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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 Tane Mahuta Walk.
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.
Tane Mahuta Walk
Valid Reviews
84 Valid Reviews
The Tane Mahuta Walk experience has a total of 84 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 84 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 29 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.07% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tane Mahuta Walk valid reviews is 86.07% and is based on 84 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
76 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 84 valid reviews, the experience has 76 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 76 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
37% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.53% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tane Mahuta Walk face-to-face reviews is 85.53% and is based on 76 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpack On Fire | 10/10 | 1851 days | 100% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2400 days | 75% |
| Lucile | 9/10 | 2890 days | 53% |
| Simon Hall | 8/10 | 2923 days | 50% |
| Mario Schaeffer | 9/10 | 2925 days | 51% |
| Erna Muller | 8/10 | 2931 days | 50% |
| Kristina Nunoz | 8/10 | 2935 days | 50% |
| Wendy Steer | 9/10 | 2972 days | 49% |
| Hannes | 7/10 | 3227 days | 34% |
| Sylvie Smets | 8/10 | 3228 days | 37% |
| Jamie Serieux | 8/10 | 3235 days | 37% |
| Luala F | 8/10 | 3239 days | 37% |
| Birthe | 8/10 | 3243 days | 36% |
| Michael Regensburger | 7/10 | 3250 days | 34% |
| Paul and Astrid | 10/10 | 3264 days | 36% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 10/10 | 3271 days | 36% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3271 days | 36% |
| Fabian | 6/10 | 3276 days | 29% |
| Josef Biller | 10/10 | 3276 days | 36% |
| Stella and Merle | 8/10 | 3288 days | 34% |
| Christine Schtenker | 8/10 | 3288 days | 34% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 3290 days | 35% |
| Mikkel Pallesen | 6/10 | 3292 days | 28% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3293 days | 34% |
| Tom Theuer | 10/10 | 3301 days | 35% |
| Paul McDermott | 10/10 | 3345 days | 33% |
| Celia Nowak | 9/10 | 3651 days | 19% |
| Ives van der Sluijs | 8/10 | 3665 days | 18% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 3954 days | 4% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 3965 days | 4% |
| Fenna Newmann | 8/10 | 3990 days | 3% |
| Sara Berton | 10/10 | 3992 days | 4% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 3992 days | 4% |
| Ruth Watkin | 7/10 | 4007 days | 2% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 4023 days | 2% |
| Jeremy | 10/10 | 4073 days | 0% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4407 days | 6% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4420 days | 9% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4442 days | 9% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4442 days | 9% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4443 days | 9% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4443 days | 9% |
| Verest | 9/10 | 4454 days | 9% |
| Jaqi_Gary | 9/10 | 4468 days | 9% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 4499 days | 9% |
| Keegan Jansen | 8/10 | 4708 days | 9% |
| Mike Breele | 9/10 | 4713 days | 9% |
| Denise & Maciej Holzer | 8/10 | 4717 days | 9% |
| Anglea de Smit | 8/10 | 4724 days | 9% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 4724 days | 9% |
| Frans | 9/10 | 4725 days | 9% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 4728 days | 9% |
| Fleur & Nils | 8/10 | 4735 days | 9% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 4741 days | 9% |
| Janet | 8/10 | 4742 days | 9% |
| bosha22 | 10/10 | 4773 days | 9% |
| Andreas & Sonja | 9/10 | 4820 days | 9% |
| Derek | 10/10 | 5059 days | 9% |
| De Groot | 9/10 | 5063 days | 9% |
| Henrick Lund | 10/10 | 5066 days | 9% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5071 days | 9% |
| Monica | 10/10 | 5075 days | 9% |
| Jan Vlasblom | 8/10 | 5087 days | 9% |
| Faucon | 7/10 | 5094 days | 8% |
| Derek Dean | 9/10 | 5099 days | 9% |
| Jarob Brezigar | 8/10 | 5100 days | 9% |
| ersinger | 7/10 | 5413 days | 8% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 5437 days | 9% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 8/10 | 5441 days | 9% |
| jongejan | 9/10 | 5450 days | 9% |
| Josy | 10/10 | 5464 days | 9% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 9/10 | 5468 days | 9% |
| Matthias & Johannes | 8/10 | 5470 days | 9% |
| balthes | 9/10 | 5517 days | 9% |
| biene | 10/10 | 5518 days | 9% |
| braunweiler | 8/10 | 5523 days | 9% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 5526 days | 9% |
| andres | 9/10 | 5526 days | 9% |
| Anne Ford | 7/10 | 5536 days | 8% |
| Artur D | 8/10 | 5536 days | 9% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 6/10 | 5762 days | 6% |
| neeltjec | 9/10 | 5778 days | 9% |
| LaurensD | 9/10 | 5778 days | 9% |
| LuukKarin | 8/10 | 5780 days | 9% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Tane Mahuta Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.51% 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
88%
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.