Ranking Score Explained

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 Jimmy Armers Beach, Kaikoura.

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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Jimmy Armers Beach, Kaikoura

Valid Reviews

37 Valid Reviews

The Jimmy Armers Beach, Kaikoura experience has a total of 40 reviews. There are 37 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 37 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 16
43%
9/10 12
32%
8/10 3
8%
7/10 4
11%
6/10 1
3%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
3%

88.38% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Jimmy Armers Beach, Kaikoura valid reviews is 88.38% and is based on 37 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

88.49%

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
Nick 10/10 37 days 100%
Jane 9/10 37 days 99%
Lea 9/10 68 days 99%
Len Cons 9/10 160 days 98%
Frenched as Bro 9/10 190 days 97%
Marcia 7/10 251 days 89%
Kay 9/10 251 days 95%
Ailbhe Nolan 10/10 282 days 95%
Jorian 10/10 282 days 95%
Jenny 10/10 403 days 90%
DBennie 9/10 587 days 78%
Sara 6/10 768 days 55%
Heidi Maurice 9/10 768 days 64%
JON GIDLEY 7/10 768 days 60%
Wendy 7/10 768 days 60%
Colin 10/10 829 days 59%
Claire 7/10 891 days 48%
Penelope 10/10 952 days 46%
Gab 1/10 982 days 14%
EvaBelle 8/10 1103 days 30%
Gina 10/10 1164 days 26%
Tellic Evans 10/10 1286 days 17%
Helen 10/10 1317 days 15%
Patricia 10/10 1347 days 14%
Alydia 9/10 1406 days 10%
The Gillies 9/10 1406 days 10%
ElodieDC 10/10 1437 days 9%
Lex 10/10 1468 days 8%
Tim 10/10 1468 days 8%
Claire ALLMON 9/10 1559 days 4%
Claudi 10/10 1621 days 2%
Sandy 8/10 1621 days 2%
Boardwalk Blss 9/10 1621 days 2%
Matthewsfamily 9/10 1651 days 2%
Jack Moxon 8/10 1742 days 0%
Just a guy 10/10 1743 days 0%
Josh 10/10 1772 days 0%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Jimmy Armers Beach, Kaikoura does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

1.22% 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

90%

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.