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
83.78%
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 | 3558 days | 100% |
| Chalie Dotesek | 10/10 | 3654 days | 89% |
| Matthias Bohmert | 9/10 | 3967 days | 50% |
| Marie Weber | 10/10 | 3975 days | 49% |
| Dominik Rehbaum | 9/10 | 3989 days | 47% |
| Lea Karl | 10/10 | 4018 days | 44% |
| Lagarde | 9/10 | 4273 days | 12% |
| Lola | 9/10 | 4274 days | 12% |
| Claudia de Winter | 7/10 | 4277 days | 11% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 4277 days | 11% |
| Janek Belcher | 9/10 | 4283 days | 11% |
| Carolin Siegert | 10/10 | 4283 days | 11% |
| Jan Legein | 10/10 | 4283 days | 11% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 4284 days | 11% |
| Christina | 10/10 | 4288 days | 10% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 8/10 | 4288 days | 10% |
| Paolo Cases | 3/10 | 4288 days | 5% |
| Jenny Finch | 10/10 | 4302 days | 9% |
| Adele Grandguillot | 8/10 | 4303 days | 8% |
| Hadler | 2/10 | 4307 days | 3% |
| Christine Helleiner | 4/10 | 4307 days | 5% |
| Felicitas | 4/10 | 4307 days | 5% |
| Miriam Grund | 10/10 | 4310 days | 8% |
| Andreas Jung | 10/10 | 4313 days | 7% |
| Aurelien Noailly | 6/10 | 4314 days | 6% |
| Julie Ledanois | 8/10 | 4317 days | 7% |
| Pierre Gentile | 9/10 | 4317 days | 7% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 6/10 | 4317 days | 6% |
| Olivia | 7/10 | 4318 days | 6% |
| Jennifer Garner | 3/10 | 4319 days | 3% |
| Bernhard Fulterer | 6/10 | 4322 days | 5% |
| Klaus Petersen | 5/10 | 4324 days | 4% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 4324 days | 6% |
| Joy Lambez | 10/10 | 4331 days | 5% |
| Vincent Schaeflier | 9/10 | 4332 days | 5% |
| Dan Lawson | 8/10 | 4346 days | 3% |
| Sina Sacranie | 7/10 | 4346 days | 3% |
| Arnaud Memay | 7/10 | 4358 days | 1% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 4362 days | 1% |
| Alexandra Kupper | 8/10 | 4368 days | 0% |
| Romina Bolz | 7/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Kellie | 10/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Mike and Caroline | 4/10 | 4640 days | 40% |
| Annika Schmidt | 8/10 | 4645 days | 61% |
| Verena | 9/10 | 4662 days | 62% |
| Ben Martin | 8/10 | 4664 days | 61% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 9/10 | 4666 days | 62% |
| Steen Rausmussen | 9/10 | 4669 days | 62% |
| Will and Taylor | 9/10 | 4671 days | 62% |
| Hannah Lia-Isis Kubillus | 10/10 | 4675 days | 62% |
| Brendon Furney | 5/10 | 4675 days | 47% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 10/10 | 4676 days | 62% |
| Jean Raisin | 8/10 | 4677 days | 61% |
| Janine Kohlgrueler | 8/10 | 4678 days | 61% |
| David Lee | 9/10 | 4683 days | 62% |
| Elodie and jo | 8/10 | 4694 days | 61% |
| Bene | 9/10 | 4747 days | 62% |
| Julien Bocherens | 10/10 | 4747 days | 62% |
| Lauret Stulemeyer | 5/10 | 4749 days | 47% |
| Moorman | 7/10 | 4752 days | 58% |
| Jan Sjoerdtje | 8/10 | 4752 days | 61% |
| Alexandra van den Brack | 6/10 | 4758 days | 54% |
| Marian | 8/10 | 4763 days | 61% |
| Ron | 8/10 | 4765 days | 61% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 9/10 | 4766 days | 62% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 9/10 | 4766 days | 62% |
| Doan | 8/10 | 4766 days | 61% |
| Milena Heinrich | 10/10 | 4767 days | 62% |
| Faassen | 7/10 | 4769 days | 58% |
| Petra | 8/10 | 4772 days | 61% |
| Julia Ramseier | 8/10 | 4773 days | 61% |
| Lisa Blake | 7/10 | 4777 days | 58% |
| Megan Child | 10/10 | 4778 days | 62% |
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
2.08% 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
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.