G'day, 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 Copland 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.
Copland Track
Valid Reviews
37 Valid Reviews
The Copland Track experience has a total of 37 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 37 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.76% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Copland Track valid reviews is 86.76% and is based on 37 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
30 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 37 valid reviews, the experience has 30 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 30 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 11 |
|
37% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Copland Track face-to-face reviews is 89.00% and is based on 30 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
85.78%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billz | 6/10 | 2165 days | 100% |
| Car R | 10/10 | 3229 days | 60% |
| hiker15 | 2/10 | 3260 days | 26% |
| Rebecca Pierce | 9/10 | 3321 days | 54% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 3322 days | 55% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3325 days | 55% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3328 days | 55% |
| Regina Baum | 8/10 | 3570 days | 41% |
| Florian Baum | 7/10 | 3570 days | 39% |
| Remi Lopez | 9/10 | 3585 days | 41% |
| David Tholander | 7/10 | 3585 days | 38% |
| Yarden Oliva | 9/10 | 3587 days | 40% |
| Dan | 10/10 | 3677 days | 36% |
| Beau Corazon | 9/10 | 3683 days | 35% |
| Charlotte and Julien | 9/10 | 3683 days | 35% |
| Dawn Mulligan | 8/10 | 3973 days | 20% |
| Helen Olsson | 10/10 | 4273 days | 5% |
| Tina Hilbich | 8/10 | 4279 days | 4% |
| Igor | 9/10 | 4297 days | 3% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4313 days | 2% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Gal Bero | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Ariadna & Omer | 10/10 | 4387 days | 26% |
| Maria Klister | 8/10 | 4646 days | 25% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4657 days | 25% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 4657 days | 25% |
| Joshua Perry | 9/10 | 4658 days | 26% |
| Molly Ladd | 10/10 | 4658 days | 26% |
| Sabisch Moritz | 9/10 | 4662 days | 26% |
| Daniel Jezak | 7/10 | 4672 days | 24% |
| Francis Runge | 10/10 | 4676 days | 26% |
| Andreas Garbin | 9/10 | 4740 days | 26% |
| Loesje | 7/10 | 4813 days | 24% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 5671 days | 26% |
| Colby Smythe | 8/10 | 5761 days | 25% |
| Richard | 10/10 | 5762 days | 26% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 5786 days | 26% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Copland Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.67% Adjustment
Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.
You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled folk are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.
We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.
Final Ranking Score
87%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.