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 | 1367 days | 100% |
| Matti Picus | 10/10 | 1629 days | 88% |
| Vic Baughen | 9/10 | 1649 days | 87% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 10/10 | 1649 days | 87% |
| Susannah Arrowsmith | 10/10 | 1660 days | 87% |
| Kallan Mrozek | 9/10 | 1701 days | 85% |
| Frank Fabian | 8/10 | 1718 days | 79% |
| Sabine Schwandegger | 10/10 | 1718 days | 84% |
| Carmen Stanow | 10/10 | 1742 days | 83% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1948 days | 73% |
| Estelle Coquard | 10/10 | 1951 days | 73% |
| Juliane Mueller | 10/10 | 1954 days | 73% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 1965 days | 73% |
| Bjoern | 10/10 | 1965 days | 73% |
| Floren Hoenschler | 9/10 | 1994 days | 71% |
| Simone De Angiou | 10/10 | 1999 days | 71% |
| William Lendway | 10/10 | 2000 days | 71% |
| Morgan Fog | 10/10 | 2000 days | 71% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 2008 days | 71% |
| Lorne Paterson | 10/10 | 2008 days | 71% |
| Taylor Fabricius | 10/10 | 2012 days | 70% |
| Kyle Johnson | 9/10 | 2012 days | 70% |
| Tamara | 8/10 | 2012 days | 67% |
| Markus Wabing | 9/10 | 2014 days | 70% |
| Uschi Pongratz | 10/10 | 2014 days | 70% |
| Jessica Ruhland | 10/10 | 2014 days | 70% |
| Edwine | 6/10 | 2027 days | 57% |
| Sara Kuenzi | 9/10 | 2029 days | 70% |
| Maxime Louis | 10/10 | 2030 days | 70% |
| Lukas Schenke | 10/10 | 2059 days | 68% |
| Till | 10/10 | 2074 days | 68% |
| Nicolas Justin | 8/10 | 2336 days | 52% |
| Damaris Mayer | 8/10 | 2385 days | 50% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 10/10 | 2718 days | 38% |
| Marc Engstle | 7/10 | 2733 days | 33% |
| Matthias Freiling | 10/10 | 2737 days | 37% |
| Johannes | 9/10 | 2738 days | 37% |
| Max Grabowski | 10/10 | 2739 days | 37% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 2742 days | 37% |
| Nimh Oudhof | 8/10 | 2743 days | 35% |
| Harel Cliad | 9/10 | 2768 days | 36% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2770 days | 36% |
| Aitnan Melman | 9/10 | 2772 days | 35% |
| Alex Artigues | 7/10 | 2773 days | 32% |
| Simon Zenzen | 10/10 | 2773 days | 35% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3074 days | 22% |
| Marketa | 10/10 | 3076 days | 21% |
| Lusi13 | 10/10 | 3076 days | 21% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 3078 days | 21% |
| Tobi | 10/10 | 3081 days | 21% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 10/10 | 3081 days | 21% |
| Jean Raisin | 10/10 | 3082 days | 21% |
| Tony and Helene | 8/10 | 3084 days | 20% |
| Missy and Chaz | 10/10 | 3086 days | 21% |
| Evyatar Tulipman | 7/10 | 3089 days | 19% |
| Anne Rodofsen | 9/10 | 3156 days | 18% |
| Michael Neumann | 10/10 | 3428 days | 5% |
| Be Groen | 7/10 | 3433 days | 4% |
| Ian Sainsbury | 7/10 | 3455 days | 3% |
| Anika | 9/10 | 3469 days | 3% |
| John Jacobs | 9/10 | 3498 days | 2% |
| snoopidoops | 10/10 | 3501 days | 2% |
| Natascha & Greg | 9/10 | 3544 days | 0% |
| Robin van der Linden | 9/10 | 3758 days | 19% |
| Zoe Barker | 10/10 | 3781 days | 19% |
| R Tearle | 4/10 | 3785 days | 14% |
| Susannah Eduart | 8/10 | 3787 days | 17% |
| Boi Sagarra | 8/10 | 3790 days | 17% |
| Nadia Husain | 8/10 | 3835 days | 17% |
| anon | 10/10 | 4179 days | 19% |
| Marcel Baessle | 10/10 | 4186 days | 19% |
| Karen Raven | 7/10 | 4269 days | 16% |
| bdevries | 8/10 | 4273 days | 17% |
| Pavol | 10/10 | 4616 days | 19% |
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.