Ranking Score Explained
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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 Mitre Peak Cruises.
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.
Mitre Peak Cruises
Valid Reviews
221 Valid Reviews
The Mitre Peak Cruises experience has a total of 222 reviews. There are 221 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 221 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 72 |
|
33% |
| 9/10 | 76 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 53 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 12 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.46% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Mitre Peak Cruises valid reviews is 88.46% and is based on 221 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
180 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 221 valid reviews, the experience has 180 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 180 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 49 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 61 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 51 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 12 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.17% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Mitre Peak Cruises face-to-face reviews is 87.17% and is based on 180 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
91.91%
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 | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hammond | 10/10 | 418 days | 72.31 | 100% | |
| Patrick and Valerie | 10/10 | 1350 days |  |
4.5 | 6% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 8/10 | 1367 days | |
4.24 | 6% |
| Monique | 10/10 | 1384 days | |
4.43 | 6% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 8/10 | 1404 days | |
4.18 | 6% |
| Sandra Reynders | 9/10 | 1420 days | |
4.36 | 6% |
| Danny | 10/10 | 1434 days | |
4.34 | 6% |
| Marion Geillon | 9/10 | 1672 days | |
3.87 | 5% |
| Jason Smith | 10/10 | 1672 days | |
3.87 | 5% |
| Anne Bouwman | 8/10 | 1677 days | |
3.67 | 5% |
| Navina | 7/10 | 1687 days | |
3.5 | 5% |
| Rachel Denham | 9/10 | 1693 days | 3.83 | 5% | |
| Alex | 10/10 | 1706 days | |
3.8 | 5% |
| Eileen Klinkmuller | 7/10 | 1708 days | |
3.46 | 5% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 10/10 | 1726 days | 3.77 | 5% | |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 1728 days | |
3.76 | 5% |
| Marcus and Claudia | 8/10 | 1742 days | |
3.55 | 5% |
| Monika Dippel | 8/10 | 1772 days | |
3.49 | 5% |
| KapaOPango | 10/10 | 1789 days | 3.64 | 5% | |
| Alexis Leneveu | 9/10 | 2130 days | 2.97 | 4% | |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 8/10 | 2397 days | |
2.33 | 3% |
| James Betz | 9/10 | 2400 days | |
2.45 | 3% |
| Penny Lee | 7/10 | 2402 days | |
2.22 | 3% |
| Jeroen Suijlang | 6/10 | 2402 days | |
2.03 | 3% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 2441 days | |
2.37 | 3% |
| Becky Davis | 9/10 | 2456 days | |
2.34 | 3% |
| Wouter Bosch | 8/10 | 2470 days | |
2.19 | 3% |
| Grantygrant | 10/10 | 2763 days | 1.74 | 2% | |
| Rainer | 9/10 | 2769 days | |
1.72 | 2% |
| Clarissa Hanck | 9/10 | 2769 days | |
1.72 | 2% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 4/10 | 2770 days | |
1.36 | 2% |
| Malgorzata | 9/10 | 2798 days | |
1.67 | 2% |
| Przemystaw Tymizyszyn | 8/10 | 2798 days | |
1.58 | 2% |
| Raquel | 8/10 | 2801 days | |
1.58 | 2% |
| Fernando Martin | 8/10 | 2801 days | |
1.58 | 2% |
| Jonas Schelbert | 7/10 | 2802 days | |
1.51 | 2% |
| Tobias Sowade | 8/10 | 2820 days | |
1.54 | 2% |
| Matthew H | 10/10 | 2853 days | 1.56 | 2% | |
| M Natterser | 9/10 | 2872 days | |
1.52 | 2% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 9/10 | 2883 days | |
1.5 | 2% |
| Alex Laidlaw | 10/10 | 2891 days | |
1.49 | 2% |
| Anna | 8/10 | 3125 days | |
0.98 | 1% |
| Sally Gordie | 9/10 | 3146 days | |
0.99 | 1% |
| Armin Boehmer | 10/10 | 3154 days | |
0.97 | 1% |
| Richard Rite | 10/10 | 3155 days | |
0.97 | 1% |
| Alex Ross | 10/10 | 3155 days | |
0.97 | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 3155 days | |
0.92 | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 9/10 | 3159 days | 0.96 | 1% | |
| kiwifrenchy | 9/10 | 3159 days | 0.96 | 1% | |
| Jill Boruff | 9/10 | 3159 days | |
0.96 | 1% |
| Erik | 10/10 | 3161 days | |
0.96 | 1% |
| Brasier | 8/10 | 3165 days | |
0.9 | 1% |
| Harald | 8/10 | 3168 days | |
0.9 | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 3169 days | |
0.94 | 1% |
| Tim & Judith | 8/10 | 3171 days | |
0.89 | 1% |
| Erik Poirer | 8/10 | 3173 days | |
0.89 | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 8/10 | 3173 days | |
0.89 | 1% |
| Aoife Lillis | 9/10 | 3176 days | |
0.93 | 1% |
| John Hughes | 9/10 | 3180 days | |
0.92 | 1% |
| Louis Smit | 7/10 | 3183 days | |
0.83 | 1% |
| Jackie & Ray | 7/10 | 3201 days | |
0.8 | 1% |
| CMJ | 9/10 | 3219 days | 0.84 | 1% | |
| Sebastian | 8/10 | 3259 days | |
0.73 | 1% |
| Josh | 9/10 | 3262 days | |
0.76 | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 3280 days | 0.72 | 1% | |
| Res Kormann | 8/10 | 3482 days | |
0.31 | 0% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 3499 days | |
0.3 | 0% |
| Stefan Schmitz | 10/10 | 3507 days | |
0.28 | 0% |
| Helen Evans | 9/10 | 3508 days | |
0.28 | 0% |
| Mark Vass | 8/10 | 3510 days | |
0.26 | 0% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 3510 days | |
0.27 | 0% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 3512 days | |
0.26 | 0% |
| Kornelia Kirf | 9/10 | 3515 days | |
0.26 | 0% |
| Gerstmann | 9/10 | 3519 days | |
0.26 | 0% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 3519 days | |
0.26 | 0% |
| Mannebach & Siejert | 8/10 | 3522 days | |
0.24 | 0% |
| E C Frans | 10/10 | 3523 days | |
0.25 | 0% |
| Daniela Borter | 8/10 | 3526 days | |
0.23 | 0% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 3526 days | |
0.24 | 0% |
| Cesar | 9/10 | 3530 days | |
0.23 | 0% |
| Hartmut Tonner | 9/10 | 3531 days | |
0.23 | 0% |
| Jacqueline Comer | 9/10 | 3532 days | |
0.23 | 0% |
| Derek McLoughlin | 9/10 | 3532 days | |
0.23 | 0% |
| Manuela Manns | 6/10 | 3538 days | |
0.18 | 0% |
| Gerd Pagel | 10/10 | 3538 days | |
0.22 | 0% |
| John Brand | 8/10 | 3539 days | |
0.21 | 0% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 3540 days | |
0.2 | 0% |
| Jues Lueg | 9/10 | 3540 days | |
0.22 | 0% |
| Dana Pagliarini | 7/10 | 3541 days | |
0.19 | 0% |
| Ruben and Jetske | 9/10 | 3543 days | |
0.21 | 0% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 3546 days | |
0.19 | 0% |
| Sue Haward | 10/10 | 3548 days | |
0.2 | 0% |
| Wijnhoven | 8/10 | 3550 days | |
0.19 | 0% |
| Barbara Koegel | 9/10 | 3550 days | |
0.2 | 0% |
| Madlen & Inna | 10/10 | 3552 days | |
0.19 | 0% |
| mmallen | 10/10 | 3615 days | 0.07 | 0% | |
| alku83 | 10/10 | 3645 days | 0.01 | 0% | |
| KAA | 10/10 | 3676 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| penz | 9/10 | 3767 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| koster | 9/10 | 3823 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| BelindaT | 10/10 | 3836 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| nuwee | 10/10 | 3859 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Birgit Farwig | 10/10 | 3871 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Jesper Sch | 7/10 | 3872 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Polil | 9/10 | 3876 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 3877 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| hughesW | 9/10 | 3890 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Ian Watson | 10/10 | 3891 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Hans Suess | 9/10 | 3896 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| M Sicard | 7/10 | 3900 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| John Helle | 9/10 | 3911 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Thomas Stopp | 9/10 | 3918 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Ruud Kapteyn | 7/10 | 3924 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Michael and Tanja Kreugel | 10/10 | 3927 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Arran J | 5/10 | 3949 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Stephen O'Connor | 9/10 | 3949 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 3964 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| katharinatum | 9/10 | 3964 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| marcol | 9/10 | 3965 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| marijad | 10/10 | 3968 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| martint | 10/10 | 3973 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3978 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| The_Chaplins | 10/10 | 3980 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| alasiac | 10/10 | 3980 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Melanie Bielefeld | 10/10 | 3982 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| kencook | 10/10 | 3984 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mark Jenkins | 9/10 | 3988 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Deede K | 8/10 | 3988 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Louis Duhaime | 8/10 | 3991 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Eimear Doyle | 9/10 | 3992 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Tillener | 8/10 | 4006 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 4010 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Francesca | 8/10 | 4025 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| waters811 | 10/10 | 4070 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| alanvn | 9/10 | 4092 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| kindel | 9/10 | 4105 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rose and Jess Damon and Esler | 10/10 | 4132 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| johnst | 10/10 | 4224 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sally477 | 9/10 | 4224 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Neal | 10/10 | 4225 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| KjellR | 8/10 | 4226 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Ronny | 6/10 | 4228 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sarah_rae | 8/10 | 4240 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 4240 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| NatasjaV | 9/10 | 4242 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| JimmyK | 8/10 | 4242 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Joery | 9/10 | 4247 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4249 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| robix | 9/10 | 4250 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Lynn White | 8/10 | 4250 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Melissa Gillespie | 10/10 | 4255 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| amyd | 9/10 | 4255 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Tolsten | 10/10 | 4255 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kelly | 8/10 | 4256 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Steven | 8/10 | 4258 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| CarleyJ | 9/10 | 4258 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 4260 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Eileen Harris | 8/10 | 4262 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| henriettalee | 8/10 | 4265 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| IreneF | 9/10 | 4267 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| FeliciaY | 9/10 | 4269 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kristin | 10/10 | 4272 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Carly | 9/10 | 4274 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Conway | 9/10 | 4274 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| niall stephenson | 10/10 | 4281 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Camilia | 9/10 | 4286 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| De Kievit | 8/10 | 4287 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Klalis | 10/10 | 4288 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4288 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| John | 9/10 | 4293 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Foost | 8/10 | 4296 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rosa | 9/10 | 4297 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| LeaciaS | 8/10 | 4304 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| PhillS | 8/10 | 4305 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 4308 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Ofer | 10/10 | 4310 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| BenjaminAustralia | 9/10 | 4314 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| JulianeH | 6/10 | 4327 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Priyanka | 10/10 | 4332 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Ellen | 10/10 | 4337 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 4342 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Brian Spinks | 9/10 | 4342 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Alex Olzheim | 10/10 | 4346 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Susie Wang | 10/10 | 4352 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Mathew | 10/10 | 4358 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rebecca Kenning | 10/10 | 4362 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| angusb | 9/10 | 4380 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Stuart Gross | 9/10 | 4388 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Hans van der Linden | 9/10 | 4390 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Jessie | 10/10 | 4397 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Emilie | 10/10 | 4398 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| HollyB | 10/10 | 4406 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Anna | 10/10 | 4421 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rebecca | 9/10 | 4421 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Michaela | 9/10 | 4434 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Katerina | 10/10 | 4442 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Gray | 9/10 | 4459 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 4472 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 4476 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Toby | 10/10 | 4596 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Daniel | 10/10 | 4604 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Stewart | 9/10 | 4607 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Emily Houston | 8/10 | 4621 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Jody | 7/10 | 4636 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Roger & Margaret | 8/10 | 4638 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Nathan Perkins | 8/10 | 4643 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Melissa | 10/10 | 4660 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Paul Cowie | 10/10 | 4699 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Lena | 8/10 | 4702 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Edwin | 9/10 | 4705 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| caroline | 9/10 | 4709 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Stevenson | 10/10 | 4958 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Anita | 8/10 | 4960 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Jacob Mille | 10/10 | 4967 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Berke | 10/10 | 4989 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Madeleine | 10/10 | 4989 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rogier | 5/10 | 4990 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Wendy | 5/10 | 4994 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sonja | 8/10 | 5001 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Hennielene | 9/10 | 5002 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kate&Steve Jones | 9/10 | 5002 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
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 Mitre Peak Cruises experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.75% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 54 days. However the Mitre Peak Cruises 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 Mitre Peak Cruises experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.69% |
| 198 | -3.71% |
| 199 | -3.73% |
| 200 | -3.75% |
| 201 | -3.76% |
| 202 | -3.78% |
| 203 | -3.80% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
88%
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.