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
93.60%
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 | 1169 days | 100% |
| Matti Picus | 10/10 | 1431 days | 89% |
| Vic Baughen | 9/10 | 1451 days | 89% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 10/10 | 1451 days | 89% |
| Susannah Arrowsmith | 10/10 | 1462 days | 88% |
| Kallan Mrozek | 9/10 | 1503 days | 86% |
| Frank Fabian | 8/10 | 1520 days | 81% |
| Sabine Schwandegger | 10/10 | 1520 days | 86% |
| Carmen Stanow | 10/10 | 1544 days | 85% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1750 days | 76% |
| Estelle Coquard | 10/10 | 1753 days | 76% |
| Juliane Mueller | 10/10 | 1756 days | 76% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 1767 days | 76% |
| Bjoern | 10/10 | 1767 days | 76% |
| Floren Hoenschler | 9/10 | 1796 days | 75% |
| Simone De Angiou | 10/10 | 1801 days | 74% |
| William Lendway | 10/10 | 1802 days | 74% |
| Morgan Fog | 10/10 | 1802 days | 74% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 1810 days | 74% |
| Lorne Paterson | 10/10 | 1810 days | 74% |
| Taylor Fabricius | 10/10 | 1814 days | 74% |
| Kyle Johnson | 9/10 | 1814 days | 74% |
| Tamara | 8/10 | 1814 days | 70% |
| Markus Wabing | 9/10 | 1816 days | 74% |
| Uschi Pongratz | 10/10 | 1816 days | 74% |
| Jessica Ruhland | 10/10 | 1816 days | 74% |
| Edwine | 6/10 | 1829 days | 61% |
| Sara Kuenzi | 9/10 | 1831 days | 73% |
| Maxime Louis | 10/10 | 1832 days | 73% |
| Lukas Schenke | 10/10 | 1861 days | 72% |
| Till | 10/10 | 1876 days | 71% |
| Nicolas Justin | 8/10 | 2138 days | 58% |
| Damaris Mayer | 8/10 | 2187 days | 56% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 10/10 | 2520 days | 45% |
| Marc Engstle | 7/10 | 2535 days | 41% |
| Matthias Freiling | 10/10 | 2539 days | 45% |
| Johannes | 9/10 | 2540 days | 44% |
| Max Grabowski | 10/10 | 2541 days | 44% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 2544 days | 44% |
| Nimh Oudhof | 8/10 | 2545 days | 42% |
| Harel Cliad | 9/10 | 2570 days | 43% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2572 days | 43% |
| Aitnan Melman | 9/10 | 2574 days | 43% |
| Alex Artigues | 7/10 | 2575 days | 39% |
| Simon Zenzen | 10/10 | 2575 days | 43% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2876 days | 31% |
| Marketa | 10/10 | 2878 days | 31% |
| Lusi13 | 10/10 | 2878 days | 31% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 2880 days | 31% |
| Tobi | 10/10 | 2883 days | 31% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 10/10 | 2883 days | 31% |
| Jean Raisin | 10/10 | 2884 days | 31% |
| Tony and Helene | 8/10 | 2886 days | 29% |
| Missy and Chaz | 10/10 | 2888 days | 30% |
| Evyatar Tulipman | 7/10 | 2891 days | 27% |
| Anne Rodofsen | 9/10 | 2958 days | 28% |
| Michael Neumann | 10/10 | 3230 days | 17% |
| Be Groen | 7/10 | 3235 days | 15% |
| Ian Sainsbury | 7/10 | 3257 days | 14% |
| Anika | 9/10 | 3271 days | 15% |
| John Jacobs | 9/10 | 3300 days | 14% |
| snoopidoops | 10/10 | 3303 days | 14% |
| Natascha & Greg | 9/10 | 3346 days | 12% |
| Robin van der Linden | 9/10 | 3560 days | 3% |
| Zoe Barker | 10/10 | 3583 days | 2% |
| R Tearle | 4/10 | 3587 days | 2% |
| Susannah Eduart | 8/10 | 3589 days | 2% |
| Boi Sagarra | 8/10 | 3592 days | 2% |
| Nadia Husain | 8/10 | 3637 days | 0% |
| anon | 10/10 | 3981 days | 20% |
| Marcel Baessle | 10/10 | 3988 days | 20% |
| Karen Raven | 7/10 | 4071 days | 18% |
| bdevries | 8/10 | 4075 days | 19% |
| Pavol | 10/10 | 4418 days | 20% |
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
94%
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.