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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 Brighton Domain.
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.
Brighton Domain
Valid Reviews
67 Valid Reviews
The Brighton Domain experience has a total of 69 reviews. There are 67 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.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 67 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 12 |
|
18% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
42% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.09% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Brighton Domain valid reviews is 82.09% and is based on 67 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
5 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 67 valid reviews, the experience has 5 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 5 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 9/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
80% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
20% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
78.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Brighton Domain face-to-face reviews is 78.00% and is based on 5 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
85.94%
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 | 47 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 78 days | 98% |
| Nicolas | 9/10 | 443 days | 88% |
| Phoebe | 10/10 | 626 days | 78% |
| Hugo | 8/10 | 657 days | 74% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 686 days | 73% |
| Cholly | 8/10 | 809 days | 61% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 839 days | 59% |
| Lea | 3/10 | 992 days | 24% |
| Kelsey Fisher | 9/10 | 1023 days | 41% |
| Gt | 9/10 | 1051 days | 39% |
| Meaghan | 8/10 | 1113 days | 33% |
| Colin | 9/10 | 1174 days | 29% |
| Lucy | 10/10 | 1235 days | 25% |
| Jrod | 7/10 | 1357 days | 16% |
| Alex Geraghty | 10/10 | 1722 days | 6% |
| Alydia | 8/10 | 1781 days | 5% |
| Jase | 8/10 | 1812 days | 5% |
| Brendon | 6/10 | 1904 days | 4% |
| Linda | 6/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Javier Williams | 8/10 | 2239 days | 4% |
| Elaine | 8/10 | 2300 days | 4% |
| Alice Anderson | 10/10 | 2331 days | 4% |
| Hannah Barnes | 8/10 | 2453 days | 4% |
| Pat Burns | 8/10 | 2484 days | 4% |
| Dirk Taubner | 10/10 | 2543 days | 4% |
| Babyinplug | 8/10 | 2543 days | 4% |
| Allie | 5/10 | 2543 days | 3% |
| Mazz | 9/10 | 2574 days | 3% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 2574 days | 4% |
| Ave | 8/10 | 2635 days | 3% |
| Sue | 8/10 | 2727 days | 3% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 7/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Owen | 9/10 | 2818 days | 3% |
| Julie Crawshaw | 8/10 | 2818 days | 3% |
| Steve Warndahl | 10/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Katherine | 9/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Rikke Hessellund, Denmark | 8/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Marken Marike | 10/10 | 2854 days | 3% |
| Sophie Keltie | 5/10 | 2875 days | 2% |
| Michael Jayaranjan | 8/10 | 2889 days | 3% |
| Andrew Furphy | 2/10 | 2924 days | 1% |
| Sophie Nightingale | 8/10 | 2967 days | 3% |
| corinne bossat | 8/10 | 2968 days | 3% |
| Joe Trigg | 9/10 | 2987 days | 3% |
| Suzanne Halfpenny | 10/10 | 3000 days | 3% |
| Jayraj Rau | 9/10 | 3060 days | 3% |
| Chloe Watson | 8/10 | 3095 days | 2% |
| Jo Dawson | 9/10 | 3108 days | 2% |
| Greg | 10/10 | 3149 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 3157 days | 2% |
| Jo Gittins | 9/10 | 3211 days | 2% |
| Josephine Ayvadian | 8/10 | 3214 days | 2% |
| Rogina de Jong | 9/10 | 3263 days | 2% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 9/10 | 3263 days | 2% |
| Jos Tolboom | 9/10 | 3276 days | 2% |
| Marina | 8/10 | 3605 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 5/10 | 3678 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 8/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Sheila Galpin | 8/10 | 4308 days | 0% |
| Ann Barrett | 7/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Malcolm & Susan | 9/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| Michael Uebe | 8/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Andrea Hiemer | 8/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| Jean Batiste Le meur | 8/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Karen Bailey | 10/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Brighton Domain does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.64% 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.