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 Penguin 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.
Nick Morrison
Rankers owner
Curio Bay Penguin Watch
Valid Reviews
62 Valid Reviews
The Curio Bay Penguin Watch experience has a total of 63 reviews. There are 62 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 62 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 28 |
|
45% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
37% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
13% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.10% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Penguin Watch valid reviews is 92.10% and is based on 62 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
60 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 62 valid reviews, the experience has 60 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 60 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 27 |
|
45% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 7 |
|
12% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.17% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Penguin Watch face-to-face reviews is 92.17% and is based on 60 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick | 10/10 | 665 days |  |
41.16 | 100% |
| Sandra | 10/10 | 949 days | |
10.05 | 20% |
| Lindsay Dell | 10/10 | 962 days | |
9.36 | 18% |
| Martina | 9/10 | 976 days | |
8.69 | 16% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 10/10 | 1016 days | 5.99 | 9% | |
| Regula Hammer | 9/10 | 1292 days | |
5.68 | 8% |
| Sue Strebe | 9/10 | 1323 days | |
5.63 | 8% |
| Samuel Tohko | 10/10 | 1378 days | |
5.53 | 8% |
| Jakub Stastny | 10/10 | 1640 days | |
5.1 | 7% |
| Hadar | 9/10 | 1674 days | |
5.05 | 7% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 1682 days | |
5.04 | 7% |
| Max Stein | 8/10 | 1689 days | |
5.02 | 7% |
| Anouck Roudet | 10/10 | 1691 days | |
5.02 | 7% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 1721 days | |
4.97 | 6% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 1722 days | |
4.97 | 6% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 1734 days | |
4.95 | 6% |
| Kellie | 8/10 | 1734 days | |
4.95 | 6% |
| Omri Ifrsh | 10/10 | 2010 days | |
4.5 | 5% |
| Trine Ellegaard | 10/10 | 2018 days | |
4.48 | 5% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 9/10 | 2021 days | |
4.48 | 5% |
| Tom Somers | 8/10 | 2021 days | |
4.48 | 5% |
| Engelstatter | 9/10 | 2038 days | |
4.45 | 5% |
| Renate | 10/10 | 2038 days | |
4.45 | 5% |
| Enna Keet | 9/10 | 2047 days | |
4.44 | 5% |
| Hanneke P | 8/10 | 2094 days | 3.63 | 3% | |
| Frans Derks | 10/10 | 2118 days | |
4.32 | 5% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 2130 days | |
4.3 | 5% |
| Manuela and Thomas | 8/10 | 2131 days | |
4.3 | 5% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 2385 days | |
3.88 | 4% |
| Alan Brady | 9/10 | 2397 days | |
3.86 | 4% |
| Fritschi | 9/10 | 2402 days | |
3.85 | 4% |
| Dieter Mangold | 9/10 | 2412 days | |
3.84 | 4% |
| Karin | 9/10 | 2412 days | |
3.84 | 4% |
| Rebecca Doehl | 9/10 | 2413 days | |
3.83 | 4% |
| Gabriele Wendt | 10/10 | 2414 days | |
3.83 | 4% |
| John A Jerome | 10/10 | 2415 days | |
3.83 | 4% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 2747 days | |
3.28 | 2% |
| Leroy Dimitri | 10/10 | 2748 days | |
3.28 | 2% |
| Ian & Gill Johnson | 9/10 | 2750 days | |
3.28 | 2% |
| Stefanie | 7/10 | 2751 days | |
3.28 | 2% |
| Mel | 10/10 | 2752 days | |
3.28 | 2% |
| Jacob | 9/10 | 2753 days | |
3.27 | 2% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 2754 days | |
3.27 | 2% |
| Malcolm McLean | 9/10 | 2756 days | |
3.27 | 2% |
| Gary Koehler | 10/10 | 2757 days | |
3.27 | 2% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 2767 days | |
3.25 | 2% |
| Nicolas | 9/10 | 2767 days | |
3.25 | 2% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 2770 days | |
3.25 | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 2772 days | |
3.24 | 2% |
| Hartmut Vogt | 10/10 | 2782 days | |
3.23 | 2% |
| Teum and Orselien | 9/10 | 2782 days | |
3.23 | 2% |
| Andy Martin | 10/10 | 2783 days | |
3.23 | 2% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 3119 days | |
2.67 | 1% |
| John Mathers | 6/10 | 3140 days | |
2.64 | 0% |
| Marsden | 10/10 | 3140 days | |
2.64 | 0% |
| Lehmann | 10/10 | 3141 days | |
2.64 | 0% |
| J Kempeneers | 8/10 | 3145 days | |
2.63 | 0% |
| Elizabeth E | 7/10 | 3175 days | |
2.58 | 0% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 3176 days | |
2.58 | 0% |
| kay and colin | 9/10 | 3190 days | |
2.56 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3219 days | |
2.51 | 0% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 3245 days | |
2.47 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Curio Bay Penguin Watch does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
94%
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.