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 Rangitata Rafts Ltd.

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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Rangitata Rafts Ltd

Valid Reviews

78 Valid Reviews

The Rangitata Rafts Ltd experience has a total of 78 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 78 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 55
71%
9/10 14
18%
8/10 7
9%
7/10 1
1%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
1%

94.87% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rangitata Rafts Ltd valid reviews is 94.87% and is based on 78 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

33 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 78 valid reviews, the experience has 33 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 33 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 17
52%
9/10 10
30%
8/10 5
15%
7/10 1
3%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

93.03% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rangitata Rafts Ltd face-to-face reviews is 93.03% and is based on 33 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

95.43%

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
Liam Elferins 9/10 3067 days 100%
Marjolen Klomphaler 10/10 3090 days 99%
Sabrina Kulikar 10/10 3127 days 96%
sanneke tangel 8/10 3484 days 64%
Maria Schober 8/10 3785 days 39%
kevin george 10/10 4254 days 0%
Stu Murray 10/10 4499 days 33%
Fabian and Teresa 10/10 4520 days 33%
John 9/10 4582 days 32%
roos wubben 9/10 4605 days 32%
wtyson 1/10 4680 days 7%
Chris Marsh 10/10 4890 days 33%
budge69 10/10 4893 days 33%
CHOW 10/10 5016 days 33%
Marinathebraveone 10/10 5230 days 33%
louisemartensson 10/10 5230 days 33%
Becky Foley 9/10 5244 days 32%
NicoleM 8/10 5258 days 32%
Richie 9/10 5258 days 32%
chels144 10/10 5289 days 33%
mandiholtz 10/10 5320 days 33%
Shanel 10/10 5350 days 33%
LouiseVicente 10/10 5534 days 33%
SteveMcPeace 10/10 5564 days 33%
Nicola 10/10 5595 days 33%
Frances Hay 10/10 5622 days 33%
David Roque 10/10 5623 days 33%
Claudia Wälti 10/10 5623 days 33%
grobster 10/10 5623 days 33%
shannahan 9/10 5654 days 32%
ChristinaO 9/10 5654 days 32%
marianne petersen 10/10 5654 days 33%
Becca 10/10 5654 days 33%
Harry Gates 10/10 5654 days 33%
Shooter 10/10 5654 days 33%
godin 10/10 5685 days 33%
Gareth Jones 10/10 5685 days 33%
Gina Swindells 10/10 5696 days 33%
Ric Lee 10/10 5746 days 33%
Louise Humphreys 10/10 5746 days 33%
racheldonn 10/10 5746 days 33%
Sharon Heimeier 9/10 5776 days 32%
AoamC 9/10 5931 days 32%
Nicola 10/10 5932 days 33%
Paul 10/10 5932 days 33%
Neal 10/10 5932 days 33%
Helen Josten 10/10 5939 days 33%
Birgitte Weitemeyer 10/10 5944 days 33%
Greg18 8/10 5960 days 32%
RobC1 9/10 5964 days 32%
RichardB1 10/10 5964 days 33%
JoT 10/10 5964 days 33%
RobH 10/10 5965 days 33%
Steve Sayers 10/10 5966 days 33%
mash 10/10 5975 days 33%
renanf 10/10 5980 days 33%
Bronte Koop 10/10 5985 days 33%
Kasumi 10/10 5988 days 33%
De Kievit 8/10 5997 days 32%
Paul Moisy 10/10 5999 days 33%
Andrew 9/10 6005 days 32%
BenD 7/10 6019 days 30%
Julia Klingberg 10/10 6033 days 33%
Chris Hertz 10/10 6047 days 33%
jon c 10/10 6050 days 33%
Sue Stevens 10/10 6075 days 33%
Dal Piggott 10/10 6094 days 33%
Sam Prior 10/10 6144 days 33%
purplekat99 10/10 6294 days 33%
Renske Tehurne 9/10 6320 days 32%
Janne 10/10 6333 days 33%
John 8/10 6343 days 32%
Matt Walker 10/10 6343 days 33%
Sandra Gustafson 10/10 6371 days 33%
Brynn 9/10 6615 days 32%
David 9/10 6665 days 32%
NeilYeoman 10/10 6666 days 33%
Deirdre 8/10 6707 days 32%

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 Rangitata Rafts Ltd experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-2.10% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 120 days. However the Rangitata Rafts Ltd 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 Rangitata Rafts Ltd experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -2.06%
198 -2.07%
199 -2.09%
200 -2.10%
201 -2.11%
202 -2.12%
203 -2.13%

Balancing Adjustment

0.60% 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

94%

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.