Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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 Paku Drive, Tairua.

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.

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Paku Drive, Tairua

Valid Reviews

38 Valid Reviews

The Paku Drive, Tairua experience has a total of 40 reviews. There are 38 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 invalid reviews 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.

Within these 38 valid reviews, the experience has 2 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 38 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 12
32%
9/10 12
32%
8/10 5
13%
7/10 5
13%
6/10 1
3%
5/10 1
3%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 2
5%

83.16% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Paku Drive, Tairua valid reviews is 83.16% and is based on 38 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.

Weighted Average

86.18%

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
Laura 10/10 100 days 100%
Amber M 9/10 130 days 99%
Carmen 7/10 222 days 91%
Lisa 9/10 344 days 93%
McLean 9/10 375 days 92%
Paul king 10/10 434 days 90%
Fabian 9/10 434 days 89%
Tim S 9/10 800 days 63%
Susan Dennis 8/10 861 days 57%
Josie 9/10 892 days 54%
Sarah 10/10 953 days 48%
Stacey 1/10 984 days 18%
Amy Harper 1/10 1014 days 17%
eel sauce 7/10 1075 days 34%
ellie 9/10 1075 days 37%
Vit Miller 9/10 1134 days 32%
Ani Fraitzl 8/10 1226 days 25%
Britt 7/10 1257 days 22%
Laura Jarry 9/10 1257 days 23%
Hugh 9/10 1499 days 11%
Bee Rogers 10/10 1926 days 4%
Felix 8/10 2017 days 4%
Roy Swan 10/10 2048 days 4%
Pastuladventures 10/10 2079 days 4%
Javier Williams 6/10 2292 days 3%
CT Aussies 9/10 2383 days 3%
Patricio Vidal 10/10 2810 days 3%
Nicolas Cuervo 7/10 2960 days 2%
Chantelle Ribbon 8/10 3401 days 1%
Nic 5/10 3539 days 1%
Denise Farr 8/10 3563 days 1%
Henk Panman 10/10 3675 days 1%
Jo Batt 9/10 3757 days 1%
Helen Ameis 7/10 3972 days 0%
Pia Sander 10/10 4087 days 0%
Oliver Powles 10/10 4126 days 0%
Maja Bogdanowicz 10/10 4765 days 0%
Hanna_Malte 10/10 5123 days 1%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Paku Drive, Tairua does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

1.60% Adjustment

Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.

You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled folk are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.

We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.

Final Ranking Score

88%

The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.