Ranking Score Explained
Hi there, 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 Kapiti Island Nature Tours.
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.
Kapiti Island Nature Tours
Valid Reviews
170 Valid Reviews
The Kapiti Island Nature Tours experience has a total of 171 reviews. There are 170 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 170 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 108 |
|
64% |
| 9/10 | 48 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
6% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
95.18% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kapiti Island Nature Tours valid reviews is 95.18% and is based on 170 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
9 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 170 valid reviews, the experience has 9 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 9 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 4 |
|
44% |
| 9/10 | 4 |
|
44% |
| 8/10 | 1 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
93.33% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kapiti Island Nature Tours face-to-face reviews is 93.33% and is based on 9 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
95.26%
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 | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 10/10 | 1637 days | 3.94 | 100% | |
| DJ | 9/10 | 1759 days | 3.7 | 94% | |
| John | 10/10 | 1789 days | 3.64 | 92% | |
| Rob Pinney | 9/10 | 1973 days | 3.28 | 83% | |
| Catherine Grace | 10/10 | 2034 days | 3.16 | 80% | |
| Miranda Krestovnikoff | 10/10 | 2093 days | 3.05 | 77% | |
| Amanda Morrison | 10/10 | 2338 days | 2.57 | 65% | |
| Daniel Tawhai | 10/10 | 2338 days | 2.57 | 65% | |
| Jim Maguire | 10/10 | 2399 days | 2.45 | 62% | |
| Margaret Jeune | 8/10 | 2399 days | 2.33 | 59% | |
| George Dickson | 10/10 | 2458 days | 2.33 | 59% | |
| Jude Parrett | 9/10 | 2519 days | 2.21 | 56% | |
| Janeen Gillies | 9/10 | 2550 days | 2.15 | 55% | |
| birderdavid | 10/10 | 2580 days | 2.09 | 53% | |
| Teknik151 | 10/10 | 2823 days | 1.62 | 41% | |
| TJamesH | 9/10 | 2854 days | 1.56 | 40% | |
| susan_gavinklee | 10/10 | 2884 days | 1.5 | 38% | |
| Mudgie | 9/10 | 2884 days | 1.5 | 38% | |
| HarryH | 10/10 | 2884 days | 1.5 | 38% | |
| conggra1 | 10/10 | 2945 days | 1.38 | 35% | |
| Storm | 9/10 | 2945 days | 1.38 | 35% | |
| hakim76 | 10/10 | 2945 days | 1.38 | 35% | |
| abbots | 9/10 | 2976 days | 1.32 | 33% | |
| batzi | 8/10 | 3068 days | 1.08 | 27% | |
| Dolphin | 10/10 | 3068 days | 1.14 | 29% | |
| Calder | 9/10 | 3098 days | 1.08 | 27% | |
| Ole Klothrop | 9/10 | 3152 days |  |
0.97 | 25% |
| SJMcCarthy | 10/10 | 3220 days | 0.84 | 21% | |
| decado | 10/10 | 3220 days | 0.84 | 21% | |
| janreid | 10/10 | 3250 days | 0.78 | 20% | |
| bwcp | 9/10 | 3250 days | 0.78 | 20% | |
| EdIsaac | 9/10 | 3250 days | 0.78 | 20% | |
| ryan_0091 | 10/10 | 3250 days | 0.78 | 20% | |
| stephenwilliam_d | 9/10 | 3250 days | 0.78 | 20% | |
| tpakai | 10/10 | 3250 days | 0.78 | 20% | |
| Green | 10/10 | 3250 days | 0.78 | 20% | |
| Peetr | 7/10 | 3250 days | 0.71 | 18% | |
| kapitigirl | 10/10 | 3281 days | 0.72 | 18% | |
| bonzer | 8/10 | 3281 days | 0.69 | 17% | |
| ericjo | 10/10 | 3281 days | 0.72 | 18% | |
| kjbaker | 10/10 | 3311 days | 0.66 | 17% | |
| GreenSpot | 9/10 | 3311 days | 0.66 | 17% | |
| Hendrik1 | 10/10 | 3311 days | 0.66 | 17% | |
| DayleMary | 10/10 | 3311 days | 0.66 | 17% | |
| jungle | 9/10 | 3464 days | 0.36 | 9% | |
| Roman & Esther | 9/10 | 3492 days | |
0.31 | 8% |
| llaing | 10/10 | 3495 days | 0.3 | 8% | |
| Win | 8/10 | 3495 days | 0.29 | 7% | |
| Tauhei | 10/10 | 3495 days | 0.3 | 8% | |
| marydinniss | 9/10 | 3495 days | 0.3 | 8% | |
| daleringham | 10/10 | 3523 days | 0.25 | 6% | |
| Sofianna | 10/10 | 3523 days | 0.25 | 6% | |
| cruisecritique | 9/10 | 3585 days | 0.13 | 3% | |
| Nicole | 10/10 | 3615 days | 0.07 | 2% | |
| raven123 | 9/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| molly77 | 9/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| windypoint | 8/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| ScorpioMichael | 8/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| tonyw | 10/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| ROBYN12 | 9/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| JimW | 10/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Jaredputt | 10/10 | 3707 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Boscombe74 | 9/10 | 3799 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Patricia_B6 | 10/10 | 3799 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| karenpa | 9/10 | 3799 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| John Maz | 10/10 | 3829 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Kim Everett | 10/10 | 3829 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| airbornejase | 9/10 | 3829 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| patrickr | 10/10 | 3829 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Emma Brooks | 10/10 | 3829 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| cassowary | 10/10 | 3860 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| JoAnnaMichaelJonoStefan | 10/10 | 3860 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Marguerita Harris | 10/10 | 3860 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Rob Wickham | 10/10 | 3860 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Chris Lloyd | 9/10 | 3860 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Fabienne | 10/10 | 3860 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Joanne Clarke | 9/10 | 3882 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sylvia Bagnall | 10/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Radha Sahar | 10/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Liz Roberts | 7/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Chris Brown | 10/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| paula | 9/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Annette Friskopp | 9/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Sid & Rod | 9/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Mariano | 10/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| marea tawa | 10/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| GrahamSandy | 8/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Marlene Levine | 10/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Bruce54617 | 10/10 | 3888 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| aiakar | 4/10 | 3919 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Marama Parore | 10/10 | 3919 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Lydia Leimer | 10/10 | 3919 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Jamie Bull | 10/10 | 3950 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| ray_jb | 10/10 | 3950 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| catch | 10/10 | 3950 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| janets | 10/10 | 3950 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Heather Peters | 10/10 | 3980 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Nick675 | 10/10 | 3980 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| angus | 10/10 | 3980 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 3980 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| billy | 10/10 | 3980 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4011 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| msfandg | 10/10 | 4011 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| ursula hazell | 10/10 | 4011 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Barb | 10/10 | 4011 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| barbara nef | 10/10 | 4072 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| julie_thomas | 10/10 | 4164 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| George Parry | 9/10 | 4164 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| LeeRA | 10/10 | 4164 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| caroltackett | 8/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| hariata hema | 9/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| pattie | 9/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Ingrid Thijssen | 10/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| fmelston | 10/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Duncan Watson | 10/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Bernd Eichhorn | 10/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Michael Coup | 10/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| jeremy buchanan | 8/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Naomi_and_Brett | 9/10 | 4194 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Natalie Hopkirk | 9/10 | 4198 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Kate Barton | 9/10 | 4200 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Fiona Saones | 9/10 | 4200 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Ray Findlay | 9/10 | 4201 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Bernie Muollo | 10/10 | 4201 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| MMc | 10/10 | 4203 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| DerrekS | 10/10 | 4213 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Allie | 10/10 | 4215 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Paul Cumberland | 10/10 | 4215 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Paekak | 10/10 | 4215 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| kama | 10/10 | 4219 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| canada1 | 10/10 | 4219 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Valerie Stirling | 9/10 | 4221 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Stewart | 10/10 | 4225 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Catherine Nalty | 10/10 | 4225 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| mwoolever | 9/10 | 4225 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Geoff Norman | 10/10 | 4232 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Amanda Eike | 10/10 | 4237 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Mark Peterson | 10/10 | 4243 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| amanda yarrall | 8/10 | 4244 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Cliff | 10/10 | 4251 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kirsten Flansmose | 10/10 | 4253 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Claes | 10/10 | 4253 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Vida Strahl | 10/10 | 4263 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Ann Lewis | 10/10 | 4265 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| teresad | 10/10 | 4266 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| paul_and_anna | 10/10 | 4273 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Katherine Corich | 10/10 | 4275 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 4276 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Charlotte Mill | 9/10 | 4278 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| 12_frame | 9/10 | 4283 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Philip Griffin | 10/10 | 4284 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Jo Violet | 9/10 | 4287 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Kenneth Archambault | 10/10 | 4296 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Paul Knight | 10/10 | 4299 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Chris Willsher | 9/10 | 4308 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| revans | 10/10 | 4314 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Birte | 10/10 | 4315 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Megan Farr | 10/10 | 4332 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Aira Ani | 10/10 | 4334 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Rochelle Gardiner | 10/10 | 4335 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| h_atawa | 10/10 | 4336 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Gael | 9/10 | 4347 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Richard Johnstone | 9/10 | 4372 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| coops | 9/10 | 4389 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Galen | 8/10 | 4560 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Monica Black | 9/10 | 4560 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| DickvandenOever | 10/10 | 4650 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| GaryC | 10/10 | 4834 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Rosemary | 10/10 | 4924 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Peter | 10/10 | 4924 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Kapiti Island Nature Tours experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.14% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 71 days. However the Kapiti Island Nature Tours experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Kapiti Island Nature Tours experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.09% |
| 198 | -3.11% |
| 199 | -3.12% |
| 200 | -3.14% |
| 201 | -3.16% |
| 202 | -3.17% |
| 203 | -3.19% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
92%
The final ranking score once adjustments and rounding has been applied. This value is cached and recalculated each day. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz.