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.
Nick Morrison
Rankers owner
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
88.46%
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 | 442 days |  |
82.85 | 100% |
| Mark Nickson | 10/10 | 706 days | |
34.77 | 41% |
| Henna | 9/10 | 721 days | |
32.6 | 38% |
| Tom Koppe | 7/10 | 721 days | |
32.6 | 38% |
| Dan Schmidt | 10/10 | 733 days | |
30.92 | 36% |
| David | 8/10 | 768 days | |
26.33 | 30% |
| Heyuuiutha Lokithas | 10/10 | 771 days | |
25.96 | 30% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 9/10 | 1024 days | |
6.96 | 6% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1024 days | |
6.96 | 6% |
| Alexie Lion | 9/10 | 1027 days | |
6.88 | 6% |
| Birthe | 7/10 | 1047 days | |
6.44 | 6% |
| Yoomm | 9/10 | 1050 days | |
6.39 | 6% |
| Robin Brandl | 9/10 | 1053 days | |
6.34 | 6% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 1059 days | |
6.25 | 5% |
| Meral Calar | 7/10 | 1059 days | |
6.25 | 5% |
| Jan Homann | 9/10 | 1059 days | |
6.25 | 5% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 1063 days | |
6.19 | 5% |
| Jacob Winchester | 10/10 | 1064 days | |
6.18 | 5% |
| Benoit Leclerc | 8/10 | 1071 days | |
6.11 | 5% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1074 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Lennox | 10/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Jaquein Bucholz | 9/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Marie | 7/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 8/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Teo Golja | 8/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Annika Weber | 6/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Antoine Boudin | 8/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Yannick Schroeder | 9/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Cariotta Kemper | 8/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 5% |
| Jakub Ira | 9/10 | 1076 days | |
6.07 | 5% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1076 days | |
6.07 | 5% |
| Ales Bronec | 8/10 | 1076 days | |
6.07 | 5% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1079 days | |
6.05 | 5% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 1080 days | |
6.04 | 5% |
| Juro | 8/10 | 1080 days | |
6.04 | 5% |
| Delphine Contrel | 10/10 | 1083 days | 5.02 | 4% | |
| Bernhard Fichtl | 10/10 | 1084 days | |
6.02 | 5% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 1087 days | |
6.01 | 5% |
| Martina Cervenkova | 10/10 | 1091 days | |
6.0 | 5% |
| Anat Yossef | 9/10 | 1101 days | |
5.99 | 5% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 1102 days | |
5.99 | 5% |
| Edwine | 8/10 | 1103 days | |
5.99 | 5% |
| Linda and Gunther | 10/10 | 1130 days | |
5.94 | 5% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 1180 days | |
5.86 | 5% |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 9/10 | 1410 days | |
5.48 | 4% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 10/10 | 1410 days | |
5.48 | 4% |
| Nicolas Justin | 9/10 | 1412 days | |
5.48 | 4% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 1412 days | |
5.48 | 4% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 1456 days | |
5.41 | 4% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 1461 days | 4.5 | 3% | |
| Jakub Stastny | 8/10 | 1757 days | |
4.91 | 4% |
| Denisa Mecikova | 9/10 | 1761 days | |
4.91 | 4% |
| Alex | 5/10 | 1765 days | |
4.9 | 4% |
| Becky | 5/10 | 1765 days | |
4.9 | 4% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 5/10 | 1798 days | |
4.84 | 4% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 1805 days | |
4.83 | 4% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 1805 days | |
4.83 | 4% |
| Dana | 10/10 | 1805 days | |
4.83 | 4% |
| Manuel Bach | 9/10 | 1806 days | |
4.83 | 4% |
| Marc Engstle | 9/10 | 1809 days | |
4.83 | 4% |
| Rita Hochstiasser | 10/10 | 1812 days | |
4.82 | 4% |
| Florian Littmann | 10/10 | 1817 days | |
4.81 | 4% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 1817 days | |
4.81 | 4% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 1824 days | |
4.8 | 4% |
| Aitnan Melman | 7/10 | 1848 days | |
4.76 | 4% |
| Sarah Horn | 10/10 | 2140 days | |
4.28 | 3% |
| Sebastian Russell-Smits | 10/10 | 2140 days | |
4.28 | 3% |
| Nora | 10/10 | 2145 days | |
4.27 | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2150 days | |
4.27 | 3% |
| Annika | 7/10 | 2156 days | |
4.26 | 3% |
| Rouquette | 10/10 | 2162 days | |
4.25 | 3% |
| Kristine and William | 8/10 | 2165 days | |
4.24 | 3% |
| Elodie and jo | 10/10 | 2175 days | |
4.22 | 3% |
| Anna Gottsch | 10/10 | 2257 days | |
4.09 | 3% |
| Darina Kvasnicova | 10/10 | 2519 days | |
3.66 | 2% |
| Melanie Friessen | 10/10 | 2519 days | |
3.66 | 2% |
| Merlyn | 10/10 | 2530 days | |
3.64 | 2% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 8/10 | 2538 days | |
3.63 | 2% |
| Magda Savels | 8/10 | 2539 days | |
3.63 | 2% |
| Johannes & Katrin | 9/10 | 2545 days | |
3.62 | 2% |
| Steve Collier | 8/10 | 2545 days | |
3.62 | 2% |
| _mel_ | 10/10 | 2577 days | 2.97 | 1% | |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 2855 days | |
3.11 | 2% |
| Chloe Finster | 9/10 | 2898 days | |
3.04 | 1% |
| Eva Weichs | 10/10 | 2901 days | |
3.03 | 1% |
| Karen Phillips | 10/10 | 2908 days | |
3.02 | 1% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 2942 days | 2.47 | 1% | |
| Martin | 10/10 | 3187 days | |
2.56 | 1% |
| Denecke Thorsten | 8/10 | 3257 days | |
2.45 | 1% |
| Johan | 9/10 | 3258 days | |
2.44 | 1% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 10/10 | 3292 days | |
2.39 | 1% |
| Chris Mackamul | 5/10 | 3345 days | |
2.3 | 1% |
| LaurensD | 10/10 | 3582 days | |
1.91 | 0% |
| Brigette Guikens | 10/10 | 3603 days | |
1.88 | 0% |
| RuddM | 8/10 | 3616 days | |
1.86 | 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.