Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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 KiwiCamp Tongariro.

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.

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KiwiCamp Tongariro

Valid Reviews

23 Valid Reviews

The KiwiCamp Tongariro experience has a total of 23 valid reviews. There are no invalid reviews 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 23 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 8
35%
9/10 3
13%
8/10 8
35%
7/10 2
9%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
4%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
4%

82.17% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the KiwiCamp Tongariro valid reviews is 82.17% and is based on 23 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.

Weighted Average

85.07%

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 Relative Weight
Eugenie 10/10 43 days 100%
Emory Otto 8/10 43 days 97%
Aaron 7/10 104 days 89%
Stephane 8/10 104 days 96%
Callum 8/10 288 days 91%
Linda 8/10 317 days 89%
Tim S 8/10 348 days 88%
Paul Sevenich 9/10 379 days 87%
Dale Robinson 8/10 379 days 86%
tortuga 8/10 379 days 86%
sparky123 10/10 409 days 86%
Lana Hantzsch 9/10 409 days 85%
Marie Perret 7/10 440 days 75%
Kate 10/10 532 days 77%
Cristian L. 10/10 562 days 74%
James 3/10 593 days 19%
Christa 10/10 593 days 71%
Christy 8/10 593 days 69%
Amandine 1/10 654 days 0%
Kelly 10/10 654 days 65%
Joakim 9/10 682 days 61%
Elke 10/10 682 days 62%
Maxime Dube 10/10 713 days 58%

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 KiwiCamp Tongariro experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.14% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the KiwiCamp Tongariro 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 KiwiCamp Tongariro experience has been adjusted for 7 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
4 -0.08%
5 -0.10%
6 -0.12%
7 -0.14%
8 -0.16%
9 -0.18%
10 -0.20%

Balancing Adjustment

1.84% Adjustment

Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.

You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled customers are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.

We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.

Final Ranking Score

87%

The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.