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 Rob Roy 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.
Nick Morrison
Rankers owner
Rob Roy Track
Valid Reviews
130 Valid Reviews
The Rob Roy Track experience has a total of 131 reviews. There are 130 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 130 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 61 |
|
47% |
| 9/10 | 44 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
12% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
3% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.54% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rob Roy Track valid reviews is 91.54% and is based on 130 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
119 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 130 valid reviews, the experience has 119 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 119 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 55 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 39 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
13% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
3% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.18% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rob Roy Track face-to-face reviews is 91.18% and is based on 119 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 718 days | 27.52 | 100% | |
| Wolf | 10/10 | 768 days |  |
26.33 | 96% |
| Sylvie Meganck | 10/10 | 768 days | |
26.33 | 96% |
| Ylva Teleman | 10/10 | 774 days | |
25.59 | 93% |
| Sylvie Meganck | 10/10 | 778 days | 20.92 | 75% | |
| Martin Marek | 10/10 | 786 days | |
24.16 | 87% |
| Felicity Hughes | 9/10 | 819 days | |
20.49 | 73% |
| Alex Hah | 10/10 | 820 days | |
20.38 | 73% |
| James Macguire | 10/10 | 820 days | |
20.38 | 73% |
| Nathalie | 10/10 | 862 days | |
16.32 | 58% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 862 days | |
16.32 | 58% |
| Janina | 9/10 | 880 days | |
14.79 | 52% |
| Denis Schall | 10/10 | 888 days | |
14.15 | 50% |
| Charlotte Molesworth | 9/10 | 894 days | |
13.68 | 48% |
| Marc | 10/10 | 895 days | |
13.61 | 48% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 900 days | |
13.23 | 46% |
| MARK CURPHEY | 10/10 | 909 days | |
12.58 | 44% |
| Diego Casanova | 10/10 | 909 days | |
12.58 | 44% |
| Cat Johnston | 10/10 | 909 days | |
12.58 | 44% |
| James Jackson | 10/10 | 910 days | |
12.51 | 43% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 914 days | 10.19 | 35% | |
| Steve Smith | 8/10 | 1116 days | |
5.97 | 19% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 1117 days | |
5.96 | 19% |
| Cecile | 9/10 | 1117 days | |
5.96 | 19% |
| Daniel Idiart | 10/10 | 1128 days | |
5.95 | 19% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 1129 days | |
5.94 | 19% |
| Milan Maiwald | 9/10 | 1130 days | |
5.94 | 19% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 1132 days | |
5.94 | 19% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 7/10 | 1134 days | |
5.94 | 19% |
| Chao Lai | 9/10 | 1134 days | |
5.94 | 19% |
| Anika D | 9/10 | 1134 days | |
5.94 | 19% |
| Dominique | 6/10 | 1135 days | |
5.93 | 19% |
| Jiri Sojka | 10/10 | 1139 days | |
5.93 | 19% |
| Jana Formankoua | 9/10 | 1139 days | |
5.93 | 19% |
| Clotilde Graziani | 10/10 | 1141 days | |
5.92 | 19% |
| Johannes Eisel | 9/10 | 1141 days | |
5.92 | 19% |
| Sydney Lupton | 5/10 | 1146 days | |
5.92 | 19% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 9/10 | 1150 days | |
5.91 | 19% |
| Lili Souris | 10/10 | 1153 days | |
5.9 | 19% |
| Elodie Bardolle | 8/10 | 1153 days | |
5.9 | 19% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 1168 days | 4.9 | 15% | |
| Sara and Antoine | 9/10 | 1198 days | |
5.83 | 18% |
| Hannah Stiles | 10/10 | 1198 days | |
5.83 | 18% |
| Monika Dippel | 10/10 | 1218 days | |
5.8 | 18% |
| Nicole and Elliott | 10/10 | 1234 days | |
5.77 | 18% |
| Elisabet Millet | 10/10 | 1239 days | |
5.76 | 18% |
| Graham Lighner | 10/10 | 1245 days | |
5.75 | 18% |
| Danica Vrsaljko | 10/10 | 1496 days | |
5.34 | 16% |
| Markus Johannes | 9/10 | 1496 days | |
5.34 | 16% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 1525 days | |
5.29 | 16% |
| Finn and Melanie Lorbeer | 10/10 | 1531 days | |
5.28 | 16% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 1583 days | |
5.2 | 16% |
| Samuel Tohko | 10/10 | 1583 days | |
5.2 | 16% |
| Shelly Weissbrem | 10/10 | 1600 days | |
5.17 | 16% |
| Julie | 9/10 | 1630 days | 4.27 | 12% | |
| Marilyn Nadeau | 9/10 | 1814 days | 4.02 | 11% | |
| Helen Olsson | 10/10 | 1851 days | |
4.76 | 14% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 1854 days | |
4.75 | 14% |
| Marie Toulemonde | 10/10 | 1854 days | |
4.75 | 14% |
| Chris Handley | 9/10 | 1871 days | |
4.72 | 14% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 1871 days | |
4.72 | 14% |
| Igor | 9/10 | 1875 days | |
4.72 | 14% |
| Olivier Carval | 9/10 | 1877 days | |
4.71 | 14% |
| Francisco Pablo Miguel | 8/10 | 1900 days | |
4.68 | 14% |
| Gal Bero | 10/10 | 1937 days | |
4.62 | 14% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 1939 days | |
4.61 | 14% |
| Kellie | 10/10 | 1939 days | |
4.61 | 14% |
| Jitka Krejcova | 10/10 | 2226 days | |
4.14 | 12% |
| Michal Sturma | 10/10 | 2226 days | |
4.14 | 12% |
| Raelene Vine | 9/10 | 2240 days | 3.43 | 9% | |
| Petra Blumberg | 9/10 | 2246 days | |
4.11 | 12% |
| Guillot | 9/10 | 2247 days | |
4.11 | 12% |
| Fraser Goldsmith | 10/10 | 2264 days | |
4.08 | 12% |
| Jacquemard | 8/10 | 2335 days | |
3.96 | 11% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 2345 days | |
3.95 | 11% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 2360 days | 3.27 | 9% | |
| Rien | 8/10 | 2597 days | |
3.53 | 10% |
| Carole Carter | 10/10 | 2597 days | |
3.53 | 10% |
| Daniel Patricia | 8/10 | 2608 days | |
3.51 | 10% |
| Sam | 10/10 | 2609 days | |
3.51 | 10% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 2614 days | |
3.5 | 10% |
| Karin Laurev | 10/10 | 2614 days | |
3.5 | 10% |
| Mike & Jennie | 9/10 | 2616 days | |
3.5 | 10% |
| Lyn Deavin | 6/10 | 2617 days | |
3.5 | 10% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 2619 days | |
3.49 | 9% |
| Kurt & Noemi Buhler | 9/10 | 2629 days | |
3.48 | 9% |
| Frank & Julia | 9/10 | 2633 days | |
3.47 | 9% |
| budge69 | 10/10 | 2634 days | 2.89 | 7% | |
| Mike1952 | 9/10 | 2634 days | 2.89 | 7% | |
| Urban Reifler | 9/10 | 2645 days | |
3.45 | 9% |
| Kaelin | 10/10 | 2710 days | |
3.35 | 9% |
| Scott & Madeleine Bancroft | 10/10 | 2716 days | |
3.34 | 9% |
| Allison Meyoz | 8/10 | 2916 days | |
3.01 | 8% |
| Fontvieille | 5/10 | 2923 days | |
3.0 | 8% |
| Marc Edwards | 9/10 | 2929 days | |
2.99 | 8% |
| Ken Talan | 10/10 | 2936 days | |
2.97 | 8% |
| Laurent Pouvreau | 10/10 | 2943 days | |
2.96 | 7% |
| Matthias Joos | 9/10 | 2960 days | |
2.93 | 7% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 2965 days | |
2.93 | 7% |
| Mannebach & Siejert | 8/10 | 2968 days | |
2.92 | 7% |
| Laurent Michon | 8/10 | 2969 days | |
2.92 | 7% |
| Brendan Dunn | 9/10 | 2971 days | |
2.92 | 7% |
| Carmel | 8/10 | 2975 days | |
2.91 | 7% |
| Sandra | 9/10 | 2976 days | |
2.91 | 7% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 10/10 | 2991 days | |
2.88 | 7% |
| Tom Hill | 8/10 | 2994 days | |
2.88 | 7% |
| Darrell & Michelle Lamb | 9/10 | 3253 days | |
2.45 | 6% |
| Ann Michle | 10/10 | 3256 days | |
2.45 | 6% |
| Inbar Yizhar Barnea | 9/10 | 3324 days | |
2.34 | 5% |
| David Morton | 9/10 | 3338 days | |
2.31 | 5% |
| Paula Martinez | 10/10 | 3339 days | |
2.31 | 5% |
| Chris el capitan | 10/10 | 3341 days | |
2.31 | 5% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 3358 days | |
2.28 | 5% |
| Dick Rosman | 9/10 | 3360 days | |
2.28 | 5% |
| Rob | 9/10 | 3362 days | |
2.27 | 5% |
| Jeremy & Sarah Rind | 6/10 | 3363 days | |
2.27 | 5% |
| S Luis Van Oler | 8/10 | 3369 days | |
2.26 | 5% |
| mariekef | 9/10 | 3410 days | |
2.19 | 5% |
| simonbo | 10/10 | 3410 days | |
2.19 | 5% |
| alasiac | 10/10 | 3426 days | |
2.17 | 5% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 3437 days | |
2.15 | 4% |
| johanw | 9/10 | 3542 days | |
1.98 | 4% |
| linus | 9/10 | 3552 days | |
1.96 | 4% |
| AndreaT | 10/10 | 3666 days | |
1.77 | 3% |
| JasminA | 7/10 | 3670 days | |
1.77 | 3% |
| Philipp | 9/10 | 3670 days | |
1.77 | 3% |
| Enno Brehm | 9/10 | 3682 days | |
1.75 | 3% |
| HovingL | 10/10 | 3682 days | |
1.75 | 3% |
| Gillian | 8/10 | 3690 days | |
1.73 | 3% |
| kempt | 10/10 | 4035 days | 0.97 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Rob Roy Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
94%
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.