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 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
92.69%
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 | 105 days | 100% |
| Andrew Hammond | 10/10 | 652 days | 37% |
| Patrick and Valerie | 10/10 | 1583 days | 4% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 8/10 | 1600 days | 4% |
| Monique | 10/10 | 1617 days | 4% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 8/10 | 1637 days | 4% |
| Sandra Reynders | 9/10 | 1653 days | 4% |
| Danny | 10/10 | 1667 days | 4% |
| Marion Geillon | 9/10 | 1905 days | 3% |
| Jason Smith | 10/10 | 1905 days | 3% |
| Anne Bouwman | 8/10 | 1910 days | 3% |
| Navina | 7/10 | 1920 days | 3% |
| Rachel Denham | 9/10 | 1926 days | 3% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 1939 days | 3% |
| Eileen Klinkmuller | 7/10 | 1941 days | 3% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 10/10 | 1959 days | 3% |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 1961 days | 3% |
| Marcus and Claudia | 8/10 | 1975 days | 3% |
| Monika Dippel | 8/10 | 2005 days | 3% |
| KapaOPango | 10/10 | 2022 days | 3% |
| Alexis Leneveu | 9/10 | 2363 days | 2% |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 8/10 | 2630 days | 2% |
| James Betz | 9/10 | 2633 days | 2% |
| Penny Lee | 7/10 | 2635 days | 2% |
| Jeroen Suijlang | 6/10 | 2635 days | 1% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 2674 days | 2% |
| Becky Davis | 9/10 | 2689 days | 2% |
| Wouter Bosch | 8/10 | 2703 days | 2% |
| Grantygrant | 10/10 | 2996 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 9/10 | 3002 days | 1% |
| Clarissa Hanck | 9/10 | 3002 days | 1% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 4/10 | 3003 days | 1% |
| Malgorzata | 9/10 | 3031 days | 1% |
| Przemystaw Tymizyszyn | 8/10 | 3031 days | 1% |
| Raquel | 8/10 | 3034 days | 1% |
| Fernando Martin | 8/10 | 3034 days | 1% |
| Jonas Schelbert | 7/10 | 3035 days | 1% |
| Tobias Sowade | 8/10 | 3053 days | 1% |
| Matthew H | 10/10 | 3086 days | 1% |
| M Natterser | 9/10 | 3105 days | 1% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 9/10 | 3116 days | 1% |
| Alex Laidlaw | 10/10 | 3124 days | 1% |
| Anna | 8/10 | 3359 days | 0% |
| Sally Gordie | 9/10 | 3379 days | 0% |
| Armin Boehmer | 10/10 | 3387 days | 0% |
| Richard Rite | 10/10 | 3388 days | 0% |
| Alex Ross | 10/10 | 3388 days | 0% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 3388 days | 0% |
| sidcupjon | 9/10 | 3392 days | 0% |
| kiwifrenchy | 9/10 | 3392 days | 0% |
| Jill Boruff | 9/10 | 3392 days | 0% |
| Erik | 10/10 | 3394 days | 0% |
| Brasier | 8/10 | 3398 days | 0% |
| Harald | 8/10 | 3401 days | 0% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 3402 days | 0% |
| Tim & Judith | 8/10 | 3404 days | 0% |
| Erik Poirer | 8/10 | 3406 days | 0% |
| Mary Mitchell | 8/10 | 3406 days | 0% |
| Aoife Lillis | 9/10 | 3409 days | 0% |
| John Hughes | 9/10 | 3413 days | 0% |
| Louis Smit | 7/10 | 3416 days | 0% |
| Jackie & Ray | 7/10 | 3434 days | 0% |
| CMJ | 9/10 | 3452 days | 0% |
| Sebastian | 8/10 | 3492 days | 0% |
| Josh | 9/10 | 3495 days | 0% |
| jule | 10/10 | 3513 days | 0% |
| Res Kormann | 8/10 | 3716 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Stefan Schmitz | 10/10 | 3740 days | 1% |
| Helen Evans | 9/10 | 3741 days | 1% |
| Mark Vass | 8/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Kornelia Kirf | 9/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Gerstmann | 9/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Mannebach & Siejert | 8/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| E C Frans | 10/10 | 3756 days | 1% |
| Daniela Borter | 8/10 | 3759 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 3759 days | 1% |
| Cesar | 9/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Hartmut Tonner | 9/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| Jacqueline Comer | 9/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Derek McLoughlin | 9/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Manuela Manns | 6/10 | 3771 days | 1% |
| Gerd Pagel | 10/10 | 3771 days | 1% |
| John Brand | 8/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 3773 days | 1% |
| Jues Lueg | 9/10 | 3773 days | 1% |
| Dana Pagliarini | 7/10 | 3774 days | 1% |
| Ruben and Jetske | 9/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Sue Haward | 10/10 | 3781 days | 1% |
| Wijnhoven | 8/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| Barbara Koegel | 9/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| Madlen & Inna | 10/10 | 3785 days | 1% |
| mmallen | 10/10 | 3848 days | 1% |
| alku83 | 10/10 | 3878 days | 1% |
| KAA | 10/10 | 3909 days | 1% |
| penz | 9/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| koster | 9/10 | 4057 days | 1% |
| BelindaT | 10/10 | 4070 days | 1% |
| nuwee | 10/10 | 4092 days | 1% |
| Birgit Farwig | 10/10 | 4104 days | 1% |
| Jesper Sch | 7/10 | 4105 days | 1% |
| Polil | 9/10 | 4109 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 4110 days | 1% |
| hughesW | 9/10 | 4123 days | 1% |
| Ian Watson | 10/10 | 4124 days | 1% |
| Hans Suess | 9/10 | 4129 days | 1% |
| M Sicard | 7/10 | 4133 days | 1% |
| John Helle | 9/10 | 4144 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 9/10 | 4151 days | 1% |
| Ruud Kapteyn | 7/10 | 4157 days | 1% |
| Michael and Tanja Kreugel | 10/10 | 4160 days | 1% |
| Arran J | 5/10 | 4182 days | 1% |
| Stephen O'Connor | 9/10 | 4182 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 4197 days | 1% |
| katharinatum | 9/10 | 4197 days | 1% |
| marcol | 9/10 | 4198 days | 1% |
| marijad | 10/10 | 4201 days | 1% |
| martint | 10/10 | 4206 days | 1% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 4211 days | 1% |
| The_Chaplins | 10/10 | 4213 days | 1% |
| alasiac | 10/10 | 4213 days | 1% |
| Melanie Bielefeld | 10/10 | 4215 days | 1% |
| kencook | 10/10 | 4217 days | 1% |
| Mark Jenkins | 9/10 | 4221 days | 1% |
| Deede K | 8/10 | 4221 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 8/10 | 4224 days | 1% |
| Eimear Doyle | 9/10 | 4225 days | 1% |
| Tillener | 8/10 | 4239 days | 1% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 4243 days | 1% |
| Francesca | 8/10 | 4258 days | 1% |
| waters811 | 10/10 | 4304 days | 1% |
| alanvn | 9/10 | 4326 days | 1% |
| kindel | 9/10 | 4339 days | 1% |
| Rose and Jess Damon and Esler | 10/10 | 4366 days | 1% |
| johnst | 10/10 | 4457 days | 1% |
| Sally477 | 9/10 | 4458 days | 1% |
| Neal | 10/10 | 4458 days | 1% |
| KjellR | 8/10 | 4459 days | 1% |
| Ronny | 6/10 | 4461 days | 1% |
| Sarah_rae | 8/10 | 4473 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 4473 days | 1% |
| NatasjaV | 9/10 | 4475 days | 1% |
| JimmyK | 8/10 | 4475 days | 1% |
| Joery | 9/10 | 4480 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4482 days | 1% |
| robix | 9/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Lynn White | 8/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Melissa Gillespie | 10/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| amyd | 9/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| Tolsten | 10/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| Kelly | 8/10 | 4489 days | 1% |
| Steven | 8/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| CarleyJ | 9/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 4493 days | 1% |
| Eileen Harris | 8/10 | 4495 days | 1% |
| henriettalee | 8/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| IreneF | 9/10 | 4500 days | 1% |
| FeliciaY | 9/10 | 4502 days | 1% |
| Kristin | 10/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| Carly | 9/10 | 4507 days | 1% |
| Conway | 9/10 | 4507 days | 1% |
| niall stephenson | 10/10 | 4514 days | 1% |
| Camilia | 9/10 | 4519 days | 1% |
| De Kievit | 8/10 | 4520 days | 1% |
| Klalis | 10/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| John | 9/10 | 4526 days | 1% |
| Foost | 8/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| Rosa | 9/10 | 4530 days | 1% |
| LeaciaS | 8/10 | 4537 days | 1% |
| PhillS | 8/10 | 4538 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 4541 days | 1% |
| Ofer | 10/10 | 4543 days | 1% |
| BenjaminAustralia | 9/10 | 4547 days | 1% |
| JulianeH | 6/10 | 4560 days | 1% |
| Priyanka | 10/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| Ellen | 10/10 | 4570 days | 1% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Brian Spinks | 9/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Alex Olzheim | 10/10 | 4579 days | 1% |
| Susie Wang | 10/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Mathew | 10/10 | 4591 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Kenning | 10/10 | 4595 days | 1% |
| angusb | 9/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Stuart Gross | 9/10 | 4621 days | 1% |
| Hans van der Linden | 9/10 | 4623 days | 1% |
| Jessie | 10/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Emilie | 10/10 | 4631 days | 1% |
| HollyB | 10/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Rebecca | 9/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Michaela | 9/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Katerina | 10/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Gray | 9/10 | 4692 days | 1% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 4709 days | 1% |
| Toby | 10/10 | 4829 days | 1% |
| Daniel | 10/10 | 4837 days | 1% |
| Stewart | 9/10 | 4840 days | 1% |
| Emily Houston | 8/10 | 4854 days | 1% |
| Jody | 7/10 | 4869 days | 1% |
| Roger & Margaret | 8/10 | 4871 days | 1% |
| Nathan Perkins | 8/10 | 4876 days | 1% |
| Melissa | 10/10 | 4893 days | 1% |
| Paul Cowie | 10/10 | 4932 days | 1% |
| Lena | 8/10 | 4935 days | 1% |
| Edwin | 9/10 | 4938 days | 1% |
| caroline | 9/10 | 4942 days | 1% |
| Stevenson | 10/10 | 5192 days | 1% |
| Anita | 8/10 | 5194 days | 1% |
| Jacob Mille | 10/10 | 5201 days | 1% |
| Berke | 10/10 | 5222 days | 1% |
| Madeleine | 10/10 | 5222 days | 1% |
| Rogier | 5/10 | 5223 days | 1% |
| Wendy | 5/10 | 5227 days | 1% |
| Sonja | 8/10 | 5234 days | 1% |
| Hennielene | 9/10 | 5235 days | 1% |
| Kate&Steve Jones | 9/10 | 5235 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
-0.99% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 115 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 89 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 86 | -0.96% |
| 87 | -0.97% |
| 88 | -0.98% |
| 89 | -0.99% |
| 90 | -1.00% |
| 91 | -1.02% |
| 92 | -1.03% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
92%
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.