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
93.24%
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 | 1258 days | 100% |
| Matti Picus | 10/10 | 1520 days | 89% |
| Vic Baughen | 9/10 | 1540 days | 88% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 10/10 | 1540 days | 88% |
| Susannah Arrowsmith | 10/10 | 1551 days | 88% |
| Kallan Mrozek | 9/10 | 1592 days | 86% |
| Frank Fabian | 8/10 | 1609 days | 81% |
| Sabine Schwandegger | 10/10 | 1609 days | 85% |
| Carmen Stanow | 10/10 | 1633 days | 84% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1839 days | 76% |
| Estelle Coquard | 10/10 | 1842 days | 76% |
| Juliane Mueller | 10/10 | 1845 days | 75% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 1856 days | 75% |
| Bjoern | 10/10 | 1856 days | 75% |
| Floren Hoenschler | 9/10 | 1885 days | 74% |
| Simone De Angiou | 10/10 | 1890 days | 74% |
| William Lendway | 10/10 | 1891 days | 74% |
| Morgan Fog | 10/10 | 1891 days | 74% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 1899 days | 73% |
| Lorne Paterson | 10/10 | 1899 days | 73% |
| Taylor Fabricius | 10/10 | 1903 days | 73% |
| Kyle Johnson | 9/10 | 1903 days | 73% |
| Tamara | 8/10 | 1903 days | 69% |
| Markus Wabing | 9/10 | 1905 days | 73% |
| Uschi Pongratz | 10/10 | 1905 days | 73% |
| Jessica Ruhland | 10/10 | 1905 days | 73% |
| Edwine | 6/10 | 1918 days | 60% |
| Sara Kuenzi | 9/10 | 1920 days | 72% |
| Maxime Louis | 10/10 | 1921 days | 72% |
| Lukas Schenke | 10/10 | 1950 days | 71% |
| Till | 10/10 | 1965 days | 70% |
| Nicolas Justin | 8/10 | 2227 days | 56% |
| Damaris Mayer | 8/10 | 2276 days | 55% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 10/10 | 2609 days | 43% |
| Marc Engstle | 7/10 | 2624 days | 39% |
| Matthias Freiling | 10/10 | 2628 days | 43% |
| Johannes | 9/10 | 2629 days | 43% |
| Max Grabowski | 10/10 | 2630 days | 43% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 2633 days | 42% |
| Nimh Oudhof | 8/10 | 2634 days | 40% |
| Harel Cliad | 9/10 | 2659 days | 41% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2661 days | 41% |
| Aitnan Melman | 9/10 | 2663 days | 41% |
| Alex Artigues | 7/10 | 2664 days | 37% |
| Simon Zenzen | 10/10 | 2664 days | 41% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2965 days | 29% |
| Marketa | 10/10 | 2967 days | 29% |
| Lusi13 | 10/10 | 2967 days | 29% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 2969 days | 28% |
| Tobi | 10/10 | 2972 days | 28% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 10/10 | 2972 days | 28% |
| Jean Raisin | 10/10 | 2973 days | 28% |
| Tony and Helene | 8/10 | 2975 days | 27% |
| Missy and Chaz | 10/10 | 2977 days | 28% |
| Evyatar Tulipman | 7/10 | 2980 days | 25% |
| Anne Rodofsen | 9/10 | 3047 days | 25% |
| Michael Neumann | 10/10 | 3319 days | 14% |
| Be Groen | 7/10 | 3324 days | 12% |
| Ian Sainsbury | 7/10 | 3346 days | 12% |
| Anika | 9/10 | 3360 days | 12% |
| John Jacobs | 9/10 | 3389 days | 11% |
| snoopidoops | 10/10 | 3392 days | 11% |
| Natascha & Greg | 9/10 | 3435 days | 9% |
| Robin van der Linden | 9/10 | 3649 days | 0% |
| Zoe Barker | 10/10 | 3672 days | 21% |
| R Tearle | 4/10 | 3676 days | 17% |
| Susannah Eduart | 8/10 | 3678 days | 20% |
| Boi Sagarra | 8/10 | 3681 days | 20% |
| Nadia Husain | 8/10 | 3726 days | 20% |
| anon | 10/10 | 4070 days | 21% |
| Marcel Baessle | 10/10 | 4077 days | 21% |
| Karen Raven | 7/10 | 4160 days | 19% |
| bdevries | 8/10 | 4164 days | 20% |
| Pavol | 10/10 | 4507 days | 21% |
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.