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
94.66%
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 | 657 days | 35.4 | 100% | |
| Wolf | 10/10 | 708 days |  |
34.48 | 97% |
| Sylvie Meganck | 10/10 | 708 days | |
34.48 | 97% |
| Ylva Teleman | 10/10 | 714 days | |
33.6 | 95% |
| Sylvie Meganck | 10/10 | 718 days | 27.52 | 77% | |
| Martin Marek | 10/10 | 726 days | |
31.89 | 90% |
| Felicity Hughes | 9/10 | 759 days | |
27.47 | 77% |
| Alex Hah | 10/10 | 760 days | |
27.34 | 77% |
| James Macguire | 10/10 | 760 days | |
27.34 | 77% |
| Nathalie | 10/10 | 802 days | |
22.32 | 62% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 802 days | |
22.32 | 62% |
| Janina | 9/10 | 820 days | |
20.38 | 56% |
| Denis Schall | 10/10 | 828 days | |
19.56 | 54% |
| Charlotte Molesworth | 9/10 | 834 days | |
18.95 | 52% |
| Marc | 10/10 | 835 days | |
18.85 | 52% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 840 days | |
18.36 | 50% |
| MARK CURPHEY | 10/10 | 849 days | |
17.51 | 48% |
| Diego Casanova | 10/10 | 849 days | |
17.51 | 48% |
| Cat Johnston | 10/10 | 849 days | |
17.51 | 48% |
| James Jackson | 10/10 | 850 days | |
17.41 | 48% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 854 days | 14.2 | 38% | |
| Steve Smith | 8/10 | 1056 days | |
6.29 | 15% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 1057 days | |
6.27 | 15% |
| Cecile | 9/10 | 1057 days | |
6.27 | 15% |
| Daniel Idiart | 10/10 | 1068 days | |
6.14 | 15% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 1069 days | |
6.13 | 15% |
| Milan Maiwald | 9/10 | 1070 days | |
6.12 | 15% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 1072 days | |
6.1 | 15% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 7/10 | 1074 days | |
6.08 | 15% |
| Chao Lai | 9/10 | 1074 days | |
6.08 | 15% |
| Anika D | 9/10 | 1074 days | |
6.08 | 15% |
| Dominique | 6/10 | 1075 days | |
6.08 | 15% |
| Jiri Sojka | 10/10 | 1079 days | |
6.05 | 15% |
| Jana Formankoua | 9/10 | 1079 days | |
6.05 | 15% |
| Clotilde Graziani | 10/10 | 1081 days | |
6.04 | 15% |
| Johannes Eisel | 9/10 | 1081 days | |
6.04 | 15% |
| Sydney Lupton | 5/10 | 1086 days | |
6.02 | 14% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 9/10 | 1090 days | |
6.0 | 14% |
| Lili Souris | 10/10 | 1093 days | |
6.0 | 14% |
| Elodie Bardolle | 8/10 | 1093 days | |
6.0 | 14% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 1108 days | 4.98 | 11% | |
| Sara and Antoine | 9/10 | 1138 days | |
5.93 | 14% |
| Hannah Stiles | 10/10 | 1138 days | |
5.93 | 14% |
| Monika Dippel | 10/10 | 1158 days | |
5.9 | 14% |
| Nicole and Elliott | 10/10 | 1174 days | |
5.87 | 14% |
| Elisabet Millet | 10/10 | 1179 days | |
5.86 | 14% |
| Graham Lighner | 10/10 | 1185 days | |
5.85 | 14% |
| Danica Vrsaljko | 10/10 | 1436 days | |
5.44 | 13% |
| Markus Johannes | 9/10 | 1436 days | |
5.44 | 13% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 1465 days | |
5.39 | 13% |
| Finn and Melanie Lorbeer | 10/10 | 1471 days | |
5.38 | 13% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 1523 days | |
5.3 | 12% |
| Samuel Tohko | 10/10 | 1523 days | |
5.3 | 12% |
| Shelly Weissbrem | 10/10 | 1540 days | |
5.27 | 12% |
| Julie | 9/10 | 1569 days | 4.35 | 10% | |
| Marilyn Nadeau | 9/10 | 1754 days | 4.1 | 9% | |
| Helen Olsson | 10/10 | 1791 days | |
4.86 | 11% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 1794 days | |
4.85 | 11% |
| Marie Toulemonde | 10/10 | 1794 days | |
4.85 | 11% |
| Chris Handley | 9/10 | 1811 days | |
4.82 | 11% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 1811 days | |
4.82 | 11% |
| Igor | 9/10 | 1815 days | |
4.82 | 11% |
| Olivier Carval | 9/10 | 1817 days | |
4.81 | 11% |
| Francisco Pablo Miguel | 8/10 | 1840 days | |
4.78 | 11% |
| Gal Bero | 10/10 | 1877 days | |
4.71 | 11% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 1879 days | |
4.71 | 11% |
| Kellie | 10/10 | 1879 days | |
4.71 | 11% |
| Jitka Krejcova | 10/10 | 2166 days | |
4.24 | 9% |
| Michal Sturma | 10/10 | 2166 days | |
4.24 | 9% |
| Raelene Vine | 9/10 | 2180 days | 3.51 | 7% | |
| Petra Blumberg | 9/10 | 2186 days | |
4.21 | 9% |
| Guillot | 9/10 | 2187 days | |
4.2 | 9% |
| Fraser Goldsmith | 10/10 | 2204 days | |
4.18 | 9% |
| Jacquemard | 8/10 | 2275 days | |
4.06 | 9% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 2285 days | |
4.04 | 9% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 2300 days | 3.35 | 7% | |
| Rien | 8/10 | 2537 days | |
3.63 | 7% |
| Carole Carter | 10/10 | 2537 days | |
3.63 | 7% |
| Daniel Patricia | 8/10 | 2548 days | |
3.61 | 7% |
| Sam | 10/10 | 2549 days | |
3.61 | 7% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 2554 days | |
3.6 | 7% |
| Karin Laurev | 10/10 | 2554 days | |
3.6 | 7% |
| Mike & Jennie | 9/10 | 2556 days | |
3.6 | 7% |
| Lyn Deavin | 6/10 | 2557 days | |
3.6 | 7% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 2559 days | |
3.59 | 7% |
| Kurt & Noemi Buhler | 9/10 | 2569 days | |
3.58 | 7% |
| Frank & Julia | 9/10 | 2573 days | |
3.57 | 7% |
| budge69 | 10/10 | 2574 days | 2.97 | 6% | |
| Mike1952 | 9/10 | 2574 days | 2.97 | 6% | |
| Urban Reifler | 9/10 | 2585 days | |
3.55 | 7% |
| Kaelin | 10/10 | 2650 days | |
3.44 | 7% |
| Scott & Madeleine Bancroft | 10/10 | 2656 days | |
3.43 | 7% |
| Allison Meyoz | 8/10 | 2856 days | |
3.11 | 6% |
| Fontvieille | 5/10 | 2863 days | |
3.09 | 6% |
| Marc Edwards | 9/10 | 2869 days | |
3.08 | 6% |
| Ken Talan | 10/10 | 2876 days | |
3.07 | 6% |
| Laurent Pouvreau | 10/10 | 2883 days | |
3.06 | 6% |
| Matthias Joos | 9/10 | 2900 days | |
3.03 | 6% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 2905 days | |
3.02 | 6% |
| Mannebach & Siejert | 8/10 | 2908 days | |
3.02 | 6% |
| Laurent Michon | 8/10 | 2909 days | |
3.02 | 6% |
| Brendan Dunn | 9/10 | 2911 days | |
3.01 | 6% |
| Carmel | 8/10 | 2915 days | |
3.01 | 6% |
| Sandra | 9/10 | 2916 days | |
3.01 | 6% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 10/10 | 2931 days | |
2.98 | 6% |
| Tom Hill | 8/10 | 2934 days | |
2.98 | 6% |
| Darrell & Michelle Lamb | 9/10 | 3193 days | |
2.55 | 4% |
| Ann Michle | 10/10 | 3196 days | |
2.55 | 4% |
| Inbar Yizhar Barnea | 9/10 | 3264 days | |
2.43 | 4% |
| David Morton | 9/10 | 3278 days | |
2.41 | 4% |
| Paula Martinez | 10/10 | 3279 days | |
2.41 | 4% |
| Chris el capitan | 10/10 | 3281 days | |
2.41 | 4% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 3298 days | |
2.38 | 4% |
| Dick Rosman | 9/10 | 3300 days | |
2.38 | 4% |
| Rob | 9/10 | 3302 days | |
2.37 | 4% |
| Jeremy & Sarah Rind | 6/10 | 3303 days | |
2.37 | 4% |
| S Luis Van Oler | 8/10 | 3309 days | |
2.36 | 4% |
| mariekef | 9/10 | 3350 days | |
2.29 | 4% |
| simonbo | 10/10 | 3350 days | |
2.29 | 4% |
| alasiac | 10/10 | 3366 days | |
2.27 | 4% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 3377 days | |
2.25 | 3% |
| johanw | 9/10 | 3482 days | |
2.08 | 3% |
| linus | 9/10 | 3492 days | |
2.06 | 3% |
| AndreaT | 10/10 | 3606 days | |
1.87 | 2% |
| JasminA | 7/10 | 3610 days | |
1.87 | 2% |
| Philipp | 9/10 | 3610 days | |
1.87 | 2% |
| Enno Brehm | 9/10 | 3622 days | |
1.85 | 2% |
| HovingL | 10/10 | 3622 days | |
1.85 | 2% |
| Gillian | 8/10 | 3630 days | |
1.83 | 2% |
| kempt | 10/10 | 3975 days | 1.05 | 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
95%
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.