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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 Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
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.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Valid Reviews
73 Valid Reviews
The Christchurch Botanic Gardens 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 | 22 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 25 |
|
34% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.81% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Christchurch Botanic Gardens valid reviews is 87.81% 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
66 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 66 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 66 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 25 |
|
38% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.42% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Christchurch Botanic Gardens face-to-face reviews is 87.42% and is based on 66 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.45%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie R | 10/10 | 2413 days | 100% |
| Wilhelm Wiechel | 10/10 | 2497 days | 96% |
| Nienke Best | 9/10 | 2707 days | 84% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 2808 days | 78% |
| Zak Jan | 9/10 | 2847 days | 76% |
| Romana Novotna | 8/10 | 2847 days | 76% |
| Tereza Nemeckova | 10/10 | 2856 days | 77% |
| Petr Sykora | 8/10 | 2856 days | 75% |
| Anna | 8/10 | 2860 days | 75% |
| Sherrie Fox | 9/10 | 2862 days | 76% |
| Felix | 9/10 | 2862 days | 76% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 8/10 | 2863 days | 75% |
| Marek | 9/10 | 2894 days | 74% |
| Kristin Pogue | 8/10 | 3095 days | 63% |
| Madelaine Sirch | 9/10 | 3104 days | 63% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3108 days | 62% |
| Lærke Hagelskjær | 8/10 | 3115 days | 62% |
| Alexandra Zwiers | 8/10 | 3119 days | 61% |
| Greta | 8/10 | 3151 days | 60% |
| Anna Guttle | 8/10 | 3165 days | 59% |
| Anais Touri | 8/10 | 3171 days | 59% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 7/10 | 3177 days | 55% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 7/10 | 3243 days | 52% |
| Caro G | 9/10 | 3249 days | 55% |
| Shona MacDonald | 8/10 | 3820 days | 25% |
| Sandra Frischmann | 9/10 | 3851 days | 24% |
| Carolin Kettler | 9/10 | 3868 days | 23% |
| Mirjam Betschart | 4/10 | 3868 days | 14% |
| Manuela Michelbach | 8/10 | 3871 days | 23% |
| Colin Evins | 8/10 | 3872 days | 23% |
| Janet Evins | 8/10 | 3872 days | 23% |
| F Ballard | 10/10 | 3880 days | 23% |
| Claire Lieval | 9/10 | 3901 days | 21% |
| Alan Blackburn | 10/10 | 3944 days | 19% |
| Christin Woelk | 9/10 | 4183 days | 7% |
| Dupont | 7/10 | 4225 days | 4% |
| Mathieu Brias | 9/10 | 4265 days | 2% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4291 days | 1% |
| Sue Kieseker | 9/10 | 4294 days | 1% |
| Mark and Eefie | 8/10 | 4294 days | 1% |
| M Booty | 8/10 | 4296 days | 1% |
| Anne and John | 9/10 | 4308 days | 0% |
| Jill Boruff | 10/10 | 4578 days | 23% |
| Ron White | 10/10 | 4590 days | 23% |
| Jaap & Susanne | 9/10 | 4593 days | 23% |
| Lyn Deavin | 7/10 | 4596 days | 21% |
| Erik Poirer | 10/10 | 4598 days | 23% |
| Jon Winter | 10/10 | 4599 days | 23% |
| David & Sue Lokkerbol | 10/10 | 4599 days | 23% |
| Des & Ann Bidwell | 10/10 | 4608 days | 23% |
| Sally Rawson | 8/10 | 4624 days | 23% |
| David & Audrey | 10/10 | 4690 days | 23% |
| Steve Pearce | 8/10 | 4954 days | 23% |
| Derek Puplett | 10/10 | 4954 days | 23% |
| Belony | 10/10 | 4965 days | 23% |
| Andy | 8/10 | 4965 days | 23% |
| Forestal Youri | 10/10 | 4970 days | 23% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 4973 days | 23% |
| Mary Van | 10/10 | 5131 days | 23% |
| Conny | 9/10 | 5249 days | 23% |
| Jesper Sch | 10/10 | 5297 days | 23% |
| OMPA | 10/10 | 5303 days | 23% |
| Janny en Bert | 8/10 | 5305 days | 23% |
| Peter Brown | 10/10 | 5311 days | 23% |
| Bob Kusesia | 9/10 | 5316 days | 23% |
| Johan | 8/10 | 5317 days | 23% |
| Jeanne Singuefreld | 8/10 | 5325 days | 23% |
| John Borneman | 9/10 | 5360 days | 23% |
| Dermot Bryne | 9/10 | 5428 days | 23% |
| andyge | 9/10 | 5435 days | 23% |
| AndyEngland | 8/10 | 5637 days | 23% |
| PamB | 10/10 | 5637 days | 23% |
| Andy Baker | 10/10 | 5669 days | 23% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Christchurch Botanic Gardens does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.38% 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
89%
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.