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.
Nick Morrison
Rankers owner
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 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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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
95.04%
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 | 1052 days | 5.29 | 100% | |
| DJ | 9/10 | 1174 days | 4.89 | 91% | |
| John | 10/10 | 1204 days | 4.85 | 90% | |
| Rob Pinney | 9/10 | 1388 days | 4.6 | 85% | |
| Catherine Grace | 10/10 | 1449 days | 4.52 | 83% | |
| Miranda Krestovnikoff | 10/10 | 1508 days | 4.43 | 81% | |
| Amanda Morrison | 10/10 | 1754 days | 4.1 | 74% | |
| Daniel Tawhai | 10/10 | 1754 days | 4.1 | 74% | |
| Jim Maguire | 10/10 | 1815 days | 4.01 | 72% | |
| Margaret Jeune | 8/10 | 1815 days | 4.01 | 72% | |
| George Dickson | 10/10 | 1874 days | 3.93 | 71% | |
| Jude Parrett | 9/10 | 1935 days | 3.85 | 69% | |
| Janeen Gillies | 9/10 | 1966 days | 3.81 | 68% | |
| birderdavid | 10/10 | 1996 days | 3.77 | 67% | |
| Teknik151 | 10/10 | 2239 days | 3.43 | 60% | |
| TJamesH | 9/10 | 2270 days | 3.39 | 59% | |
| susan_gavinklee | 10/10 | 2300 days | 3.35 | 58% | |
| Mudgie | 9/10 | 2300 days | 3.35 | 58% | |
| HarryH | 10/10 | 2300 days | 3.35 | 58% | |
| conggra1 | 10/10 | 2361 days | 3.27 | 56% | |
| Storm | 9/10 | 2361 days | 3.27 | 56% | |
| hakim76 | 10/10 | 2361 days | 3.27 | 56% | |
| abbots | 9/10 | 2392 days | 3.22 | 55% | |
| batzi | 8/10 | 2484 days | 3.1 | 53% | |
| Dolphin | 10/10 | 2484 days | 3.1 | 53% | |
| Calder | 9/10 | 2514 days | 3.06 | 52% | |
| Ole Klothrop | 9/10 | 2568 days |  |
3.58 | 63% |
| SJMcCarthy | 10/10 | 2636 days | 2.89 | 48% | |
| decado | 10/10 | 2636 days | 2.89 | 48% | |
| janreid | 10/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| bwcp | 9/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| EdIsaac | 9/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| ryan_0091 | 10/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| stephenwilliam_d | 9/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| tpakai | 10/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| Green | 10/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| Peetr | 7/10 | 2666 days | 2.85 | 47% | |
| kapitigirl | 10/10 | 2697 days | 2.81 | 46% | |
| bonzer | 8/10 | 2697 days | 2.81 | 46% | |
| ericjo | 10/10 | 2697 days | 2.81 | 46% | |
| kjbaker | 10/10 | 2727 days | 2.76 | 45% | |
| GreenSpot | 9/10 | 2727 days | 2.76 | 45% | |
| Hendrik1 | 10/10 | 2727 days | 2.76 | 45% | |
| DayleMary | 10/10 | 2727 days | 2.76 | 45% | |
| jungle | 9/10 | 2880 days | 2.55 | 41% | |
| Roman & Esther | 9/10 | 2908 days | |
3.02 | 51% |
| llaing | 10/10 | 2911 days | 2.51 | 40% | |
| Win | 8/10 | 2911 days | 2.51 | 40% | |
| Tauhei | 10/10 | 2911 days | 2.51 | 40% | |
| marydinniss | 9/10 | 2911 days | 2.51 | 40% | |
| daleringham | 10/10 | 2939 days | 2.47 | 39% | |
| Sofianna | 10/10 | 2939 days | 2.47 | 39% | |
| cruisecritique | 9/10 | 3001 days | 2.39 | 37% | |
| Nicole | 10/10 | 3031 days | 2.35 | 36% | |
| raven123 | 9/10 | 3092 days | 2.26 | 35% | |
| molly77 | 9/10 | 3092 days | 2.26 | 35% | |
| windypoint | 8/10 | 3092 days | 2.26 | 35% | |
| ScorpioMichael | 8/10 | 3092 days | 2.26 | 35% | |
| tonyw | 10/10 | 3092 days | 2.26 | 35% | |
| ROBYN12 | 9/10 | 3092 days | 2.26 | 35% | |
| JimW | 10/10 | 3092 days | 2.26 | 35% | |
| Jaredputt | 10/10 | 3123 days | 2.22 | 34% | |
| Boscombe74 | 9/10 | 3215 days | 2.1 | 31% | |
| Patricia_B6 | 10/10 | 3215 days | 2.1 | 31% | |
| karenpa | 9/10 | 3215 days | 2.1 | 31% | |
| John Maz | 10/10 | 3245 days | 2.05 | 30% | |
| Kim Everett | 10/10 | 3245 days | 2.05 | 30% | |
| airbornejase | 9/10 | 3245 days | 2.05 | 30% | |
| patrickr | 10/10 | 3245 days | 2.05 | 30% | |
| Emma Brooks | 10/10 | 3245 days | 2.05 | 30% | |
| cassowary | 10/10 | 3276 days | 2.01 | 29% | |
| JoAnnaMichaelJonoStefan | 10/10 | 3276 days | 2.01 | 29% | |
| Marguerita Harris | 10/10 | 3276 days | 2.01 | 29% | |
| Rob Wickham | 10/10 | 3276 days | 2.01 | 29% | |
| Chris Lloyd | 9/10 | 3276 days | 2.01 | 29% | |
| Fabienne | 10/10 | 3276 days | 2.01 | 29% | |
| Joanne Clarke | 9/10 | 3298 days | |
2.38 | 37% |
| Sylvia Bagnall | 10/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Radha Sahar | 10/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Liz Roberts | 7/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Chris Brown | 10/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| paula | 9/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Annette Friskopp | 9/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Sid & Rod | 9/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Mariano | 10/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| marea tawa | 10/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| GrahamSandy | 8/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Marlene Levine | 10/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| Bruce54617 | 10/10 | 3304 days | 1.97 | 28% | |
| aiakar | 4/10 | 3335 days | 1.8 | 24% | |
| Marama Parore | 10/10 | 3335 days | 1.93 | 27% | |
| Lydia Leimer | 10/10 | 3335 days | 1.93 | 27% | |
| Jamie Bull | 10/10 | 3366 days | 1.89 | 26% | |
| ray_jb | 10/10 | 3366 days | 1.89 | 26% | |
| catch | 10/10 | 3366 days | 1.89 | 26% | |
| janets | 10/10 | 3366 days | 1.89 | 26% | |
| Heather Peters | 10/10 | 3396 days | 1.85 | 26% | |
| Nick675 | 10/10 | 3396 days | 1.85 | 26% | |
| angus | 10/10 | 3396 days | 1.85 | 26% | |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 3396 days | 1.85 | 26% | |
| billy | 10/10 | 3396 days | 1.85 | 26% | |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 3427 days | 1.81 | 25% | |
| msfandg | 10/10 | 3427 days | 1.81 | 25% | |
| ursula hazell | 10/10 | 3427 days | 1.81 | 25% | |
| Barb | 10/10 | 3427 days | 1.81 | 25% | |
| barbara nef | 10/10 | 3488 days | 1.72 | 23% | |
| julie_thomas | 10/10 | 3580 days | 1.6 | 20% | |
| George Parry | 9/10 | 3580 days | 1.6 | 20% | |
| LeeRA | 10/10 | 3580 days | 1.6 | 20% | |
| caroltackett | 8/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| hariata hema | 9/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| pattie | 9/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Ingrid Thijssen | 10/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| fmelston | 10/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Duncan Watson | 10/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Bernd Eichhorn | 10/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Michael Coup | 10/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| jeremy buchanan | 8/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Naomi_and_Brett | 9/10 | 3610 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Natalie Hopkirk | 9/10 | 3614 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Kate Barton | 9/10 | 3616 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Fiona Saones | 9/10 | 3616 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Ray Findlay | 9/10 | 3616 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| Bernie Muollo | 10/10 | 3617 days | 1.55 | 19% | |
| MMc | 10/10 | 3618 days | 1.54 | 19% | |
| DerrekS | 10/10 | 3629 days | |
1.83 | 25% |
| Allie | 10/10 | 3630 days | 1.53 | 19% | |
| Paul Cumberland | 10/10 | 3630 days | 1.53 | 19% | |
| Paekak | 10/10 | 3631 days | 1.53 | 19% | |
| kama | 10/10 | 3634 days | 1.52 | 19% | |
| canada1 | 10/10 | 3635 days | 1.52 | 18% | |
| Valerie Stirling | 9/10 | 3636 days | 1.52 | 18% | |
| Stewart | 10/10 | 3641 days | 1.51 | 18% | |
| Catherine Nalty | 10/10 | 3641 days | 1.51 | 18% | |
| mwoolever | 9/10 | 3641 days | 1.51 | 18% | |
| Geoff Norman | 10/10 | 3647 days | 1.5 | 18% | |
| Amanda Eike | 10/10 | 3652 days | 1.5 | 18% | |
| Mark Peterson | 10/10 | 3659 days | 1.49 | 18% | |
| amanda yarrall | 8/10 | 3659 days | 1.49 | 18% | |
| Cliff | 10/10 | 3666 days | |
1.77 | 24% |
| Kirsten Flansmose | 10/10 | 3669 days | 1.47 | 17% | |
| Claes | 10/10 | 3669 days | 1.47 | 17% | |
| Vida Strahl | 10/10 | 3678 days | 1.46 | 17% | |
| Ann Lewis | 10/10 | 3680 days | 1.46 | 17% | |
| teresad | 10/10 | 3682 days | 1.46 | 17% | |
| paul_and_anna | 10/10 | 3689 days | 1.45 | 17% | |
| Katherine Corich | 10/10 | 3691 days | 1.44 | 17% | |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 3691 days | 1.44 | 17% | |
| Charlotte Mill | 9/10 | 3693 days | 1.44 | 17% | |
| 12_frame | 9/10 | 3698 days | 1.43 | 17% | |
| Philip Griffin | 10/10 | 3700 days | 1.43 | 17% | |
| Jo Violet | 9/10 | 3703 days | 1.43 | 16% | |
| Kenneth Archambault | 10/10 | 3712 days | 1.42 | 16% | |
| Paul Knight | 10/10 | 3714 days | 1.41 | 16% | |
| Chris Willsher | 9/10 | 3723 days | 1.4 | 16% | |
| revans | 10/10 | 3729 days | 1.39 | 16% | |
| Birte | 10/10 | 3730 days | 1.39 | 16% | |
| Megan Farr | 10/10 | 3747 days | 1.37 | 15% | |
| Aira Ani | 10/10 | 3750 days | 1.36 | 15% | |
| Rochelle Gardiner | 10/10 | 3750 days | 1.36 | 15% | |
| h_atawa | 10/10 | 3752 days | 1.36 | 15% | |
| Gael | 9/10 | 3762 days | 1.35 | 15% | |
| Richard Johnstone | 9/10 | 3787 days | 1.31 | 14% | |
| coops | 9/10 | 3804 days | 1.29 | 13% | |
| Galen | 8/10 | 3976 days | |
1.26 | 13% |
| Monica Black | 9/10 | 3976 days | |
1.26 | 13% |
| DickvandenOever | 10/10 | 4066 days | 0.93 | 6% | |
| GaryC | 10/10 | 4250 days | 0.68 | 0% | |
| Rosemary | 10/10 | 4340 days | |
0.67 | 0% |
| Peter | 10/10 | 4340 days | |
0.67 | 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
-7.28% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if an experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 60 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 364 days.
The Kapiti Island Nature Tours experience has been adjusted for 364 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 361 | -7.22% |
| 362 | -7.24% |
| 363 | -7.26% |
| 364 | -7.28% |
| 365 | -7.30% |
| 366 | -7.32% |
| 367 | -7.34% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
88%
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.