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
95.10%
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 | 104 days | 98.29 | 100% | |
| Patrick | 10/10 | 744 days |  |
29.43 | 28% |
| Sandra | 10/10 | 1028 days | |
6.85 | 5% |
| Lindsay Dell | 10/10 | 1041 days | |
6.55 | 4% |
| Martina | 9/10 | 1055 days | |
6.3 | 4% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 10/10 | 1095 days | 5.0 | 3% | |
| Regula Hammer | 9/10 | 1371 days | |
5.55 | 3% |
| Sue Strebe | 9/10 | 1402 days | |
5.5 | 3% |
| Samuel Tohko | 10/10 | 1457 days | |
5.4 | 3% |
| Jakub Stastny | 10/10 | 1719 days | |
4.97 | 3% |
| Hadar | 9/10 | 1753 days | |
4.92 | 3% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 1761 days | |
4.91 | 3% |
| Max Stein | 8/10 | 1768 days | |
4.89 | 3% |
| Anouck Roudet | 10/10 | 1770 days | |
4.89 | 3% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 1800 days | |
4.84 | 3% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 1801 days | |
4.84 | 3% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 1813 days | |
4.82 | 3% |
| Kellie | 8/10 | 1813 days | |
4.82 | 3% |
| Omri Ifrsh | 10/10 | 2089 days | |
4.37 | 2% |
| Trine Ellegaard | 10/10 | 2097 days | |
4.35 | 2% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 9/10 | 2100 days | |
4.35 | 2% |
| Tom Somers | 8/10 | 2100 days | |
4.35 | 2% |
| Engelstatter | 9/10 | 2117 days | |
4.32 | 2% |
| Renate | 10/10 | 2117 days | |
4.32 | 2% |
| Enna Keet | 9/10 | 2126 days | |
4.31 | 2% |
| Hanneke P | 8/10 | 2173 days | 3.52 | 1% | |
| Frans Derks | 10/10 | 2197 days | |
4.19 | 2% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 2209 days | |
4.17 | 2% |
| Manuela and Thomas | 8/10 | 2210 days | |
4.17 | 2% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 2464 days | |
3.75 | 1% |
| Alan Brady | 9/10 | 2476 days | |
3.73 | 1% |
| Fritschi | 9/10 | 2481 days | |
3.72 | 1% |
| Dieter Mangold | 9/10 | 2491 days | |
3.71 | 1% |
| Karin | 9/10 | 2491 days | |
3.71 | 1% |
| Rebecca Doehl | 9/10 | 2492 days | |
3.7 | 1% |
| Gabriele Wendt | 10/10 | 2493 days | |
3.7 | 1% |
| John A Jerome | 10/10 | 2494 days | |
3.7 | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 2826 days | |
3.15 | 1% |
| Leroy Dimitri | 10/10 | 2827 days | |
3.15 | 1% |
| Ian & Gill Johnson | 9/10 | 2829 days | |
3.15 | 1% |
| Stefanie | 7/10 | 2830 days | |
3.15 | 1% |
| Mel | 10/10 | 2831 days | |
3.15 | 1% |
| Jacob | 9/10 | 2832 days | |
3.14 | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 2833 days | |
3.14 | 1% |
| Malcolm McLean | 9/10 | 2835 days | |
3.14 | 1% |
| Gary Koehler | 10/10 | 2836 days | |
3.14 | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 2846 days | |
3.12 | 1% |
| Nicolas | 9/10 | 2846 days | |
3.12 | 1% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 2849 days | |
3.12 | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 2851 days | |
3.11 | 1% |
| Hartmut Vogt | 10/10 | 2861 days | |
3.1 | 1% |
| Teum and Orselien | 9/10 | 2861 days | |
3.1 | 1% |
| Andy Martin | 10/10 | 2862 days | |
3.1 | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 3198 days | |
2.54 | 0% |
| John Mathers | 6/10 | 3219 days | |
2.51 | 0% |
| Marsden | 10/10 | 3219 days | |
2.51 | 0% |
| Lehmann | 10/10 | 3220 days | |
2.51 | 0% |
| J Kempeneers | 8/10 | 3224 days | |
2.5 | 0% |
| Elizabeth E | 7/10 | 3254 days | |
2.45 | 0% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 3255 days | |
2.45 | 0% |
| kay and colin | 9/10 | 3269 days | |
2.43 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3298 days | |
2.38 | 0% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 3324 days | |
2.34 | 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.