Ranking Score Explained
Kia ora 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
88.40%
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 | 1036 days | 90% |
| Davina | 10/10 | 1248 days | 100% |
| Nicki Chow | 10/10 | 1248 days | 100% |
| Kay Simpkin | 8/10 | 1922 days | 67% |
| Matthew | 9/10 | 2001 days | 67% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 2054 days | 65% |
| Justine Langero | 9/10 | 2072 days | 64% |
| Kristin Pogue | 8/10 | 2287 days | 51% |
| Sarah Boettcher | 7/10 | 2289 days | 49% |
| Pascale Lemieux | 7/10 | 2289 days | 49% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 2294 days | 54% |
| Christian Bobsu | 10/10 | 2298 days | 54% |
| Stephen Timko | 9/10 | 2299 days | 54% |
| Joerg | 9/10 | 2306 days | 53% |
| Michael L | 9/10 | 2307 days | 53% |
| Celine | 10/10 | 2307 days | 53% |
| Jorge Gonzoleis | 7/10 | 2311 days | 48% |
| Joaquin Gruffat | 10/10 | 2321 days | 53% |
| Ben and Pauline | 7/10 | 2327 days | 47% |
| Yaiv Cohen | 9/10 | 2336 days | 52% |
| magdalena gomez haedo | 10/10 | 2341 days | 52% |
| Hannes Puediger | 8/10 | 2363 days | 48% |
| Konstantin Bücheler | 9/10 | 2392 days | 50% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 2681 days | 37% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 10/10 | 2720 days | 35% |
| Oliver Andres | 10/10 | 2755 days | 34% |
| Anja Weppler | 10/10 | 3013 days | 22% |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 10/10 | 3014 days | 22% |
| Leandra Thiele | 8/10 | 3016 days | 21% |
| Jonas Hessel | 10/10 | 3043 days | 21% |
| Sheila Galpin | 9/10 | 3044 days | 21% |
| Wouter Bosch | 10/10 | 3087 days | 19% |
| Emmanuelle Brevier | 8/10 | 3094 days | 18% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 3100 days | 19% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 3105 days | 17% |
| Thomas Roche | 10/10 | 3107 days | 18% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 8/10 | 3110 days | 17% |
| Kellie | 9/10 | 3110 days | 18% |
| Elizabeth Stenhouse | 10/10 | 3380 days | 6% |
| Patrick | 10/10 | 3395 days | 6% |
| Lisa | 9/10 | 3395 days | 6% |
| Pia Pitkala | 9/10 | 3400 days | 5% |
| Tanja Schlagermann | 10/10 | 3413 days | 5% |
| Alexander Mukasa | 9/10 | 3413 days | 5% |
| Lydia Kleinkoenen | 10/10 | 3415 days | 5% |
| Jessica Grewe | 10/10 | 3415 days | 5% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 9/10 | 3423 days | 4% |
| Leticia Martin | 9/10 | 3492 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 10/10 | 3492 days | 1% |
| Meryem Buchwitz | 8/10 | 3514 days | 0% |
| Jaap & Susanne | 8/10 | 3785 days | 16% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 3958 days | 17% |
| Sophie Burge | 9/10 | 4119 days | 17% |
| Jacob | 10/10 | 4129 days | 17% |
| K Dahmer | 10/10 | 4135 days | 17% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 4140 days | 17% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 9/10 | 4494 days | 17% |
| Nicky and Andy Prescott | 10/10 | 4509 days | 17% |
| Matthiis & Femke | 7/10 | 4514 days | 15% |
| Jann Clar | 10/10 | 4516 days | 17% |
| Deede K | 9/10 | 4605 days | 17% |
| eric14 | 10/10 | 4688 days | 17% |
| JanW | 8/10 | 4853 days | 16% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 4857 days | 15% |
| Cuz da Maori | 10/10 | 5358 days | 17% |
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
88%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and 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.