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
92.34%
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 | 658 days |  |
35.26 | 100% |
| Dorothy and Graham Glen | 10/10 | 658 days | |
35.26 | 100% |
| Laura Kudo | 8/10 | 883 days | |
11.52 | 31% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 10/10 | 909 days | |
10.48 | 28% |
| Remy and Rebecca Mans | 10/10 | 912 days | |
10.31 | 28% |
| Holloway | 10/10 | 914 days | |
10.19 | 27% |
| Fi | 8/10 | 935 days | |
8.6 | 23% |
| Simon | 10/10 | 956 days | |
8.06 | 21% |
| Mikkel Thomassen | 10/10 | 1007 days | |
6.23 | 16% |
| Jannika Cao | 10/10 | 1007 days | |
6.23 | 16% |
| Kat | 8/10 | 1008 days | |
5.89 | 15% |
| Austin Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 1033 days | |
5.61 | 14% |
| Susan H | 10/10 | 1050 days | 5.32 | 13% | |
| Hector | 9/10 | 1238 days | |
4.78 | 12% |
| Carlos | 9/10 | 1238 days | |
4.78 | 12% |
| Ivanova R | 10/10 | 1239 days | |
4.78 | 11% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 7/10 | 1251 days | |
4.33 | 10% |
| Stephen Timko | 10/10 | 1255 days | |
4.76 | 11% |
| Jeeyoung Kim | 10/10 | 1257 days | |
4.75 | 11% |
| Marie | 10/10 | 1259 days | |
4.75 | 11% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 8/10 | 1261 days | |
4.51 | 11% |
| Chao Lai | 9/10 | 1261 days | |
4.75 | 11% |
| Virginia Fradin | 8/10 | 1261 days | |
4.51 | 11% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 1262 days | |
4.75 | 11% |
| Derick Trotter | 9/10 | 1262 days | |
4.75 | 11% |
| Kathryn Nolan | 10/10 | 1264 days | |
4.74 | 11% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 10/10 | 1265 days | |
4.74 | 11% |
| Pierre Mathis | 8/10 | 1267 days | |
4.5 | 11% |
| Judy | 9/10 | 1269 days | |
4.74 | 11% |
| Lea Kisbye | 7/10 | 1270 days | |
4.31 | 10% |
| Max | 7/10 | 1272 days | |
4.3 | 10% |
| Manuel El-Amine | 8/10 | 1273 days | |
4.49 | 11% |
| Bernardo Galeazzo | 8/10 | 1277 days | 4.49 | 11% | |
| Kim | 8/10 | 1281 days | |
4.48 | 11% |
| Stephanie Pope | 9/10 | 1287 days | |
4.71 | 11% |
| Maike Santelmann | 9/10 | 1289 days | |
4.7 | 11% |
| Remi Lopez | 10/10 | 1290 days | |
4.7 | 11% |
| Yarden Oliva | 10/10 | 1292 days | |
4.7 | 11% |
| Mia Gaynor | 10/10 | 1293 days | |
4.7 | 11% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 1294 days | |
4.46 | 11% |
| Gonne Clasen | 8/10 | 1314 days | |
4.43 | 10% |
| Samantha Heim | 10/10 | 1343 days | |
4.62 | 11% |
| Iker Peeters | 10/10 | 1362 days | |
4.59 | 11% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 1395 days | 4.54 | 11% | |
| Sue Strebe | 8/10 | 1655 days | |
3.94 | 9% |
| Elisa Felising | 10/10 | 1661 days | |
4.14 | 10% |
| David McIntosh | 9/10 | 1672 days | |
4.12 | 10% |
| Dawn Mulligan | 8/10 | 1678 days | |
3.91 | 9% |
| Karolina Gren | 9/10 | 1971 days | |
3.67 | 8% |
| Moritz Lepple | 9/10 | 1988 days | |
3.64 | 8% |
| Simon Galpin | 8/10 | 2000 days | |
3.44 | 8% |
| Andreas Jung | 9/10 | 2009 days | |
3.61 | 8% |
| Maria = Moller Hansen | 10/10 | 2013 days | |
3.6 | 8% |
| Bjorn Houlberg | 9/10 | 2013 days | |
3.6 | 8% |
| Marinette | 9/10 | 2017 days | |
3.6 | 8% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 2017 days | |
3.6 | 8% |
| Natalie Boehm | 10/10 | 2018 days | |
3.6 | 8% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 2018 days | |
3.27 | 7% |
| Anna Guzewiez | 7/10 | 2021 days | |
3.27 | 7% |
| David Krasner | 8/10 | 2027 days | |
3.4 | 7% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 2056 days | |
3.54 | 8% |
| Trish Pope | 10/10 | 2065 days | |
3.52 | 8% |
| Philipp Haass | 10/10 | 2070 days | |
3.52 | 8% |
| Christin Woelk | 5/10 | 2331 days | |
2.53 | 5% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 9/10 | 2343 days | |
3.1 | 7% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 10/10 | 2353 days | |
3.09 | 7% |
| Tom Somers | 10/10 | 2353 days | |
3.09 | 7% |
| Andy Cummins | 10/10 | 2354 days | |
3.08 | 7% |
| Cervenka Jaroslav | 10/10 | 2359 days | |
3.08 | 7% |
| Jitka Zenahlikova | 10/10 | 2359 days | |
3.08 | 7% |
| Katey Justice | 9/10 | 2362 days | |
3.07 | 7% |
| Kathryn Pisco | 10/10 | 2373 days | |
3.05 | 6% |
| Mike Pisco | 10/10 | 2373 days | |
3.05 | 6% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 2377 days | |
3.05 | 6% |
| Helen and Ogi | 10/10 | 2380 days | |
3.04 | 6% |
| Francis Runge | 10/10 | 2381 days | |
3.04 | 6% |
| Peter Moederer | 8/10 | 2384 days | |
2.89 | 6% |
| Tobias Sowade | 9/10 | 2393 days | |
3.02 | 6% |
| Liam Day | 8/10 | 2443 days | |
2.8 | 6% |
| Alexandra van den Brack | 9/10 | 2454 days | |
2.93 | 6% |
| Katharina Pape | 9/10 | 2455 days | |
2.93 | 6% |
| Debbie | 10/10 | 2458 days | |
2.93 | 6% |
| Michael Neumann | 10/10 | 2719 days | |
2.53 | 5% |
| Oliver Hardt | 8/10 | 2721 days | |
2.4 | 5% |
| Val Phillips | 10/10 | 2725 days | |
2.52 | 5% |
| D Esson | 8/10 | 2726 days | |
2.39 | 5% |
| Hanna Clement | 8/10 | 2726 days | |
2.39 | 5% |
| Keith Helen | 10/10 | 2732 days | |
2.51 | 5% |
| Fleming Lauridsen | 9/10 | 2741 days | |
2.49 | 5% |
| Siegfried Richter | 8/10 | 2742 days | |
2.37 | 4% |
| Beeny | 9/10 | 2742 days | |
2.49 | 5% |
| Carolin Haas | 9/10 | 2742 days | |
2.49 | 5% |
| Vincent & Lian | 9/10 | 2742 days | |
2.49 | 5% |
| Alan Findlay | 10/10 | 2747 days | |
2.49 | 5% |
| Lynn Robinson | 10/10 | 2753 days | |
2.48 | 5% |
| Francis Corrigan | 10/10 | 2762 days | |
2.46 | 5% |
| Jackie & Ray | 9/10 | 2774 days | |
2.44 | 5% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 2792 days | 2.42 | 5% | |
| Rob O'Neill | 9/10 | 3069 days | |
2.0 | 3% |
| David Brown | 9/10 | 3071 days | |
1.99 | 3% |
| David Taylor | 6/10 | 3072 days | |
1.65 | 2% |
| R Tearle | 9/10 | 3076 days | |
1.98 | 3% |
| Helen Evans | 6/10 | 3081 days | |
1.64 | 2% |
| Helen | 9/10 | 3088 days | |
1.97 | 3% |
| Katherine and Pete Smal | 9/10 | 3088 days | |
1.97 | 3% |
| Wouter Moui | 8/10 | 3090 days | |
1.87 | 3% |
| Ben Akin-Smith | 7/10 | 3092 days | |
1.78 | 3% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 3092 days | |
1.96 | 3% |
| Estel la Prado | 9/10 | 3092 days | |
1.96 | 3% |
| Elise van Haastert | 9/10 | 3097 days | |
1.95 | 3% |
| Geert Van Tittelboom | 9/10 | 3102 days | |
1.95 | 3% |
| Carmel | 10/10 | 3102 days | |
1.95 | 3% |
| Janine Diehl | 10/10 | 3103 days | |
1.94 | 3% |
| Daniel Hammersley | 9/10 | 3103 days | |
1.94 | 3% |
| Becky Foley | 10/10 | 3112 days | |
1.93 | 3% |
| Van den Borne | 9/10 | 3112 days | |
1.93 | 3% |
| Angela Clarke | 9/10 | 3113 days | |
1.93 | 3% |
| Liz Foxwell-Canning | 10/10 | 3113 days | |
1.93 | 3% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 9/10 | 3118 days | |
1.92 | 3% |
| Sue Haward | 9/10 | 3121 days | |
1.92 | 3% |
| Christian Foerster | 9/10 | 3126 days | |
1.91 | 3% |
| dollimyxture | 10/10 | 3157 days | 1.86 | 3% | |
| mnm | 9/10 | 3157 days | 1.86 | 3% | |
| Ann Michle | 9/10 | 3383 days | |
1.52 | 2% |
| Victoria Slater | 8/10 | 3437 days | |
1.36 | 2% |
| Margie | 10/10 | 3441 days | |
1.43 | 2% |
| Inbar Yizhar Barnea | 10/10 | 3451 days | |
1.41 | 2% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 10/10 | 3453 days | |
1.41 | 2% |
| Peter Brown | 8/10 | 3459 days | |
1.33 | 1% |
| David Hobson | 10/10 | 3483 days | |
1.37 | 2% |
| Ross & Catherine Litherland | 8/10 | 3504 days | |
1.27 | 1% |
| Primavesi | 10/10 | 3565 days | |
1.24 | 1% |
| Tim_P | 8/10 | 3794 days | |
0.85 | 0% |
| Thomas1646 | 10/10 | 3804 days | |
0.88 | 0% |
| JuergenSchnitzer | 10/10 | 3813 days | |
0.86 | 0% |
| Gillian | 9/10 | 3817 days | |
0.86 | 0% |
| Mette | 9/10 | 3841 days | |
0.82 | 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.