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 Kaiteriteri Kayaks.
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.
Kaiteriteri Kayaks
Valid Reviews
173 Valid Reviews
The Kaiteriteri Kayaks experience has a total of 173 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 173 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 43 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 51 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 54 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 19 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.07% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaiteriteri Kayaks valid reviews is 86.07% and is based on 173 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
153 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 173 valid reviews, the experience has 153 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 153 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 34 |
|
22% |
| 9/10 | 42 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 54 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 18 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.29% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaiteriteri Kayaks face-to-face reviews is 85.29% and is based on 153 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
89.60%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holger Voland | 10/10 | 807 days | 100% |
| Renault Margaux | 10/10 | 836 days | 86% |
| Christian Chalupny | 10/10 | 897 days | 61% |
| Regina85 | 10/10 | 928 days | 51% |
| Inga Hoffmann | 9/10 | 1201 days | 25% |
| S Weslake | 9/10 | 1538 days | 21% |
| Martina Winkel | 10/10 | 1538 days | 21% |
| Wouter Bleckmann | 9/10 | 1981 days | 16% |
| Gordon Todan | 8/10 | 2030 days | 15% |
| Carlos Castro | 10/10 | 2083 days | 15% |
| Jorge Anderson | 8/10 | 2241 days | 13% |
| Adele Jacques | 8/10 | 2252 days | 13% |
| Livia and Dave | 8/10 | 2314 days | 12% |
| Aline Jimenez | 9/10 | 2354 days | 12% |
| Janina Zwerver | 8/10 | 3001 days | 5% |
| Michael Steimel | 9/10 | 3009 days | 5% |
| Isabelle Bohle | 9/10 | 3009 days | 5% |
| Max Meternich | 9/10 | 3013 days | 5% |
| Shay S | 9/10 | 3027 days | 5% |
| Laura Pleumeekers | 8/10 | 3044 days | 4% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 3058 days | 5% |
| Sharron Berry | 9/10 | 3423 days | 1% |
| Christian | 9/10 | 3436 days | 0% |
| Alison Langley | 9/10 | 3436 days | 0% |
| Ingrid | 10/10 | 3436 days | 0% |
| Jolien | 8/10 | 3465 days | 0% |
| Petra | 8/10 | 3465 days | 0% |
| David Prendergast | 8/10 | 3710 days | 3% |
| Green UK | 8/10 | 3710 days | 3% |
| Carly Braddock | 8/10 | 3718 days | 3% |
| Sandra Dirk | 9/10 | 3721 days | 4% |
| Peter Adams | 8/10 | 3723 days | 3% |
| Def Fem | 8/10 | 3724 days | 3% |
| Sebastian Hol | 8/10 | 3725 days | 3% |
| Erik | 10/10 | 3731 days | 4% |
| Manuela | 8/10 | 3734 days | 3% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 3739 days | 4% |
| Andrea Bircher | 7/10 | 3743 days | 3% |
| Andreas Kofod-Hansen | 9/10 | 3743 days | 4% |
| Astrid Boon | 8/10 | 3743 days | 3% |
| Judith Fowler | 8/10 | 3744 days | 3% |
| M Neuman | 6/10 | 3750 days | 3% |
| Bethany Hamilton | 8/10 | 3757 days | 3% |
| Mark & Beth Kaufman | 9/10 | 3824 days | 4% |
| Paul | 8/10 | 3827 days | 3% |
| Christoph | 9/10 | 3829 days | 4% |
| Natascha & Greg | 10/10 | 3832 days | 4% |
| Janet Arber | 9/10 | 4045 days | 4% |
| Florian Miller | 10/10 | 4078 days | 4% |
| Mr & Mrs Palmer | 9/10 | 4081 days | 4% |
| Johannes Klein | 10/10 | 4087 days | 4% |
| Jerven and Kim | 7/10 | 4088 days | 3% |
| K Dahmer | 10/10 | 4088 days | 4% |
| Jade & Henry | 10/10 | 4093 days | 4% |
| rickweldon | 10/10 | 4095 days | 4% |
| Jarrett King | 9/10 | 4096 days | 4% |
| Marco Schoeggl | 7/10 | 4097 days | 3% |
| Ross Salisbury | 10/10 | 4097 days | 4% |
| Tamara Clark | 7/10 | 4098 days | 3% |
| Callum Sibbald | 8/10 | 4099 days | 3% |
| Daniel Hammersley | 10/10 | 4100 days | 4% |
| Manuela Manns | 8/10 | 4108 days | 3% |
| Becky Foley | 9/10 | 4109 days | 4% |
| Dave and Emma | 8/10 | 4111 days | 3% |
| David and Wendy Lucas | 10/10 | 4112 days | 4% |
| Jessie Currie | 9/10 | 4114 days | 4% |
| Mark Roelofs | 7/10 | 4114 days | 3% |
| Trov & Liz Warren | 10/10 | 4115 days | 4% |
| Christina Fischer | 10/10 | 4118 days | 4% |
| Jensen | 9/10 | 4120 days | 4% |
| Isbabel | 10/10 | 4121 days | 4% |
| Hans and Astrid | 8/10 | 4437 days | 3% |
| Birgit Farwig | 10/10 | 4441 days | 4% |
| Family_Thomsen | 9/10 | 4442 days | 4% |
| Keita-Karen Buchanan | 10/10 | 4446 days | 4% |
| Andy & Louise Dutton | 9/10 | 4447 days | 4% |
| Margo Alaska | 9/10 | 4451 days | 4% |
| Matilda Hansson | 8/10 | 4451 days | 3% |
| Teresa Gizzi | 8/10 | 4453 days | 3% |
| Brian_Val | 8/10 | 4463 days | 3% |
| Cecile | 7/10 | 4463 days | 3% |
| Mike Brunt | 9/10 | 4468 days | 4% |
| Lousie Hug | 5/10 | 4474 days | 3% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 4476 days | 3% |
| Radek Hoferek | 10/10 | 4484 days | 4% |
| Wagner | 8/10 | 4485 days | 3% |
| Lisa Huet | 9/10 | 4519 days | 4% |
| Katie Morrow | 9/10 | 4519 days | 4% |
| rowan bryant | 8/10 | 4533 days | 3% |
| stevnba | 8/10 | 4535 days | 3% |
| stefanz | 10/10 | 4535 days | 4% |
| carmenk | 7/10 | 4536 days | 3% |
| andres | 10/10 | 4542 days | 4% |
| jameswhite | 8/10 | 4542 days | 3% |
| selinab | 8/10 | 4543 days | 3% |
| Christian Jean Louis | 9/10 | 4552 days | 4% |
| vernenal | 10/10 | 4554 days | 4% |
| Kirsty McGrath | 7/10 | 4554 days | 3% |
| Dan Mair | 7/10 | 4561 days | 3% |
| Bart en Mirjam | 8/10 | 4562 days | 3% |
| Ritag | 9/10 | 4666 days | 4% |
| Russ C | 9/10 | 4794 days | 4% |
| jenniferk | 8/10 | 4794 days | 3% |
| Clem | 8/10 | 4799 days | 3% |
| AnjaN | 10/10 | 4801 days | 4% |
| ClodaghM | 9/10 | 4811 days | 4% |
| Hans | 8/10 | 4811 days | 3% |
| Andrew Wilson | 9/10 | 4811 days | 4% |
| Ralph Boese | 8/10 | 4814 days | 3% |
| Maria | 7/10 | 4817 days | 3% |
| Wouter Muller | 8/10 | 4817 days | 3% |
| Krapels | 7/10 | 4818 days | 3% |
| Sam Marshall | 7/10 | 4822 days | 3% |
| Johannes Kerner | 6/10 | 4825 days | 3% |
| lannie | 8/10 | 4827 days | 3% |
| VictoriaH | 7/10 | 4829 days | 3% |
| AdelineC | 8/10 | 4829 days | 3% |
| GaryW | 7/10 | 4829 days | 3% |
| Carmel | 6/10 | 4834 days | 3% |
| Raphaelle | 10/10 | 4837 days | 4% |
| Marc | 9/10 | 4858 days | 4% |
| Nick Wilkinson | 9/10 | 4878 days | 4% |
| Jeanpierre | 10/10 | 4907 days | 4% |
| Pieter | 9/10 | 4915 days | 4% |
| Brent | 9/10 | 4984 days | 4% |
| Trina | 8/10 | 5018 days | 3% |
| Bex | 10/10 | 5026 days | 4% |
| Gorka Rojas | 6/10 | 5066 days | 3% |
| Eline | 8/10 | 5171 days | 3% |
| Chris | 8/10 | 5171 days | 3% |
| Jason Page | 7/10 | 5174 days | 3% |
| Beate Sinn | 10/10 | 5178 days | 4% |
| Peter Aston | 9/10 | 5186 days | 4% |
| Ortved | 8/10 | 5191 days | 3% |
| Katherine | 10/10 | 5193 days | 4% |
| Roger and Heather Smith | 10/10 | 5199 days | 4% |
| Celine | 8/10 | 5203 days | 3% |
| Timothy | 10/10 | 5240 days | 4% |
| Kara Della Groce | 10/10 | 5240 days | 4% |
| Christian Arnot | 8/10 | 5263 days | 3% |
| Anita | 9/10 | 5263 days | 4% |
| Stu Cutler | 9/10 | 5269 days | 4% |
| Ewen Maclean | 10/10 | 5269 days | 4% |
| Hendrich | 8/10 | 5269 days | 3% |
| Neil Cooke | 7/10 | 5276 days | 3% |
| ElasticLink | 9/10 | 5291 days | 4% |
| Nick Bailey | 8/10 | 5361 days | 3% |
| ranker_43 | 10/10 | 5396 days | 4% |
| Alan | 9/10 | 5505 days | 4% |
| jonas | 9/10 | 5520 days | 4% |
| MrsWesley | 8/10 | 5521 days | 3% |
| Franz | 9/10 | 5522 days | 4% |
| Uri | 9/10 | 5524 days | 4% |
| Lisa | 9/10 | 5530 days | 4% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 5531 days | 4% |
| M Bekker | 8/10 | 5536 days | 3% |
| ErikVanDam | 8/10 | 5550 days | 3% |
| Sharon | 10/10 | 5553 days | 4% |
| Bill | 9/10 | 5557 days | 4% |
| Tom | 10/10 | 5559 days | 4% |
| John | 6/10 | 5559 days | 3% |
| Yasmin Michael | 9/10 | 5560 days | 4% |
| Caroline | 8/10 | 5570 days | 3% |
| Camilla | 8/10 | 5570 days | 3% |
| Hanna | 9/10 | 5572 days | 4% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 5572 days | 4% |
| ErikSmith | 8/10 | 5572 days | 3% |
| KikiNelissen | 9/10 | 5572 days | 4% |
| Lyndsey | 7/10 | 5572 days | 3% |
| Marc | 9/10 | 5577 days | 4% |
| AmyBarnett | 8/10 | 5583 days | 3% |
| ranker_428 | 7/10 | 5583 days | 3% |
| mishasan | 10/10 | 7107 days | 4% |
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 Kaiteriteri Kayaks experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-2.76% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 93 days. However the Kaiteriteri Kayaks 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 Kaiteriteri Kayaks experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -2.72% |
| 198 | -2.73% |
| 199 | -2.74% |
| 200 | -2.76% |
| 201 | -2.77% |
| 202 | -2.79% |
| 203 | -2.80% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
87%
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.