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
91.82%
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 | 145 days | 96.67 | 100% | |
| Patrick and Valerie | 10/10 | 1076 days |  |
5.06 | 5% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 8/10 | 1093 days | |
4.75 | 5% |
| Monique | 10/10 | 1110 days | |
4.97 | 5% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 8/10 | 1130 days | |
4.68 | 5% |
| Sandra Reynders | 9/10 | 1146 days | |
4.9 | 5% |
| Danny | 10/10 | 1160 days | |
4.87 | 5% |
| Marion Geillon | 9/10 | 1398 days | |
4.41 | 5% |
| Jason Smith | 10/10 | 1398 days | |
4.41 | 5% |
| Anne Bouwman | 8/10 | 1403 days | |
4.18 | 4% |
| Navina | 7/10 | 1413 days | |
3.98 | 4% |
| Rachel Denham | 9/10 | 1419 days | 4.37 | 5% | |
| Alex | 10/10 | 1432 days | |
4.34 | 4% |
| Eileen Klinkmuller | 7/10 | 1434 days | |
3.95 | 4% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 10/10 | 1453 days | 4.3 | 4% | |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 1454 days | |
4.3 | 4% |
| Marcus and Claudia | 8/10 | 1468 days | |
4.06 | 4% |
| Monika Dippel | 8/10 | 1498 days | |
4.0 | 4% |
| KapaOPango | 10/10 | 1515 days | 4.18 | 4% | |
| Alexis Leneveu | 9/10 | 1856 days | 3.51 | 4% | |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 8/10 | 2123 days | |
2.84 | 3% |
| James Betz | 9/10 | 2126 days | |
2.98 | 3% |
| Penny Lee | 7/10 | 2128 days | |
2.71 | 3% |
| Jeroen Suijlang | 6/10 | 2128 days | |
2.47 | 3% |
| Ennico | 10/10 | 2167 days | |
2.9 | 3% |
| Becky Davis | 9/10 | 2182 days | |
2.87 | 3% |
| Wouter Bosch | 8/10 | 2196 days | |
2.7 | 3% |
| Grantygrant | 10/10 | 2489 days | 2.27 | 2% | |
| Rainer | 9/10 | 2495 days | |
2.26 | 2% |
| Clarissa Hanck | 9/10 | 2495 days | |
2.26 | 2% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 4/10 | 2496 days | |
1.78 | 2% |
| Malgorzata | 9/10 | 2524 days | |
2.2 | 2% |
| Przemystaw Tymizyszyn | 8/10 | 2524 days | |
2.09 | 2% |
| Raquel | 8/10 | 2527 days | |
2.09 | 2% |
| Fernando Martin | 8/10 | 2527 days | |
2.09 | 2% |
| Jonas Schelbert | 7/10 | 2528 days | |
2.0 | 2% |
| Tobias Sowade | 8/10 | 2546 days | |
2.05 | 2% |
| Matthew H | 10/10 | 2579 days | 2.1 | 2% | |
| M Natterser | 9/10 | 2598 days | |
2.06 | 2% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 9/10 | 2609 days | |
2.04 | 2% |
| Alex Laidlaw | 10/10 | 2617 days | |
2.02 | 2% |
| Anna | 8/10 | 2852 days | |
1.48 | 2% |
| Sally Gordie | 9/10 | 2872 days | |
1.52 | 2% |
| Armin Boehmer | 10/10 | 2880 days | |
1.51 | 2% |
| Richard Rite | 10/10 | 2881 days | |
1.5 | 2% |
| Alex Ross | 10/10 | 2881 days | |
1.5 | 2% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 2881 days | |
1.43 | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 9/10 | 2885 days | 1.5 | 2% | |
| kiwifrenchy | 9/10 | 2885 days | 1.5 | 2% | |
| Jill Boruff | 9/10 | 2885 days | |
1.5 | 2% |
| Erik | 10/10 | 2887 days | |
1.49 | 2% |
| Brasier | 8/10 | 2891 days | |
1.41 | 1% |
| Harald | 8/10 | 2894 days | |
1.41 | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 2895 days | |
1.48 | 2% |
| Tim & Judith | 8/10 | 2897 days | |
1.4 | 1% |
| Erik Poirer | 8/10 | 2899 days | |
1.4 | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 8/10 | 2899 days | |
1.4 | 1% |
| Aoife Lillis | 9/10 | 2902 days | |
1.46 | 2% |
| John Hughes | 9/10 | 2906 days | |
1.46 | 2% |
| Louis Smit | 7/10 | 2909 days | |
1.32 | 1% |
| Jackie & Ray | 7/10 | 2927 days | |
1.29 | 1% |
| CMJ | 9/10 | 2945 days | 1.38 | 1% | |
| Sebastian | 8/10 | 2985 days | |
1.24 | 1% |
| Josh | 9/10 | 2988 days | |
1.3 | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 3006 days | 1.26 | 1% | |
| Res Kormann | 8/10 | 3209 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 3225 days | |
0.83 | 1% |
| Stefan Schmitz | 10/10 | 3233 days | |
0.82 | 1% |
| Helen Evans | 9/10 | 3234 days | |
0.81 | 1% |
| Mark Vass | 8/10 | 3236 days | |
0.77 | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 3236 days | |
0.81 | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 3238 days | |
0.77 | 1% |
| Kornelia Kirf | 9/10 | 3241 days | |
0.8 | 1% |
| Gerstmann | 9/10 | 3245 days | |
0.79 | 1% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 3245 days | |
0.79 | 1% |
| Mannebach & Siejert | 8/10 | 3248 days | |
0.75 | 1% |
| E C Frans | 10/10 | 3249 days | |
0.78 | 1% |
| Daniela Borter | 8/10 | 3252 days | |
0.74 | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 9/10 | 3252 days | |
0.78 | 1% |
| Cesar | 9/10 | 3256 days | |
0.77 | 1% |
| Hartmut Tonner | 9/10 | 3257 days | |
0.77 | 1% |
| Jacqueline Comer | 9/10 | 3258 days | |
0.77 | 1% |
| Derek McLoughlin | 9/10 | 3258 days | |
0.77 | 1% |
| Manuela Manns | 6/10 | 3264 days | |
0.63 | 1% |
| Gerd Pagel | 10/10 | 3264 days | |
0.76 | 1% |
| John Brand | 8/10 | 3265 days | |
0.72 | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 3266 days | |
0.68 | 1% |
| Jues Lueg | 9/10 | 3266 days | |
0.75 | 1% |
| Dana Pagliarini | 7/10 | 3267 days | |
0.68 | 1% |
| Ruben and Jetske | 9/10 | 3269 days | |
0.75 | 1% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 3272 days | |
0.7 | 1% |
| Sue Haward | 10/10 | 3274 days | |
0.74 | 1% |
| Wijnhoven | 8/10 | 3276 days | |
0.7 | 1% |
| Barbara Koegel | 9/10 | 3276 days | |
0.73 | 1% |
| Madlen & Inna | 10/10 | 3278 days | |
0.73 | 1% |
| mmallen | 10/10 | 3341 days | 0.6 | 1% | |
| alku83 | 10/10 | 3371 days | 0.55 | 1% | |
| KAA | 10/10 | 3402 days | 0.49 | 1% | |
| penz | 9/10 | 3494 days | 0.31 | 0% | |
| koster | 9/10 | 3550 days | |
0.2 | 0% |
| BelindaT | 10/10 | 3563 days | |
0.17 | 0% |
| nuwee | 10/10 | 3585 days | 0.13 | 0% | |
| Birgit Farwig | 10/10 | 3597 days | |
0.1 | 0% |
| Jesper Sch | 7/10 | 3598 days | |
0.09 | 0% |
| Polil | 9/10 | 3602 days | |
0.09 | 0% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 3603 days | |
0.09 | 0% |
| hughesW | 9/10 | 3616 days | |
0.07 | 0% |
| Ian Watson | 10/10 | 3617 days | |
0.06 | 0% |
| Hans Suess | 9/10 | 3622 days | |
0.05 | 0% |
| M Sicard | 7/10 | 3626 days | |
0.04 | 0% |
| John Helle | 9/10 | 3637 days | |
0.03 | 0% |
| Thomas Stopp | 9/10 | 3644 days | |
0.01 | 0% |
| Ruud Kapteyn | 7/10 | 3650 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Michael and Tanja Kreugel | 10/10 | 3653 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Arran J | 5/10 | 3675 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Stephen O'Connor | 9/10 | 3675 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 3690 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| katharinatum | 9/10 | 3690 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| marcol | 9/10 | 3691 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| marijad | 10/10 | 3694 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| martint | 10/10 | 3699 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3704 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| The_Chaplins | 10/10 | 3706 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| alasiac | 10/10 | 3706 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Melanie Bielefeld | 10/10 | 3708 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| kencook | 10/10 | 3710 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mark Jenkins | 9/10 | 3714 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Deede K | 8/10 | 3714 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Louis Duhaime | 8/10 | 3717 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Eimear Doyle | 9/10 | 3718 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Tillener | 8/10 | 3732 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3736 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Francesca | 8/10 | 3751 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| waters811 | 10/10 | 3797 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| alanvn | 9/10 | 3819 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| kindel | 9/10 | 3832 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rose and Jess Damon and Esler | 10/10 | 3859 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| johnst | 10/10 | 3950 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sally477 | 9/10 | 3951 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Neal | 10/10 | 3952 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| KjellR | 8/10 | 3952 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Ronny | 6/10 | 3954 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sarah_rae | 8/10 | 3966 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 3966 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| NatasjaV | 9/10 | 3968 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| JimmyK | 8/10 | 3968 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Joery | 9/10 | 3974 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 3975 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| robix | 9/10 | 3976 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Lynn White | 8/10 | 3977 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Melissa Gillespie | 10/10 | 3981 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| amyd | 9/10 | 3981 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Tolsten | 10/10 | 3982 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kelly | 8/10 | 3983 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Steven | 8/10 | 3984 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| CarleyJ | 9/10 | 3984 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 3987 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Eileen Harris | 8/10 | 3989 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| henriettalee | 8/10 | 3992 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| IreneF | 9/10 | 3993 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| FeliciaY | 9/10 | 3995 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kristin | 10/10 | 3999 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Carly | 9/10 | 4001 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Conway | 9/10 | 4001 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| niall stephenson | 10/10 | 4007 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Camilia | 9/10 | 4012 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| De Kievit | 8/10 | 4014 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Klalis | 10/10 | 4015 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4015 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| John | 9/10 | 4019 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Foost | 8/10 | 4022 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rosa | 9/10 | 4023 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| LeaciaS | 8/10 | 4030 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| PhillS | 8/10 | 4031 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 4035 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Ofer | 10/10 | 4036 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| BenjaminAustralia | 9/10 | 4040 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| JulianeH | 6/10 | 4053 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Priyanka | 10/10 | 4059 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Ellen | 10/10 | 4064 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 4069 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Brian Spinks | 9/10 | 4069 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Alex Olzheim | 10/10 | 4072 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Susie Wang | 10/10 | 4078 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Mathew | 10/10 | 4085 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rebecca Kenning | 10/10 | 4089 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| angusb | 9/10 | 4106 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Stuart Gross | 9/10 | 4115 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Hans van der Linden | 9/10 | 4117 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Jessie | 10/10 | 4124 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Emilie | 10/10 | 4125 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| HollyB | 10/10 | 4132 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Anna | 10/10 | 4148 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rebecca | 9/10 | 4148 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Michaela | 9/10 | 4161 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Katerina | 10/10 | 4169 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Gray | 9/10 | 4186 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 4199 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 4202 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Toby | 10/10 | 4322 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Daniel | 10/10 | 4330 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Stewart | 9/10 | 4333 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Emily Houston | 8/10 | 4347 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Jody | 7/10 | 4362 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Roger & Margaret | 8/10 | 4364 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Nathan Perkins | 8/10 | 4369 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Melissa | 10/10 | 4386 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Paul Cowie | 10/10 | 4425 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Lena | 8/10 | 4428 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Edwin | 9/10 | 4431 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| caroline | 9/10 | 4435 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Stevenson | 10/10 | 4685 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Anita | 8/10 | 4687 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Jacob Mille | 10/10 | 4694 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Berke | 10/10 | 4715 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Madeleine | 10/10 | 4715 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rogier | 5/10 | 4716 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Wendy | 5/10 | 4720 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sonja | 8/10 | 4727 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Hennielene | 9/10 | 4728 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Kate&Steve Jones | 9/10 | 4728 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
-2.08% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if an experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 60 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 199 days.
The Mitre Peak Cruises experience has been adjusted for 104 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 101 | -2.02% |
| 102 | -2.04% |
| 103 | -2.06% |
| 104 | -2.08% |
| 105 | -2.10% |
| 106 | -2.12% |
| 107 | -2.14% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
90%
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.