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 | 1172 days | 100% |
| Matti Picus | 10/10 | 1434 days | 89% |
| Vic Baughen | 9/10 | 1454 days | 89% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 10/10 | 1454 days | 89% |
| Susannah Arrowsmith | 10/10 | 1465 days | 88% |
| Kallan Mrozek | 9/10 | 1506 days | 86% |
| Frank Fabian | 8/10 | 1523 days | 81% |
| Sabine Schwandegger | 10/10 | 1523 days | 86% |
| Carmen Stanow | 10/10 | 1547 days | 85% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1753 days | 76% |
| Estelle Coquard | 10/10 | 1756 days | 76% |
| Juliane Mueller | 10/10 | 1759 days | 76% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 1770 days | 76% |
| Bjoern | 10/10 | 1770 days | 76% |
| Floren Hoenschler | 9/10 | 1799 days | 75% |
| Simone De Angiou | 10/10 | 1804 days | 74% |
| William Lendway | 10/10 | 1805 days | 74% |
| Morgan Fog | 10/10 | 1805 days | 74% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 1813 days | 74% |
| Lorne Paterson | 10/10 | 1813 days | 74% |
| Taylor Fabricius | 10/10 | 1817 days | 74% |
| Kyle Johnson | 9/10 | 1817 days | 74% |
| Tamara | 8/10 | 1817 days | 70% |
| Markus Wabing | 9/10 | 1819 days | 74% |
| Uschi Pongratz | 10/10 | 1819 days | 74% |
| Jessica Ruhland | 10/10 | 1819 days | 74% |
| Edwine | 6/10 | 1832 days | 61% |
| Sara Kuenzi | 9/10 | 1834 days | 73% |
| Maxime Louis | 10/10 | 1835 days | 73% |
| Lukas Schenke | 10/10 | 1864 days | 72% |
| Till | 10/10 | 1879 days | 71% |
| Nicolas Justin | 8/10 | 2141 days | 58% |
| Damaris Mayer | 8/10 | 2190 days | 56% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 10/10 | 2523 days | 45% |
| Marc Engstle | 7/10 | 2538 days | 41% |
| Matthias Freiling | 10/10 | 2542 days | 45% |
| Johannes | 9/10 | 2543 days | 44% |
| Max Grabowski | 10/10 | 2544 days | 44% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 2547 days | 44% |
| Nimh Oudhof | 8/10 | 2548 days | 42% |
| Harel Cliad | 9/10 | 2573 days | 43% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2575 days | 43% |
| Aitnan Melman | 9/10 | 2577 days | 43% |
| Alex Artigues | 7/10 | 2578 days | 39% |
| Simon Zenzen | 10/10 | 2578 days | 43% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2879 days | 31% |
| Marketa | 10/10 | 2881 days | 31% |
| Lusi13 | 10/10 | 2881 days | 31% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 2883 days | 31% |
| Tobi | 10/10 | 2886 days | 31% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 10/10 | 2886 days | 31% |
| Jean Raisin | 10/10 | 2887 days | 31% |
| Tony and Helene | 8/10 | 2889 days | 29% |
| Missy and Chaz | 10/10 | 2891 days | 30% |
| Evyatar Tulipman | 7/10 | 2894 days | 27% |
| Anne Rodofsen | 9/10 | 2961 days | 28% |
| Michael Neumann | 10/10 | 3233 days | 17% |
| Be Groen | 7/10 | 3238 days | 15% |
| Ian Sainsbury | 7/10 | 3260 days | 14% |
| Anika | 9/10 | 3274 days | 15% |
| John Jacobs | 9/10 | 3303 days | 14% |
| snoopidoops | 10/10 | 3306 days | 14% |
| Natascha & Greg | 9/10 | 3349 days | 12% |
| Robin van der Linden | 9/10 | 3563 days | 3% |
| Zoe Barker | 10/10 | 3586 days | 2% |
| R Tearle | 4/10 | 3590 days | 2% |
| Susannah Eduart | 8/10 | 3592 days | 2% |
| Boi Sagarra | 8/10 | 3595 days | 2% |
| Nadia Husain | 8/10 | 3640 days | 0% |
| anon | 10/10 | 3984 days | 20% |
| Marcel Baessle | 10/10 | 3991 days | 20% |
| Karen Raven | 7/10 | 4074 days | 18% |
| bdevries | 8/10 | 4078 days | 19% |
| Pavol | 10/10 | 4421 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.