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
87.95%
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 | 944 days |  |
8.61 | 100% |
| Mark Nickson | 10/10 | 1208 days | |
4.78 | 55% |
| Henna | 9/10 | 1223 days | |
4.75 | 55% |
| Tom Koppe | 7/10 | 1223 days | |
4.32 | 50% |
| Dan Schmidt | 10/10 | 1235 days | |
4.73 | 55% |
| David | 8/10 | 1270 days | |
4.42 | 51% |
| Heyuuiutha Lokithas | 10/10 | 1273 days | |
4.65 | 54% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 9/10 | 1526 days | |
4.16 | 48% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 1526 days | |
4.16 | 48% |
| Alexie Lion | 9/10 | 1529 days | |
4.15 | 48% |
| Birthe | 7/10 | 1549 days | |
3.74 | 43% |
| Yoomm | 9/10 | 1552 days | |
4.11 | 48% |
| Robin Brandl | 9/10 | 1555 days | |
4.1 | 48% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 1561 days | |
4.09 | 47% |
| Meral Calar | 7/10 | 1561 days | |
3.72 | 43% |
| Jan Homann | 9/10 | 1561 days | |
4.09 | 47% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 1565 days | |
4.08 | 47% |
| Jacob Winchester | 10/10 | 1566 days | |
4.08 | 47% |
| Benoit Leclerc | 8/10 | 1573 days | |
3.86 | 45% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 1576 days | |
3.69 | 43% |
| Lennox | 10/10 | 1577 days | |
4.06 | 47% |
| Jaquein Bucholz | 9/10 | 1577 days | |
4.06 | 47% |
| Marie | 7/10 | 1577 days | |
3.69 | 43% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 8/10 | 1577 days | |
3.85 | 45% |
| Teo Golja | 8/10 | 1577 days | |
3.85 | 45% |
| Annika Weber | 6/10 | 1577 days | |
3.37 | 39% |
| Antoine Boudin | 8/10 | 1577 days | |
3.85 | 45% |
| Yannick Schroeder | 9/10 | 1577 days | |
4.06 | 47% |
| Cariotta Kemper | 8/10 | 1577 days | |
3.85 | 45% |
| Jakub Ira | 9/10 | 1578 days | |
4.05 | 47% |
| Michal Putnar | 10/10 | 1578 days | |
4.05 | 47% |
| Ales Bronec | 8/10 | 1578 days | |
3.85 | 45% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1581 days | |
3.85 | 45% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 1582 days | |
3.68 | 43% |
| Juro | 8/10 | 1582 days | |
3.84 | 45% |
| Delphine Contrel | 10/10 | 1585 days | 4.04 | 47% | |
| Bernhard Fichtl | 10/10 | 1586 days | |
4.04 | 47% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 1589 days | |
4.03 | 47% |
| Martina Cervenkova | 10/10 | 1593 days | |
4.03 | 47% |
| Anat Yossef | 9/10 | 1603 days | |
4.01 | 47% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 1604 days | |
3.8 | 44% |
| Edwine | 8/10 | 1605 days | |
3.8 | 44% |
| Linda and Gunther | 10/10 | 1632 days | |
3.95 | 46% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 1682 days | |
3.66 | 42% |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 9/10 | 1912 days | |
3.4 | 39% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 10/10 | 1912 days | |
3.4 | 39% |
| Nicolas Justin | 9/10 | 1914 days | |
3.4 | 39% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 1914 days | |
3.4 | 39% |
| Martha Taatz | 10/10 | 1958 days | |
3.31 | 38% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 1963 days | 3.3 | 38% | |
| Jakub Stastny | 8/10 | 2259 days | |
2.59 | 30% |
| Denisa Mecikova | 9/10 | 2263 days | |
2.71 | 32% |
| Alex | 5/10 | 2267 days | |
2.19 | 25% |
| Becky | 5/10 | 2267 days | |
2.19 | 25% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 5/10 | 2300 days | |
2.14 | 25% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 2307 days | |
2.63 | 31% |
| Kristina | 8/10 | 2307 days | |
2.5 | 29% |
| Dana | 10/10 | 2307 days | |
2.63 | 31% |
| Manuel Bach | 9/10 | 2308 days | |
2.63 | 30% |
| Marc Engstle | 9/10 | 2311 days | |
2.62 | 30% |
| Rita Hochstiasser | 10/10 | 2314 days | |
2.61 | 30% |
| Florian Littmann | 10/10 | 2319 days | |
2.6 | 30% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 2319 days | |
2.6 | 30% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2326 days | |
2.59 | 30% |
| Aitnan Melman | 7/10 | 2350 days | |
2.32 | 27% |
| Sarah Horn | 10/10 | 2642 days | |
1.97 | 23% |
| Sebastian Russell-Smits | 10/10 | 2642 days | |
1.97 | 23% |
| Nora | 10/10 | 2647 days | |
1.96 | 23% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2652 days | |
1.95 | 23% |
| Annika | 7/10 | 2658 days | |
1.77 | 21% |
| Rouquette | 10/10 | 2664 days | |
1.93 | 22% |
| Kristine and William | 8/10 | 2667 days | |
1.83 | 21% |
| Elodie and jo | 10/10 | 2677 days | |
1.9 | 22% |
| Anna Gottsch | 10/10 | 2759 days | |
1.74 | 20% |
| Darina Kvasnicova | 10/10 | 3021 days | |
1.23 | 14% |
| Melanie Friessen | 10/10 | 3021 days | |
1.23 | 14% |
| Merlyn | 10/10 | 3032 days | |
1.21 | 14% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 8/10 | 3040 days | |
1.13 | 13% |
| Magda Savels | 8/10 | 3041 days | |
1.13 | 13% |
| Johannes & Katrin | 9/10 | 3047 days | |
1.18 | 14% |
| Steve Collier | 8/10 | 3047 days | |
1.12 | 13% |
| _mel_ | 10/10 | 3079 days | 1.12 | 13% | |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 3357 days | |
0.57 | 7% |
| Chloe Finster | 9/10 | 3400 days | |
0.49 | 6% |
| Eva Weichs | 10/10 | 3403 days | |
0.48 | 6% |
| Karen Phillips | 10/10 | 3410 days | |
0.47 | 5% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 3444 days | 0.4 | 5% | |
| Martin | 10/10 | 3689 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Denecke Thorsten | 8/10 | 3759 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Johan | 9/10 | 3760 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 10/10 | 3794 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Chris Mackamul | 5/10 | 3847 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| LaurensD | 10/10 | 4084 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Brigette Guikens | 10/10 | 4105 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| RuddM | 8/10 | 4118 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.