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 | 345 days | 62.48 | 100% | |
| Edward Lowe | 4/10 | 437 days | 55.09 | 88% | |
| Patricio Vidal | 10/10 | 529 days | 55.66 | 89% | |
| Jeny Smolders | 10/10 | 778 days |  |
20.92 | 33% |
| Elli | 5/10 | 1088 days | |
4.06 | 6% |
| Carina Weber | 5/10 | 1090 days | |
4.05 | 6% |
| David | 10/10 | 1093 days | |
5.0 | 8% |
| Gretha | 9/10 | 1095 days | |
5.0 | 8% |
| May | 4/10 | 1118 days | |
3.91 | 6% |
| Rik van der Niet | 6/10 | 1120 days | |
4.11 | 7% |
| Lea Celerier | 8/10 | 1146 days | |
4.66 | 7% |
| Leigh Dodds | 8/10 | 1163 days | 4.62 | 7% | |
| Elizabeth Braidotti | 9/10 | 1203 days | 4.79 | 8% | |
| Bernd Muller | 9/10 | 1330 days | 4.54 | 7% | |
| Jana Ebelina | 9/10 | 1334 days | |
4.53 | 7% |
| Celina | 8/10 | 1334 days | |
4.31 | 7% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1348 days | |
4.28 | 7% |
| Camilla Geert | 4/10 | 1361 days | |
3.54 | 6% |
| Bas Marinus | 9/10 | 1365 days | |
4.47 | 7% |
| Virginia Saez | 7/10 | 1369 days | |
4.06 | 7% |
| Philipp | 3/10 | 1370 days | |
3.44 | 5% |
| Matthew Palmer | 7/10 | 1371 days | |
4.06 | 6% |
| Andre | 8/10 | 1373 days | |
4.23 | 7% |
| Sybille | 8/10 | 1373 days | |
4.23 | 7% |
| Stefan Hahn | 6/10 | 1378 days | |
3.69 | 6% |
| Manibod Vannaphone | 8/10 | 1378 days | |
4.22 | 7% |
| Alex Schott | 10/10 | 1381 days | |
4.44 | 7% |
| Matias Santos | 5/10 | 1387 days | |
3.59 | 6% |
| Ruben Toorwe | 7/10 | 1387 days | |
4.03 | 6% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 1388 days | |
4.43 | 7% |
| Boukje Diijkstra | 9/10 | 1389 days | 4.42 | 7% | |
| Aaron Stalley | 3/10 | 1389 days | |
3.41 | 5% |
| Clement Delrue | 7/10 | 1393 days | |
4.02 | 6% |
| Theo Pargemin | 8/10 | 1393 days | |
4.2 | 7% |
| Floren Hoenschler | 7/10 | 1395 days | |
4.02 | 6% |
| Johannes Koch | 7/10 | 1395 days | |
4.02 | 6% |
| Feline Herbst | 9/10 | 1397 days | |
4.41 | 7% |
| Dawn Howard | 7/10 | 1398 days | |
4.01 | 6% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1399 days | |
4.01 | 6% |
| Jakub Ira | 7/10 | 1401 days | |
4.01 | 6% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1401 days | |
4.4 | 7% |
| Ales Bronec | 10/10 | 1401 days | |
4.4 | 7% |
| Aneta Hambergeroua | 7/10 | 1401 days | |
4.01 | 6% |
| Patrick Veber | 4/10 | 1401 days | |
3.48 | 6% |
| Megan Lenox | 9/10 | 1403 days | |
4.4 | 7% |
| Briony | 5/10 | 1410 days | |
3.55 | 6% |
| David Schelensky | 7/10 | 1410 days | |
3.99 | 6% |
| Theresa Huelk | 5/10 | 1417 days | |
3.54 | 6% |
| Eric Hertort | 10/10 | 1418 days | |
4.37 | 7% |
| Christian Meyer | 10/10 | 1418 days | |
4.37 | 7% |
| Miriam Hack | 8/10 | 1423 days | |
4.14 | 7% |
| Livia and Dave | 7/10 | 1427 days | |
3.96 | 6% |
| Rafaella | 8/10 | 1453 days | |
4.08 | 7% |
| Sebastian and Susanna | 6/10 | 1467 days | |
3.55 | 6% |
| Jessica and Leonie | 7/10 | 1468 days | |
3.89 | 6% |
| Fabienne Strobel | 10/10 | 1473 days | |
4.26 | 7% |
| Julia Waenninger | 7/10 | 1480 days | 3.86 | 6% | |
| Jan B | 6/10 | 1481 days | |
3.52 | 6% |
| Dan | 10/10 | 1492 days | |
4.22 | 7% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 7/10 | 1501 days | 3.83 | 6% | |
| Richard Thompson | 9/10 | 1533 days | 4.14 | 7% | |
| Emma Keegan | 7/10 | 1715 days | 3.45 | 6% | |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 8/10 | 1735 days | |
3.56 | 6% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 7/10 | 1735 days | |
3.41 | 5% |
| Stuart Cook | 10/10 | 1736 days | |
3.75 | 6% |
| Daniela Wall | 8/10 | 1736 days | |
3.56 | 6% |
| Carmen | 10/10 | 1737 days | |
3.74 | 6% |
| Jade Cownley | 10/10 | 1760 days | |
3.7 | 6% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 1781 days | |
3.66 | 6% |
| Maria Ulitzsch | 10/10 | 1822 days | |
3.58 | 6% |
| Antoine Lerin | 7/10 | 1829 days | |
3.24 | 5% |
| isabel Zander | 10/10 | 2080 days | |
3.07 | 5% |
| Franz Birkefeld | 10/10 | 2091 days | |
3.05 | 5% |
| Rainer | 8/10 | 2105 days | |
2.87 | 5% |
| Laura | 9/10 | 2106 days | |
3.02 | 5% |
| Phil Bromby | 10/10 | 2109 days | |
3.02 | 5% |
| Joanna Mulcahy | 10/10 | 2109 days | |
3.02 | 5% |
| Hirsch Svenja | 9/10 | 2115 days | |
3.0 | 5% |
| Mahr Svenja | 10/10 | 2115 days | |
3.0 | 5% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 2118 days | |
3.0 | 5% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 2118 days | |
3.0 | 5% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 10/10 | 2119 days | |
3.0 | 5% |
| Sarah | 7/10 | 2120 days | |
2.72 | 4% |
| Daniel Garcia Dezgado | 10/10 | 2121 days | |
2.99 | 5% |
| Jennifer Garner | 10/10 | 2125 days | |
2.98 | 5% |
| Emeline Brocard | 10/10 | 2126 days | |
2.98 | 5% |
| Marvin Koever | 9/10 | 2126 days | |
2.98 | 5% |
| Luisa Bach | 10/10 | 2128 days | |
2.98 | 5% |
| Klaus Petersen | 8/10 | 2130 days | |
2.83 | 5% |
| Alex Sheldon | 9/10 | 2137 days | |
2.96 | 5% |
| Piotr Jurkowski | 10/10 | 2156 days | |
2.92 | 5% |
| Anne Collet | 9/10 | 2164 days | |
2.91 | 5% |
| Evian Bolz | 7/10 | 2169 days | |
2.64 | 4% |
| Chen Levin | 8/10 | 2169 days | |
2.75 | 4% |
| nimrod yaron | 10/10 | 2170 days | |
2.9 | 5% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 2171 days | 2.89 | 5% | |
| Alex Artigues | 8/10 | 2174 days | |
2.74 | 4% |
| Brian | 6/10 | 2263 days | 2.25 | 4% | |
| Mark Hayes | 10/10 | 2293 days | 2.66 | 4% | |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 2444 days | |
2.36 | 4% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 2444 days | |
2.36 | 4% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 2444 days | |
2.36 | 4% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 8/10 | 2446 days | 2.24 | 4% | |
| Mark Faulk | 8/10 | 2446 days | 2.24 | 4% | |
| Iban Dupont | 7/10 | 2460 days | |
2.12 | 3% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 8/10 | 2460 days | |
2.21 | 4% |
| Lorraine Doyle | 6/10 | 2463 days | |
1.93 | 3% |
| Sean Hurley | 5/10 | 2463 days | |
1.88 | 3% |
| LiseMarie Leger | 9/10 | 2467 days | |
2.32 | 4% |
| Jeremy Eng | 7/10 | 2477 days | 2.09 | 3% | |
| Stephanie Belanger | 10/10 | 2480 days | |
2.29 | 4% |
| Brendon Furney | 10/10 | 2481 days | |
2.29 | 4% |
| Sebastian | 7/10 | 2481 days | |
2.08 | 3% |
| Selina Lott | 8/10 | 2481 days | |
2.17 | 3% |
| Annika | 5/10 | 2481 days | |
1.85 | 3% |
| Fabian | 8/10 | 2481 days | |
2.17 | 3% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 5/10 | 2481 days | |
1.85 | 3% |
| Missy and Chaz | 8/10 | 2487 days | |
2.16 | 3% |
| Neele & Philipp | 5/10 | 2487 days | |
1.84 | 3% |
| Fabian Koitka | 7/10 | 2497 days | |
2.05 | 3% |
| Jill Fischer | 10/10 | 2505 days | 2.24 | 4% | |
| Christina Rodewald | 9/10 | 2510 days | |
2.23 | 4% |
| Andre and Marina | 9/10 | 2510 days | |
2.23 | 4% |
| Jo Sutton | 9/10 | 2536 days | 2.18 | 3% | |
| Lauret Stulemeyer | 9/10 | 2555 days | |
2.14 | 3% |
| Aurelie Morin | 8/10 | 2558 days | |
2.03 | 3% |
| Paul Lawrence | 7/10 | 2565 days | |
1.93 | 3% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 10/10 | 2566 days | |
2.12 | 3% |
| Doan | 10/10 | 2572 days | |
2.11 | 3% |
| Milena Heinrich | 10/10 | 2573 days | |
2.11 | 3% |
| Faassen | 9/10 | 2575 days | |
2.1 | 3% |
| Julie Lamart | 9/10 | 2576 days | |
2.1 | 3% |
| Henzen | 8/10 | 2576 days | |
2.0 | 3% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 2577 days | |
2.1 | 3% |
| suemax | 10/10 | 2811 days | 1.64 | 3% | |
| Jonathan Tuthill | 9/10 | 2827 days | |
1.61 | 3% |
| Heiner Reinecke | 10/10 | 2834 days | |
1.6 | 3% |
| Jens Moller | 7/10 | 2835 days | |
1.45 | 2% |
| Chris Sylvia | 9/10 | 2835 days | |
1.59 | 3% |
| Selwindt | 9/10 | 2836 days | |
1.59 | 3% |
| Michael Touzer | 8/10 | 2837 days | |
1.51 | 2% |
| A Ormsby | 8/10 | 2839 days | |
1.51 | 2% |
| Jaroslav Gajdos | 8/10 | 2845 days | |
1.5 | 2% |
| Carolin Haas | 7/10 | 2852 days | |
1.42 | 2% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2853 days | |
1.56 | 2% |
| Peter Dellen | 8/10 | 2854 days | |
1.48 | 2% |
| Tom Pratt | 9/10 | 2854 days | |
1.56 | 2% |
| Elise Violet | 8/10 | 2855 days | |
1.48 | 2% |
| Eline Vakentijn | 8/10 | 2856 days | |
1.48 | 2% |
| Lepied | 8/10 | 2858 days | |
1.47 | 2% |
| Slangen | 8/10 | 2864 days | |
1.46 | 2% |
| Samplonius | 9/10 | 2866 days | |
1.53 | 2% |
| Guillaume Milcent | 9/10 | 2868 days | |
1.53 | 2% |
| Roberto Hallblom | 8/10 | 2869 days | |
1.45 | 2% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 2871 days | 1.39 | 2% | |
| Sandy & Michaela | 8/10 | 2884 days | |
1.42 | 2% |
| CMJ | 8/10 | 2902 days | 1.39 | 2% | |
| Nick Selzler | 9/10 | 2916 days | |
1.44 | 2% |
| Manuela Zimmerti | 7/10 | 2934 days | |
1.28 | 2% |
| Robert Carswell | 7/10 | 2939 days | |
1.27 | 2% |
| Steve Neilson | 10/10 | 2940 days | |
1.39 | 2% |
| Natascha & Greg | 8/10 | 2945 days | |
1.31 | 2% |
| Andy Lever | 10/10 | 2948 days | |
1.37 | 2% |
| Waldemar Schuler | 9/10 | 2949 days | |
1.37 | 2% |
| Rudy Witt | 9/10 | 2949 days | |
1.37 | 2% |
| JadesWorld | 8/10 | 2963 days | 1.28 | 2% | |
| Max Grimmeiss | 8/10 | 3147 days | 0.94 | 1% | |
| Ralph & Marloes Meyers | 7/10 | 3176 days | |
0.84 | 1% |
| Julie Norton | 10/10 | 3178 days | |
0.92 | 1% |
| Lindsey Clough | 8/10 | 3186 days | |
0.86 | 1% |
| Knapen | 4/10 | 3188 days | |
0.71 | 1% |
| Andreas Blessing | 10/10 | 3188 days | |
0.9 | 1% |
| Franzi & Tobi | 10/10 | 3188 days | |
0.9 | 1% |
| Boehmer | 6/10 | 3192 days | |
0.74 | 1% |
| Nicola Thackray | 10/10 | 3195 days | |
0.89 | 1% |
| Wheeler | 8/10 | 3197 days | |
0.84 | 1% |
| Andy Johnson | 9/10 | 3199 days | |
0.88 | 1% |
| Kari Tervo | 4/10 | 3200 days | |
0.7 | 1% |
| Katy Bourne | 9/10 | 3202 days | |
0.88 | 1% |
| Roman & Esther | 10/10 | 3205 days | |
0.87 | 1% |
| Lauren McKeone | 4/10 | 3206 days | |
0.69 | 1% |
| Alan Munday | 9/10 | 3206 days | |
0.87 | 1% |
| S and A Koehue | 10/10 | 3208 days | |
0.86 | 1% |
| Mirka Tinterova | 9/10 | 3210 days | |
0.86 | 1% |
| Anne | 10/10 | 3210 days | |
0.86 | 1% |
| Claudio | 10/10 | 3214 days | |
0.85 | 1% |
| H Hensen | 7/10 | 3222 days | |
0.76 | 1% |
| Selina Mueller | 10/10 | 3222 days | |
0.84 | 1% |
| Birgette Weiner | 7/10 | 3222 days | |
0.76 | 1% |
| Valerie | 10/10 | 3222 days | |
0.84 | 1% |
| Tayler Gray | 9/10 | 3223 days | |
0.84 | 1% |
| Mike | 9/10 | 3224 days | |
0.83 | 1% |
| Luise Jaeger | 5/10 | 3226 days | |
0.67 | 1% |
| David | 9/10 | 3226 days | |
0.83 | 1% |
| Jessie Currie | 3/10 | 3227 days | |
0.64 | 1% |
| Jonathon Heaney | 7/10 | 3229 days | |
0.75 | 1% |
| Sue & Graham Mullin | 9/10 | 3231 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| Elinor Bell | 9/10 | 3231 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| Brandt | 9/10 | 3233 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| penz | 9/10 | 3451 days | 0.39 | 1% | |
| Gea Middelbos | 10/10 | 3505 days | |
0.28 | 0% |
| David | 8/10 | 3506 days | |
0.27 | 0% |
| joycevanb | 9/10 | 3512 days | |
0.27 | 0% |
| heather Cardinal | 8/10 | 3528 days | |
0.23 | 0% |
| Bjorn Sall | 6/10 | 3554 days | |
0.16 | 0% |
| Brian Bishop | 10/10 | 3559 days | |
0.18 | 0% |
| Silke Seemann | 8/10 | 3564 days | |
0.16 | 0% |
| Matilda Hansson | 9/10 | 3564 days | |
0.17 | 0% |
| Mark and Natasha UK | 8/10 | 3575 days | |
0.14 | 0% |
| Kay Beaumont | 8/10 | 3575 days | |
0.14 | 0% |
| David Milner | 9/10 | 3579 days | |
0.14 | 0% |
| Gail Mckinstry | 7/10 | 3579 days | |
0.13 | 0% |
| Elisabeth Egerup | 10/10 | 3580 days | |
0.14 | 0% |
| Mike Brunt | 10/10 | 3581 days | |
0.14 | 0% |
| Wolfgang Engelke | 10/10 | 3582 days | |
0.13 | 0% |
| Peter Koeck | 10/10 | 3582 days | |
0.13 | 0% |
| Sue Bennett | 9/10 | 3583 days | |
0.13 | 0% |
| Will Jemma | 10/10 | 3586 days | |
0.13 | 0% |
| Fam Leinden | 8/10 | 3595 days | |
0.1 | 0% |
| Mick Thexton | 8/10 | 3596 days | |
0.1 | 0% |
| Arne van Schol | 8/10 | 3597 days | |
0.1 | 0% |
| Wim Van Gastel | 9/10 | 3599 days | |
0.1 | 0% |
| Sebastien Briant | 8/10 | 3600 days | |
0.09 | 0% |
| Ines Diana | 10/10 | 3600 days | |
0.1 | 0% |
| Pizzanelli | 7/10 | 3600 days | |
0.09 | 0% |
| Jakob Jurgen | 8/10 | 3615 days | |
0.07 | 0% |
| Beute Hjel | 10/10 | 3617 days | |
0.06 | 0% |
| Sabine Locker | 8/10 | 3617 days | |
0.06 | 0% |
| deanlaw | 10/10 | 3646 days | |
0.01 | 0% |
| menzel | 9/10 | 3646 days | |
0.01 | 0% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 3647 days | |
0.01 | 0% |
| friasj | 10/10 | 3647 days | |
0.01 | 0% |
| Lynn Maguire | 10/10 | 3649 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| jameswhite | 10/10 | 3655 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| gereldineb | 9/10 | 3657 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| asiacritics | 10/10 | 3663 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Sandra M | 9/10 | 3665 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Tim Beuzeval | 9/10 | 3670 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christy | 9/10 | 3673 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rebecca Jenner | 9/10 | 3674 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Hansjoerg Ehrmann | 9/10 | 3674 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christine Van Den Berg Michele Imbach | 10/10 | 3686 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Wim Put | 8/10 | 3689 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Karen Fisher | 9/10 | 3689 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| CarinaB1 | 10/10 | 3891 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| BryonyS | 10/10 | 3895 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| BouterG | 9/10 | 3903 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Arjan Muis | 8/10 | 3909 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mikey | 9/10 | 3912 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Viktoria Stoffel | 10/10 | 3914 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Falk | 9/10 | 3923 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| WiebkeS | 10/10 | 3923 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.