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
87.92%
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 | 1325 days | 100% |
| Mark Nickson | 10/10 | 1589 days | 88% |
| Henna | 9/10 | 1604 days | 87% |
| Tom Koppe | 7/10 | 1604 days | 78% |
| Dan Schmidt | 10/10 | 1616 days | 86% |
| David | 8/10 | 1651 days | 80% |
| Heyuuiutha Lokithas | 10/10 | 1654 days | 85% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 9/10 | 1907 days | 73% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1907 days | 73% |
| Alexie Lion | 9/10 | 1910 days | 73% |
| Birthe | 7/10 | 1930 days | 64% |
| Yoomm | 9/10 | 1933 days | 72% |
| Robin Brandl | 9/10 | 1936 days | 71% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 1942 days | 71% |
| Meral Calar | 7/10 | 1942 days | 64% |
| Jan Homann | 9/10 | 1942 days | 71% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 1946 days | 71% |
| Jacob Winchester | 10/10 | 1947 days | 71% |
| Benoit Leclerc | 8/10 | 1954 days | 67% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1957 days | 63% |
| Lennox | 10/10 | 1958 days | 70% |
| Jaquein Bucholz | 9/10 | 1958 days | 70% |
| Marie | 7/10 | 1958 days | 63% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 8/10 | 1958 days | 66% |
| Teo Golja | 8/10 | 1958 days | 66% |
| Annika Weber | 6/10 | 1958 days | 57% |
| Antoine Boudin | 8/10 | 1958 days | 66% |
| Yannick Schroeder | 9/10 | 1958 days | 70% |
| Cariotta Kemper | 8/10 | 1958 days | 66% |
| Jakub Ira | 9/10 | 1959 days | 70% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1959 days | 70% |
| Ales Bronec | 8/10 | 1959 days | 66% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1962 days | 66% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 1963 days | 63% |
| Juro | 8/10 | 1963 days | 66% |
| Delphine Contrel | 10/10 | 1966 days | 70% |
| Bernhard Fichtl | 10/10 | 1967 days | 70% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 1970 days | 70% |
| Martina Cervenkova | 10/10 | 1974 days | 70% |
| Anat Yossef | 9/10 | 1984 days | 69% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 1985 days | 65% |
| Edwine | 8/10 | 1986 days | 65% |
| Linda and Gunther | 10/10 | 2013 days | 68% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 2063 days | 62% |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 9/10 | 2293 days | 55% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 10/10 | 2293 days | 55% |
| Nicolas Justin | 9/10 | 2295 days | 55% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 2295 days | 55% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 2339 days | 53% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 2344 days | 52% |
| Jakub Stastny | 8/10 | 2640 days | 36% |
| Denisa Mecikova | 9/10 | 2644 days | 38% |
| Alex | 5/10 | 2648 days | 29% |
| Becky | 5/10 | 2648 days | 29% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 5/10 | 2681 days | 28% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 2688 days | 36% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 2688 days | 34% |
| Dana | 10/10 | 2688 days | 36% |
| Manuel Bach | 9/10 | 2689 days | 36% |
| Marc Engstle | 9/10 | 2692 days | 36% |
| Rita Hochstiasser | 10/10 | 2695 days | 36% |
| Florian Littmann | 10/10 | 2700 days | 36% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 2700 days | 36% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2707 days | 35% |
| Aitnan Melman | 7/10 | 2731 days | 30% |
| Sarah Horn | 10/10 | 3023 days | 20% |
| Sebastian Russell-Smits | 10/10 | 3023 days | 20% |
| Nora | 10/10 | 3028 days | 20% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3033 days | 20% |
| Annika | 7/10 | 3039 days | 17% |
| Rouquette | 10/10 | 3045 days | 19% |
| Kristine and William | 8/10 | 3048 days | 18% |
| Elodie and jo | 10/10 | 3058 days | 19% |
| Anna Gottsch | 10/10 | 3140 days | 15% |
| Darina Kvasnicova | 10/10 | 3402 days | 3% |
| Melanie Friessen | 10/10 | 3402 days | 3% |
| Merlyn | 10/10 | 3413 days | 2% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 8/10 | 3421 days | 1% |
| Magda Savels | 8/10 | 3422 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Katrin | 9/10 | 3428 days | 1% |
| Steve Collier | 8/10 | 3428 days | 1% |
| _mel_ | 10/10 | 3460 days | 0% |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 3738 days | 15% |
| Chloe Finster | 9/10 | 3781 days | 15% |
| Eva Weichs | 10/10 | 3784 days | 15% |
| Karen Phillips | 10/10 | 3791 days | 15% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 3825 days | 15% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 4070 days | 15% |
| Denecke Thorsten | 8/10 | 4140 days | 14% |
| Johan | 9/10 | 4141 days | 15% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 10/10 | 4175 days | 15% |
| Chris Mackamul | 5/10 | 4228 days | 10% |
| LaurensD | 10/10 | 4465 days | 15% |
| Brigette Guikens | 10/10 | 4486 days | 15% |
| RuddM | 8/10 | 4499 days | 14% |
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.