Hi, 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 Magic Travellers Network.
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.
Magic Travellers Network
Valid Reviews
165 Valid Reviews
The Magic Travellers Network experience has a total of 170 reviews. There are 165 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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 165 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
15% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
9% |
| 8/10 | 66 |
|
40% |
| 7/10 | 38 |
|
23% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.52% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Magic Travellers Network valid reviews is 77.52% and is based on 165 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
162 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 165 valid reviews, the experience has 162 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 162 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 23 |
|
14% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
9% |
| 8/10 | 65 |
|
40% |
| 7/10 | 38 |
|
23% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.72% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Magic Travellers Network face-to-face reviews is 77.72% and is based on 162 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
78.80%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FlyKiwiFly | 8/10 | 4735 days | 96% |
| T J Andrews | 8/10 | 5116 days | 96% |
| Sandie Chan | 10/10 | 5511 days | 100% |
| Matty Boombatty | 10/10 | 5618 days | 100% |
| NicolaW | 10/10 | 5763 days | 100% |
| Laura | 7/10 | 5768 days | 87% |
| annma | 7/10 | 5772 days | 87% |
| CatherineA | 4/10 | 5794 days | 36% |
| CarolineZ | 7/10 | 5797 days | 87% |
| IngeB1 | 6/10 | 5798 days | 75% |
| EstherD | 7/10 | 5798 days | 87% |
| FloorN | 6/10 | 5798 days | 75% |
| Jows | 7/10 | 5808 days | 87% |
| SonnyL | 10/10 | 5812 days | 100% |
| LucyS | 10/10 | 5812 days | 100% |
| MattF | 7/10 | 5818 days | 87% |
| ClaudiaK | 5/10 | 5820 days | 56% |
| Jen | 9/10 | 5820 days | 98% |
| RachaelO | 10/10 | 5821 days | 100% |
| NinaH1 | 7/10 | 5821 days | 87% |
| Katy | 8/10 | 5822 days | 96% |
| Marianne | 7/10 | 5822 days | 87% |
| Debbie | 8/10 | 5822 days | 96% |
| Michelle | 9/10 | 5822 days | 98% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 5822 days | 96% |
| Rachel | 8/10 | 5843 days | 96% |
| Saskia | 7/10 | 5843 days | 87% |
| Bernhard | 4/10 | 5843 days | 36% |
| Annemyn | 7/10 | 5843 days | 87% |
| Chris | 6/10 | 5844 days | 75% |
| Dan | 7/10 | 5844 days | 87% |
| Sally | 8/10 | 5844 days | 96% |
| Rosseel | 10/10 | 5844 days | 100% |
| Shona | 8/10 | 5844 days | 96% |
| Chooi | 7/10 | 5845 days | 87% |
| Soong | 7/10 | 5845 days | 87% |
| Lee | 6/10 | 5845 days | 75% |
| Hazel | 8/10 | 5845 days | 96% |
| Amy | 8/10 | 5845 days | 96% |
| louisa | 7/10 | 5847 days | 87% |
| Hironori | 7/10 | 5848 days | 87% |
| Christian | 7/10 | 5889 days | 87% |
| Liekens | 9/10 | 5891 days | 98% |
| Paula | 8/10 | 5897 days | 96% |
| jfletch | 8/10 | 5901 days | 96% |
| Junko | 6/10 | 5902 days | 75% |
| Teresa | 10/10 | 5902 days | 100% |
| Lisa | 7/10 | 5902 days | 87% |
| siobhan | 7/10 | 5904 days | 87% |
| Evelyn | 10/10 | 5906 days | 100% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 5912 days | 100% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 5935 days | 87% |
| Kevin Donaldson | 2/10 | 5944 days | 0% |
| David | 10/10 | 5946 days | 100% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 5946 days | 100% |
| Lara | 8/10 | 5949 days | 96% |
| Kay | 10/10 | 5950 days | 100% |
| Niamh | 7/10 | 5958 days | 87% |
| John Paul | 8/10 | 5967 days | 96% |
| Jimmy | 7/10 | 5969 days | 87% |
| Sarah | 4/10 | 5969 days | 36% |
| sabine | 10/10 | 5969 days | 100% |
| Laura | 7/10 | 5978 days | 87% |
| Elisabeth | 10/10 | 5978 days | 100% |
| Jenny | 10/10 | 5982 days | 100% |
| Amy Shields | 8/10 | 5982 days | 96% |
| Louise | 7/10 | 5991 days | 87% |
| Danna | 8/10 | 6011 days | 96% |
| Helen | 7/10 | 6019 days | 87% |
| Dean Field | 2/10 | 6143 days | 0% |
| Joanne M | 8/10 | 6147 days | 96% |
| Jeppe Fischer | 8/10 | 6147 days | 96% |
| Paul Cotter | 8/10 | 6147 days | 96% |
| Camilla | 7/10 | 6147 days | 87% |
| John | 8/10 | 6147 days | 96% |
| Kristin | 8/10 | 6147 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 6148 days | 98% |
| Thibault | 7/10 | 6150 days | 87% |
| Leila | 8/10 | 6151 days | 96% |
| Sam | 8/10 | 6157 days | 96% |
| Claire | 8/10 | 6157 days | 96% |
| Rachael Hawson | 7/10 | 6157 days | 87% |
| Sarah Maudsley | 7/10 | 6157 days | 87% |
| Terri Williams | 8/10 | 6158 days | 96% |
| Kelly Noirin | 8/10 | 6158 days | 96% |
| Therese Axelsson | 4/10 | 6161 days | 36% |
| Stephen | 5/10 | 6162 days | 56% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 6162 days | 98% |
| Hendrik | 8/10 | 6163 days | 96% |
| Lizzy | 9/10 | 6163 days | 98% |
| Tina Daly | 6/10 | 6163 days | 75% |
| Silvia | 8/10 | 6168 days | 96% |
| George Clark | 8/10 | 6168 days | 96% |
| Stephanie | 10/10 | 6183 days | 100% |
| Audrey | 10/10 | 6183 days | 100% |
| Hanna | 8/10 | 6184 days | 96% |
| Maree | 8/10 | 6184 days | 96% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 6184 days | 96% |
| Orlaith | 8/10 | 6184 days | 96% |
| Lisa | 9/10 | 6184 days | 98% |
| John | 10/10 | 6185 days | 100% |
| Minke | 8/10 | 6185 days | 96% |
| Marigold | 7/10 | 6199 days | 87% |
| Debbie | 8/10 | 6207 days | 96% |
| Line Oehlinschloger | 9/10 | 6210 days | 98% |
| Andre Obineche | 8/10 | 6211 days | 96% |
| Laura Sutton | 7/10 | 6211 days | 87% |
| Warren | 8/10 | 6211 days | 96% |
| Assaf Kadury | 8/10 | 6211 days | 96% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 6211 days | 87% |
| Alannah McGurk | 10/10 | 6212 days | 100% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 6213 days | 96% |
| Jeroen | 8/10 | 6213 days | 96% |
| Mette de Graap | 8/10 | 6213 days | 96% |
| Paula Smith | 6/10 | 6214 days | 75% |
| Nick and Barbara | 10/10 | 6214 days | 100% |
| David | 8/10 | 6217 days | 96% |
| Daniela | 7/10 | 6217 days | 87% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 6217 days | 96% |
| Andrew | 8/10 | 6218 days | 96% |
| Aggie Taug | 8/10 | 6219 days | 96% |
| Jonathan | 9/10 | 6219 days | 98% |
| Kay | 9/10 | 6242 days | 98% |
| Gerber Liselotte | 8/10 | 6245 days | 96% |
| Daphne | 8/10 | 6247 days | 96% |
| marion | 8/10 | 6252 days | 96% |
| Linda | 7/10 | 6252 days | 87% |
| Fiona | 8/10 | 6252 days | 96% |
| Rich | 8/10 | 6252 days | 96% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 6253 days | 96% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 6256 days | 96% |
| Juliana | 9/10 | 6256 days | 98% |
| Tom Clements | 7/10 | 6261 days | 87% |
| Martina | 8/10 | 6261 days | 96% |
| Paulina | 8/10 | 6261 days | 96% |
| Willemien | 7/10 | 6263 days | 87% |
| Richard Kindgren | 8/10 | 6263 days | 96% |
| silja tans | 6/10 | 6263 days | 75% |
| Natalia | 9/10 | 6457 days | 98% |
| Andy | 8/10 | 6458 days | 96% |
| FrankOosterwijk | 8/10 | 6458 days | 96% |
| Bridgy | 8/10 | 6461 days | 96% |
| Caroline | 7/10 | 6477 days | 87% |
| Diane | 8/10 | 6478 days | 96% |
| HalRoberts | 7/10 | 6483 days | 87% |
| Claire | 9/10 | 6487 days | 98% |
| Jennifer | 5/10 | 6487 days | 56% |
| Clive | 8/10 | 6487 days | 96% |
| Jane | 9/10 | 6487 days | 98% |
| Craig | 6/10 | 6487 days | 75% |
| Linda | 3/10 | 6487 days | 16% |
| Siobhan | 6/10 | 6487 days | 75% |
| ShoshanaAbrams | 9/10 | 6492 days | 98% |
| Elaine | 8/10 | 6492 days | 96% |
| Valerie | 8/10 | 6498 days | 96% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 6500 days | 100% |
| MichelleLowry | 10/10 | 6501 days | 100% |
| Cat | 6/10 | 6501 days | 75% |
| Marije | 8/10 | 6507 days | 96% |
| Christina | 8/10 | 6507 days | 96% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 6507 days | 96% |
| GeorginaNolan | 7/10 | 6508 days | 87% |
| Roran | 6/10 | 6518 days | 75% |
| PamWalter | 8/10 | 6548 days | 96% |
| Leah | 10/10 | 6549 days | 100% |
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 Magic Travellers Network experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.09% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 46 days. However the Magic Travellers Network 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 Magic Travellers Network experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.03% |
| 198 | -4.05% |
| 199 | -4.07% |
| 200 | -4.09% |
| 201 | -4.11% |
| 202 | -4.13% |
| 203 | -4.15% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
4.76% 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
79%
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.