Ranking Score Explained
Hi 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 Tongariro Northern Circuit.
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.
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Valid Reviews
74 Valid Reviews
The Tongariro Northern Circuit experience has a total of 74 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 74 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 40 |
|
54% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.35% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tongariro Northern Circuit valid reviews is 91.35% and is based on 74 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
70 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 74 valid reviews, the experience has 70 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 70 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 36 |
|
51% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.86% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tongariro Northern Circuit face-to-face reviews is 90.86% and is based on 70 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Cordemeyer | 9/10 | 1447 days | 100% |
| Matti Picus | 10/10 | 1709 days | 88% |
| Vic Baughen | 9/10 | 1729 days | 87% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 10/10 | 1729 days | 87% |
| Susannah Arrowsmith | 10/10 | 1740 days | 87% |
| Kallan Mrozek | 9/10 | 1781 days | 85% |
| Frank Fabian | 8/10 | 1798 days | 80% |
| Sabine Schwandegger | 10/10 | 1798 days | 84% |
| Carmen Stanow | 10/10 | 1822 days | 83% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 2028 days | 73% |
| Estelle Coquard | 10/10 | 2031 days | 73% |
| Juliane Mueller | 10/10 | 2034 days | 73% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 2045 days | 73% |
| Bjoern | 10/10 | 2045 days | 73% |
| Floren Hoenschler | 9/10 | 2074 days | 71% |
| Simone De Angiou | 10/10 | 2079 days | 71% |
| William Lendway | 10/10 | 2080 days | 71% |
| Morgan Fog | 10/10 | 2080 days | 71% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 2088 days | 71% |
| Lorne Paterson | 10/10 | 2088 days | 71% |
| Taylor Fabricius | 10/10 | 2092 days | 70% |
| Kyle Johnson | 9/10 | 2092 days | 70% |
| Tamara | 8/10 | 2092 days | 67% |
| Markus Wabing | 9/10 | 2094 days | 70% |
| Uschi Pongratz | 10/10 | 2094 days | 70% |
| Jessica Ruhland | 10/10 | 2094 days | 70% |
| Edwine | 6/10 | 2107 days | 58% |
| Sara Kuenzi | 9/10 | 2109 days | 70% |
| Maxime Louis | 10/10 | 2110 days | 70% |
| Lukas Schenke | 10/10 | 2139 days | 68% |
| Till | 10/10 | 2154 days | 68% |
| Nicolas Justin | 8/10 | 2416 days | 53% |
| Damaris Mayer | 8/10 | 2465 days | 51% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 10/10 | 2798 days | 38% |
| Marc Engstle | 7/10 | 2813 days | 34% |
| Matthias Freiling | 10/10 | 2817 days | 37% |
| Johannes | 9/10 | 2818 days | 37% |
| Max Grabowski | 10/10 | 2819 days | 37% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 2822 days | 37% |
| Nimh Oudhof | 8/10 | 2823 days | 35% |
| Harel Cliad | 9/10 | 2848 days | 36% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2850 days | 36% |
| Aitnan Melman | 9/10 | 2852 days | 35% |
| Alex Artigues | 7/10 | 2853 days | 32% |
| Simon Zenzen | 10/10 | 2853 days | 35% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3154 days | 22% |
| Marketa | 10/10 | 3156 days | 21% |
| Lusi13 | 10/10 | 3156 days | 21% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 3158 days | 21% |
| Tobi | 10/10 | 3161 days | 21% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 10/10 | 3161 days | 21% |
| Jean Raisin | 10/10 | 3162 days | 21% |
| Tony and Helene | 8/10 | 3164 days | 20% |
| Missy and Chaz | 10/10 | 3166 days | 21% |
| Evyatar Tulipman | 7/10 | 3169 days | 19% |
| Anne Rodofsen | 9/10 | 3236 days | 18% |
| Michael Neumann | 10/10 | 3508 days | 5% |
| Be Groen | 7/10 | 3513 days | 5% |
| Ian Sainsbury | 7/10 | 3535 days | 4% |
| Anika | 9/10 | 3549 days | 3% |
| John Jacobs | 9/10 | 3578 days | 2% |
| snoopidoops | 10/10 | 3581 days | 2% |
| Natascha & Greg | 9/10 | 3624 days | 0% |
| Robin van der Linden | 9/10 | 3838 days | 22% |
| Zoe Barker | 10/10 | 3861 days | 22% |
| R Tearle | 4/10 | 3865 days | 17% |
| Susannah Eduart | 8/10 | 3867 days | 21% |
| Boi Sagarra | 8/10 | 3870 days | 21% |
| Nadia Husain | 8/10 | 3915 days | 21% |
| anon | 10/10 | 4259 days | 22% |
| Marcel Baessle | 10/10 | 4266 days | 22% |
| Karen Raven | 7/10 | 4349 days | 20% |
| bdevries | 8/10 | 4353 days | 21% |
| Pavol | 10/10 | 4696 days | 22% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Tongariro Northern Circuit does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
93%
The final ranking score once 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.