Livia and Dave | 7/10 | 1543 days | |
3.75 | 7% |
| Rafaella | 8/10 | 1569 days | |
3.87 | 8% |
| Sebastian and Susanna | 6/10 | 1583 days | |
3.36 | 7% |
| Jessica and Leonie | 7/10 | 1584 days | |
3.68 | 7% |
| Fabienne Strobel | 10/10 | 1589 days | |
4.03 | 8% |
| Julia Waenninger | 7/10 | 1596 days | 3.66 | 7% | |
| Jan B | 6/10 | 1597 days | |
3.33 | 7% |
| Dan | 10/10 | 1608 days | |
4.0 | 8% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 7/10 | 1617 days | 3.62 | 7% | |
| Richard Thompson | 9/10 | 1649 days | 3.92 | 8% | |
| Emma Keegan | 7/10 | 1831 days | 3.24 | 6% | |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 8/10 | 1851 days | |
3.34 | 7% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 7/10 | 1851 days | |
3.2 | 6% |
| Stuart Cook | 10/10 | 1852 days | |
3.52 | 7% |
| Daniela Wall | 8/10 | 1852 days | |
3.34 | 7% |
| Carmen | 10/10 | 1853 days | |
3.52 | 7% |
| Jade Cownley | 10/10 | 1876 days | |
3.47 | 7% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 1897 days | |
3.43 | 7% |
| Maria Ulitzsch | 10/10 | 1938 days | |
3.35 | 7% |
| Antoine Lerin | 7/10 | 1945 days | |
3.04 | 6% |
| isabel Zander | 10/10 | 2196 days | |
2.85 | 6% |
| Franz Birkefeld | 10/10 | 2207 days | |
2.82 | 6% |
| Rainer | 8/10 | 2221 days | |
2.66 | 5% |
| Laura | 9/10 | 2222 days | |
2.79 | 5% |
| Phil Bromby | 10/10 | 2225 days | |
2.79 | 5% |
| Joanna Mulcahy | 10/10 | 2225 days | |
2.79 | 5% |
| Hirsch Svenja | 9/10 | 2231 days | |
2.78 | 5% |
| Mahr Svenja | 10/10 | 2231 days | |
2.78 | 5% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 2234 days | |
2.77 | 5% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 2234 days | |
2.77 | 5% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 10/10 | 2235 days | |
2.77 | 5% |
| Sarah | 7/10 | 2236 days | |
2.52 | 5% |
| Daniel Garcia Dezgado | 10/10 | 2237 days | |
2.77 | 5% |
| Jennifer Garner | 10/10 | 2241 days | |
2.76 | 5% |
| Emeline Brocard | 10/10 | 2242 days | |
2.76 | 5% |
| Marvin Koever | 9/10 | 2242 days | |
2.76 | 5% |
| Luisa Bach | 10/10 | 2244 days | |
2.75 | 5% |
| Klaus Petersen | 8/10 | 2246 days | |
2.61 | 5% |
| Alex Sheldon | 9/10 | 2253 days | |
2.73 | 5% |
| Piotr Jurkowski | 10/10 | 2272 days | |
2.7 | 5% |
| Anne Collet | 9/10 | 2280 days | |
2.68 | 5% |
| Evian Bolz | 7/10 | 2285 days | |
2.43 | 5% |
| Chen Levin | 8/10 | 2285 days | |
2.54 | 5% |
| nimrod yaron | 10/10 | 2286 days | |
2.67 | 5% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 2287 days | 2.67 | 5% | |
| Alex Artigues | 8/10 | 2290 days | |
2.53 | 5% |
| Brian | 6/10 | 2379 days | 2.06 | 4% | |
| Mark Hayes | 10/10 | 2409 days | 2.43 | 5% | |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 2560 days | |
2.13 | 4% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 2560 days | |
2.13 | 4% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 2560 days | |
2.13 | 4% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 8/10 | 2562 days | 2.02 | 4% | |
| Mark Faulk | 8/10 | 2562 days | 2.02 | 4% | |
| Iban Dupont | 7/10 | 2576 days | |
1.91 | 4% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 8/10 | 2576 days | |
2.0 | 4% |
| Lorraine Doyle | 6/10 | 2579 days | |
1.74 | 3% |
| Sean Hurley | 5/10 | 2579 days | |
1.7 | 3% |
| LiseMarie Leger | 9/10 | 2583 days | |
2.09 | 4% |
| Jeremy Eng | 7/10 | 2593 days | 1.88 | 4% | |
| Stephanie Belanger | 10/10 | 2596 days | |
2.06 | 4% |
| Brendon Furney | 10/10 | 2597 days | |
2.06 | 4% |
| Sebastian | 7/10 | 2597 days | |
1.88 | 4% |
| Selina Lott | 8/10 | 2597 days | |
1.96 | 4% |
| Annika | 5/10 | 2597 days | |
1.67 | 3% |
| Fabian | 8/10 | 2597 days | |
1.96 | 4% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 5/10 | 2597 days | |
1.67 | 3% |
| Missy and Chaz | 8/10 | 2603 days | |
1.95 | 4% |
| Neele & Philipp | 5/10 | 2603 days | |
1.66 | 3% |
| Fabian Koitka | 7/10 | 2613 days | |
1.85 | 4% |
| Jill Fischer | 10/10 | 2621 days | 2.01 | 4% | |
| Christina Rodewald | 9/10 | 2626 days | |
2.0 | 4% |
| Andre and Marina | 9/10 | 2626 days | |
2.0 | 4% |
| Jo Sutton | 9/10 | 2652 days | 1.95 | 4% | |
| Lauret Stulemeyer | 9/10 | 2671 days | |
1.92 | 4% |
| Aurelie Morin | 8/10 | 2674 days | |
1.81 | 4% |
| Paul Lawrence | 7/10 | 2681 days | |
1.73 | 3% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 10/10 | 2682 days | |
1.89 | 4% |
| Doan | 10/10 | 2688 days | |
1.88 | 4% |
| Milena Heinrich | 10/10 | 2689 days | |
1.88 | 4% |
| Faassen | 9/10 | 2691 days | |
1.88 | 4% |
| Julie Lamart | 9/10 | 2692 days | |
1.87 | 4% |
| Henzen | 8/10 | 2692 days | |
1.78 | 3% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 2693 days | |
1.87 | 4% |
| suemax | 10/10 | 2927 days | 1.41 | 3% | |
| Jonathan Tuthill | 9/10 | 2943 days | |
1.38 | 3% |
| Heiner Reinecke | 10/10 | 2950 days | |
1.37 | 3% |
| Jens Moller | 7/10 | 2951 days | |
1.24 | 2% |
| Chris Sylvia | 9/10 | 2951 days | |
1.37 | 3% |
| Selwindt | 9/10 | 2952 days | |
1.37 | 3% |
| Michael Touzer | 8/10 | 2953 days | |
1.3 | 3% |
| A Ormsby | 8/10 | 2955 days | |
1.29 | 3% |
| Jaroslav Gajdos | 8/10 | 2961 days | |
1.28 | 3% |
| Carolin Haas | 7/10 | 2968 days | |
1.21 | 2% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2969 days | |
1.33 | 3% |
| Peter Dellen | 8/10 | 2970 days | |
1.26 | 2% |
| Tom Pratt | 9/10 | 2970 days | |
1.33 | 3% |
| Elise Violet | 8/10 | 2971 days | |
1.26 | 2% |
| Eline Vakentijn | 8/10 | 2972 days | |
1.26 | 2% |
| Lepied | 8/10 | 2974 days | |
1.26 | 2% |
| Slangen | 8/10 | 2980 days | |
1.25 | 2% |
| Samplonius | 9/10 | 2982 days | |
1.31 | 3% |
| Guillaume Milcent | 9/10 | 2984 days | |
1.3 | 3% |
| Roberto Hallblom | 8/10 | 2985 days | |
1.24 | 2% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 2987 days | 1.18 | 2% | |
| Sandy & Michaela | 8/10 | 3000 days | |
1.21 | 2% |
| CMJ | 8/10 | 3018 days | 1.17 | 2% | |
| Nick Selzler | 9/10 | 3032 days | |
1.21 | 2% |
| Manuela Zimmerti | 7/10 | 3050 days | |
1.07 | 2% |
| Robert Carswell | 7/10 | 3055 days | |
1.06 | 2% |
| Steve Neilson | 10/10 | 3056 days | |
1.16 | 2% |
| Natascha & Greg | 8/10 | 3061 days | |
1.1 | 2% |
| Andy Lever | 10/10 | 3064 days | |
1.15 | 2% |
| Waldemar Schuler | 9/10 | 3065 days | |
1.14 | 2% |
| Rudy Witt | 9/10 | 3065 days | |
1.14 | 2% |
| JadesWorld | 8/10 | 3079 days | 1.06 | 2% | |
| Max Grimmeiss | 8/10 | 3263 days | 0.72 | 1% | |
| Ralph & Marloes Meyers | 7/10 | 3292 days | |
0.64 | 1% |
| Julie Norton | 10/10 | 3294 days | |
0.7 | 1% |
| Lindsey Clough | 8/10 | 3302 days | |
0.65 | 1% |
| Knapen | 4/10 | 3304 days | |
0.53 | 1% |
| Andreas Blessing | 10/10 | 3304 days | |
0.68 | 1% |
| Franzi & Tobi | 10/10 | 3304 days | |
0.68 | 1% |
| Boehmer | 6/10 | 3308 days | |
0.56 | 1% |
| Nicola Thackray | 10/10 | 3311 days | |
0.66 | 1% |
| Wheeler | 8/10 | 3313 days | |
0.63 | 1% |
| Andy Johnson | 9/10 | 3315 days | |
0.66 | 1% |
| Kari Tervo | 4/10 | 3316 days | |
0.52 | 1% |
| Katy Bourne | 9/10 | 3318 days | |
0.65 | 1% |
| Roman & Esther | 10/10 | 3321 days | |
0.64 | 1% |
| Lauren McKeone | 4/10 | 3322 days | |
0.51 | 1% |
| Alan Munday | 9/10 | 3322 days | |
0.64 | 1% |
| S and A Koehue | 10/10 | 3324 days | |
0.64 | 1% |
| Mirka Tinterova | 9/10 | 3326 days | |
0.63 | 1% |
| Anne | 10/10 | 3326 days | |
0.63 | 1% |
| Claudio | 10/10 | 3330 days | |
0.63 | 1% |
| H Hensen | 7/10 | 3338 days | |
0.56 | 1% |
| Selina Mueller | 10/10 | 3338 days | |
0.61 | 1% |
| Birgette Weiner | 7/10 | 3338 days | |
0.56 | 1% |
| Valerie | 10/10 | 3338 days | |
0.61 | 1% |
| Tayler Gray | 9/10 | 3339 days | |
0.61 | 1% |
| Mike | 9/10 | 3340 days | |
0.61 | 1% |
| Luise Jaeger | 5/10 | 3342 days | |
0.49 | 1% |
| David | 9/10 | 3342 days | |
0.6 | 1% |
| Jessie Currie | 3/10 | 3343 days | |
0.46 | 1% |
| Jonathon Heaney | 7/10 | 3345 days | |
0.54 | 1% |
| Sue & Graham Mullin | 9/10 | 3347 days | |
0.59 | 1% |
| Elinor Bell | 9/10 | 3347 days | |
0.59 | 1% |
| Brandt | 9/10 | 3349 days | |
0.59 | 1% |
| penz | 9/10 | 3567 days | 0.16 | 0% | |
| Gea Middelbos | 10/10 | 3621 days | |
0.06 | 0% |
| David | 8/10 | 3622 days | |
0.05 | 0% |
| joycevanb | 9/10 | 3628 days | |
0.04 | 0% |
| heather Cardinal | 8/10 | 3644 days | |
0.01 | 0% |
| Bjorn Sall | 6/10 | 3670 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Brian Bishop | 10/10 | 3675 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Silke Seemann | 8/10 | 3680 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Matilda Hansson | 9/10 | 3680 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mark and Natasha UK | 8/10 | 3691 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kay Beaumont | 8/10 | 3691 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| David Milner | 9/10 | 3695 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Gail Mckinstry | 7/10 | 3695 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Elisabeth Egerup | 10/10 | 3696 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mike Brunt | 10/10 | 3697 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Wolfgang Engelke | 10/10 | 3698 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Peter Koeck | 10/10 | 3698 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sue Bennett | 9/10 | 3699 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Will Jemma | 10/10 | 3702 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Fam Leinden | 8/10 | 3711 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mick Thexton | 8/10 | 3712 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Arne van Schol | 8/10 | 3713 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Wim Van Gastel | 9/10 | 3715 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sebastien Briant | 8/10 | 3716 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Ines Diana | 10/10 | 3716 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Pizzanelli | 7/10 | 3716 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Jakob Jurgen | 8/10 | 3731 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Beute Hjel | 10/10 | 3733 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sabine Locker | 8/10 | 3733 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| deanlaw | 10/10 | 3762 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| menzel | 9/10 | 3762 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 3763 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| friasj | 10/10 | 3763 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Lynn Maguire | 10/10 | 3765 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| jameswhite | 10/10 | 3771 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| gereldineb | 9/10 | 3773 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| asiacritics | 10/10 | 3779 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Sandra M | 9/10 | 3781 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Tim Beuzeval | 9/10 | 3786 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christy | 9/10 | 3789 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rebecca Jenner | 9/10 | 3790 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Hansjoerg Ehrmann | 9/10 | 3790 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christine Van Den Berg Michele Imbach | 10/10 | 3802 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Wim Put | 8/10 | 3805 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Karen Fisher | 9/10 | 3805 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| CarinaB1 | 10/10 | 4007 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| BryonyS | 10/10 | 4011 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| BouterG | 9/10 | 4019 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Arjan Muis | 8/10 | 4025 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mikey | 9/10 | 4028 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Viktoria Stoffel | 10/10 | 4030 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Falk | 9/10 | 4039 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| WiebkeS | 10/10 | 4039 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Hot Water Beach does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
75%
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.