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
87.94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takeru Yonahr | 9/10 | 1253 days | 100% |
| Mark Nickson | 10/10 | 1517 days | 88% |
| Henna | 9/10 | 1532 days | 87% |
| Tom Koppe | 7/10 | 1532 days | 78% |
| Dan Schmidt | 10/10 | 1544 days | 86% |
| David | 8/10 | 1579 days | 80% |
| Heyuuiutha Lokithas | 10/10 | 1582 days | 85% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 9/10 | 1835 days | 73% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1835 days | 73% |
| Alexie Lion | 9/10 | 1838 days | 73% |
| Birthe | 7/10 | 1858 days | 64% |
| Yoomm | 9/10 | 1861 days | 72% |
| Robin Brandl | 9/10 | 1864 days | 71% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 1870 days | 71% |
| Meral Calar | 7/10 | 1870 days | 64% |
| Jan Homann | 9/10 | 1870 days | 71% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 1874 days | 71% |
| Jacob Winchester | 10/10 | 1875 days | 71% |
| Benoit Leclerc | 8/10 | 1882 days | 66% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1885 days | 63% |
| Lennox | 10/10 | 1886 days | 70% |
| Jaquein Bucholz | 9/10 | 1886 days | 70% |
| Marie | 7/10 | 1886 days | 63% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 8/10 | 1886 days | 66% |
| Teo Golja | 8/10 | 1886 days | 66% |
| Annika Weber | 6/10 | 1886 days | 56% |
| Antoine Boudin | 8/10 | 1886 days | 66% |
| Yannick Schroeder | 9/10 | 1886 days | 70% |
| Cariotta Kemper | 8/10 | 1886 days | 66% |
| Jakub Ira | 9/10 | 1887 days | 70% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1887 days | 70% |
| Ales Bronec | 8/10 | 1887 days | 66% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1890 days | 66% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 1891 days | 63% |
| Juro | 8/10 | 1891 days | 66% |
| Delphine Contrel | 10/10 | 1894 days | 70% |
| Bernhard Fichtl | 10/10 | 1895 days | 70% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 1898 days | 70% |
| Martina Cervenkova | 10/10 | 1902 days | 70% |
| Anat Yossef | 9/10 | 1912 days | 69% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 1913 days | 65% |
| Edwine | 8/10 | 1914 days | 65% |
| Linda and Gunther | 10/10 | 1941 days | 68% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 1991 days | 62% |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 9/10 | 2221 days | 55% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 10/10 | 2221 days | 55% |
| Nicolas Justin | 9/10 | 2223 days | 55% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 2223 days | 55% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 2267 days | 53% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 2272 days | 52% |
| Jakub Stastny | 8/10 | 2568 days | 36% |
| Denisa Mecikova | 9/10 | 2572 days | 38% |
| Alex | 5/10 | 2576 days | 28% |
| Becky | 5/10 | 2576 days | 28% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 5/10 | 2609 days | 27% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 2616 days | 36% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 2616 days | 34% |
| Dana | 10/10 | 2616 days | 36% |
| Manuel Bach | 9/10 | 2617 days | 36% |
| Marc Engstle | 9/10 | 2620 days | 36% |
| Rita Hochstiasser | 10/10 | 2623 days | 36% |
| Florian Littmann | 10/10 | 2628 days | 36% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 2628 days | 36% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2635 days | 35% |
| Aitnan Melman | 7/10 | 2659 days | 30% |
| Sarah Horn | 10/10 | 2951 days | 20% |
| Sebastian Russell-Smits | 10/10 | 2951 days | 20% |
| Nora | 10/10 | 2956 days | 20% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2961 days | 20% |
| Annika | 7/10 | 2967 days | 17% |
| Rouquette | 10/10 | 2973 days | 19% |
| Kristine and William | 8/10 | 2976 days | 18% |
| Elodie and jo | 10/10 | 2986 days | 19% |
| Anna Gottsch | 10/10 | 3068 days | 15% |
| Darina Kvasnicova | 10/10 | 3330 days | 3% |
| Melanie Friessen | 10/10 | 3330 days | 3% |
| Merlyn | 10/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 8/10 | 3349 days | 1% |
| Magda Savels | 8/10 | 3350 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Katrin | 9/10 | 3356 days | 1% |
| Steve Collier | 8/10 | 3356 days | 1% |
| _mel_ | 10/10 | 3388 days | 0% |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 3666 days | 12% |
| Chloe Finster | 9/10 | 3709 days | 12% |
| Eva Weichs | 10/10 | 3712 days | 12% |
| Karen Phillips | 10/10 | 3719 days | 12% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 3753 days | 12% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 3998 days | 12% |
| Denecke Thorsten | 8/10 | 4068 days | 10% |
| Johan | 9/10 | 4069 days | 12% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 10/10 | 4103 days | 12% |
| Chris Mackamul | 5/10 | 4156 days | 7% |
| LaurensD | 10/10 | 4393 days | 12% |
| Brigette Guikens | 10/10 | 4414 days | 12% |
| RuddM | 8/10 | 4427 days | 10% |
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.