Ranking Score Explained
Kia ora 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 Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles 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.
Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk)
Valid Reviews
77 Valid Reviews
The Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk) experience has a total of 77 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 77 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 25 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.36% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk) valid reviews is 86.36% and is based on 77 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
71 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 77 valid reviews, the experience has 71 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 71 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 17 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 9 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.06% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk) face-to-face reviews is 86.06% and is based on 71 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 769 days | 100% |
| Haefele Lilja | 7/10 | 1408 days | 17% |
| Chris Arnold | 7/10 | 2023 days | 12% |
| Dan Schmidt | 8/10 | 2029 days | 13% |
| Niels Bellaar | 9/10 | 2035 days | 13% |
| Riccardo | 9/10 | 2036 days | 13% |
| Emely Walker | 8/10 | 2038 days | 13% |
| Kristal Lavender | 9/10 | 2077 days | 13% |
| Jamosch Dooffler | 8/10 | 2087 days | 12% |
| Janina | 8/10 | 2088 days | 12% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 2092 days | 13% |
| Gazmira Molina | 10/10 | 2099 days | 13% |
| Thomas | 9/10 | 2118 days | 13% |
| Mikulas and Dominika | 7/10 | 2124 days | 11% |
| Sylvie Smets | 9/10 | 2328 days | 11% |
| Anais Roux | 8/10 | 2333 days | 10% |
| Milan Maiwald | 8/10 | 2338 days | 10% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 2340 days | 10% |
| Antonia Gillett | 10/10 | 2342 days | 11% |
| Cora | 8/10 | 2344 days | 10% |
| Selina | 8/10 | 2344 days | 10% |
| Saskia Peek | 10/10 | 2345 days | 11% |
| Anna Lerchl | 10/10 | 2348 days | 11% |
| Madeleine Panholzer | 10/10 | 2350 days | 11% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 6/10 | 2353 days | 8% |
| Jan Homann | 7/10 | 2355 days | 9% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 2359 days | 10% |
| Julia Scharbert | 8/10 | 2359 days | 10% |
| Annalies Beard | 7/10 | 2362 days | 9% |
| Max von Felde | 9/10 | 2364 days | 10% |
| Teo Golja | 8/10 | 2371 days | 10% |
| Max Mustermann | 7/10 | 2376 days | 9% |
| Irene Marvelli | 9/10 | 2378 days | 10% |
| ks ks | 8/10 | 2378 days | 10% |
| Florent Callet | 7/10 | 2383 days | 9% |
| Ambrosio Loojs | 8/10 | 2384 days | 10% |
| Sophia Harnisch | 9/10 | 2384 days | 10% |
| Markus Wabing | 10/10 | 2386 days | 10% |
| Theresa Huelk | 9/10 | 2388 days | 10% |
| Rebecca Winzig | 6/10 | 2388 days | 8% |
| Michele Winzig | 9/10 | 2388 days | 10% |
| M J | 8/10 | 2391 days | 10% |
| Johannes Marold | 8/10 | 2397 days | 10% |
| Lucilo Del Castillo | 8/10 | 2399 days | 9% |
| Nils | 9/10 | 2403 days | 10% |
| Elizabeth Nash | 9/10 | 2444 days | 10% |
| Stephanie Piou | 8/10 | 2708 days | 7% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 2709 days | 7% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 2752 days | 7% |
| Jasper van den Weyde | 9/10 | 2764 days | 7% |
| Bart Hanssen | 9/10 | 2786 days | 7% |
| Claudia Bauch | 10/10 | 3081 days | 4% |
| Hirsch Svenja | 9/10 | 3086 days | 4% |
| Tobias Thull | 9/10 | 3086 days | 4% |
| Julie Ledanois | 9/10 | 3094 days | 4% |
| Joy Lambez | 10/10 | 3108 days | 4% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 3120 days | 4% |
| Rey Germain | 9/10 | 3424 days | 1% |
| Kiki Wykstra | 9/10 | 3436 days | 1% |
| Sarah Horn | 9/10 | 3436 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Russell-Smits | 10/10 | 3436 days | 1% |
| N smith | 9/10 | 3507 days | 0% |
| Ruben Kunze | 9/10 | 3803 days | 3% |
| Numa Brouimet | 10/10 | 3809 days | 3% |
| Carolin Haas | 8/10 | 3823 days | 3% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 7/10 | 3834 days | 3% |
| Lucie Rutherfurd | 8/10 | 3840 days | 3% |
| Mary Hamilton | 10/10 | 3934 days | 3% |
| Mirka Tinterova | 10/10 | 4181 days | 3% |
| Cymen Crick | 9/10 | 4452 days | 3% |
| Michael Egli | 9/10 | 4535 days | 3% |
| beetley | 10/10 | 4541 days | 3% |
| Jamie Hallifax | 7/10 | 4563 days | 3% |
| joe Reibli | 7/10 | 4569 days | 3% |
| alasiac | 10/10 | 4634 days | 3% |
| carolineder | 8/10 | 4634 days | 3% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 8/10 | 4658 days | 3% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk) does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
87%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, 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.