Ranking Score Explained
Hello 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 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
222 Valid Reviews
The Mitre Peak Cruises experience has a total of 223 reviews. There are 222 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 222 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 73 |
|
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% |
88.51% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Mitre Peak Cruises valid reviews is 88.51% and is based on 222 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 222 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
91.29%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| helen keenleyside | 10/10 | 532 days | 100% |
| Andrew Hammond | 10/10 | 1079 days | 9% |
| Patrick and Valerie | 10/10 | 2010 days | 5% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 8/10 | 2027 days | 5% |
| Monique | 10/10 | 2044 days | 5% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 8/10 | 2064 days | 5% |
| Sandra Reynders | 9/10 | 2080 days | 5% |
| Danny | 10/10 | 2094 days | 5% |
| Marion Geillon | 9/10 | 2332 days | 4% |
| Jason Smith | 10/10 | 2332 days | 4% |
| Anne Bouwman | 8/10 | 2337 days | 4% |
| Navina | 7/10 | 2347 days | 4% |
| Rachel Denham | 9/10 | 2353 days | 4% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2366 days | 4% |
| Eileen Klinkmuller | 7/10 | 2368 days | 4% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 10/10 | 2387 days | 4% |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 2388 days | 4% |
| Marcus and Claudia | 8/10 | 2402 days | 4% |
| Monika Dippel | 8/10 | 2432 days | 4% |
| KapaOPango | 10/10 | 2449 days | 4% |
| Alexis Leneveu | 9/10 | 2790 days | 3% |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 8/10 | 3057 days | 2% |
| James Betz | 9/10 | 3060 days | 2% |
| Penny Lee | 7/10 | 3062 days | 2% |
| Jeroen Suijlang | 6/10 | 3062 days | 1% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 3101 days | 2% |
| Becky Davis | 9/10 | 3116 days | 2% |
| Wouter Bosch | 8/10 | 3130 days | 1% |
| Grantygrant | 10/10 | 3423 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 9/10 | 3429 days | 0% |
| Clarissa Hanck | 9/10 | 3429 days | 0% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 4/10 | 3430 days | 0% |
| Malgorzata | 9/10 | 3458 days | 0% |
| Przemystaw Tymizyszyn | 8/10 | 3458 days | 0% |
| Raquel | 8/10 | 3461 days | 0% |
| Fernando Martin | 8/10 | 3461 days | 0% |
| Jonas Schelbert | 7/10 | 3462 days | 0% |
| Tobias Sowade | 8/10 | 3480 days | 0% |
| Matthew H | 10/10 | 3513 days | 0% |
| M Natterser | 9/10 | 3532 days | 0% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 9/10 | 3543 days | 0% |
| Alex Laidlaw | 10/10 | 3551 days | 0% |
| Anna | 8/10 | 3786 days | 1% |
| Sally Gordie | 9/10 | 3806 days | 1% |
| Armin Boehmer | 10/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Richard Rite | 10/10 | 3815 days | 1% |
| Alex Ross | 10/10 | 3815 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 3815 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 9/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| kiwifrenchy | 9/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| Jill Boruff | 9/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| Erik | 10/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Brasier | 8/10 | 3825 days | 1% |
| Harald | 8/10 | 3828 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 3829 days | 1% |
| Tim & Judith | 8/10 | 3831 days | 1% |
| Erik Poirer | 8/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 8/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Aoife Lillis | 9/10 | 3836 days | 1% |
| John Hughes | 9/10 | 3840 days | 1% |
| Louis Smit | 7/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Jackie & Ray | 7/10 | 3861 days | 1% |
| CMJ | 9/10 | 3879 days | 1% |
| Sebastian | 8/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Josh | 9/10 | 3922 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 3940 days | 1% |
| Res Kormann | 8/10 | 4143 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 4159 days | 1% |
| Stefan Schmitz | 10/10 | 4167 days | 1% |
| Helen Evans | 9/10 | 4168 days | 1% |
| Mark Vass | 8/10 | 4170 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 4170 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 4172 days | 1% |
| Kornelia Kirf | 9/10 | 4175 days | 1% |
| Gerstmann | 9/10 | 4179 days | 1% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 4179 days | 1% |
| Mannebach & Siejert | 8/10 | 4182 days | 1% |
| E C Frans | 10/10 | 4183 days | 1% |
| Daniela Borter | 8/10 | 4186 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 4186 days | 1% |
| Cesar | 9/10 | 4190 days | 1% |
| Hartmut Tonner | 9/10 | 4191 days | 1% |
| Jacqueline Comer | 9/10 | 4192 days | 1% |
| Derek McLoughlin | 9/10 | 4192 days | 1% |
| Manuela Manns | 6/10 | 4198 days | 1% |
| Gerd Pagel | 10/10 | 4198 days | 1% |
| John Brand | 8/10 | 4199 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 4200 days | 1% |
| Jues Lueg | 9/10 | 4200 days | 1% |
| Dana Pagliarini | 7/10 | 4201 days | 1% |
| Ruben and Jetske | 9/10 | 4203 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 4206 days | 1% |
| Sue Haward | 10/10 | 4208 days | 1% |
| Wijnhoven | 8/10 | 4210 days | 1% |
| Barbara Koegel | 9/10 | 4210 days | 1% |
| Madlen & Inna | 10/10 | 4212 days | 1% |
| mmallen | 10/10 | 4275 days | 1% |
| alku83 | 10/10 | 4305 days | 1% |
| KAA | 10/10 | 4336 days | 1% |
| penz | 9/10 | 4428 days | 1% |
| koster | 9/10 | 4484 days | 1% |
| BelindaT | 10/10 | 4497 days | 1% |
| nuwee | 10/10 | 4519 days | 1% |
| Birgit Farwig | 10/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| Jesper Sch | 7/10 | 4532 days | 1% |
| Polil | 9/10 | 4536 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 4537 days | 1% |
| hughesW | 9/10 | 4550 days | 1% |
| Ian Watson | 10/10 | 4551 days | 1% |
| Hans Suess | 9/10 | 4556 days | 1% |
| M Sicard | 7/10 | 4560 days | 1% |
| John Helle | 9/10 | 4571 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 9/10 | 4578 days | 1% |
| Ruud Kapteyn | 7/10 | 4584 days | 1% |
| Michael and Tanja Kreugel | 10/10 | 4587 days | 1% |
| Arran J | 5/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| Stephen O'Connor | 9/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 4624 days | 1% |
| katharinatum | 9/10 | 4624 days | 1% |
| marcol | 9/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| marijad | 10/10 | 4628 days | 1% |
| martint | 10/10 | 4633 days | 1% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| The_Chaplins | 10/10 | 4640 days | 1% |
| alasiac | 10/10 | 4640 days | 1% |
| Melanie Bielefeld | 10/10 | 4642 days | 1% |
| kencook | 10/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Mark Jenkins | 9/10 | 4648 days | 1% |
| Deede K | 8/10 | 4648 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 8/10 | 4651 days | 1% |
| Eimear Doyle | 9/10 | 4652 days | 1% |
| Tillener | 8/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 4670 days | 1% |
| Francesca | 8/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| waters811 | 10/10 | 4731 days | 1% |
| alanvn | 9/10 | 4753 days | 1% |
| kindel | 9/10 | 4766 days | 1% |
| Rose and Jess Damon and Esler | 10/10 | 4793 days | 1% |
| johnst | 10/10 | 4884 days | 1% |
| Sally477 | 9/10 | 4885 days | 1% |
| Neal | 10/10 | 4886 days | 1% |
| KjellR | 8/10 | 4886 days | 1% |
| Ronny | 6/10 | 4888 days | 1% |
| Sarah_rae | 8/10 | 4900 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 4900 days | 1% |
| NatasjaV | 9/10 | 4902 days | 1% |
| JimmyK | 8/10 | 4902 days | 1% |
| Joery | 9/10 | 4908 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| robix | 9/10 | 4910 days | 1% |
| Lynn White | 8/10 | 4911 days | 1% |
| Melissa Gillespie | 10/10 | 4915 days | 1% |
| amyd | 9/10 | 4915 days | 1% |
| Tolsten | 10/10 | 4916 days | 1% |
| Kelly | 8/10 | 4916 days | 1% |
| Steven | 8/10 | 4918 days | 1% |
| CarleyJ | 9/10 | 4918 days | 1% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 4921 days | 1% |
| Eileen Harris | 8/10 | 4923 days | 1% |
| henriettalee | 8/10 | 4925 days | 1% |
| IreneF | 9/10 | 4927 days | 1% |
| FeliciaY | 9/10 | 4929 days | 1% |
| Kristin | 10/10 | 4932 days | 1% |
| Carly | 9/10 | 4935 days | 1% |
| Conway | 9/10 | 4935 days | 1% |
| niall stephenson | 10/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| Camilia | 9/10 | 4946 days | 1% |
| De Kievit | 8/10 | 4948 days | 1% |
| Klalis | 10/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| John | 9/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Foost | 8/10 | 4956 days | 1% |
| Rosa | 9/10 | 4957 days | 1% |
| LeaciaS | 8/10 | 4964 days | 1% |
| PhillS | 8/10 | 4965 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Ofer | 10/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| BenjaminAustralia | 9/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| JulianeH | 6/10 | 4987 days | 1% |
| Priyanka | 10/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Ellen | 10/10 | 4997 days | 1% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 5002 days | 1% |
| Brian Spinks | 9/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| Alex Olzheim | 10/10 | 5006 days | 1% |
| Susie Wang | 10/10 | 5012 days | 1% |
| Mathew | 10/10 | 5019 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Kenning | 10/10 | 5023 days | 1% |
| angusb | 9/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Stuart Gross | 9/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Hans van der Linden | 9/10 | 5051 days | 1% |
| Jessie | 10/10 | 5058 days | 1% |
| Emilie | 10/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| HollyB | 10/10 | 5066 days | 1% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 5081 days | 1% |
| Rebecca | 9/10 | 5082 days | 1% |
| Michaela | 9/10 | 5095 days | 1% |
| Katerina | 10/10 | 5102 days | 1% |
| Gray | 9/10 | 5120 days | 1% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 5132 days | 1% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 5136 days | 1% |
| Toby | 10/10 | 5256 days | 1% |
| Daniel | 10/10 | 5264 days | 1% |
| Stewart | 9/10 | 5267 days | 1% |
| Emily Houston | 8/10 | 5281 days | 1% |
| Jody | 7/10 | 5296 days | 1% |
| Roger & Margaret | 8/10 | 5298 days | 1% |
| Nathan Perkins | 8/10 | 5303 days | 1% |
| Melissa | 10/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| Paul Cowie | 10/10 | 5359 days | 1% |
| Lena | 8/10 | 5362 days | 1% |
| Edwin | 9/10 | 5365 days | 1% |
| caroline | 9/10 | 5369 days | 1% |
| Stevenson | 10/10 | 5619 days | 1% |
| Anita | 8/10 | 5621 days | 1% |
| Jacob Mille | 10/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Berke | 10/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Madeleine | 10/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Rogier | 5/10 | 5650 days | 1% |
| Wendy | 5/10 | 5654 days | 1% |
| Sonja | 8/10 | 5661 days | 1% |
| Hennielene | 9/10 | 5662 days | 1% |
| Kate&Steve Jones | 9/10 | 5662 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 Mitre Peak Cruises experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-2.30% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 114 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 | -2.26% |
| 198 | -2.27% |
| 199 | -2.28% |
| 200 | -2.30% |
| 201 | -2.31% |
| 202 | -2.32% |
| 203 | -2.33% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
89%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, 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.