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
63 Valid Reviews
The Curio Bay Penguin Watch experience has a total of 64 reviews. There are 63 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 63 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 29 |
|
46% |
| 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% |
92.22% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Penguin Watch valid reviews is 92.22% and is based on 63 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 63 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
94.99%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 173 days | 95.26 | 100% | |
| Patrick | 10/10 | 813 days |  |
21.12 | 20% |
| Sandra | 10/10 | 1097 days | |
6.0 | 4% |
| Lindsay Dell | 10/10 | 1110 days | |
5.98 | 4% |
| Martina | 9/10 | 1124 days | |
5.95 | 4% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 10/10 | 1164 days | 4.91 | 3% | |
| Regula Hammer | 9/10 | 1440 days | |
5.43 | 3% |
| Sue Strebe | 9/10 | 1471 days | |
5.38 | 3% |
| Samuel Tohko | 10/10 | 1526 days | |
5.29 | 3% |
| Jakub Stastny | 10/10 | 1788 days | |
4.86 | 3% |
| Hadar | 9/10 | 1822 days | |
4.8 | 3% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 1830 days | |
4.79 | 3% |
| Max Stein | 8/10 | 1837 days | |
4.78 | 3% |
| Anouck Roudet | 10/10 | 1839 days | |
4.78 | 3% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 1869 days | |
4.73 | 3% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 1870 days | |
4.73 | 3% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 1882 days | |
4.71 | 3% |
| Kellie | 8/10 | 1882 days | |
4.71 | 3% |
| Omri Ifrsh | 10/10 | 2158 days | |
4.25 | 2% |
| Trine Ellegaard | 10/10 | 2166 days | |
4.24 | 2% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 9/10 | 2169 days | |
4.23 | 2% |
| Tom Somers | 8/10 | 2169 days | |
4.23 | 2% |
| Engelstatter | 9/10 | 2186 days | |
4.21 | 2% |
| Renate | 10/10 | 2186 days | |
4.21 | 2% |
| Enna Keet | 9/10 | 2195 days | |
4.19 | 2% |
| Hanneke P | 8/10 | 2242 days | 3.43 | 1% | |
| Frans Derks | 10/10 | 2266 days | |
4.08 | 2% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 2278 days | |
4.06 | 2% |
| Manuela and Thomas | 8/10 | 2279 days | |
4.05 | 2% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 2533 days | |
3.64 | 2% |
| Alan Brady | 9/10 | 2545 days | |
3.62 | 1% |
| Fritschi | 9/10 | 2550 days | |
3.61 | 1% |
| Dieter Mangold | 9/10 | 2560 days | |
3.59 | 1% |
| Karin | 9/10 | 2560 days | |
3.59 | 1% |
| Rebecca Doehl | 9/10 | 2561 days | |
3.59 | 1% |
| Gabriele Wendt | 10/10 | 2562 days | |
3.59 | 1% |
| John A Jerome | 10/10 | 2563 days | |
3.59 | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 2895 days | |
3.04 | 1% |
| Leroy Dimitri | 10/10 | 2896 days | |
3.04 | 1% |
| Ian & Gill Johnson | 9/10 | 2898 days | |
3.04 | 1% |
| Stefanie | 7/10 | 2899 days | |
3.03 | 1% |
| Mel | 10/10 | 2900 days | |
3.03 | 1% |
| Jacob | 9/10 | 2901 days | |
3.03 | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 2902 days | |
3.03 | 1% |
| Malcolm McLean | 9/10 | 2904 days | |
3.03 | 1% |
| Gary Koehler | 10/10 | 2905 days | |
3.02 | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 2915 days | |
3.01 | 1% |
| Nicolas | 9/10 | 2915 days | |
3.01 | 1% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 2918 days | |
3.0 | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 2920 days | |
3.0 | 1% |
| Hartmut Vogt | 10/10 | 2930 days | |
2.98 | 1% |
| Teum and Orselien | 9/10 | 2930 days | |
2.98 | 1% |
| Andy Martin | 10/10 | 2931 days | |
2.98 | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 3267 days | |
2.43 | 0% |
| John Mathers | 6/10 | 3288 days | |
2.4 | 0% |
| Marsden | 10/10 | 3288 days | |
2.4 | 0% |
| Lehmann | 10/10 | 3289 days | |
2.39 | 0% |
| J Kempeneers | 8/10 | 3293 days | |
2.39 | 0% |
| Elizabeth E | 7/10 | 3323 days | |
2.34 | 0% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 3324 days | |
2.34 | 0% |
| kay and colin | 9/10 | 3338 days | |
2.31 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3367 days | |
2.27 | 0% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 3393 days | |
2.22 | 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
95%
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.