Ranking Score Explained
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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 Routeburn 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.
Routeburn Track
Valid Reviews
137 Valid Reviews
The Routeburn Track experience has a total of 138 reviews. There are 137 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 137 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 59 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 43 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 26 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.80% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Routeburn Track valid reviews is 90.80% and is based on 137 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
131 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 137 valid reviews, the experience has 131 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 131 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 55 |
|
42% |
| 9/10 | 42 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 25 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.61% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Routeburn Track face-to-face reviews is 90.61% and is based on 131 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
91.92%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Christoph | 10/10 | 814 days |  |
17.51 | 100% |
| Dorothy and Graham Glen | 10/10 | 814 days | |
17.51 | 100% |
| Laura Kudo | 8/10 | 1039 days | |
5.22 | 30% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 10/10 | 1065 days | |
5.14 | 29% |
| Remy and Rebecca Mans | 10/10 | 1068 days | |
5.12 | 29% |
| Holloway | 10/10 | 1070 days | |
5.1 | 29% |
| Fi | 8/10 | 1091 days | |
4.75 | 27% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 1112 days | |
4.97 | 28% |
| Mikkel Thomassen | 10/10 | 1163 days | |
4.87 | 28% |
| Jannika Cao | 10/10 | 1163 days | |
4.87 | 28% |
| Kat | 8/10 | 1164 days | |
4.62 | 26% |
| Austin Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 1189 days | |
4.82 | 28% |
| Susan H | 10/10 | 1206 days | 4.78 | 27% | |
| Hector | 9/10 | 1394 days | |
4.41 | 25% |
| Carlos | 9/10 | 1394 days | |
4.41 | 25% |
| Ivanova R | 10/10 | 1395 days | |
4.41 | 25% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 7/10 | 1407 days | |
3.99 | 23% |
| Stephen Timko | 10/10 | 1411 days | |
4.38 | 25% |
| Jeeyoung Kim | 10/10 | 1413 days | |
4.38 | 25% |
| Marie | 10/10 | 1415 days | |
4.37 | 25% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 8/10 | 1417 days | |
4.15 | 24% |
| Chao Lai | 9/10 | 1417 days | |
4.37 | 25% |
| Virginia Fradin | 8/10 | 1417 days | |
4.15 | 24% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 1418 days | |
4.37 | 25% |
| Derick Trotter | 9/10 | 1418 days | |
4.37 | 25% |
| Kathryn Nolan | 10/10 | 1420 days | |
4.36 | 25% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 10/10 | 1421 days | |
4.36 | 25% |
| Pierre Mathis | 8/10 | 1423 days | |
4.14 | 24% |
| Judy | 9/10 | 1425 days | |
4.35 | 25% |
| Lea Kisbye | 7/10 | 1426 days | |
3.96 | 23% |
| Max | 7/10 | 1428 days | |
3.96 | 23% |
| Manuel El-Amine | 8/10 | 1429 days | |
4.13 | 24% |
| Bernardo Galeazzo | 8/10 | 1433 days | 4.12 | 24% | |
| Kim | 8/10 | 1437 days | |
4.11 | 23% |
| Stephanie Pope | 9/10 | 1443 days | |
4.32 | 25% |
| Maike Santelmann | 9/10 | 1445 days | |
4.32 | 25% |
| Remi Lopez | 10/10 | 1446 days | |
4.31 | 25% |
| Yarden Oliva | 10/10 | 1448 days | |
4.31 | 25% |
| Mia Gaynor | 10/10 | 1449 days | |
4.31 | 25% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 1450 days | |
4.09 | 23% |
| Gonne Clasen | 8/10 | 1470 days | |
4.05 | 23% |
| Samantha Heim | 10/10 | 1499 days | |
4.21 | 24% |
| Iker Peeters | 10/10 | 1518 days | |
4.17 | 24% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 1551 days | 4.11 | 23% | |
| Sue Strebe | 8/10 | 1811 days | |
3.42 | 20% |
| Elisa Felising | 10/10 | 1817 days | |
3.59 | 20% |
| David McIntosh | 9/10 | 1828 days | |
3.57 | 20% |
| Dawn Mulligan | 8/10 | 1834 days | |
3.38 | 19% |
| Karolina Gren | 9/10 | 2127 days | |
2.98 | 17% |
| Moritz Lepple | 9/10 | 2144 days | |
2.95 | 17% |
| Simon Galpin | 8/10 | 2156 days | |
2.78 | 16% |
| Andreas Jung | 9/10 | 2165 days | |
2.91 | 17% |
| Maria = Moller Hansen | 10/10 | 2169 days | |
2.9 | 17% |
| Bjorn Houlberg | 9/10 | 2169 days | |
2.9 | 17% |
| Marinette | 9/10 | 2173 days | |
2.89 | 17% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 2173 days | |
2.89 | 17% |
| Natalie Boehm | 10/10 | 2174 days | |
2.89 | 16% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 2174 days | |
2.63 | 15% |
| Anna Guzewiez | 7/10 | 2177 days | |
2.62 | 15% |
| David Krasner | 8/10 | 2183 days | |
2.73 | 16% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 2212 days | |
2.81 | 16% |
| Trish Pope | 10/10 | 2221 days | |
2.8 | 16% |
| Philipp Haass | 10/10 | 2226 days | |
2.79 | 16% |
| Christin Woelk | 5/10 | 2487 days | |
1.84 | 11% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 9/10 | 2499 days | |
2.25 | 13% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 10/10 | 2509 days | |
2.23 | 13% |
| Tom Somers | 10/10 | 2509 days | |
2.23 | 13% |
| Andy Cummins | 10/10 | 2510 days | |
2.23 | 13% |
| Cervenka Jaroslav | 10/10 | 2515 days | |
2.22 | 13% |
| Jitka Zenahlikova | 10/10 | 2515 days | |
2.22 | 13% |
| Katey Justice | 9/10 | 2518 days | |
2.22 | 13% |
| Kathryn Pisco | 10/10 | 2529 days | |
2.19 | 13% |
| Mike Pisco | 10/10 | 2529 days | |
2.19 | 13% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 2533 days | |
2.19 | 12% |
| Helen and Ogi | 10/10 | 2536 days | |
2.18 | 12% |
| Francis Runge | 10/10 | 2537 days | |
2.18 | 12% |
| Peter Moederer | 8/10 | 2540 days | |
2.06 | 12% |
| Tobias Sowade | 9/10 | 2549 days | |
2.15 | 12% |
| Liam Day | 8/10 | 2599 days | |
1.95 | 11% |
| Alexandra van den Brack | 9/10 | 2610 days | |
2.04 | 12% |
| Katharina Pape | 9/10 | 2611 days | |
2.03 | 12% |
| Debbie | 10/10 | 2614 days | |
2.03 | 12% |
| Michael Neumann | 10/10 | 2875 days | |
1.52 | 9% |
| Oliver Hardt | 8/10 | 2877 days | |
1.44 | 8% |
| Val Phillips | 10/10 | 2881 days | |
1.5 | 9% |
| D Esson | 8/10 | 2882 days | |
1.43 | 8% |
| Hanna Clement | 8/10 | 2882 days | |
1.43 | 8% |
| Keith Helen | 10/10 | 2888 days | |
1.49 | 9% |
| Fleming Lauridsen | 9/10 | 2897 days | |
1.47 | 8% |
| Siegfried Richter | 8/10 | 2898 days | |
1.4 | 8% |
| Beeny | 9/10 | 2898 days | |
1.47 | 8% |
| Carolin Haas | 9/10 | 2898 days | |
1.47 | 8% |
| Vincent & Lian | 9/10 | 2898 days | |
1.47 | 8% |
| Alan Findlay | 10/10 | 2903 days | |
1.46 | 8% |
| Lynn Robinson | 10/10 | 2909 days | |
1.45 | 8% |
| Francis Corrigan | 10/10 | 2918 days | |
1.43 | 8% |
| Jackie & Ray | 9/10 | 2930 days | |
1.41 | 8% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2948 days | 1.37 | 8% | |
| Rob O'Neill | 9/10 | 3225 days | |
0.83 | 5% |
| David Brown | 9/10 | 3227 days | |
0.83 | 5% |
| David Taylor | 6/10 | 3228 days | |
0.69 | 4% |
| R Tearle | 9/10 | 3232 days | |
0.82 | 5% |
| Helen Evans | 6/10 | 3237 days | |
0.67 | 4% |
| Helen | 9/10 | 3244 days | |
0.79 | 5% |
| Katherine and Pete Smal | 9/10 | 3244 days | |
0.79 | 5% |
| Wouter Moui | 8/10 | 3246 days | |
0.75 | 4% |
| Ben Akin-Smith | 7/10 | 3248 days | |
0.72 | 4% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 3248 days | |
0.79 | 4% |
| Estel la Prado | 9/10 | 3248 days | |
0.79 | 4% |
| Elise van Haastert | 9/10 | 3253 days | |
0.78 | 4% |
| Geert Van Tittelboom | 9/10 | 3258 days | |
0.77 | 4% |
| Carmel | 10/10 | 3258 days | |
0.77 | 4% |
| Janine Diehl | 10/10 | 3259 days | |
0.77 | 4% |
| Daniel Hammersley | 9/10 | 3259 days | |
0.77 | 4% |
| Becky Foley | 10/10 | 3268 days | |
0.75 | 4% |
| Van den Borne | 9/10 | 3268 days | |
0.75 | 4% |
| Angela Clarke | 9/10 | 3269 days | |
0.75 | 4% |
| Liz Foxwell-Canning | 10/10 | 3269 days | |
0.75 | 4% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 9/10 | 3274 days | |
0.74 | 4% |
| Sue Haward | 9/10 | 3277 days | |
0.73 | 4% |
| Christian Foerster | 9/10 | 3282 days | |
0.72 | 4% |
| dollimyxture | 10/10 | 3313 days | 0.66 | 4% | |
| mnm | 9/10 | 3313 days | 0.66 | 4% | |
| Ann Michle | 9/10 | 3539 days | |
0.22 | 1% |
| Victoria Slater | 8/10 | 3593 days | |
0.11 | 1% |
| Margie | 10/10 | 3597 days | |
0.1 | 1% |
| Inbar Yizhar Barnea | 10/10 | 3607 days | |
0.08 | 0% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 10/10 | 3609 days | |
0.08 | 0% |
| Peter Brown | 8/10 | 3615 days | |
0.07 | 0% |
| David Hobson | 10/10 | 3639 days | |
0.02 | 0% |
| Ross & Catherine Litherland | 8/10 | 3660 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Primavesi | 10/10 | 3721 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Tim_P | 8/10 | 3950 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Thomas1646 | 10/10 | 3960 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| JuergenSchnitzer | 10/10 | 3969 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Gillian | 9/10 | 3973 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mette | 9/10 | 3997 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Routeburn Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
92%
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.