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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 Roscos Milford Kayaks.
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Roscos Milford Kayaks
Valid Reviews
105 Valid Reviews
The Roscos Milford Kayaks experience has a total of 106 reviews. There are 105 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 105 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 47 |
|
45% |
| 9/10 | 32 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roscos Milford Kayaks valid reviews is 90.67% and is based on 105 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
78 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 105 valid reviews, the experience has 78 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 78 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 31 |
|
40% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.46% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roscos Milford Kayaks face-to-face reviews is 88.46% and is based on 78 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
91.55%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Brewin | 10/10 | 2722 days | 100% |
| Mark Ashmore | 10/10 | 2938 days | 85% |
| Tim Struessmann | 7/10 | 2955 days | 76% |
| Fran and Ben | 10/10 | 2971 days | 82% |
| Alex Hah | 9/10 | 2997 days | 79% |
| Matthew | 8/10 | 3007 days | 78% |
| Stefania Colla | 10/10 | 3014 days | 79% |
| Rick Semo | 10/10 | 3014 days | 79% |
| Jessica Freeland | 9/10 | 3032 days | 77% |
| Ane Pujol | 10/10 | 3036 days | 77% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3054 days | 75% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3054 days | 75% |
| Kristin Pogue | 10/10 | 3293 days | 59% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3315 days | 57% |
| Hugo Alfonso | 10/10 | 3320 days | 57% |
| Bill Priddy | 10/10 | 3320 days | 57% |
| Stephen Ophelder | 10/10 | 3321 days | 57% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3334 days | 56% |
| Lindsay Dell | 9/10 | 3344 days | 55% |
| Florian Bellark | 9/10 | 3346 days | 55% |
| Gonne Clasen | 7/10 | 3364 days | 49% |
| Gregory | 9/10 | 3367 days | 53% |
| Maxime Louis | 10/10 | 3371 days | 53% |
| dror cohen | 10/10 | 3381 days | 53% |
| Ludo and Cha | 8/10 | 3406 days | 50% |
| Graham Lighner | 9/10 | 3422 days | 49% |
| Iris Gigacher | 9/10 | 3440 days | 48% |
| Jennifer Brown | 10/10 | 3441 days | 48% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 3686 days | 31% |
| Jam Boggomann | 7/10 | 3773 days | 22% |
| Claudia de Winter | 8/10 | 4023 days | 6% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4024 days | 3% |
| Simeon W | 9/10 | 4034 days | 6% |
| Daniel Robledo | 9/10 | 4053 days | 4% |
| Maria Camen Santos Lopez | 9/10 | 4053 days | 4% |
| Maria = Moller Hansen | 10/10 | 4063 days | 4% |
| Bjorn Houlberg | 10/10 | 4063 days | 4% |
| Michael Uebe | 8/10 | 4083 days | 2% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Kellie | 10/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Fjord | 10/10 | 4401 days | 18% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4401 days | 18% |
| Friederike | 10/10 | 4401 days | 18% |
| Raelene Vine | 10/10 | 4417 days | 18% |
| Jeremy Eng | 8/10 | 4417 days | 17% |
| Luisa | 10/10 | 4422 days | 18% |
| Sohie | 10/10 | 4422 days | 18% |
| Nigel Leighton | 10/10 | 4495 days | 18% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4498 days | 17% |
| D Pieter | 6/10 | 4505 days | 13% |
| Anne Sutkowi | 10/10 | 4507 days | 18% |
| Karsten Meyer | 8/10 | 4522 days | 17% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 4763 days | 17% |
| Michael Neumann | 9/10 | 4769 days | 17% |
| jackson78 | 10/10 | 4842 days | 18% |
| C | 10/10 | 4842 days | 18% |
| Extremo | 10/10 | 4873 days | 18% |
| Allan Johnston | 10/10 | 4934 days | 18% |
| Jorge Martinez Gacio | 8/10 | 5128 days | 17% |
| Boi Sagarra | 7/10 | 5131 days | 15% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5134 days | 17% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5139 days | 17% |
| Fabrizio Consolini | 8/10 | 5139 days | 17% |
| Estel la Prado | 10/10 | 5142 days | 18% |
| Susan Herd | 9/10 | 5143 days | 17% |
| Jessica Vogels | 9/10 | 5146 days | 17% |
| Emma Ducat | 10/10 | 5148 days | 18% |
| Melanie Gruber | 10/10 | 5149 days | 18% |
| Lukis Haertel | 9/10 | 5173 days | 17% |
| ccthornton100 | 9/10 | 5513 days | 17% |
| Nicky and Andy Prescott | 10/10 | 5515 days | 18% |
| David Morton | 8/10 | 5515 days | 17% |
| Thomas K | 9/10 | 5522 days | 17% |
| Belinda Godhard | 9/10 | 5538 days | 17% |
| Thomas Stopp | 9/10 | 5541 days | 17% |
| joannaw | 9/10 | 5588 days | 17% |
| Simon Slawner | 9/10 | 5605 days | 17% |
| Thorben Thede | 7/10 | 5615 days | 15% |
| anne p | 7/10 | 5626 days | 15% |
| eric14 | 8/10 | 5664 days | 17% |
| Sam819 | 10/10 | 5664 days | 18% |
| SandraThomas | 10/10 | 5664 days | 18% |
| MarielR | 8/10 | 5865 days | 17% |
| Donna | 10/10 | 5872 days | 18% |
| Sam Marshall | 7/10 | 5875 days | 15% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 5895 days | 17% |
| Hans | 8/10 | 5895 days | 17% |
| ali_m | 10/10 | 5916 days | 18% |
| Emily | 10/10 | 5954 days | 18% |
| Tom | 10/10 | 5963 days | 18% |
| Aoife | 9/10 | 6021 days | 17% |
| Shannon | 5/10 | 6095 days | 9% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6114 days | 17% |
| Eric Campbell | 10/10 | 6134 days | 18% |
| Corin Kraft | 10/10 | 6189 days | 18% |
| hobl | 10/10 | 6196 days | 18% |
| cyntha rams | 10/10 | 6221 days | 18% |
| Katy Bray | 9/10 | 6227 days | 17% |
| Vicki | 9/10 | 6245 days | 17% |
| Walter | 9/10 | 6261 days | 17% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 6261 days | 18% |
| Dupre | 8/10 | 6316 days | 17% |
| Kate and Dave | 10/10 | 6449 days | 18% |
| Susan | 9/10 | 6597 days | 17% |
| Peter | 8/10 | 6617 days | 17% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Roscos Milford Kayaks experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.68% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 61 days. However the Roscos Milford Kayaks experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Roscos Milford Kayaks experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.63% |
| 198 | -3.65% |
| 199 | -3.66% |
| 200 | -3.68% |
| 201 | -3.70% |
| 202 | -3.72% |
| 203 | -3.74% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.31% Adjustment
Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.
You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled customers are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.
We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.
Final Ranking Score
89%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.