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Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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 Hooker Valley Track.

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.

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Hooker Valley Track

Valid Reviews

314 Valid Reviews

The Hooker Valley Track experience has a total of 314 valid reviews. There are no 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 314 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 127
40%
9/10 104
33%
8/10 61
19%
7/10 18
6%
6/10 4
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

90.57% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Hooker Valley Track valid reviews is 90.57% and is based on 314 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

289 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 314 valid reviews, the experience has 289 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 289 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 112
39%
9/10 98
34%
8/10 59
20%
7/10 16
6%
6/10 4
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

90.31% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Hooker Valley Track face-to-face reviews is 90.31% and is based on 289 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

93.03%

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
Mike Fricker 10/10 293 days 100%
Terrence 10/10 1206 days 28%
Guru 8/10 1693 days 6%
Melanie Bunch 10/10 1906 days 5%
Andrew Hammond 10/10 1967 days 5%
Davina 7/10 2179 days 4%
Cynthia Liew 10/10 2271 days 4%
Ben H 9/10 2516 days 4%
Hannibal Winther 9/10 2641 days 3%
Jayni L'Azou 9/10 2650 days 3%
Roland Eggli 10/10 2858 days 3%
Moe Bouchard 10/10 2873 days 3%
Lois and Gary Hampton 10/10 2884 days 3%
Sevi 8/10 2885 days 3%
Gilbert Keiser 10/10 2886 days 3%
Fritsi and Flo 10/10 2895 days 3%
Katie and Rob 10/10 2896 days 3%
Patrick and Valerie 8/10 2898 days 3%
Car R 9/10 2909 days 3%
Taylor Doolittle 10/10 2917 days 3%
Bruce Steadman 10/10 2917 days 3%
Sarah Doolittle 10/10 2917 days 3%
Barb Steadman 10/10 2917 days 3%
Jasmin Thuess 8/10 2918 days 3%
James Macguire 9/10 2922 days 3%
Orane Lefebuee 10/10 2922 days 3%
Ingrid Maple 8/10 2923 days 3%
Daniel Nanjh 10/10 2927 days 3%
Breanna Alexander 10/10 2929 days 3%
Emma Millett 8/10 2931 days 3%
Ilona Roeters 9/10 2952 days 3%
Loic Besson 10/10 2953 days 3%
Jerome Cluzel 10/10 2953 days 3%
Natasha 8/10 2954 days 3%
Oliver Francis 8/10 2954 days 3%
Adam Pullinger 7/10 2957 days 3%
Vallee Manon 10/10 2959 days 3%
Rebecca Holmes 9/10 2961 days 3%
Ruden Perez 10/10 2962 days 3%
Manu Liberta 10/10 2969 days 3%
Carole Schwab 10/10 2969 days 3%
Moreno 8/10 2970 days 3%
Sigrid Duus 10/10 2971 days 3%
Mads Nielsen 10/10 2971 days 3%
Olde Vogel 8/10 2973 days 3%
Lieke vol Velde 8/10 2973 days 3%
Bob 10/10 2975 days 3%
Yee How 7/10 2977 days 3%
Marc Perales 8/10 2978 days 3%
Mikkel Thomassen 9/10 2982 days 3%
Jannika Cao 9/10 2982 days 3%
Maarten 6/10 2982 days 2%
Jakob Lovdahl 8/10 2986 days 3%
Lina Kiellamn 10/10 2986 days 3%
Sarah 10/10 2996 days 3%
Simon Mueller 10/10 2996 days 3%
Karine Dransart 8/10 3005 days 3%
Thomas Nolwenn 10/10 3006 days 3%
Cat Johnston 10/10 3011 days 3%
James Jackson 10/10 3012 days 3%
Meghan Maloney 9/10 3032 days 3%
Moni Basuki 10/10 3062 days 3%
Matilda 8/10 3213 days 2%
Katharina Schick 8/10 3215 days 2%
Cecile 10/10 3219 days 2%
Patricia 9/10 3222 days 2%
Sam Creecy 9/10 3225 days 2%
Mathilde 10/10 3227 days 2%
Phlippe 9/10 3227 days 2%
Floriane Desnoyer 10/10 3228 days 2%
Arthur Tymins 9/10 3228 days 2%
Sophia and Karen 10/10 3228 days 2%
Helene Christensen 9/10 3229 days 2%
Sofie Madson 9/10 3229 days 2%
Laurine 9/10 3230 days 2%
Sonya Grimm 10/10 3231 days 2%
Milan Maiwald 8/10 3232 days 2%
Jeeyoung Kim 7/10 3232 days 2%
Kim Rasun 9/10 3232 days 2%
Laura Munguira Vadillo 9/10 3232 days 2%
Alvaro Rodriguez 9/10 3232 days 2%
Lisa Fenzl 9/10 3234 days 2%
Cori Schultz 8/10 3236 days 2%
Jill Stebbing 10/10 3236 days 2%
Nico Neubauer 10/10 3236 days 2%
Michael L 10/10 3238 days 2%
Celine 10/10 3238 days 2%
Kathryn Nolan 7/10 3239 days 2%
Jeroen 8/10 3240 days 2%
Lucy Mulvin 10/10 3241 days 2%
Michael Menrath 10/10 3243 days 2%
Alexandre Roche 8/10 3243 days 2%
Diane Toupaine 9/10 3243 days 2%
Anouk Jongsma 9/10 3244 days 2%
Lucy Murray 9/10 3245 days 2%
Elisabet 10/10 3248 days 2%
Lisa 10/10 3248 days 2%
Cecile Seramis 10/10 3252 days 2%
Alex 10/10 3254 days 2%
Kathi 10/10 3254 days 2%
Jacob Winchester 10/10 3254 days 2%
Anna Jungclaus 9/10 3254 days 2%
Sandra 9/10 3256 days 2%
Kim 8/10 3256 days 2%
Selina Frankenberger 10/10 3256 days 2%
Isaliner and Mathieu 6/10 3257 days 2%
Riviere 8/10 3257 days 2%
Tomas Lloyd 10/10 3258 days 2%
Paul and Astrid 10/10 3258 days 2%
Nadav Knoll 8/10 3267 days 2%
Rachel Aspinall 10/10 3268 days 2%
Levin Stuers 9/10 3269 days 2%
Laurent Petit 7/10 3270 days 2%
Cindy Rizzo 10/10 3277 days 2%
Sylvain Blanchet 8/10 3279 days 2%
Peter Hodgson 10/10 3280 days 2%
Leanna Wyer 10/10 3282 days 2%
Eric Hertort 8/10 3283 days 2%
Brendon Rudland 9/10 3285 days 2%
Sven and Annie 10/10 3288 days 2%
Fiona and Matthew 9/10 3293 days 2%
Philip 10/10 3293 days 2%
Hannes Puediger 9/10 3294 days 2%
Bonnie Krautz 10/10 3295 days 2%
Veronika and Radovan 10/10 3296 days 2%
Sabina Carney 10/10 3297 days 2%
Chloe 9/10 3303 days 2%
Matthias Hofer 10/10 3323 days 2%
Ahmed Mohsen Aly 10/10 3366 days 2%
Suzanne Vermeulen 10/10 3367 days 2%
Rachel S 10/10 3581 days 2%
Nurlaily Abu Bakar 10/10 3612 days 2%
Maria Schober 10/10 3628 days 1%
Finn and Melanie Lorbeer 9/10 3633 days 1%
Annika Funk 9/10 3637 days 1%
Thomas Blom 10/10 3640 days 1%
Tobias Becker 8/10 3654 days 1%
Laura and Marie 9/10 3663 days 1%
Corinna Fallenbuchel 10/10 3687 days 1%
Logan Leduc 9/10 3708 days 1%
Caroline Hennache 9/10 3945 days 1%
Calvin Becker 7/10 3945 days 1%
Jacques Revel 10/10 3947 days 1%
Karen Garvin 10/10 3947 days 1%
Claudia Hillebrand 8/10 3950 days 1%
Marek Heiurich 10/10 3955 days 1%
Te-Ana and Mark 10/10 3956 days 1%
Mark 7/10 3959 days 1%
Wouter Vanmoz 8/10 3961 days 1%
Laure Cops 8/10 3961 days 1%
Agathe Dupuis 8/10 3974 days 1%
Linda Wainman 10/10 3974 days 1%
Chris Wainman 10/10 3974 days 1%
jefft 8/10 3977 days 1%
Mara 9/10 3979 days 1%
Andrea Morello 8/10 3979 days 1%
Denise Ewbank 9/10 3992 days 1%
Antton Vappula 7/10 3995 days 1%
Xavier 10/10 3998 days 1%
Bjoern 7/10 4004 days 1%
Lena Jensen 9/10 4012 days 1%
Jesper Andersen 9/10 4012 days 1%
Alacchi Moustier 10/10 4018 days 1%
Julien de la lande 7/10 4018 days 1%
Wouter Bosch 8/10 4018 days 1%
Aude Moulin 8/10 4018 days 1%
Claire Lieval 10/10 4024 days 1%
Andrea Beck 6/10 4036 days 1%
Marc Greeve 10/10 4044 days 1%
Yvonne Horpershoeh 9/10 4044 days 1%
Bjorn Van Mulders 10/10 4046 days 1%
Kim Maertens 9/10 4046 days 1%
Clarissa Hanck 10/10 4317 days 0%
Marco Schmidt 8/10 4321 days 0%
Patrick 9/10 4326 days 0%
Lisa 10/10 4326 days 0%
Brandon Wells 8/10 4329 days 0%
Marcel 7/10 4335 days 0%
Maria 8/10 4335 days 0%
Billy Koichopolos 10/10 4335 days 0%
James Young 10/10 4344 days 0%
Eric 7/10 4347 days 0%
Rogier Ramaker 9/10 4347 days 0%
Kathryn Pisco 8/10 4348 days 0%
Raquel 9/10 4349 days 0%
Fernando Martin 7/10 4349 days 0%
Kristin Denny 9/10 4352 days 0%
Enna Keet 9/10 4354 days 0%
Jeanne Moustier 10/10 4383 days 1%
Mathieu Brias 9/10 4388 days 1%
Loesje 8/10 4401 days 1%
Mark and Eefie 9/10 4417 days 1%
Karin Genyn 10/10 4418 days 1%
Steven Switsers 9/10 4422 days 1%
Natalie Nubler 10/10 4424 days 1%
Annie 8/10 4425 days 1%
Jacquemard 9/10 4437 days 1%
Barbara Berkhout 9/10 4692 days 1%
Margreet Hanemaaijer 8/10 4693 days 1%
Sally Gordie 10/10 4694 days 1%
Def Fem 9/10 4702 days 1%
Alex Ross 10/10 4703 days 1%
M Robinson 10/10 4703 days 1%
Alan Brady 10/10 4704 days 1%
Richard and Janet 9/10 4710 days 1%
Laura Diepeveen 8/10 4712 days 1%
Emma Bagguley 8/10 4714 days 1%
Siegfried Richter 9/10 4717 days 1%
Peter & Kate Carmichael 9/10 4718 days 1%
Ed & Katie Riches 9/10 4719 days 1%
Tom Pratt 7/10 4719 days 1%
Beat Kindler 8/10 4719 days 1%
Seth & Carla 9/10 4721 days 1%
Houter 9/10 4721 days 1%
Butz 10/10 4722 days 1%
Marilyn Mobley 10/10 4722 days 1%
David & Sue Lokkerbol 9/10 4722 days 1%
Helen Chilton 9/10 4724 days 1%
Domroes 9/10 4728 days 1%
Andreas Kristiansen 9/10 4730 days 1%
Chris Marsh 10/10 4733 days 1%
Jessica Lane 10/10 4733 days 1%
Dave McLeish 8/10 4734 days 1%
Thyg Lingdal 10/10 4735 days 1%
Nicole van Bergen 8/10 4735 days 1%
Mike1952 9/10 4736 days 1%
Allison Meyoz 9/10 5018 days 1%
Fontvieille 10/10 5025 days 1%
Stephane Lebel 10/10 5046 days 1%
Gertz 10/10 5046 days 1%
Faith Whitcraft 10/10 5050 days 1%
Julie and Russ Charles 10/10 5055 days 1%
Sophia Kelly 9/10 5057 days 1%
Judith 9/10 5059 days 1%
Richard Dudfield 9/10 5059 days 1%
Thomas 10/10 5060 days 1%
Kauzta 9/10 5061 days 1%
Tricia Goggin 8/10 5065 days 1%
Keely & Mark Haynes 8/10 5066 days 1%
Michael Long 9/10 5066 days 1%
Harry Hammond 10/10 5066 days 1%
Gerstmann 6/10 5067 days 1%
E C Frans 9/10 5071 days 1%
Martin 10/10 5071 days 1%
Jessica Vogels 9/10 5071 days 1%
Betten 9/10 5072 days 1%
Gert Vogelaers 9/10 5076 days 1%
Manfred Liuduer 9/10 5077 days 1%
Jesper Hassel 9/10 5078 days 1%
Rian Bach 9/10 5079 days 1%
Dieter Uhlmann 8/10 5084 days 1%
Laura Hayes 8/10 5088 days 1%
Teum and Orselien 8/10 5089 days 1%
Cheryl 8/10 5091 days 1%
Ruben and Jetske 9/10 5091 days 1%
Dave and Lin Mungham 9/10 5094 days 1%
Tom Hill 9/10 5096 days 1%
Sue Haward 10/10 5096 days 1%
Rissa W 9/10 5101 days 1%
dollimyxture 10/10 5132 days 1%
Mikeminch 9/10 5193 days 1%
Pete & Judy McChesney 10/10 5370 days 1%
BelindaT 10/10 5385 days 1%
Martina Pankova 10/10 5413 days 1%
Agnes 9/10 5417 days 1%
Russ Turner 9/10 5424 days 1%
Ingrid Zell 10/10 5429 days 1%
Jana Steve 10/10 5432 days 1%
Bert Meuleuorijks 9/10 5434 days 1%
johnandgin 8/10 5438 days 1%
Schlaepfer 10/10 5440 days 1%
Horst 9/10 5441 days 1%
Don & Alice 7/10 5442 days 1%
Hans Suess 9/10 5444 days 1%
Yssel de Schepper 8/10 5444 days 1%
Janny Meerdinnk Veldboow 7/10 5444 days 1%
Chris Glasg 8/10 5446 days 1%
Nicola 9/10 5447 days 1%
Bert Tonwen 9/10 5447 days 1%
Max Mareen 10/10 5447 days 1%
Dieter Groscurth 9/10 5448 days 1%
Ronny 9/10 5452 days 1%
Jamie 10/10 5458 days 1%
Christian 7/10 5458 days 1%
Schygulla 9/10 5458 days 1%
Loleit 10/10 5459 days 1%
Harmann Volker 9/10 5460 days 1%
Susan Hitchins 9/10 5462 days 1%
Dick Rosman 9/10 5462 days 1%
Sinjc Grude 10/10 5463 days 1%
Carl Diehl 9/10 5464 days 1%
Kevin and Teresa 8/10 5466 days 1%
Michael and Tanja Kreugel 8/10 5475 days 1%
mariak 9/10 5514 days 1%
Marons 9/10 5517 days 1%
koellner 8/10 5526 days 1%
Melanie Bielefeld 10/10 5530 days 1%
Louis Duhaime 9/10 5539 days 1%
Chris Bulman 10/10 5539 days 1%
Katrin Wennin 10/10 5539 days 1%
Sara Reekmans 10/10 5551 days 1%
harryb 10/10 5637 days 1%
brianp 10/10 5644 days 1%
simonsandra 9/10 5645 days 1%
andriesk 8/10 5654 days 1%
jessica 9/10 5693 days 1%
DustyLaptop 10/10 5711 days 1%
HermannR 10/10 5760 days 1%
DanielGermany 10/10 5764 days 1%
Nathalie 8/10 5769 days 1%
annysp 8/10 5772 days 1%
johnst 9/10 5772 days 1%
Barry Smith 9/10 5792 days 1%
Robert 9/10 5816 days 1%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Hooker Valley Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

0.63% 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 folk 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

94%

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.