Method and system for determining rank positions of content elements by a ranking system

A system for determining loss scores for content elements displayed on an interface, the system comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• display, to a user, the interface, wherein the interface includes a plurality of content elements;
• receive an indication of user interactions with the interface, wherein the user interactions include a shutdown or refresh of the interface;
• determine a last-viewed content element of the plurality of content elements, wherein the last-viewed content element was a last element interacted with by the user prior to the shutdown or the refresh of the interface;
• determine one or more content elements, of the plurality of content elements, that were displayed to the user below the last-viewed content element;
• and
• determine, for each of the one or more content elements, a loss score corresponding to the respective content element based at least in part on a position of the respective content element below the last-viewed content element.