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
64 Valid Reviews
The Lake Marian Track experience has a total of 64 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 64 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
47% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
16% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
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% |
91.25% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Marian Track valid reviews is 91.25% and is based on 64 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 64 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
94.87%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davina | 10/10 | 204 days | 93.41 | 100% | |
| Nicki Chow | 10/10 | 204 days | 93.41 | 100% | |
| Kay Simpkin | 8/10 | 878 days |  |
11.84 | 13% |
| Matthew | 9/10 | 957 days | |
8.02 | 8% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 1010 days | |
6.14 | 6% |
| Justine Langero | 9/10 | 1028 days | |
5.71 | 6% |
| Kristin Pogue | 8/10 | 1243 days | |
4.54 | 5% |
| Sarah Boettcher | 7/10 | 1245 days | 4.34 | 5% | |
| Pascale Lemieux | 7/10 | 1245 days | |
4.34 | 5% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 1250 days | |
4.76 | 5% |
| Christian Bobsu | 10/10 | 1254 days | |
4.76 | 5% |
| Stephen Timko | 9/10 | 1255 days | |
4.76 | 5% |
| Joerg | 9/10 | 1262 days | |
4.75 | 5% |
| Michael L | 9/10 | 1263 days | |
4.74 | 5% |
| Celine | 10/10 | 1263 days | |
4.74 | 5% |
| Jorge Gonzoleis | 7/10 | 1267 days | |
4.31 | 5% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 10/10 | 1277 days | |
4.72 | 5% |
| Ben and Pauline | 7/10 | 1283 days | |
4.29 | 4% |
| Yaiv Cohen | 9/10 | 1292 days | |
4.7 | 5% |
| magdalena gomez haedo | 10/10 | 1297 days | 4.69 | 5% | |
| Hannes Puediger | 8/10 | 1319 days | |
4.43 | 5% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 9/10 | 1348 days | 4.61 | 5% | |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 1636 days | 4.18 | 4% | |
| Manuela Opprecht | 10/10 | 1676 days | 4.12 | 4% | |
| Oliver Andres | 10/10 | 1711 days | |
4.06 | 4% |
| Anja Weppler | 10/10 | 1969 days | |
3.67 | 4% |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 10/10 | 1970 days | |
3.67 | 4% |
| Leandra Thiele | 8/10 | 1972 days | |
3.48 | 4% |
| Jonas Hessel | 10/10 | 1999 days | |
3.62 | 4% |
| Sheila Galpin | 9/10 | 2000 days | |
3.62 | 4% |
| Wouter Bosch | 10/10 | 2043 days | |
3.56 | 4% |
| Emmanuelle Brevier | 8/10 | 2050 days | |
3.37 | 4% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 2056 days | |
3.54 | 4% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 2061 days | 3.35 | 3% | |
| Thomas Roche | 10/10 | 2063 days | |
3.53 | 4% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 8/10 | 2066 days | |
3.35 | 3% |
| Kellie | 9/10 | 2066 days | |
3.52 | 4% |
| Elizabeth Stenhouse | 10/10 | 2336 days | |
3.11 | 3% |
| Patrick | 10/10 | 2351 days | |
3.09 | 3% |
| Lisa | 9/10 | 2351 days | |
3.09 | 3% |
| Pia Pitkala | 9/10 | 2356 days | |
3.08 | 3% |
| Tanja Schlagermann | 10/10 | 2369 days | |
3.06 | 3% |
| Alexander Mukasa | 9/10 | 2369 days | |
3.06 | 3% |
| Lydia Kleinkoenen | 10/10 | 2371 days | |
3.06 | 3% |
| Jessica Grewe | 10/10 | 2371 days | |
3.06 | 3% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 9/10 | 2379 days | |
3.05 | 3% |
| Leticia Martin | 9/10 | 2448 days | |
2.94 | 3% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 10/10 | 2448 days | |
2.94 | 3% |
| Meryem Buchwitz | 8/10 | 2470 days | |
2.76 | 3% |
| Jaap & Susanne | 8/10 | 2741 days | |
2.37 | 2% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 2914 days | 2.23 | 2% | |
| Sophie Burge | 9/10 | 3075 days | |
1.99 | 2% |
| Jacob | 10/10 | 3085 days | |
1.97 | 2% |
| K Dahmer | 10/10 | 3091 days | |
1.96 | 2% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 3096 days | |
1.95 | 2% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 9/10 | 3450 days | |
1.42 | 1% |
| Nicky and Andy Prescott | 10/10 | 3465 days | |
1.39 | 1% |
| Matthiis & Femke | 7/10 | 3470 days | |
1.26 | 1% |
| Jann Clar | 10/10 | 3472 days | |
1.38 | 1% |
| Deede K | 9/10 | 3561 days | |
1.25 | 1% |
| eric14 | 10/10 | 3644 days | 1.12 | 1% | |
| JanW | 8/10 | 3809 days | |
0.83 | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 3813 days | |
0.79 | 1% |
| Cuz da Maori | 10/10 | 4314 days | 0.1 | 0% |
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
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.