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
93.45%
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 | 519 days | 100% |
| Renault Margaux | 10/10 | 548 days | 91% |
| Christian Chalupny | 10/10 | 609 days | 74% |
| Regina85 | 10/10 | 640 days | 66% |
| Inga Hoffmann | 9/10 | 913 days | 18% |
| S Weslake | 9/10 | 1250 days | 8% |
| Martina Winkel | 10/10 | 1250 days | 8% |
| Wouter Bleckmann | 9/10 | 1693 days | 6% |
| Gordon Todan | 8/10 | 1742 days | 6% |
| Carlos Castro | 10/10 | 1795 days | 6% |
| Jorge Anderson | 8/10 | 1953 days | 5% |
| Adele Jacques | 8/10 | 1964 days | 5% |
| Livia and Dave | 8/10 | 2026 days | 5% |
| Aline Jimenez | 9/10 | 2066 days | 5% |
| Janina Zwerver | 8/10 | 2713 days | 3% |
| Michael Steimel | 9/10 | 2721 days | 3% |
| Isabelle Bohle | 9/10 | 2721 days | 3% |
| Max Meternich | 9/10 | 2725 days | 3% |
| Shay S | 9/10 | 2739 days | 3% |
| Laura Pleumeekers | 8/10 | 2756 days | 3% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 2770 days | 3% |
| Sharron Berry | 9/10 | 3135 days | 1% |
| Christian | 9/10 | 3148 days | 1% |
| Alison Langley | 9/10 | 3148 days | 1% |
| Ingrid | 10/10 | 3148 days | 1% |
| Jolien | 8/10 | 3177 days | 1% |
| Petra | 8/10 | 3177 days | 1% |
| David Prendergast | 8/10 | 3422 days | 0% |
| Green UK | 8/10 | 3422 days | 0% |
| Carly Braddock | 8/10 | 3430 days | 0% |
| Sandra Dirk | 9/10 | 3433 days | 0% |
| Peter Adams | 8/10 | 3435 days | 0% |
| Def Fem | 8/10 | 3436 days | 0% |
| Sebastian Hol | 8/10 | 3437 days | 0% |
| Erik | 10/10 | 3443 days | 0% |
| Manuela | 8/10 | 3446 days | 0% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 3451 days | 0% |
| Andrea Bircher | 7/10 | 3455 days | 0% |
| Andreas Kofod-Hansen | 9/10 | 3455 days | 0% |
| Astrid Boon | 8/10 | 3455 days | 0% |
| Judith Fowler | 8/10 | 3456 days | 0% |
| M Neuman | 6/10 | 3462 days | 0% |
| Bethany Hamilton | 8/10 | 3469 days | 0% |
| Mark & Beth Kaufman | 9/10 | 3536 days | 0% |
| Paul | 8/10 | 3539 days | 0% |
| Christoph | 9/10 | 3541 days | 0% |
| Natascha & Greg | 10/10 | 3544 days | 0% |
| Janet Arber | 9/10 | 3757 days | 1% |
| Florian Miller | 10/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Mr & Mrs Palmer | 9/10 | 3793 days | 1% |
| Johannes Klein | 10/10 | 3799 days | 1% |
| Jerven and Kim | 7/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| K Dahmer | 10/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| Jade & Henry | 10/10 | 3805 days | 1% |
| rickweldon | 10/10 | 3807 days | 1% |
| Jarrett King | 9/10 | 3808 days | 1% |
| Marco Schoeggl | 7/10 | 3809 days | 1% |
| Ross Salisbury | 10/10 | 3809 days | 1% |
| Tamara Clark | 7/10 | 3810 days | 1% |
| Callum Sibbald | 8/10 | 3811 days | 1% |
| Daniel Hammersley | 10/10 | 3812 days | 1% |
| Manuela Manns | 8/10 | 3820 days | 1% |
| Becky Foley | 9/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Dave and Emma | 8/10 | 3823 days | 1% |
| David and Wendy Lucas | 10/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| Jessie Currie | 9/10 | 3826 days | 1% |
| Mark Roelofs | 7/10 | 3826 days | 1% |
| Trov & Liz Warren | 10/10 | 3827 days | 1% |
| Christina Fischer | 10/10 | 3830 days | 1% |
| Jensen | 9/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| Isbabel | 10/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Hans and Astrid | 8/10 | 4149 days | 1% |
| Birgit Farwig | 10/10 | 4153 days | 1% |
| Family_Thomsen | 9/10 | 4154 days | 1% |
| Keita-Karen Buchanan | 10/10 | 4158 days | 1% |
| Andy & Louise Dutton | 9/10 | 4159 days | 1% |
| Margo Alaska | 9/10 | 4163 days | 1% |
| Matilda Hansson | 8/10 | 4163 days | 1% |
| Teresa Gizzi | 8/10 | 4165 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 8/10 | 4175 days | 1% |
| Cecile | 7/10 | 4175 days | 1% |
| Mike Brunt | 9/10 | 4180 days | 1% |
| Lousie Hug | 5/10 | 4186 days | 1% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 4188 days | 1% |
| Radek Hoferek | 10/10 | 4196 days | 1% |
| Wagner | 8/10 | 4197 days | 1% |
| Lisa Huet | 9/10 | 4231 days | 1% |
| Katie Morrow | 9/10 | 4231 days | 1% |
| rowan bryant | 8/10 | 4245 days | 1% |
| stevnba | 8/10 | 4247 days | 1% |
| stefanz | 10/10 | 4247 days | 1% |
| carmenk | 7/10 | 4248 days | 1% |
| andres | 10/10 | 4254 days | 1% |
| jameswhite | 8/10 | 4254 days | 1% |
| selinab | 8/10 | 4255 days | 1% |
| Christian Jean Louis | 9/10 | 4264 days | 1% |
| vernenal | 10/10 | 4266 days | 1% |
| Kirsty McGrath | 7/10 | 4266 days | 1% |
| Dan Mair | 7/10 | 4273 days | 1% |
| Bart en Mirjam | 8/10 | 4274 days | 1% |
| Ritag | 9/10 | 4378 days | 1% |
| Russ C | 9/10 | 4506 days | 1% |
| jenniferk | 8/10 | 4506 days | 1% |
| Clem | 8/10 | 4511 days | 1% |
| AnjaN | 10/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| ClodaghM | 9/10 | 4523 days | 1% |
| Hans | 8/10 | 4523 days | 1% |
| Andrew Wilson | 9/10 | 4523 days | 1% |
| Ralph Boese | 8/10 | 4526 days | 1% |
| Maria | 7/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| Wouter Muller | 8/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| Krapels | 7/10 | 4530 days | 1% |
| Sam Marshall | 7/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Johannes Kerner | 6/10 | 4537 days | 1% |
| lannie | 8/10 | 4539 days | 1% |
| VictoriaH | 7/10 | 4541 days | 1% |
| AdelineC | 8/10 | 4541 days | 1% |
| GaryW | 7/10 | 4541 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 6/10 | 4546 days | 1% |
| Raphaelle | 10/10 | 4549 days | 1% |
| Marc | 9/10 | 4570 days | 1% |
| Nick Wilkinson | 9/10 | 4590 days | 1% |
| Jeanpierre | 10/10 | 4619 days | 1% |
| Pieter | 9/10 | 4627 days | 1% |
| Brent | 9/10 | 4696 days | 1% |
| Trina | 8/10 | 4730 days | 1% |
| Bex | 10/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Gorka Rojas | 6/10 | 4778 days | 1% |
| Eline | 8/10 | 4883 days | 1% |
| Chris | 8/10 | 4883 days | 1% |
| Jason Page | 7/10 | 4886 days | 1% |
| Beate Sinn | 10/10 | 4890 days | 1% |
| Peter Aston | 9/10 | 4898 days | 1% |
| Ortved | 8/10 | 4903 days | 1% |
| Katherine | 10/10 | 4905 days | 1% |
| Roger and Heather Smith | 10/10 | 4911 days | 1% |
| Celine | 8/10 | 4915 days | 1% |
| Timothy | 10/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Kara Della Groce | 10/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Christian Arnot | 8/10 | 4975 days | 1% |
| Anita | 9/10 | 4975 days | 1% |
| Stu Cutler | 9/10 | 4981 days | 1% |
| Ewen Maclean | 10/10 | 4981 days | 1% |
| Hendrich | 8/10 | 4981 days | 1% |
| Neil Cooke | 7/10 | 4988 days | 1% |
| ElasticLink | 9/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| Nick Bailey | 8/10 | 5073 days | 1% |
| ranker_43 | 10/10 | 5108 days | 1% |
| Alan | 9/10 | 5217 days | 1% |
| jonas | 9/10 | 5232 days | 1% |
| MrsWesley | 8/10 | 5233 days | 1% |
| Franz | 9/10 | 5234 days | 1% |
| Uri | 9/10 | 5236 days | 1% |
| Lisa | 9/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 5243 days | 1% |
| M Bekker | 8/10 | 5248 days | 1% |
| ErikVanDam | 8/10 | 5262 days | 1% |
| Sharon | 10/10 | 5265 days | 1% |
| Bill | 9/10 | 5269 days | 1% |
| Tom | 10/10 | 5271 days | 1% |
| John | 6/10 | 5271 days | 1% |
| Yasmin Michael | 9/10 | 5272 days | 1% |
| Caroline | 8/10 | 5282 days | 1% |
| Camilla | 8/10 | 5282 days | 1% |
| Hanna | 9/10 | 5284 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 5284 days | 1% |
| ErikSmith | 8/10 | 5284 days | 1% |
| KikiNelissen | 9/10 | 5284 days | 1% |
| Lyndsey | 7/10 | 5284 days | 1% |
| Marc | 9/10 | 5289 days | 1% |
| AmyBarnett | 8/10 | 5295 days | 1% |
| ranker_428 | 7/10 | 5295 days | 1% |
| mishasan | 10/10 | 6819 days | 1% |
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
-2.12% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 122 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 | -2.08% |
| 198 | -2.09% |
| 199 | -2.11% |
| 200 | -2.12% |
| 201 | -2.13% |
| 202 | -2.14% |
| 203 | -2.15% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
91%
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.