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 Lowburn Harbour.
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.
Lowburn Harbour
Valid Reviews
76 Valid Reviews
The Lowburn Harbour experience has a total of 79 reviews. There are 76 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 76 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 13 |
|
17% |
| 9/10 | 20 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 31 |
|
41% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
84.21% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lowburn Harbour valid reviews is 84.21% and is based on 76 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
7 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 76 valid reviews, the experience has 7 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 7 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 2 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.14% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lowburn Harbour face-to-face reviews is 87.14% and is based on 7 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
85.65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenna | 8/10 | 47 days | 100% |
| Shykiwi | 8/10 | 47 days | 100% |
| Bethan | 8/10 | 291 days | 87% |
| Leon | 10/10 | 322 days | 88% |
| Wai wai | 9/10 | 322 days | 88% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 350 days | 81% |
| Leslie | 9/10 | 381 days | 81% |
| Daniel | 9/10 | 473 days | 68% |
| Joanne | 8/10 | 473 days | 65% |
| Justine | 10/10 | 595 days | 47% |
| Jood | 7/10 | 687 days | 30% |
| Liz Wade | 7/10 | 715 days | 26% |
| Marianna | 9/10 | 716 days | 29% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 716 days | 27% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 747 days | 24% |
| Fer | 9/10 | 778 days | 22% |
| Vasudev Rupanaguntla | 10/10 | 778 days | 22% |
| Lisa | 10/10 | 808 days | 19% |
| Ambs | 8/10 | 839 days | 15% |
| Mike Sc | 9/10 | 839 days | 16% |
| Taylor | 8/10 | 1022 days | 5% |
| Kipnkeri | 10/10 | 1022 days | 6% |
| Glen Marshall UK | 9/10 | 1053 days | 5% |
| Freya | 8/10 | 1053 days | 5% |
| Aisling | 8/10 | 1053 days | 5% |
| Clare & Gerry | 10/10 | 1053 days | 5% |
| Pat Burns | 8/10 | 1053 days | 5% |
| Mads Mossin | 8/10 | 1053 days | 5% |
| Pedro | 10/10 | 1081 days | 5% |
| Joanne | 10/10 | 1143 days | 5% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 1204 days | 4% |
| Rugby | 7/10 | 1204 days | 4% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 1204 days | 4% |
| Raja Azizul | 6/10 | 1204 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 9/10 | 1204 days | 4% |
| Jonas R. | 8/10 | 1204 days | 4% |
| Sue | 8/10 | 1296 days | 4% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 7/10 | 1430 days | 4% |
| Katharina Pisarew | 10/10 | 1452 days | 2% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 1467 days | 2% |
| Meg X | 9/10 | 1476 days | 4% |
| Ricky Nurhayati | 9/10 | 1479 days | 4% |
| Ronald Daigneault | 8/10 | 1501 days | 2% |
| Debbie Lesurf | 10/10 | 1508 days | 4% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 1739 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 8/10 | 1789 days | 3% |
| Michel Baumgartner | 8/10 | 1793 days | 3% |
| Craig Eagleton | 8/10 | 1816 days | 3% |
| Daniel Baeyens | 9/10 | 1842 days | 3% |
| Rhea Welsh-Hussain | 9/10 | 1861 days | 3% |
| Nicola Barlow | 9/10 | 1868 days | 3% |
| Derek Drost | 8/10 | 1938 days | 3% |
| Syed Mohd Muhafiz Syed Mohd Bakar | 9/10 | 2086 days | 3% |
| Chadd Holland | 10/10 | 2119 days | 3% |
| Sam Smith-Palomeque | 8/10 | 2134 days | 2% |
| Antonio BENITEZ | 6/10 | 2207 days | 2% |
| Ana Guimaraes | 8/10 | 2248 days | 2% |
| Miaomace | 9/10 | 2300 days | 2% |
| Darwin Dean | 9/10 | 2455 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 2501 days | 1% |
| Jiri Benda | 9/10 | 2501 days | 1% |
| Katharina Block | 9/10 | 2504 days | 1% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 2512 days | 2% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 7/10 | 2513 days | 1% |
| Lieselotte Michels | 9/10 | 2546 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 8/10 | 2557 days | 2% |
| Lindsay Berquist | 8/10 | 2818 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 2848 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 2848 days | 1% |
| Jesse Farrell | 8/10 | 2947 days | 0% |
| Rhi | 9/10 | 3030 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 8/10 | 3060 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 8/10 | 3091 days | 0% |
| Matt & Sue Standish | 7/10 | 3213 days | 0% |
| auré bis | 7/10 | 3303 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 8/10 | 3975 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lowburn Harbour does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
86%
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.