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 Queen Charlotte 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.
Queen Charlotte Track
Valid Reviews
250 Valid Reviews
The Queen Charlotte Track experience has a total of 250 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 250 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 65 |
|
26% |
| 9/10 | 65 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 66 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 33 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 10 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 6 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
84.12% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Queen Charlotte Track valid reviews is 84.12% and is based on 250 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
243 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 250 valid reviews, the experience has 243 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 243 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 59 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 64 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 66 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 33 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 10 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 6 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.70% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Queen Charlotte Track face-to-face reviews is 83.70% and is based on 243 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
84.63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm | 6/10 | 1545 days | 82% |
| Andy | 9/10 | 1554 days | 100% |
| Benedikt Lorenz | 7/10 | 1578 days | 89% |
| Jonas Neumann | 9/10 | 1581 days | 99% |
| Theresa Flach | 9/10 | 1581 days | 99% |
| Alexandra Luerner | 9/10 | 1628 days | 96% |
| Frank Bien | 9/10 | 1628 days | 96% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 1630 days | 96% |
| Alan Rock | 7/10 | 1633 days | 87% |
| Tina Kueffer | 8/10 | 1635 days | 91% |
| Wolfgang | 10/10 | 1638 days | 96% |
| Favia | 10/10 | 1638 days | 96% |
| Daniel Carr | 9/10 | 1639 days | 96% |
| romain perroches | 9/10 | 1651 days | 95% |
| Soria Chher | 9/10 | 1651 days | 95% |
| Alex Schmidt | 10/10 | 1651 days | 95% |
| Justine Langero | 9/10 | 1660 days | 95% |
| Thomas | 9/10 | 1660 days | 95% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 8/10 | 1669 days | 89% |
| Bettina Enigl | 9/10 | 1669 days | 94% |
| Mikulas and Dominika | 8/10 | 1675 days | 89% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 7/10 | 1871 days | 75% |
| Adrien Richard | 7/10 | 1871 days | 75% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 1873 days | 75% |
| Johannes Wassner | 8/10 | 1878 days | 79% |
| Sylvie Smets | 9/10 | 1879 days | 83% |
| Maarten Simons | 9/10 | 1882 days | 83% |
| Magali Schwantke | 9/10 | 1886 days | 83% |
| Kathrin Redl | 7/10 | 1889 days | 75% |
| Luala F | 10/10 | 1890 days | 83% |
| Sebastian Heinzelmann | 8/10 | 1890 days | 78% |
| Anna Kern | 8/10 | 1890 days | 78% |
| Yoomm | 8/10 | 1897 days | 78% |
| Mark | 6/10 | 1897 days | 67% |
| Robin Stamm | 8/10 | 1897 days | 78% |
| Stephan Kirchenbaur | 7/10 | 1898 days | 74% |
| Johannes Frank | 8/10 | 1900 days | 78% |
| Tom Brien | 8/10 | 1903 days | 78% |
| Skye Brien | 10/10 | 1903 days | 82% |
| Dennis Xuereb | 8/10 | 1906 days | 77% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 1906 days | 82% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 1911 days | 74% |
| Mateusz | 8/10 | 1915 days | 77% |
| Ambrosio Loojs | 5/10 | 1935 days | 64% |
| Anna Bouteloup | 7/10 | 1935 days | 72% |
| Pauline Chailand | 9/10 | 1935 days | 80% |
| Anna Stoehr | 6/10 | 1936 days | 65% |
| Ulli | 10/10 | 1937 days | 80% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 10/10 | 1941 days | 80% |
| Philipp | 10/10 | 1943 days | 80% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 1945 days | 80% |
| Ian Hortop | 9/10 | 1947 days | 80% |
| Sara Kuenzi | 7/10 | 1952 days | 72% |
| Barna Szakacs | 9/10 | 1973 days | 78% |
| Christian Boudreau | 8/10 | 1976 days | 74% |
| Evie Sel | 9/10 | 1995 days | 77% |
| Robyn Hallowell | 10/10 | 1996 days | 77% |
| Selma Krap | 9/10 | 1996 days | 77% |
| Maxi Woedel | 9/10 | 1996 days | 77% |
| Philipp Richter | 8/10 | 2030 days | 71% |
| Katherine Halliday | 8/10 | 2258 days | 60% |
| Nina Müller | 6/10 | 2284 days | 50% |
| Katie Stillman | 7/10 | 2342 days | 53% |
| leila rowbotham | 8/10 | 2353 days | 56% |
| Polly Rider | 8/10 | 2363 days | 55% |
| Astrid Egesten | 8/10 | 2366 days | 55% |
| Alex | 7/10 | 2612 days | 41% |
| Josefin Lind | 9/10 | 2613 days | 45% |
| Herman Holmgist | 10/10 | 2613 days | 45% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 2616 days | 41% |
| Kathrin Lerch | 8/10 | 2616 days | 43% |
| Erik Nestlez | 10/10 | 2617 days | 45% |
| Sanne Meijer | 10/10 | 2617 days | 45% |
| Jenny Finch | 8/10 | 2630 days | 42% |
| Drame Mahmadou | 7/10 | 2631 days | 40% |
| Adele Grandguillot | 5/10 | 2631 days | 35% |
| Anne Haenchen | 7/10 | 2634 days | 40% |
| Kathi | 7/10 | 2634 days | 40% |
| Christine Helleiner | 9/10 | 2635 days | 44% |
| Felicitas | 9/10 | 2635 days | 44% |
| Steffen | 4/10 | 2637 days | 33% |
| Sergey Pronkin | 9/10 | 2637 days | 44% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 10/10 | 2638 days | 44% |
| Friederike Kranzin | 9/10 | 2641 days | 44% |
| Guillaume | 8/10 | 2643 days | 41% |
| Pierre Gentile | 4/10 | 2645 days | 33% |
| Jennifer Garner | 9/10 | 2647 days | 44% |
| Ian Garner | 9/10 | 2647 days | 44% |
| Marinette | 9/10 | 2649 days | 44% |
| Karel | 9/10 | 2650 days | 44% |
| Kristyna | 8/10 | 2650 days | 41% |
| Toke Frederiksen | 4/10 | 2657 days | 32% |
| Verena | 8/10 | 2661 days | 40% |
| Benjamin | 8/10 | 2661 days | 40% |
| Lars Borgaa | 8/10 | 2674 days | 40% |
| Susser | 9/10 | 2686 days | 42% |
| Chen Levin | 7/10 | 2691 days | 37% |
| Lara Mroseck | 10/10 | 2691 days | 41% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 2691 days | 41% |
| Moulou Ludonvic | 8/10 | 2698 days | 39% |
| Elisabeth Boulier | 8/10 | 2698 days | 39% |
| Mark Wiggington | 8/10 | 2962 days | 26% |
| Bertiethebus | 10/10 | 2968 days | 27% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 9/10 | 2975 days | 27% |
| Miranda | 7/10 | 2976 days | 24% |
| Bertrand Gilles | 7/10 | 2981 days | 23% |
| Debiesse | 7/10 | 2987 days | 23% |
| Galen Licht | 10/10 | 2987 days | 26% |
| Thomas | 8/10 | 2997 days | 24% |
| Karina Gratz | 3/10 | 3003 days | 18% |
| Luisa | 9/10 | 3004 days | 25% |
| Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell | 10/10 | 3071 days | 22% |
| Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell | 10/10 | 3071 days | 22% |
| Nadine | 8/10 | 3071 days | 20% |
| Roux | 8/10 | 3079 days | 20% |
| Timo Maschke | 10/10 | 3080 days | 21% |
| Jackie and Brian | 8/10 | 3081 days | 20% |
| Darren Abbott | 7/10 | 3082 days | 19% |
| Alexandra van den Brack | 7/10 | 3086 days | 19% |
| Anne and John | 9/10 | 3088 days | 21% |
| Sasha and Sandra Bonavia | 10/10 | 3089 days | 21% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3089 days | 21% |
| Denise Albrecht | 10/10 | 3093 days | 21% |
| Sally | 10/10 | 3093 days | 21% |
| Megan Child | 10/10 | 3106 days | 20% |
| Adrian Weidell | 8/10 | 3294 days | 10% |
| Jonathan Tuthill | 10/10 | 3349 days | 8% |
| Jen Sweeting | 8/10 | 3351 days | 7% |
| Johannes Mullner | 5/10 | 3354 days | 4% |
| Def Fem | 8/10 | 3359 days | 6% |
| Axel Irriger | 6/10 | 3366 days | 4% |
| Lucy Wilde | 6/10 | 3367 days | 4% |
| Dick Stewart | 7/10 | 3369 days | 5% |
| Janet | 9/10 | 3369 days | 7% |
| Lee Lloyd | 9/10 | 3374 days | 6% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 8/10 | 3375 days | 6% |
| Carl & Desiree Potter | 10/10 | 3376 days | 6% |
| John & Ray Calder | 7/10 | 3376 days | 5% |
| D Collier | 10/10 | 3377 days | 6% |
| E Smudde | 8/10 | 3377 days | 5% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 3378 days | 6% |
| Yves & Sylvia | 8/10 | 3378 days | 5% |
| Andy Bridgman | 8/10 | 3378 days | 5% |
| Hendrik F | 8/10 | 3378 days | 5% |
| Hardy | 8/10 | 3379 days | 5% |
| Alan Findlay | 8/10 | 3379 days | 5% |
| Fannette Peyreplane | 9/10 | 3381 days | 6% |
| Schweiger | 8/10 | 3388 days | 5% |
| Margaret Wendell | 8/10 | 3391 days | 5% |
| Frank & Julia | 6/10 | 3392 days | 3% |
| Bradley | 7/10 | 3438 days | 2% |
| Rene Rypkema | 7/10 | 3438 days | 2% |
| Steve & Maggie | 4/10 | 3456 days | 0% |
| Peter, Noelle & Susanne | 6/10 | 3458 days | 0% |
| Cornelia & Josef | 9/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Jan & Marian | 10/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Meier | 8/10 | 3470 days | 1% |
| Remco te Lintum | 8/10 | 3471 days | 1% |
| P Stanton | 10/10 | 3672 days | 18% |
| Lisa Milton | 10/10 | 3692 days | 18% |
| Weez18 | 10/10 | 3699 days | 18% |
| Eric Grant | 9/10 | 3704 days | 18% |
| Eric & Liz McKean | 10/10 | 3712 days | 18% |
| Janice OConnor | 9/10 | 3713 days | 18% |
| Van Vliet | 7/10 | 3717 days | 16% |
| Walter Buschta | 10/10 | 3721 days | 18% |
| Richard Broughton | 9/10 | 3724 days | 18% |
| Ben Akin-Smith | 9/10 | 3724 days | 18% |
| Alan Munday | 9/10 | 3728 days | 18% |
| Pam & Rob Tellwright | 9/10 | 3734 days | 18% |
| Agnes McMillan | 10/10 | 3742 days | 18% |
| Gerd Pagel | 10/10 | 3743 days | 18% |
| Jill Dean | 9/10 | 3745 days | 18% |
| Katharina Dierkes | 8/10 | 3745 days | 17% |
| Saglibene | 10/10 | 3748 days | 18% |
| Jarvis and Anja | 8/10 | 3748 days | 17% |
| Derek Archibald | 9/10 | 3751 days | 18% |
| Karen Phillips | 10/10 | 3755 days | 18% |
| Isbabel | 9/10 | 3756 days | 18% |
| Fred West | 8/10 | 3757 days | 17% |
| Dizey | 10/10 | 3789 days | 18% |
| Buttie | 10/10 | 3789 days | 18% |
| Shoe | 10/10 | 3820 days | 18% |
| Wal & Lynne | 8/10 | 4024 days | 17% |
| Chris & Rob | 8/10 | 4027 days | 17% |
| davidm239 | 9/10 | 4034 days | 18% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 4034 days | 18% |
| lindam | 10/10 | 4064 days | 18% |
| hooperuk | 10/10 | 4064 days | 18% |
| Hans and Astrid | 9/10 | 4072 days | 18% |
| Kevin F | 8/10 | 4077 days | 17% |
| Theresa | 10/10 | 4083 days | 18% |
| Antoine Del | 7/10 | 4085 days | 16% |
| Tanya | 9/10 | 4088 days | 18% |
| Peter Brown | 9/10 | 4091 days | 18% |
| Susan & Richard | 10/10 | 4095 days | 18% |
| SB | 8/10 | 4097 days | 17% |
| Johan | 9/10 | 4097 days | 18% |
| Jonathan Martin | 8/10 | 4098 days | 17% |
| Tim | 8/10 | 4102 days | 17% |
| Pierre Pilon | 10/10 | 4103 days | 18% |
| Ed & Pat Mitchell | 8/10 | 4103 days | 17% |
| Ivo Braakhuis | 6/10 | 4103 days | 14% |
| Hans & Huxi | 8/10 | 4103 days | 17% |
| Mieke Knoops | 9/10 | 4105 days | 18% |
| Pascal Auber | 10/10 | 4109 days | 18% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 4116 days | 18% |
| Caitriona Doyle | 10/10 | 4117 days | 18% |
| Adriane | 7/10 | 4119 days | 16% |
| Hanz | 10/10 | 4119 days | 18% |
| Pizzanelli | 8/10 | 4122 days | 17% |
| Chris Kevin | 9/10 | 4132 days | 18% |
| Elizabeth E | 8/10 | 4139 days | 17% |
| Markus | 8/10 | 4139 days | 17% |
| EA Anders | 5/10 | 4140 days | 13% |
| deanlaw | 10/10 | 4168 days | 18% |
| gemmav | 9/10 | 4169 days | 18% |
| eliertv | 7/10 | 4169 days | 16% |
| Furger | 10/10 | 4187 days | 18% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 4192 days | 17% |
| Sabrina Bazin | 9/10 | 4193 days | 18% |
| Colin S | 5/10 | 4193 days | 13% |
| Bernard Misfud | 9/10 | 4196 days | 18% |
| Hansjoerg Ehrmann | 7/10 | 4196 days | 16% |
| Thorben Thede | 7/10 | 4197 days | 16% |
| Shane and Kate Wilkinson | 10/10 | 4207 days | 18% |
| arminh | 6/10 | 4208 days | 14% |
| Graham Butt | 10/10 | 4208 days | 18% |
| Dermot Bryne | 10/10 | 4208 days | 18% |
| Evan | 9/10 | 4246 days | 18% |
| miniappleses | 9/10 | 4246 days | 18% |
| arthurw | 10/10 | 4302 days | 18% |
| richardh | 9/10 | 4310 days | 18% |
| SiljaH | 5/10 | 4419 days | 13% |
| jenniferk | 10/10 | 4429 days | 18% |
| scottl | 9/10 | 4429 days | 18% |
| Colin Church | 9/10 | 4429 days | 18% |
| Marc_N | 10/10 | 4430 days | 18% |
| Andrew Biddle | 7/10 | 4431 days | 16% |
| SBlake | 8/10 | 4434 days | 17% |
| AnjaN | 10/10 | 4436 days | 18% |
| Falk | 8/10 | 4445 days | 17% |
| WiebkeS | 9/10 | 4445 days | 18% |
| AmyBarrett | 10/10 | 4445 days | 18% |
| ChrisD | 10/10 | 4445 days | 18% |
| GeraldMcNamora | 8/10 | 4445 days | 17% |
| StijnH | 8/10 | 4446 days | 17% |
| Lars Haf | 8/10 | 4447 days | 17% |
| AnjaChrist | 9/10 | 4447 days | 18% |
| Tiemen | 9/10 | 4449 days | 18% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Queen Charlotte Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
85%
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.