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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 Canyonz Adventure Company.
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.
Canyonz Adventure Company
Valid Reviews
97 Valid Reviews
The Canyonz Adventure Company experience has a total of 99 reviews. There are 97 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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 97 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 86 |
|
89% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
9% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
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0% |
98.66% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Canyonz Adventure Company valid reviews is 98.66% and is based on 97 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
12 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 97 valid reviews, the experience has 12 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 12 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
42% |
| 8/10 | 1 |
|
8% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
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0% |
94.17% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Canyonz Adventure Company face-to-face reviews is 94.17% and is based on 12 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
99.70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coline | 10/10 | 846 days | 100% |
| Manuel Navarro | 10/10 | 846 days | 100% |
| Marcus Weldon | 10/10 | 937 days | 84% |
| Jonas Ho | 10/10 | 1149 days | 53% |
| Jay F | 10/10 | 1150 days | 52% |
| Rachael | 10/10 | 1181 days | 48% |
| Anthony Messina | 10/10 | 1211 days | 45% |
| Rhiana Wheadon | 10/10 | 1211 days | 45% |
| Tahlia Brody | 10/10 | 1211 days | 45% |
| KJB | 10/10 | 1271 days | 38% |
| Ron | 10/10 | 1363 days | 29% |
| David | 10/10 | 1425 days | 24% |
| Clar | 10/10 | 1456 days | 22% |
| Joel | 10/10 | 1515 days | 18% |
| Louise | 10/10 | 1546 days | 16% |
| Anne MacAulay | 10/10 | 1546 days | 16% |
| Rah | 9/10 | 1546 days | 16% |
| Darren & Sarah Linton | 10/10 | 1790 days | 9% |
| Brydon | 10/10 | 1790 days | 9% |
| Trudi Miles | 10/10 | 1790 days | 9% |
| Mike Fistonich | 10/10 | 1821 days | 8% |
| brucehoppy@gmail.com | 10/10 | 1821 days | 8% |
| Char | 10/10 | 1821 days | 8% |
| Sally | 10/10 | 1849 days | 8% |
| Kurt | 10/10 | 1880 days | 8% |
| Megan Couzyn | 10/10 | 1941 days | 8% |
| Jayne du Plessis | 10/10 | 1941 days | 8% |
| Lars Wyatt | 10/10 | 2063 days | 8% |
| Felix Hoornaert | 10/10 | 2093 days | 8% |
| Ange | 10/10 | 2186 days | 7% |
| Robert Roy Poapst | 10/10 | 2186 days | 7% |
| Katerina | 10/10 | 2215 days | 7% |
| Wendy | 10/10 | 2246 days | 7% |
| trysomethingnew2020 | 10/10 | 2246 days | 7% |
| Keely Hanē Larkin Meredith | 10/10 | 2277 days | 7% |
| Nicki | 10/10 | 2277 days | 7% |
| Birgit | 10/10 | 2307 days | 7% |
| Mary Bishop | 10/10 | 2307 days | 7% |
| Andrew Ng | 10/10 | 2338 days | 7% |
| Bullet | 10/10 | 2521 days | 6% |
| Rax Anderson | 10/10 | 2580 days | 6% |
| Mackenzie | 10/10 | 2580 days | 6% |
| Kate V | 10/10 | 2580 days | 6% |
| Femke Verbree | 10/10 | 2580 days | 6% |
| Jessy Green | 10/10 | 2580 days | 6% |
| Luke | 10/10 | 2580 days | 6% |
| Tsui-Wen Chen | 10/10 | 2611 days | 6% |
| Ivana | 10/10 | 2917 days | 5% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2917 days | 5% |
| kmh0369 | 10/10 | 2975 days | 5% |
| Yasmine van Wijngaarden | 10/10 | 2975 days | 5% |
| Stanley Leonard | 10/10 | 3036 days | 4% |
| Paul Hoefer | 10/10 | 3189 days | 4% |
| Erik Schamberger | 10/10 | 3250 days | 4% |
| Christian Tattum | 10/10 | 3250 days | 4% |
| Jan Kerkhof | 10/10 | 3281 days | 4% |
| Julie Roark | 10/10 | 3340 days | 3% |
| Jo Corbett | 10/10 | 3340 days | 3% |
| laure reva | 10/10 | 3340 days | 3% |
| Chris Guy | 10/10 | 3340 days | 3% |
| Daan Terra | 10/10 | 3371 days | 3% |
| Jared Tyler | 10/10 | 3524 days | 3% |
| Robin Stamm | 10/10 | 3641 days | 2% |
| Pauline Misset | 10/10 | 3647 days | 2% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 3650 days | 2% |
| David Stoddard | 10/10 | 3675 days | 2% |
| Jules and Rudy Boonen | 10/10 | 3676 days | 2% |
| Thom McNatt | 10/10 | 3706 days | 2% |
| Debbi O'Sullivan | 10/10 | 3981 days | 1% |
| Mikel Acedo | 10/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| A J | 10/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| Bridget Riley | 10/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Stef Versluis | 10/10 | 4468 days | 2% |
| Renee Johnson | 10/10 | 4468 days | 2% |
| Gemma Root | 10/10 | 4712 days | 2% |
| toby barach | 10/10 | 4712 days | 2% |
| Neil_T | 10/10 | 4743 days | 2% |
| Sugar | 10/10 | 4771 days | 2% |
| Stefan Martin | 10/10 | 4771 days | 2% |
| Chris D'Amico | 10/10 | 4771 days | 2% |
| rachelg | 9/10 | 4833 days | 2% |
| DylanM | 10/10 | 4833 days | 2% |
| Malena | 9/10 | 5108 days | 2% |
| Clare Cade | 10/10 | 5119 days | 1% |
| GenH | 9/10 | 5443 days | 2% |
| PerspirationJournal | 8/10 | 5625 days | 2% |
| AliB | 10/10 | 5981 days | 1% |
| Carolina Dalmazzo | 10/10 | 6019 days | 2% |
| henka | 10/10 | 6204 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 9/10 | 6237 days | 1% |
| Jasmine | 10/10 | 6239 days | 1% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 6239 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 6245 days | 1% |
| Jess | 9/10 | 6298 days | 1% |
| Tim | 10/10 | 6303 days | 1% |
| Stef | 9/10 | 6882 days | 1% |
| Fred Highsmith | 8/10 | 6902 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 Canyonz Adventure Company experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.13% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 54 days. However the Canyonz Adventure Company 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 Canyonz Adventure Company experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.07% |
| 198 | -4.09% |
| 199 | -4.11% |
| 200 | -4.13% |
| 201 | -4.15% |
| 202 | -4.17% |
| 203 | -4.19% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.38% 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 customers 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
96%
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.