Ranking Score Explained

Kia ora, 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 Canoe & Kayak Bop.

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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Canoe & Kayak Bop

Valid Reviews

61 Valid Reviews

The Canoe & Kayak Bop experience has a total of 61 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 61 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 54
89%
9/10 6
10%
8/10 1
2%
7/10 0
0%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

98.69% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Canoe & Kayak Bop valid reviews is 98.69% and is based on 61 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

98.70%

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
Mark Carson 10/10 4429 days 100%
Patrizia 10/10 4672 days 100%
_L_e_e_ 10/10 4703 days 100%
carolthompson 10/10 4703 days 100%
lauraporter 9/10 4734 days 50%
lyndai 10/10 4734 days 100%
brucie998 10/10 4825 days 100%
MaggieYChaChi 10/10 4825 days 100%
jlwarn 10/10 5009 days 100%
gazzann 10/10 5037 days 100%
nmclellan 9/10 5068 days 50%
Lizid 10/10 5068 days 100%
Sean Plane 10/10 5099 days 100%
lcocch 10/10 5099 days 100%
jenniewren 10/10 5099 days 100%
bezwez 10/10 5099 days 100%
rambo_180 9/10 5099 days 50%
beecher 10/10 5099 days 100%
alexiap 9/10 5129 days 50%
Jands531 9/10 5160 days 50%
Trouts 10/10 5160 days 100%
irezni1 10/10 5190 days 100%
mrsid 10/10 5190 days 100%
maayang 10/10 5190 days 100%
McLarens 10/10 5221 days 100%
macdee9 10/10 5282 days 100%
vinniensarah 10/10 5313 days 100%
KaraS 10/10 5313 days 100%
Rob Bathgate 10/10 5343 days 100%
Geoff and Jacq 10/10 5402 days 100%
Joanne Cowan 10/10 5402 days 100%
Joanne W. 10/10 5402 days 100%
Richard Roodt 10/10 5433 days 100%
SCorb 10/10 5464 days 100%
Jim De Maria 10/10 5464 days 100%
Riah King-Wall 10/10 5464 days 100%
Nicola Jones 9/10 5464 days 50%
tambralyn suhler 10/10 5494 days 100%
WSBHuntly 10/10 5494 days 100%
jessbcz23 10/10 5525 days 100%
James Thomas 10/10 5555 days 100%
Andrea Penellum 10/10 5586 days 100%
Ella Hussey 10/10 5586 days 100%
val723 8/10 5586 days 0%
throughpass88 10/10 5586 days 100%
Laura Potts 10/10 5586 days 100%
Tim Page 10/10 5708 days 100%
Adele Barber 10/10 5708 days 100%
Spanky 10/10 5708 days 100%
Robyn Sheehan 10/10 5739 days 100%
LeeRowe 10/10 5739 days 100%
jjohnsonpesenti 10/10 5739 days 100%
Gillian Gower 10/10 5739 days 100%
anette brown 10/10 5767 days 100%
jacky 10/10 5767 days 100%
Bryan Colman 10/10 5767 days 100%
paul north 10/10 5798 days 100%
Julie Batten 10/10 5798 days 100%
mark fulton 10/10 5859 days 100%
rosco351 10/10 5890 days 100%
Jennifer Roberts 10/10 5890 days 100%

Adjustments

Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.

Sample Size Adjustment

No Adjustment

A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Canoe & Kayak Bop experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.02% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 44 days. However the Canoe & Kayak Bop experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.

The Canoe & Kayak Bop experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.96%
198 -3.98%
199 -4.00%
200 -4.02%
201 -4.04%
202 -4.06%
203 -4.08%

Balancing Adjustment

0.46% 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 customers 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

95%

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.