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 Lake Marian 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.
Lake Marian Track
Valid Reviews
65 Valid Reviews
The Lake Marian Track experience has a total of 65 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 65 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.31% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Marian Track valid reviews is 90.31% and is based on 65 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
53 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 65 valid reviews, the experience has 53 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 53 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 22 |
|
42% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 9 |
|
17% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.57% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Marian Track face-to-face reviews is 90.57% and is based on 53 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
83.88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brennon Lanigan | 3/10 | 747 days | 100% |
| Davina | 10/10 | 959 days | 42% |
| Nicki Chow | 10/10 | 959 days | 42% |
| Kay Simpkin | 8/10 | 1633 days | 19% |
| Matthew | 9/10 | 1712 days | 19% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 1765 days | 19% |
| Justine Langero | 9/10 | 1783 days | 18% |
| Kristin Pogue | 8/10 | 1998 days | 15% |
| Sarah Boettcher | 7/10 | 2000 days | 14% |
| Pascale Lemieux | 7/10 | 2000 days | 14% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 2005 days | 16% |
| Christian Bobsu | 10/10 | 2009 days | 16% |
| Stephen Timko | 9/10 | 2010 days | 16% |
| Joerg | 9/10 | 2017 days | 16% |
| Michael L | 9/10 | 2018 days | 16% |
| Celine | 10/10 | 2018 days | 16% |
| Jorge Gonzoleis | 7/10 | 2022 days | 14% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 10/10 | 2032 days | 16% |
| Ben and Pauline | 7/10 | 2038 days | 14% |
| Yaiv Cohen | 9/10 | 2047 days | 16% |
| magdalena gomez haedo | 10/10 | 2052 days | 15% |
| Hannes Puediger | 8/10 | 2074 days | 14% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 9/10 | 2103 days | 15% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 2392 days | 12% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 10/10 | 2431 days | 11% |
| Oliver Andres | 10/10 | 2466 days | 11% |
| Anja Weppler | 10/10 | 2724 days | 8% |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 10/10 | 2725 days | 8% |
| Leandra Thiele | 8/10 | 2727 days | 8% |
| Jonas Hessel | 10/10 | 2754 days | 8% |
| Sheila Galpin | 9/10 | 2755 days | 8% |
| Wouter Bosch | 10/10 | 2798 days | 8% |
| Emmanuelle Brevier | 8/10 | 2805 days | 7% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 2811 days | 7% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 2816 days | 7% |
| Thomas Roche | 10/10 | 2818 days | 7% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 8/10 | 2821 days | 7% |
| Kellie | 9/10 | 2821 days | 7% |
| Elizabeth Stenhouse | 10/10 | 3091 days | 4% |
| Patrick | 10/10 | 3106 days | 4% |
| Lisa | 9/10 | 3106 days | 4% |
| Pia Pitkala | 9/10 | 3111 days | 4% |
| Tanja Schlagermann | 10/10 | 3124 days | 4% |
| Alexander Mukasa | 9/10 | 3124 days | 4% |
| Lydia Kleinkoenen | 10/10 | 3126 days | 4% |
| Jessica Grewe | 10/10 | 3126 days | 4% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 9/10 | 3134 days | 4% |
| Leticia Martin | 9/10 | 3203 days | 3% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 10/10 | 3203 days | 3% |
| Meryem Buchwitz | 8/10 | 3225 days | 3% |
| Jaap & Susanne | 8/10 | 3496 days | 0% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 3669 days | 4% |
| Sophie Burge | 9/10 | 3830 days | 4% |
| Jacob | 10/10 | 3840 days | 4% |
| K Dahmer | 10/10 | 3846 days | 4% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 3851 days | 4% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 9/10 | 4205 days | 4% |
| Nicky and Andy Prescott | 10/10 | 4220 days | 4% |
| Matthiis & Femke | 7/10 | 4225 days | 3% |
| Jann Clar | 10/10 | 4227 days | 4% |
| Deede K | 9/10 | 4316 days | 4% |
| eric14 | 10/10 | 4399 days | 4% |
| JanW | 8/10 | 4564 days | 4% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 4568 days | 3% |
| Cuz da Maori | 10/10 | 5069 days | 4% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Marian Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
84%
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.