Roller Coaster Ranking System

[TMCoasters]

Hi everyone! I am currently working on research to determine a list of the best roller coasters on Earth. To do so I have developed a new polling system. I have devised a list of potentially world class rides below. From that list you select the ones that you have ridden and rank them in order from best to worst. The calculation will be based upon how amny of these roller coasters that you have ridden. If you have been on 50 from the list, your number one will receive 50/50, second will receive 49/50, and so on. Each coaster's average score will determine its ranking and wooden and steel roller coasters will be ranked together.

Helix
Maverick
Lightning Rod
Wildfire (Kolmarden)
Skyrush
Flash
Boulder Dash
Superman The Ride
Expedition GeForce
Intimidator 305
Fury 325
Taron
Lech Coaster
Voyage
T Express
Red Fire/iSpeed
Medusa Steel Coaster
Goliath (WH)
Wicked Cyclone
Mega Lite clones
Wood Coaster
Shambhala
Python in Bamboo Forest
Superman Escape
Iron Rattler
Leviathan
Nemesis
Coaster Through The Clouds
Schwur Des Karnan
El Toro (SFGAdv)
Extreme Rusher
S&S Bullet Clones
Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Wuhu)
Soaring with Dragon
Blue Fire clones
Storm Chaser
New Texas Giant
Behemoth
Goliath (SFOG)
Mako
Dodonpa (original version)
Outlaw Run
Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland)
Katun
Montu
Anaconda (Gold Reef)
Flying Dinosaur
Cannibal
Formula Rossa
Pyrenees
Black Mamba
Balder
Diamondback
Speed Monster
Lightning Run
Dauling Dragon
Fjord Flying Dragon
Joker (SFDK)
Steel Dragon 2000
Lost Gravity
Star Trek Operation Enterprise
Storm Runner
Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Jinan, Oriental Heritage Ningbo Cixi)
Silver Star
Starry Sky Ripper
CuChullainn
Colossos
Full Throttle
Cheetah Hunt
Coaster (PNE)
Phoenix
Takabisha
Tornado (Sarkanniemi)
Atlantis Adventure
Phaethon
Twisted Colossus
Powder Keg
Flying Aces
Phantom's Revenge
Nitro
Apollo's Chariot
OzIris
Nefeskesen
Afterburn
Wodan
Mystic Timbers
Millennium Force
Top Thrill Dragster
Kingda Ka
Talon
Intimidator
Furius Baco
Tron
Banshee
Tatsu
Manta (SWO)
Flug Der Daemonen
Thunderbird
Gatekeeper
Ride of Steel
Superman Ride of Steel
Manta (SWSD)
Red Force
XCelerator
Ravine Flyer II
Goliath (SFGAm)
Shock
Zaturn/Stealth
Troy
Fahrenheit
Hair Raiser
Smiler
Raven
Shivering Timbers
Parrot Coaster
Superman Krypton Coaster
Eejanaika
X2
Dinoconda
Kumba
Raging Bull
Hulk
Steel Force
Skyrocket II Clones
Mamba
Wild Thing
Thunder Dolphin
Silver Bullet
Magnum XL 200
Junker
Anubis
Gold Striker
Prowler
Renegade
Griffon
Valravn
Skeikra
Oblivion The Black Hole
Volcano
Roar-o-saurus
Wooden Warrior
Dragon Khan
Hair Raiser
Kraken
Mr. Freeze clones
Phaethon
Joris en de Draak
Tonnere de Zeus
Gold Rush
Legend
Thunderhead
Dive Coaster
Diving Coaster

Thank you all for helping out!

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

The calculation will be based upon how many of these roller coasters that you have ridden. If you have been on 50 from the list, your number one will receive 50/50, second will receive 49/50, and so on. Each coaster's average score will determine its ranking and wooden and steel roller coasters will be ranked together.

Not sure I can get behind this method.
Person A votes Coaster A top of their list of 50 - Average score is 50
Person B votes Coaster B top of their list of 50 - Average score is 50
Person C votes Coaster A top of their list of 30 - Average score is now 40, Coaster A is now worse off
Each subsequent person that has ridden less than the average score will be having a negative impact on their favourite.

 

[TilenB]

Taron
Flying Aces
X2
Shambhala
Expedition GeForce
Goliath (WH)
Katun
Nemesis
Black Mamba
Red Fire/iSpeed
Tatsu
Troy
Joris en de Draak
Kumba
Silver Star
Superman Escape
Blue Fire clones
Wodan
Formula Rossa
Anubis
Zaturn/Stealth
Dragon Khan
Skyrocket II Clones
Smiler
Sheikra
Furius Baco

I guess that's it from what I've done

 

[Pink Cadillac]

Taron
Nemesis
Kumba
Black Mamba
Joris en de Draak
Montu
Zaturn/Stealth
Smiler
Kraken
Hulk

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

So after the 2nd entry, Taron is now lower than Katun?

 

[Will]

^
Where it belongs.

I completely agree with you in theory though

 

[TilenB]

So after the 2nd entry, Taron is now lower than Katun?

Well, as far as I can understand it, Taron got both n°1 spots and got 26/26 and 10/10 respectively, which equals to a score of 1 on average (the highest possible), while Katun got one 20/26 score which equals to a score of 0,77. I really don't understand what makes the system so confusing to you, apart from the fact that you don't distinguish between fragments and whole numbers?

 

[TMCoasters]

Well, as far as I can understand it, Taron got both n°1 spots and got 26/26 and 10/10 respectively, which equals to a score of 1 on average (the highest possible), while Katun got one 20/26 score which equals to a score of 0,77. I really don't understand what makes the system so confusing to you, apart from the fact that you don't distinguish between fragments and whole numbers?

TilenB is correct. 50/50 = 1.000, 49/50 = 0.980, and so on. I'm doing it based on the fractional value.

 

[Edward M]

1. Lightning Rod
2. X2
   
3. Boulder Dash
4. El Toro (SFGAdv)
   
5. Superman The Ride
6. Voyage
   
7. Outlaw Run
   
8. Fury 325
   
9. Millennium Force
   
10. Kumba
11. Shambhala
    
12. Goliath (SFOG)
    
13. Storm Chaser
    
14. Wicked Cyclone
    
15. Mega Lite clones
    
16. Maverick
17. Iron Rattler
18. Top Thrill Dragster
    
19. Kingda Ka
    
20. Nitro
    
21. Mako
22. Twisted Colossus
    
23. Dragon Khan
    
24. Xcelerator
    
25. Lightning Run
    
26. Manta (SWO)
    
27. Diamondback
    
28. Hulk
    
29. Montu
30. Afterburn
    
31. Intimidator 305
    
32. Superman Krypton Coaster
    
33. Thunder Dolphin
    
34. Prowler
    
35. Magnum XL 200
    
36. Raven
    
37. Full Throttle
38. Intimidator
    
39. Stealth
    
40. Powder Keg
41. Volcano
    
42. Furius Baco
    
43. Thunderhead
    
44. Mamba
    
45. Silver Bullet
46. Cheetah Hunt
    
47. Skeikra
48. Kraken
49. Mr. Freeze clones
    
50. Skyrocket II Clones
51. Legend

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

I really don't understand what makes the system so confusing to you, apart from the fact that you don't distinguish between fragments and whole numbers?

This was completely ambiguous in the original explanation. 50/50 is as much notation for 50 out of a total 50 as it is 50 divided by 50. No mention of fractions or decimals.

It's better, but it's still flawed. That element of I'm ranking this ride really highly on my list, but it's going to have a negative impact on the total score, is still in there.

 

[TMCoasters]

This was completely ambiguous in the original explanation. 50/50 is as much notation for 50 out of a total 50 as it is 50 divided by 50. No mention of fractions or decimals.

It's better, but it's still flawed. That element of I'm ranking this ride really highly on my list, but it's going to have a negative impact on the total score, is still in there.

It really wasn't ambiguous. If I was doing it as you said then I would have said "the first coaster gets 50, second gets 49, and son" rather than saying it as a fraction.

Also, if you rank a coaster well, then it will have a positive effect on the score. By doing it this way any coaster that you have been on can potentially get a perfect score of 1.000. And by doing it based on fractions, the more coasters that you have been on, the higher the score for your 2nd, 3rd, etc coasters compared to the 2nd, 3rd, etc coasters of someone who has been on less coasters from the list. No method is foolproof, and someone who has only been on 10 of these may have been on 10 of the very best (meaning that those lower ranked ones could have their scores affected negatively), but it was my best solution personally, and I think it removes most bias and is a fair system.

 

[HeartlineCoaster]

It was ambiguous, or I wouldn't have interpreted it in the wrong way. Sorry.

someone who has only been on 10 of these may have been on 10 of the very best (meaning that those lower ranked ones could have their scores affected negatively)

Exactly. Someone with 10 coasters could come in now with Boulder Dash 2nd and that would knock it below El Toro. Only the #1s are guaranteed to be positive.

Good luck with the research anyway, be interesting to see how it turns out. I might chuck in a second opinion analysis of the figures when it's done, for a bit of fun.

 

[Edward M]

It was ambiguous, or I wouldn't have interpreted it in the wrong way. Sorry.

I must say, I was confused as well. I originally thought it was just out of 50. I still think the system is quite flawed, though that is the same as every coaster poll. I wish you luck with this and will be interested in seeing what gets your top spots.

 

[Burniel]

Small contribution from me I guess:

1. Mako
2. Hulk
3. CuChullainn
4. Nemesis
5. Skeikra
6. Montu
7. Kumba
8. Manta (SWO)
9. Smiler
10. Zaturn/Stealth
11. Cheetah Hunt
12. Kraken

Best of luck with your project.

 

[witchfinder]

Here's my list. Incidentally the first ten is my current top ten!

1. Taron
2. Nemesis
3. Wicked Cyclone
4. Goliath (SFOG)
5. Furius Baco
6. Shambhala
7. Superman The Ride
8. Storm Chaser
9. Thunderhead
10. Black Mamba
11. OzIris
12. Smiler
13. Lightning Run
14. Dragon Khan
15. Tonnere de Zeus