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.
Curio Bay Penguin Watch
Valid Reviews
64 Valid Reviews
The Curio Bay Penguin Watch experience has a total of 65 reviews. There are 64 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 64 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 29 |
|
45% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
13% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.41% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Penguin Watch valid reviews is 91.41% and is based on 64 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 64 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
70.24%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin White | 4/10 | 355 days | 100% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 1116 days | 7% |
| Patrick | 10/10 | 1756 days | 5% |
| Sandra | 10/10 | 2040 days | 5% |
| Lindsay Dell | 10/10 | 2053 days | 5% |
| Martina | 9/10 | 2067 days | 4% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 10/10 | 2107 days | 4% |
| Regula Hammer | 9/10 | 2383 days | 3% |
| Sue Strebe | 9/10 | 2414 days | 3% |
| Samuel Tohko | 10/10 | 2469 days | 3% |
| Jakub Stastny | 10/10 | 2731 days | 2% |
| Hadar | 9/10 | 2765 days | 2% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 2773 days | 2% |
| Max Stein | 8/10 | 2780 days | 2% |
| Anouck Roudet | 10/10 | 2782 days | 2% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 2812 days | 2% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 2813 days | 2% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 2825 days | 2% |
| Kellie | 8/10 | 2825 days | 2% |
| Omri Ifrsh | 10/10 | 3101 days | 1% |
| Trine Ellegaard | 10/10 | 3109 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 9/10 | 3112 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 8/10 | 3112 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 9/10 | 3129 days | 1% |
| Renate | 10/10 | 3129 days | 1% |
| Enna Keet | 9/10 | 3138 days | 1% |
| Hanneke P | 8/10 | 3185 days | 1% |
| Frans Derks | 10/10 | 3209 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 3221 days | 1% |
| Manuela and Thomas | 8/10 | 3222 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 3476 days | 0% |
| Alan Brady | 9/10 | 3488 days | 0% |
| Fritschi | 9/10 | 3493 days | 0% |
| Dieter Mangold | 9/10 | 3503 days | 0% |
| Karin | 9/10 | 3503 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Doehl | 9/10 | 3504 days | 0% |
| Gabriele Wendt | 10/10 | 3505 days | 0% |
| John A Jerome | 10/10 | 3506 days | 0% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Leroy Dimitri | 10/10 | 3839 days | 1% |
| Ian & Gill Johnson | 9/10 | 3841 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 7/10 | 3842 days | 1% |
| Mel | 10/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 9/10 | 3844 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 3845 days | 1% |
| Malcolm McLean | 9/10 | 3847 days | 1% |
| Gary Koehler | 10/10 | 3848 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 3858 days | 1% |
| Nicolas | 9/10 | 3858 days | 1% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 3861 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 3863 days | 1% |
| Hartmut Vogt | 10/10 | 3873 days | 1% |
| Teum and Orselien | 9/10 | 3873 days | 1% |
| Andy Martin | 10/10 | 3874 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 4210 days | 1% |
| John Mathers | 6/10 | 4231 days | 1% |
| Marsden | 10/10 | 4231 days | 1% |
| Lehmann | 10/10 | 4232 days | 1% |
| J Kempeneers | 8/10 | 4236 days | 1% |
| Elizabeth E | 7/10 | 4266 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 4267 days | 1% |
| kay and colin | 9/10 | 4281 days | 1% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 4310 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 4336 days | 1% |
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
70%
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.