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 Mount Taranaki Summit Track.
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.
Mount Taranaki Summit Track
Valid Reviews
95 Valid Reviews
The Mount Taranaki Summit Track experience has a total of 95 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 95 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 38 |
|
40% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 20 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.21% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Mount Taranaki Summit Track valid reviews is 88.21% and is based on 95 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
91 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 95 valid reviews, the experience has 91 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 91 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 35 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 20 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.80% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Mount Taranaki Summit Track face-to-face reviews is 87.80% and is based on 91 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.07%
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 | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeru Yonahr | 9/10 | 619 days |  |
49.08 | 100% |
| Mark Nickson | 10/10 | 883 days | |
14.55 | 27% |
| Henna | 9/10 | 898 days | |
13.38 | 25% |
| Tom Koppe | 7/10 | 898 days | |
13.38 | 25% |
| Dan Schmidt | 10/10 | 910 days | |
12.51 | 23% |
| David | 8/10 | 945 days | |
10.28 | 18% |
| Heyuuiutha Lokithas | 10/10 | 948 days | |
10.11 | 18% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 9/10 | 1201 days | |
5.83 | 9% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1201 days | |
5.83 | 9% |
| Alexie Lion | 9/10 | 1204 days | |
5.82 | 9% |
| Birthe | 7/10 | 1224 days | |
5.79 | 9% |
| Yoomm | 9/10 | 1227 days | |
5.78 | 9% |
| Robin Brandl | 9/10 | 1230 days | |
5.78 | 9% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 1236 days | |
5.77 | 9% |
| Meral Calar | 7/10 | 1236 days | |
5.77 | 9% |
| Jan Homann | 9/10 | 1236 days | |
5.77 | 9% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 1240 days | |
5.76 | 9% |
| Jacob Winchester | 10/10 | 1241 days | |
5.76 | 9% |
| Benoit Leclerc | 8/10 | 1248 days | |
5.75 | 9% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1251 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Lennox | 10/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Jaquein Bucholz | 9/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Marie | 7/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 8/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Teo Golja | 8/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Annika Weber | 6/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Antoine Boudin | 8/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Yannick Schroeder | 9/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Cariotta Kemper | 8/10 | 1252 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Jakub Ira | 9/10 | 1253 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1253 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Ales Bronec | 8/10 | 1253 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1256 days | |
5.74 | 9% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 1257 days | |
5.73 | 9% |
| Juro | 8/10 | 1257 days | |
5.73 | 9% |
| Delphine Contrel | 10/10 | 1260 days | 4.77 | 7% | |
| Bernhard Fichtl | 10/10 | 1261 days | |
5.73 | 9% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 1264 days | |
5.72 | 9% |
| Martina Cervenkova | 10/10 | 1268 days | |
5.72 | 9% |
| Anat Yossef | 9/10 | 1278 days | |
5.7 | 9% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 1279 days | |
5.7 | 9% |
| Edwine | 8/10 | 1280 days | |
5.7 | 9% |
| Linda and Gunther | 10/10 | 1307 days | |
5.65 | 9% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 1357 days | |
5.57 | 8% |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 9/10 | 1587 days | |
5.19 | 8% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 10/10 | 1587 days | |
5.19 | 8% |
| Nicolas Justin | 9/10 | 1589 days | |
5.19 | 8% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 1589 days | |
5.19 | 8% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 1633 days | |
5.12 | 7% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 1638 days | 4.26 | 6% | |
| Jakub Stastny | 8/10 | 1934 days | |
4.62 | 6% |
| Denisa Mecikova | 9/10 | 1938 days | |
4.61 | 6% |
| Alex | 5/10 | 1942 days | |
4.61 | 6% |
| Becky | 5/10 | 1942 days | |
4.61 | 6% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 5/10 | 1975 days | |
4.55 | 6% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 1982 days | |
4.54 | 6% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 1982 days | |
4.54 | 6% |
| Dana | 10/10 | 1982 days | |
4.54 | 6% |
| Manuel Bach | 9/10 | 1983 days | |
4.54 | 6% |
| Marc Engstle | 9/10 | 1986 days | |
4.54 | 6% |
| Rita Hochstiasser | 10/10 | 1989 days | |
4.53 | 6% |
| Florian Littmann | 10/10 | 1994 days | |
4.52 | 6% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 1994 days | |
4.52 | 6% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2001 days | |
4.51 | 6% |
| Aitnan Melman | 7/10 | 2025 days | |
4.47 | 6% |
| Sarah Horn | 10/10 | 2317 days | |
3.99 | 5% |
| Sebastian Russell-Smits | 10/10 | 2317 days | |
3.99 | 5% |
| Nora | 10/10 | 2322 days | |
3.98 | 5% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2327 days | |
3.97 | 5% |
| Annika | 7/10 | 2333 days | |
3.96 | 5% |
| Rouquette | 10/10 | 2339 days | |
3.96 | 5% |
| Kristine and William | 8/10 | 2342 days | |
3.95 | 5% |
| Elodie and jo | 10/10 | 2352 days | |
3.93 | 5% |
| Anna Gottsch | 10/10 | 2434 days | |
3.8 | 5% |
| Darina Kvasnicova | 10/10 | 2696 days | |
3.37 | 4% |
| Melanie Friessen | 10/10 | 2696 days | |
3.37 | 4% |
| Merlyn | 10/10 | 2707 days | |
3.35 | 4% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 8/10 | 2715 days | |
3.34 | 4% |
| Magda Savels | 8/10 | 2716 days | |
3.34 | 4% |
| Johannes & Katrin | 9/10 | 2722 days | |
3.33 | 4% |
| Steve Collier | 8/10 | 2722 days | |
3.33 | 4% |
| _mel_ | 10/10 | 2754 days | 2.73 | 2% | |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 3032 days | |
2.82 | 3% |
| Chloe Finster | 9/10 | 3075 days | |
2.75 | 2% |
| Eva Weichs | 10/10 | 3078 days | |
2.74 | 2% |
| Karen Phillips | 10/10 | 3085 days | |
2.73 | 2% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 3119 days | 2.23 | 1% | |
| Martin | 10/10 | 3364 days | |
2.27 | 1% |
| Denecke Thorsten | 8/10 | 3434 days | |
2.16 | 1% |
| Johan | 9/10 | 3435 days | |
2.15 | 1% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 10/10 | 3469 days | |
2.1 | 1% |
| Chris Mackamul | 5/10 | 3522 days | |
2.01 | 1% |
| LaurensD | 10/10 | 3759 days | |
1.62 | 0% |
| Brigette Guikens | 10/10 | 3780 days | |
1.59 | 0% |
| RuddM | 8/10 | 3793 days | |
1.56 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Mount Taranaki Summit Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
88%
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.