Ranking Score Explained

G'day, 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 Orange Sheep.

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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Orange Sheep

Valid Reviews

93 Valid Reviews

The Orange Sheep experience has a total of 102 reviews. There are 93 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 9 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.

Within these 93 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 93 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 26
28%
9/10 21
23%
8/10 10
11%
7/10 14
15%
6/10 5
5%
5/10 7
8%
4/10 2
2%
3/10 3
3%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 4
4%

76.88% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Orange Sheep valid reviews is 76.88% and is based on 93 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

85.03%

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
Ellie 9/10 46 days 100%
Laura 9/10 76 days 100%
Unhappy camper 5/10 229 days 74%
Leonie 9/10 260 days 96%
Nigel Rawlings 6/10 289 days 83%
Steph 10/10 320 days 95%
Reb 3/10 320 days 51%
Jane 10/10 320 days 95%
Sina Goetzfried 10/10 351 days 94%
Sophie Moore - Tauranga New Zealand 10/10 381 days 93%
Larissa 7/10 381 days 86%
Victoria 6/10 412 days 78%
Ayla 10/10 412 days 91%
Cholly 9/10 412 days 90%
Nita 9/10 442 days 89%
Dylan 7/10 473 days 82%
Rambo23 10/10 565 days 82%
Donna 10/10 565 days 82%
Taylor Russell 8/10 565 days 81%
Whitney 9/10 595 days 80%
Charlie 10/10 595 days 80%
Travel 1/10 626 days 31%
Katie Edser 8/10 626 days 77%
Emmy 10/10 626 days 78%
Giovanna Sedglach 10/10 626 days 78%
E&P 7/10 654 days 71%
Vish 8/10 685 days 72%
Stacey & Mike 9/10 685 days 73%
Kendra 10/10 716 days 71%
Hanna 6/10 716 days 61%
Sophie 10/10 716 days 71%
Janice 9/10 716 days 70%
Didde 9/10 716 days 70%
Mckenzie Galbraith 8/10 716 days 70%
Becky 10/10 746 days 69%
Caolan Harvey 6/10 746 days 59%
Mil 9/10 746 days 68%
BelgianHobbit 10/10 746 days 69%
Liz 10/10 899 days 54%
Hannah 5/10 960 days 36%
James 8/10 991 days 44%
Annelies Geerts 10/10 991 days 45%
Brigit Pratt 7/10 1019 days 39%
Maddi 10/10 1050 days 39%
Erna 7/10 1142 days 29%
Ryan 10/10 1264 days 22%
Thomas neil 9/10 1356 days 17%
Laura 5/10 1384 days 11%
Kirsty B 10/10 1384 days 15%
Amber 9/10 1384 days 15%
Alydia 9/10 1384 days 15%
Dan 9/10 1476 days 11%
Abi 7/10 1507 days 9%
Justine 9/10 1537 days 9%
Justine 10/10 1629 days 6%
Sven Huber 6/10 1721 days 4%
John Heather 10/10 1721 days 5%
Grant 3/10 1721 days 2%
Thangs 8/10 1721 days 4%
Aggie 10/10 1750 days 4%
Jason Furness 10/10 1750 days 4%
Sophie Winter 10/10 1750 days 4%
Howie 7/10 1750 days 4%
Amanda 7/10 1781 days 4%
Noreen 7/10 1781 days 4%
Sabine 9/10 1781 days 4%
Fran 4/10 1812 days 2%
Lucie 10/10 1842 days 4%
Sarah 9/10 1873 days 4%
Libby 8/10 1873 days 4%
JirkaR 8/10 2087 days 3%
Clara 9/10 2087 days 3%
Travelgirl 8/10 2115 days 3%
Joe 7/10 2146 days 3%
Enjoy 9/10 2146 days 3%
Bart 1/10 2146 days 1%
Maureen Barlow 2/10 2438 days 1%
Laura Clay 8/10 2452 days 3%
Leong Mee Yee 5/10 2513 days 2%
Roberto Pascucci 4/10 2513 days 1%
Karen Scott 5/10 2550 days 2%
Chris Nugent 7/10 2747 days 2%
Chanelle Weller 5/10 2775 days 1%
Lynda Mauro 1/10 2876 days 0%
Sally Roach 1/10 2876 days 0%
Ina and Max 7/10 2889 days 0%
Becky and James 3/10 2977 days 0%
Erin Stafferton 5/10 3066 days 1%
Crystal Ritchie 9/10 3112 days 1%
Russell Opland 9/10 3130 days 1%
Heng Sing Teh 7/10 3156 days 1%
Helena Bond 7/10 3187 days 1%
Tony Geary 10/10 3193 days 1%

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 Orange Sheep experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.84% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 44 days. However the Orange Sheep 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 Orange Sheep experience has been adjusted for 42 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
39 -0.78%
40 -0.80%
41 -0.82%
42 -0.84%
43 -0.86%
44 -0.88%
45 -0.90%

Balancing Adjustment

1.99% 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

86%

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.