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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.
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
95.60%
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 | 3266 days | 100% |
| Marjolen Klomphaler | 10/10 | 3289 days | 99% |
| Sabrina Kulikar | 10/10 | 3326 days | 95% |
| sanneke tangel | 8/10 | 3683 days | 53% |
| Maria Schober | 8/10 | 3984 days | 20% |
| kevin george | 10/10 | 4453 days | 34% |
| Stu Murray | 10/10 | 4698 days | 34% |
| Fabian and Teresa | 10/10 | 4719 days | 34% |
| John | 9/10 | 4781 days | 33% |
| roos wubben | 9/10 | 4804 days | 33% |
| wtyson | 1/10 | 4879 days | 0% |
| Chris Marsh | 10/10 | 5089 days | 34% |
| budge69 | 10/10 | 5092 days | 34% |
| CHOW | 10/10 | 5215 days | 34% |
| Marinathebraveone | 10/10 | 5429 days | 34% |
| louisemartensson | 10/10 | 5429 days | 34% |
| Becky Foley | 9/10 | 5443 days | 33% |
| NicoleM | 8/10 | 5457 days | 33% |
| Richie | 9/10 | 5457 days | 33% |
| chels144 | 10/10 | 5488 days | 34% |
| mandiholtz | 10/10 | 5519 days | 34% |
| Shanel | 10/10 | 5549 days | 34% |
| LouiseVicente | 10/10 | 5733 days | 34% |
| SteveMcPeace | 10/10 | 5763 days | 34% |
| Nicola | 10/10 | 5794 days | 34% |
| Frances Hay | 10/10 | 5821 days | 34% |
| David Roque | 10/10 | 5822 days | 34% |
| Claudia Wälti | 10/10 | 5822 days | 34% |
| grobster | 10/10 | 5822 days | 34% |
| shannahan | 9/10 | 5853 days | 33% |
| ChristinaO | 9/10 | 5853 days | 33% |
| marianne petersen | 10/10 | 5853 days | 34% |
| Becca | 10/10 | 5853 days | 34% |
| Harry Gates | 10/10 | 5853 days | 34% |
| Shooter | 10/10 | 5853 days | 34% |
| godin | 10/10 | 5884 days | 34% |
| Gareth Jones | 10/10 | 5884 days | 34% |
| Gina Swindells | 10/10 | 5895 days | 34% |
| Ric Lee | 10/10 | 5945 days | 34% |
| Louise Humphreys | 10/10 | 5945 days | 34% |
| racheldonn | 10/10 | 5945 days | 34% |
| Sharon Heimeier | 9/10 | 5975 days | 33% |
| AoamC | 9/10 | 6130 days | 33% |
| Nicola | 10/10 | 6131 days | 34% |
| Paul | 10/10 | 6131 days | 34% |
| Neal | 10/10 | 6131 days | 34% |
| Helen Josten | 10/10 | 6139 days | 34% |
| Birgitte Weitemeyer | 10/10 | 6143 days | 34% |
| Greg18 | 8/10 | 6159 days | 33% |
| RobC1 | 9/10 | 6163 days | 33% |
| RichardB1 | 10/10 | 6163 days | 34% |
| JoT | 10/10 | 6163 days | 34% |
| RobH | 10/10 | 6164 days | 34% |
| Steve Sayers | 10/10 | 6165 days | 34% |
| mash | 10/10 | 6174 days | 34% |
| renanf | 10/10 | 6179 days | 34% |
| Bronte Koop | 10/10 | 6185 days | 34% |
| Kasumi | 10/10 | 6187 days | 34% |
| De Kievit | 8/10 | 6196 days | 33% |
| Paul Moisy | 10/10 | 6198 days | 34% |
| Andrew | 9/10 | 6205 days | 33% |
| BenD | 7/10 | 6218 days | 30% |
| Julia Klingberg | 10/10 | 6233 days | 34% |
| Chris Hertz | 10/10 | 6247 days | 34% |
| jon c | 10/10 | 6249 days | 34% |
| Sue Stevens | 10/10 | 6274 days | 34% |
| Dal Piggott | 10/10 | 6293 days | 34% |
| Sam Prior | 10/10 | 6343 days | 34% |
| purplekat99 | 10/10 | 6493 days | 34% |
| Renske Tehurne | 9/10 | 6519 days | 33% |
| Janne | 10/10 | 6532 days | 34% |
| John | 8/10 | 6542 days | 33% |
| Matt Walker | 10/10 | 6542 days | 34% |
| Sandra Gustafson | 10/10 | 6570 days | 34% |
| Brynn | 9/10 | 6814 days | 33% |
| David | 9/10 | 6864 days | 33% |
| NeilYeoman | 10/10 | 6865 days | 34% |
| Deirdre | 8/10 | 6906 days | 33% |
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
-4.05% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 44 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 | -3.99% |
| 198 | -4.01% |
| 199 | -4.03% |
| 200 | -4.05% |
| 201 | -4.07% |
| 202 | -4.09% |
| 203 | -4.11% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.80% 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
92%
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.