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 Purakaunui Falls Walk.
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.
Purakaunui Falls Walk
Valid Reviews
44 Valid Reviews
The Purakaunui Falls Walk experience has a total of 44 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 44 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 18 |
|
41% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.09% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Purakaunui Falls Walk valid reviews is 89.09% and is based on 44 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
37 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 44 valid reviews, the experience has 37 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 37 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 17 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.73% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Purakaunui Falls Walk face-to-face reviews is 89.73% and is based on 37 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecka | 10/10 | 352 days | 100% |
| Nicole and Timm | 10/10 | 1176 days | 6% |
| CMG | 7/10 | 1477 days | 5% |
| Alan Brown | 9/10 | 1477 days | 5% |
| Patrick | 10/10 | 1510 days | 5% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 1510 days | 5% |
| Simon Dauwe | 8/10 | 1516 days | 5% |
| Elien Dauwe | 9/10 | 1516 days | 5% |
| Anthony Terry | 9/10 | 1516 days | 5% |
| Flo | 10/10 | 1517 days | 5% |
| Maarten | 6/10 | 1520 days | 4% |
| Anna | 6/10 | 1523 days | 4% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 1655 days | 5% |
| Franco Panizza | 10/10 | 1751 days | 5% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 9/10 | 1764 days | 4% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 1764 days | 4% |
| Madelaine Sirch | 7/10 | 1765 days | 4% |
| Laura Schratt | 10/10 | 1770 days | 4% |
| Cori Schultz | 8/10 | 1774 days | 4% |
| Jill Stebbing | 10/10 | 1774 days | 4% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 1791 days | 4% |
| Hjordis | 10/10 | 1804 days | 4% |
| Martina | 9/10 | 1821 days | 4% |
| Jan Mehmet | 8/10 | 1834 days | 4% |
| Sara and Antoine | 8/10 | 1838 days | 4% |
| David From Switzerland | 8/10 | 1859 days | 4% |
| Florent Peytavy | 8/10 | 1950 days | 4% |
| BJ J | 9/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Ivan Dimitrov | 9/10 | 2198 days | 3% |
| Andy Jobst | 3/10 | 2240 days | 3% |
| Logan Leduc | 10/10 | 2246 days | 3% |
| Tobias Gehring | 10/10 | 2534 days | 3% |
| Jacqui Knight | 10/10 | 2557 days | 3% |
| Emeline Dupre | 9/10 | 2575 days | 3% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 2970 days | 2% |
| Michael & Janet | 9/10 | 3255 days | 1% |
| Gabriele Wendt | 10/10 | 3259 days | 1% |
| Marco Scheiber | 9/10 | 3268 days | 1% |
| Gertz | 10/10 | 3584 days | 0% |
| Hanggi | 9/10 | 3591 days | 0% |
| K Dahmer | 10/10 | 3604 days | 0% |
| Polil | 10/10 | 3962 days | 1% |
| Lasse Olesen | 9/10 | 3997 days | 1% |
| Sarah Smith | 9/10 | 4092 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Purakaunui Falls Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
93%
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.