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Ranking Lensmasters
I have come up with a simple calculation of lensmaster ranking. It is an average number therefore it is merely an estimate and not an exact figure. It relies on the current lens rank which is somewhat inaccurate but all we have today. It is a way to average all the lenrank into one number. It should give someone a good idea of where they stand. It only has meaning relative to other lensmasters.
How to compute
Here are the step:
- From your dashboard, count the number of lens within each 1000 ranking. For example, from 1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999 and so on...
- Multiply this number by the average weight factor. For example, for 1-999, the weight factor would be 500. For the range between 1000-1999, the weight factor would be 1500.
- Sum up all the numbers from the previous step.
- Divide the total by the total number of lens you have. I would ignore the newly created lens-the one that has not been ranked as yet. The final number should be between 500-89,500 assuming we have 90,000 lens.
- That's all there is to this. Your average rank is approximately what all your lens combined will give you.
I did this for myself today (3/07/2007) and my averge is: 10,488 for a total of 84 lens. - If you are interested, send me an email and I can provide you with a simple Lotus 123 Spreadsheet. You only have to enter the numbers and the calculation is done for you.
What is the rationale?
This is a standard mathematical calculation to compute the average of a distribution of numbers.
In this case, the number of your lens that fall within each thousand rankings. I chose 1000 as the range because it is doable by hand. I could choose a range of 100 but then you will be computing all night and probably pull your hair out in the process.
Let's examine the extreme cases and see if it makes sense. The best you can do is to come up with a 500 ranking. If you only created 1 lens and it is ranked between 1 and 999, your avg. rank will be 1x500/1 = 500. The best anyone can do.
If you have the same one lens and it is ranked 89,999, your average ranking will be 1x89,500/1=89,500. This is the worst anyone can do.
That is the full range of rankings given the current 90,000 lens in Squidoo.
For most people, your avg. rank will fall somewhere in between the two extremes. The lower your number the better you are compared to your fellow lensmasters.
It is possible for two lensmasters to have the same average ranking. That is perfectly logical.
If the Squidoo ranking algorithm is reasonably implemented, you will expect to see a bell curve distribution of lensmasters rankings. That is there will be a small number of lensmasters with lower rankings and higher rankings and the vast majority will fall somewhere near the middle-45,000. If your number is above that, you are an above average lensmaster.
My 10,488 ranking is not bad at all.
Understand that this does NOT mean I am number 10,488 in the list of lensmasters.
There are considerably less number if lensmasters compared to the number of lens. What it does mean is that my caliber of lens is on average above 88% of all other lens.
That puts me at the top 12% of the population.
My history of ranking...
02/27/2007 - 77 lens avg. ranking: 9785
- 03/07/2007 - 84 lens avg. ranking: 10488
- 03/08/2007 - 86 lens avg. ranking: 14500 * glitch?
- 03/09/2007 - 90 lens avg. ranking: 8122
- 03/10/2007 - 91 lens avg. ranking: 12324
- 03/11/2007 - 91 lens avg. ranking: 13928
- 03/12/2007 - 94 lens avg. ranking: 15180 * glitch?
- 03/13/2007 - 95 lens avg. ranking: 14352
- 03/14/2007 - 98 lens avg. ranking: 14673
- 03/15/2007 - 100 lens avg. ranking: 15010
- 03/22/2007 - 110 lens avg. ranking: 17800
- 03/28/2007 - 120 lens avg. ranking 17508
- 04/19/2007 - 132 lens avg. ranking of 28378
Some other lensmasters ranking...
- 03/23/2007 - zuzanna - 9 lens avg. rank 2833. WOW this is impressive!!!
- 03/23/2007 - mynameiskate - 9 lens avg. rank 9500.
- 03/13/2007 - margaret_schaut - 167 lens avg. rank 15,769.
- 03/27/2007 - ronnidkm - 1 lens with highest rank of 500.
Expectations going forward
I believe my avg. ranking currently is approx. 14,000. As we proceed forward, with more lens being created every day, I would expect a slight rise in that number or within +/- 5% of the baseline. If my number goes up by 10%, I would suspect some major changes in the algorithm. If it goes up more than 20 percent, I would think there is a bug in the system. If it goes up over 50%, I think the rank system is broken. I would also expect other lensmasters to experience similar results. This is also a good way to keep tabs on Squidoo. Any drastic swings in ranking can be discounted.
Some related links...
- My lens on this topic and others
- Just one lensmasters opinion...
- Official Squidoo lensrank
- Lens on lensrank...
A new way to rank lensmasters
Who would like to join?
Reader Feedback
What is your average ranking? Please append here or email me if you don't want to publicize. If we get sufficient number of people to repond, I will make the plot of the distribution and see how well the Squidoo ranking algorithm works...
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tplus
Congratulations! You are #3 at Who Has the Most Lenses?! I've picked this lens to be featured alongside your name. Come check out your competition! Posted October 13, 2007 |
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katiyana
As of today 77 lenses with an average of 12,877. I've got my spreadsheet set up so I can do this calculation weekly along with my other analyses - thanks!! Posted September 28, 2007 |
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rms
Nice work here. I'm off to grab a calculator! Posted September 25, 2007 |
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Meloramus
Thanks for rating my Alexander Girard lens. The maths here works. However, I imagine that it was abandoned in order to encourage lensmasters to create more lenses. As you demonstrate, the less lenses you have, the higher the potential lensrank. This does not make good viral sense. Posted August 17, 2007 |
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KCStargazer
Thanks, Jack. This is fascinating and helpful info on a mysterious topic. Welcome to the Pimp My Lens: Great Lensmastering Tips and Tricks Group! We're pleased to have you join us! Posted July 28, 2007 |
