Hi, 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 Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre.
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.
Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre
Valid Reviews
73 Valid Reviews
The Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre experience has a total of 73 valid reviews. There are no 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 73 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 17 |
|
23% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 17 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 9 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
79.59% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre valid reviews is 79.59% and is based on 73 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
69 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 73 valid reviews, the experience has 69 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 69 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 16 |
|
23% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 17 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 9 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
79.57% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre face-to-face reviews is 79.57% and is based on 69 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
83.23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Serieux | 9/10 | 3134 days | 100% |
| Chalie Dotesek | 10/10 | 3230 days | 93% |
| Matthias Bohmert | 9/10 | 3543 days | 66% |
| Marie Weber | 10/10 | 3551 days | 67% |
| Dominik Rehbaum | 9/10 | 3565 days | 65% |
| Lea Karl | 10/10 | 3594 days | 63% |
| Lagarde | 9/10 | 3849 days | 41% |
| Lola | 9/10 | 3850 days | 41% |
| Claudia de Winter | 7/10 | 3853 days | 39% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 3853 days | 39% |
| Janek Belcher | 9/10 | 3859 days | 41% |
| Carolin Siegert | 10/10 | 3859 days | 41% |
| Jan Legein | 10/10 | 3859 days | 41% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 3860 days | 41% |
| Christina | 10/10 | 3864 days | 41% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 8/10 | 3864 days | 40% |
| Paolo Cases | 3/10 | 3864 days | 21% |
| Jenny Finch | 10/10 | 3878 days | 39% |
| Adele Grandguillot | 8/10 | 3879 days | 39% |
| Hadler | 2/10 | 3883 days | 17% |
| Christine Helleiner | 4/10 | 3883 days | 25% |
| Felicitas | 4/10 | 3883 days | 25% |
| Miriam Grund | 10/10 | 3886 days | 39% |
| Andreas Jung | 10/10 | 3889 days | 39% |
| Aurelien Noailly | 6/10 | 3890 days | 33% |
| Julie Ledanois | 8/10 | 3893 days | 37% |
| Pierre Gentile | 9/10 | 3893 days | 38% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 6/10 | 3893 days | 33% |
| Olivia | 7/10 | 3894 days | 35% |
| Jennifer Garner | 3/10 | 3895 days | 20% |
| Bernhard Fulterer | 6/10 | 3898 days | 32% |
| Klaus Petersen | 5/10 | 3900 days | 28% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 3900 days | 37% |
| Joy Lambez | 10/10 | 3907 days | 37% |
| Vincent Schaeflier | 9/10 | 3908 days | 37% |
| Dan Lawson | 8/10 | 3922 days | 35% |
| Sina Sacranie | 7/10 | 3922 days | 33% |
| Arnaud Memay | 7/10 | 3934 days | 32% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 3938 days | 34% |
| Alexandra Kupper | 8/10 | 3944 days | 33% |
| Romina Bolz | 7/10 | 3946 days | 31% |
| Kellie | 10/10 | 3946 days | 34% |
| Mike and Caroline | 4/10 | 4216 days | 7% |
| Annika Schmidt | 8/10 | 4221 days | 11% |
| Verena | 9/10 | 4238 days | 10% |
| Ben Martin | 8/10 | 4240 days | 9% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 9/10 | 4242 days | 9% |
| Steen Rausmussen | 9/10 | 4245 days | 9% |
| Will and Taylor | 9/10 | 4247 days | 9% |
| Hannah Lia-Isis Kubillus | 10/10 | 4251 days | 9% |
| Brendon Furney | 5/10 | 4251 days | 6% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 10/10 | 4252 days | 9% |
| Jean Raisin | 8/10 | 4253 days | 8% |
| Janine Kohlgrueler | 8/10 | 4254 days | 8% |
| David Lee | 9/10 | 4259 days | 8% |
| Elodie and jo | 8/10 | 4270 days | 7% |
| Bene | 9/10 | 4323 days | 3% |
| Julien Bocherens | 10/10 | 4323 days | 3% |
| Lauret Stulemeyer | 5/10 | 4325 days | 1% |
| Moorman | 7/10 | 4328 days | 2% |
| Jan Sjoerdtje | 8/10 | 4328 days | 2% |
| Alexandra van den Brack | 6/10 | 4334 days | 1% |
| Marian | 8/10 | 4339 days | 1% |
| Ron | 8/10 | 4341 days | 1% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 9/10 | 4342 days | 1% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 9/10 | 4342 days | 1% |
| Doan | 8/10 | 4342 days | 1% |
| Milena Heinrich | 10/10 | 4343 days | 1% |
| Faassen | 7/10 | 4345 days | 1% |
| Petra | 8/10 | 4348 days | 1% |
| Julia Ramseier | 8/10 | 4349 days | 0% |
| Lisa Blake | 7/10 | 4353 days | 0% |
| Megan Child | 10/10 | 4354 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.20% 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
85%
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.