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 Key Summit 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.
Key Summit Track
Valid Reviews
130 Valid Reviews
The Key Summit Track experience has a total of 130 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 130 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 61 |
|
47% |
| 9/10 | 26 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.62% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Key Summit Track valid reviews is 89.62% 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
118 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 118 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 118 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 50 |
|
42% |
| 9/10 | 25 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.64% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Key Summit Track face-to-face reviews is 88.64% and is based on 118 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.29%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Davies | 10/10 | 324 days | 83.37 | 100% | |
| Timothy Davies | 10/10 | 324 days | 83.37 | 100% | |
| Hannibal Winther | 6/10 | 1059 days |  |
4.32 | 5% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 1237 days | 4.72 | 6% | |
| Brigitte CREPLET | 10/10 | 1290 days | |
4.62 | 6% |
| Andreas | 10/10 | 1295 days | |
4.61 | 6% |
| Katharina Koch | 10/10 | 1311 days | |
4.58 | 5% |
| Ingrid Kiselka | 8/10 | 1333 days | |
4.31 | 5% |
| Katarina | 9/10 | 1350 days | |
4.5 | 5% |
| Sebasitian | 8/10 | 1351 days | |
4.27 | 5% |
| Marjolen Klomphaler | 9/10 | 1351 days | |
4.5 | 5% |
| Max Mueller | 9/10 | 1373 days | |
4.46 | 5% |
| Laia Pujol | 10/10 | 1379 days | |
4.44 | 5% |
| Karlee Hormell | 10/10 | 1393 days | |
4.42 | 5% |
| Janina | 9/10 | 1400 days | |
4.4 | 5% |
| Luke | 8/10 | 1403 days | |
4.18 | 5% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 1415 days | |
4.16 | 5% |
| Ross D | 10/10 | 1424 days | |
4.36 | 5% |
| Lucie Colpin | 10/10 | 1432 days | |
4.34 | 5% |
| Marine Audoire | 10/10 | 1631 days | |
3.95 | 5% |
| Alix | 8/10 | 1634 days | |
3.75 | 4% |
| Kristin Pogue | 9/10 | 1636 days | |
3.94 | 5% |
| Nele Foerske | 10/10 | 1637 days | |
3.94 | 5% |
| Leopold Kern | 10/10 | 1637 days | |
3.94 | 5% |
| Anne Bouwman | 9/10 | 1643 days | |
3.93 | 5% |
| Daniel Idiart | 9/10 | 1648 days | |
3.92 | 5% |
| Sarah Dial | 9/10 | 1649 days | |
3.92 | 5% |
| Jill Stebbing | 9/10 | 1654 days | |
3.91 | 5% |
| Yannick | 9/10 | 1657 days | |
3.9 | 5% |
| Clotilde Graziani | 10/10 | 1661 days | |
3.89 | 5% |
| Anouk Jongsma | 10/10 | 1662 days | |
3.89 | 5% |
| Lauren Goebel | 10/10 | 1664 days | |
3.89 | 5% |
| Liwen | 10/10 | 1667 days | |
3.88 | 5% |
| Art Ruisenor | 10/10 | 1668 days | |
3.88 | 5% |
| Riviere | 7/10 | 1675 days | |
3.52 | 4% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 1688 days | 3.84 | 5% | |
| Nick Young | 8/10 | 1689 days | |
3.65 | 4% |
| Lucas Anderson | 9/10 | 1689 days | |
3.84 | 5% |
| Cody Stewart | 8/10 | 1689 days | |
3.65 | 4% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 1702 days | |
3.81 | 5% |
| Audrey and Max | 7/10 | 1706 days | |
3.46 | 4% |
| Gregory | 7/10 | 1710 days | |
3.45 | 4% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 10/10 | 1713 days | 3.79 | 5% | |
| Kelsey Austin | 9/10 | 1744 days | |
3.73 | 4% |
| Kai Krchmar | 10/10 | 1750 days | |
3.72 | 4% |
| Elisabet Millet | 10/10 | 1759 days | |
3.7 | 4% |
| Rebecca Wharton | 10/10 | 2045 days | |
3.14 | 4% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 10/10 | 2069 days | 3.09 | 4% | |
| Kilian Vos | 8/10 | 2105 days | |
2.87 | 3% |
| Shelly Weissbrem | 10/10 | 2120 days | |
2.99 | 4% |
| Julie | 10/10 | 2149 days | 2.94 | 4% | |
| jefft | 7/10 | 2365 days | |
2.29 | 3% |
| Maria-Julia Frilaj | 10/10 | 2372 days | |
2.5 | 3% |
| Ann Wilson | 7/10 | 2381 days | |
2.26 | 3% |
| Simon Galpin | 8/10 | 2393 days | |
2.34 | 3% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 2395 days | 2.46 | 3% | |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 8/10 | 2400 days | |
2.32 | 3% |
| Steffen | 8/10 | 2411 days | |
2.3 | 3% |
| Janis Gallois | 9/10 | 2418 days | |
2.41 | 3% |
| Arthur Langlume | 10/10 | 2418 days | |
2.41 | 3% |
| Matusala Habtemariam | 10/10 | 2419 days | |
2.41 | 3% |
| Christina Habranke | 9/10 | 2435 days | |
2.38 | 3% |
| Martin Thibaut | 10/10 | 2446 days | |
2.36 | 3% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2454 days | 2.34 | 3% | |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 2724 days | |
1.81 | 2% |
| Friederike | 8/10 | 2744 days | |
1.68 | 2% |
| Tim Vennewold | 7/10 | 2747 days | |
1.61 | 2% |
| Yves Vennewald | 7/10 | 2747 days | |
1.61 | 2% |
| Alexander Mukasa | 9/10 | 2762 days | |
1.74 | 2% |
| Lydia Kleinkoenen | 9/10 | 2764 days | |
1.73 | 2% |
| Jessica Grewe | 8/10 | 2764 days | |
1.65 | 2% |
| Hannah Lia-Isis Kubillus | 10/10 | 2764 days | |
1.73 | 2% |
| Jonas Schelbert | 6/10 | 2768 days | |
1.43 | 2% |
| Cuz da Maori | 10/10 | 2819 days | 1.63 | 2% | |
| Christian | 10/10 | 2832 days | |
1.6 | 2% |
| M Natterser | 8/10 | 2838 days | |
1.51 | 2% |
| Nigel Leighton | 10/10 | 2838 days | |
1.59 | 2% |
| Natalie Nubler | 10/10 | 2842 days | |
1.58 | 2% |
| Abby Rushmer | 8/10 | 2849 days | |
1.49 | 2% |
| Anja and Katharina | 10/10 | 2859 days | |
1.55 | 2% |
| Meryem Buchwitz | 9/10 | 2863 days | |
1.54 | 2% |
| Simon Rawlinson | 9/10 | 3106 days | |
1.06 | 1% |
| Carole Carter | 10/10 | 3117 days | |
1.04 | 1% |
| Delore | 5/10 | 3118 days | |
0.84 | 1% |
| Jill Boruff | 10/10 | 3119 days | |
1.04 | 1% |
| Signe Kaspersen | 10/10 | 3119 days | |
1.04 | 1% |
| Jaroslav Gajdos | 10/10 | 3128 days | |
1.02 | 1% |
| Marcel & Kim Meichtry | 9/10 | 3131 days | |
1.02 | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 3134 days | |
1.01 | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 10/10 | 3134 days | |
1.01 | 1% |
| Nicholas Prakenhammar | 5/10 | 3138 days | |
0.81 | 1% |
| Stefes Wencke | 10/10 | 3138 days | |
1.0 | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 3139 days | |
0.91 | 1% |
| Monika & Roger | 8/10 | 3167 days | |
0.9 | 1% |
| Steve | 6/10 | 3230 days | |
0.68 | 1% |
| Andreas Heyer | 10/10 | 3442 days | |
0.41 | 0% |
| Frank & Margot Best | 8/10 | 3443 days | |
0.38 | 0% |
| Res Kormann | 8/10 | 3449 days | |
0.37 | 0% |
| Stephane Lebel | 9/10 | 3464 days | |
0.36 | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 3470 days | |
0.35 | 0% |
| Sarah and Uli Glas | 10/10 | 3471 days | |
0.35 | 0% |
| Nick Foster | 8/10 | 3473 days | |
0.33 | 0% |
| Stefanie | 8/10 | 3476 days | |
0.32 | 0% |
| Antoine Van Hoovled | 8/10 | 3481 days | |
0.31 | 0% |
| Paul Nickson | 10/10 | 3483 days | |
0.33 | 0% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 3489 days | |
0.32 | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 10/10 | 3491 days | 0.31 | 0% | |
| Lenny Appel | 8/10 | 3492 days | |
0.29 | 0% |
| Sandra | 9/10 | 3496 days | |
0.3 | 0% |
| Camilla Andersson | 10/10 | 3496 days | |
0.3 | 0% |
| Manuela Manns | 9/10 | 3504 days | |
0.29 | 0% |
| Thomas Reidinger | 8/10 | 3505 days | |
0.27 | 0% |
| Eduard Wikidal | 8/10 | 3506 days | |
0.27 | 0% |
| Philippa Waters | 7/10 | 3509 days | |
0.25 | 0% |
| Ruben and Jetske | 7/10 | 3509 days | |
0.25 | 0% |
| Samuel Prechel | 10/10 | 3511 days | |
0.27 | 0% |
| Barbara Koegel | 10/10 | 3516 days | |
0.26 | 0% |
| Andreas Neo | 8/10 | 3516 days | |
0.25 | 0% |
| georgiarose89 | 9/10 | 3550 days | 0.2 | 0% | |
| Behrenot | 10/10 | 3773 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Pete & Judy McChesney | 10/10 | 3788 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| David Morton | 9/10 | 3858 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Paula Martinez | 10/10 | 3859 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| John Cox | 9/10 | 3862 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mattias Thorm | 8/10 | 3878 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rachel & Barak | 7/10 | 3882 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Thorben Thede | 9/10 | 3958 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| DanielGermany | 8/10 | 4182 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| MarcoJ | 10/10 | 4210 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| LucyPoland | 10/10 | 4211 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Key Summit 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.