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
94.16%
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 | 572 days |  |
58.01 | 100% |
| Sandra | 10/10 | 856 days | |
16.86 | 26% |
| Lindsay Dell | 10/10 | 869 days | |
15.71 | 24% |
| Martina | 9/10 | 883 days | |
14.55 | 22% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 10/10 | 923 days | 9.69 | 13% | |
| Regula Hammer | 9/10 | 1199 days | |
5.83 | 6% |
| Sue Strebe | 9/10 | 1230 days | |
5.78 | 6% |
| Samuel Tohko | 10/10 | 1285 days | |
5.69 | 6% |
| Jakub Stastny | 10/10 | 1547 days | |
5.26 | 5% |
| Hadar | 9/10 | 1581 days | |
5.2 | 5% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 1589 days | |
5.19 | 5% |
| Max Stein | 8/10 | 1596 days | |
5.18 | 5% |
| Anouck Roudet | 10/10 | 1598 days | |
5.17 | 5% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 1628 days | |
5.12 | 5% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 1629 days | |
5.12 | 5% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 1641 days | |
5.1 | 4% |
| Kellie | 8/10 | 1641 days | |
5.1 | 4% |
| Omri Ifrsh | 10/10 | 1917 days | |
4.65 | 4% |
| Trine Ellegaard | 10/10 | 1925 days | |
4.64 | 4% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 9/10 | 1928 days | |
4.63 | 4% |
| Tom Somers | 8/10 | 1928 days | |
4.63 | 4% |
| Engelstatter | 9/10 | 1945 days | |
4.6 | 4% |
| Renate | 10/10 | 1945 days | |
4.6 | 4% |
| Enna Keet | 9/10 | 1954 days | |
4.59 | 4% |
| Hanneke P | 8/10 | 2001 days | 3.76 | 2% | |
| Frans Derks | 10/10 | 2025 days | |
4.47 | 3% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 2037 days | |
4.45 | 3% |
| Manuela and Thomas | 8/10 | 2038 days | |
4.45 | 3% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 2292 days | |
4.03 | 3% |
| Alan Brady | 9/10 | 2304 days | |
4.01 | 3% |
| Fritschi | 9/10 | 2309 days | |
4.0 | 3% |
| Dieter Mangold | 9/10 | 2319 days | |
3.99 | 2% |
| Karin | 9/10 | 2319 days | |
3.99 | 2% |
| Rebecca Doehl | 9/10 | 2320 days | |
3.99 | 2% |
| Gabriele Wendt | 10/10 | 2321 days | |
3.98 | 2% |
| John A Jerome | 10/10 | 2322 days | |
3.98 | 2% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 2654 days | |
3.44 | 1% |
| Leroy Dimitri | 10/10 | 2655 days | |
3.44 | 1% |
| Ian & Gill Johnson | 9/10 | 2657 days | |
3.43 | 1% |
| Stefanie | 7/10 | 2658 days | |
3.43 | 1% |
| Mel | 10/10 | 2659 days | |
3.43 | 1% |
| Jacob | 9/10 | 2660 days | |
3.43 | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 2661 days | |
3.43 | 1% |
| Malcolm McLean | 9/10 | 2663 days | |
3.42 | 1% |
| Gary Koehler | 10/10 | 2664 days | |
3.42 | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 2674 days | |
3.4 | 1% |
| Nicolas | 9/10 | 2674 days | |
3.4 | 1% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 2677 days | |
3.4 | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 2679 days | |
3.4 | 1% |
| Hartmut Vogt | 10/10 | 2689 days | |
3.38 | 1% |
| Teum and Orselien | 9/10 | 2689 days | |
3.38 | 1% |
| Andy Martin | 10/10 | 2690 days | |
3.38 | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 3026 days | |
2.83 | 0% |
| John Mathers | 6/10 | 3047 days | |
2.79 | 0% |
| Marsden | 10/10 | 3047 days | |
2.79 | 0% |
| Lehmann | 10/10 | 3048 days | |
2.79 | 0% |
| J Kempeneers | 8/10 | 3052 days | |
2.78 | 0% |
| Elizabeth E | 7/10 | 3082 days | |
2.73 | 0% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 3083 days | |
2.73 | 0% |
| kay and colin | 9/10 | 3097 days | |
2.71 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3126 days | |
2.66 | 0% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 3152 days | |
2.62 | 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.