Ranking Score Explained
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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
87.83%
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 | 1089 days |  |
5.01 | 100% |
| Mark Nickson | 10/10 | 1353 days | |
4.5 | 90% |
| Henna | 9/10 | 1368 days | |
4.47 | 89% |
| Tom Koppe | 7/10 | 1368 days | |
4.06 | 81% |
| Dan Schmidt | 10/10 | 1380 days | |
4.44 | 89% |
| David | 8/10 | 1415 days | |
4.16 | 83% |
| Heyuuiutha Lokithas | 10/10 | 1418 days | |
4.37 | 87% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 9/10 | 1671 days | |
3.87 | 77% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1671 days | |
3.87 | 77% |
| Alexie Lion | 9/10 | 1674 days | |
3.87 | 77% |
| Birthe | 7/10 | 1694 days | |
3.48 | 70% |
| Yoomm | 9/10 | 1697 days | |
3.82 | 76% |
| Robin Brandl | 9/10 | 1700 days | |
3.82 | 76% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 1706 days | |
3.8 | 76% |
| Meral Calar | 7/10 | 1706 days | |
3.46 | 69% |
| Jan Homann | 9/10 | 1706 days | |
3.8 | 76% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 1710 days | |
3.8 | 76% |
| Jacob Winchester | 10/10 | 1711 days | |
3.79 | 76% |
| Benoit Leclerc | 8/10 | 1718 days | |
3.59 | 72% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1721 days | |
3.44 | 69% |
| Lennox | 10/10 | 1722 days | |
3.77 | 75% |
| Jaquein Bucholz | 9/10 | 1722 days | |
3.77 | 75% |
| Marie | 7/10 | 1722 days | |
3.43 | 69% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 8/10 | 1722 days | |
3.58 | 72% |
| Teo Golja | 8/10 | 1722 days | |
3.58 | 72% |
| Annika Weber | 6/10 | 1722 days | |
3.13 | 63% |
| Antoine Boudin | 8/10 | 1722 days | |
3.58 | 72% |
| Yannick Schroeder | 9/10 | 1722 days | |
3.77 | 75% |
| Cariotta Kemper | 8/10 | 1722 days | |
3.58 | 72% |
| Jakub Ira | 9/10 | 1723 days | |
3.77 | 75% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1723 days | |
3.77 | 75% |
| Ales Bronec | 8/10 | 1723 days | |
3.58 | 72% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1726 days | |
3.58 | 71% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 1727 days | |
3.42 | 68% |
| Juro | 8/10 | 1727 days | |
3.58 | 71% |
| Delphine Contrel | 10/10 | 1730 days | 3.76 | 75% | |
| Bernhard Fichtl | 10/10 | 1731 days | |
3.76 | 75% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 1734 days | |
3.75 | 75% |
| Martina Cervenkova | 10/10 | 1738 days | |
3.74 | 75% |
| Anat Yossef | 9/10 | 1748 days | |
3.72 | 74% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 1749 days | |
3.53 | 71% |
| Edwine | 8/10 | 1750 days | |
3.53 | 71% |
| Linda and Gunther | 10/10 | 1777 days | |
3.67 | 73% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 1827 days | |
3.39 | 68% |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 9/10 | 2057 days | |
3.12 | 62% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 10/10 | 2057 days | |
3.12 | 62% |
| Nicolas Justin | 9/10 | 2059 days | |
3.11 | 62% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 2059 days | |
3.11 | 62% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 2103 days | |
3.03 | 60% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 2108 days | 3.02 | 60% | |
| Jakub Stastny | 8/10 | 2404 days | |
2.32 | 46% |
| Denisa Mecikova | 9/10 | 2408 days | |
2.43 | 49% |
| Alex | 5/10 | 2412 days | |
1.96 | 39% |
| Becky | 5/10 | 2412 days | |
1.96 | 39% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 5/10 | 2445 days | |
1.91 | 38% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 2452 days | |
2.34 | 47% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 2452 days | |
2.23 | 44% |
| Dana | 10/10 | 2452 days | |
2.34 | 47% |
| Manuel Bach | 9/10 | 2453 days | |
2.34 | 47% |
| Marc Engstle | 9/10 | 2456 days | |
2.34 | 47% |
| Rita Hochstiasser | 10/10 | 2459 days | |
2.33 | 47% |
| Florian Littmann | 10/10 | 2464 days | |
2.32 | 46% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 2464 days | |
2.32 | 46% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2471 days | |
2.31 | 46% |
| Aitnan Melman | 7/10 | 2495 days | |
2.06 | 41% |
| Sarah Horn | 10/10 | 2787 days | |
1.69 | 34% |
| Sebastian Russell-Smits | 10/10 | 2787 days | |
1.69 | 34% |
| Nora | 10/10 | 2792 days | |
1.68 | 34% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2797 days | |
1.67 | 33% |
| Annika | 7/10 | 2803 days | |
1.51 | 30% |
| Rouquette | 10/10 | 2809 days | |
1.65 | 33% |
| Kristine and William | 8/10 | 2812 days | |
1.56 | 31% |
| Elodie and jo | 10/10 | 2822 days | |
1.62 | 32% |
| Anna Gottsch | 10/10 | 2904 days | |
1.46 | 29% |
| Darina Kvasnicova | 10/10 | 3166 days | |
0.95 | 19% |
| Melanie Friessen | 10/10 | 3166 days | |
0.95 | 19% |
| Merlyn | 10/10 | 3177 days | |
0.93 | 18% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 8/10 | 3185 days | |
0.86 | 17% |
| Magda Savels | 8/10 | 3186 days | |
0.86 | 17% |
| Johannes & Katrin | 9/10 | 3192 days | |
0.9 | 18% |
| Steve Collier | 8/10 | 3192 days | |
0.85 | 17% |
| _mel_ | 10/10 | 3224 days | 0.83 | 17% | |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 3502 days | |
0.29 | 6% |
| Chloe Finster | 9/10 | 3545 days | |
0.21 | 4% |
| Eva Weichs | 10/10 | 3548 days | |
0.2 | 4% |
| Karen Phillips | 10/10 | 3555 days | |
0.19 | 4% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 3589 days | 0.12 | 2% | |
| Martin | 10/10 | 3834 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Denecke Thorsten | 8/10 | 3904 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Johan | 9/10 | 3905 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 10/10 | 3939 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Chris Mackamul | 5/10 | 3992 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| LaurensD | 10/10 | 4229 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Brigette Guikens | 10/10 | 4250 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| RuddM | 8/10 | 4263 days | |
0.0 | 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.