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 Sandfly Bay 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.
Sandfly Bay Track
Valid Reviews
58 Valid Reviews
The Sandfly Bay Track experience has a total of 58 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 58 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 27 |
|
47% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.72% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Sandfly Bay Track valid reviews is 91.72% and is based on 58 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
46 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 58 valid reviews, the experience has 46 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 46 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
41% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.09% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Sandfly Bay Track face-to-face reviews is 91.09% and is based on 46 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.22%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne | 10/10 | 721 days | 100% |
| Frankie | 10/10 | 994 days | 24% |
| xavier MICHEL | 10/10 | 1056 days | 19% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 1146 days | 18% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 1300 days | 16% |
| Damien Bernard | 10/10 | 1704 days | 14% |
| Fabian Probst | 9/10 | 1729 days | 14% |
| Myriam Ackermann | 9/10 | 1729 days | 14% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 9/10 | 1767 days | 13% |
| Ilona Roeters | 9/10 | 1767 days | 13% |
| Sylvie Martel | 10/10 | 1774 days | 13% |
| Vallee Manon | 8/10 | 1774 days | 13% |
| Laia Pujol | 10/10 | 1776 days | 13% |
| Gessica | 10/10 | 2049 days | 11% |
| Lili Souris | 10/10 | 2070 days | 11% |
| Sven and Annie | 9/10 | 2103 days | 11% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 8/10 | 2140 days | 10% |
| Ella Gilmer | 9/10 | 2395 days | 9% |
| Sofie Jebsen | 9/10 | 2416 days | 9% |
| Tobias | 9/10 | 2416 days | 9% |
| Isabelle | 9/10 | 2473 days | 8% |
| Matthias Thorn | 9/10 | 2485 days | 8% |
| Jesper Henriksen | 7/10 | 2787 days | 6% |
| Julien de la lande | 7/10 | 2833 days | 5% |
| Aude Moulin | 9/10 | 2833 days | 6% |
| celie Mcquair | 10/10 | 2857 days | 6% |
| Tan | 10/10 | 2972 days | 5% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 3169 days | 3% |
| M Natterser | 8/10 | 3235 days | 3% |
| Knorr Bracher | 10/10 | 3251 days | 3% |
| Dagette | 10/10 | 3308 days | 2% |
| Margreet Hanemaaijer | 8/10 | 3508 days | 1% |
| Hilbert vanEssen | 8/10 | 3519 days | 1% |
| Pete & Pat Etheridge | 10/10 | 3531 days | 1% |
| Devon Urlacher | 8/10 | 3545 days | 1% |
| Fairouz | 7/10 | 3582 days | 0% |
| Lydia McLean | 9/10 | 3629 days | 0% |
| Jasmin Loeffler | 10/10 | 3832 days | 4% |
| Rocipon | 10/10 | 3871 days | 4% |
| Juliane Kleiu | 8/10 | 3878 days | 3% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3882 days | 4% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 3916 days | 4% |
| dollimyxture | 10/10 | 3947 days | 4% |
| davidm239 | 9/10 | 4191 days | 4% |
| jenniferuk | 8/10 | 4191 days | 3% |
| Risch & Seybold | 8/10 | 4235 days | 3% |
| Paula Martinez | 10/10 | 4256 days | 4% |
| John Cox | 9/10 | 4259 days | 4% |
| Nicola | 9/10 | 4262 days | 4% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 4274 days | 4% |
| Johanna X | 10/10 | 4276 days | 4% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 4327 days | 4% |
| Werner Zuis | 10/10 | 4328 days | 4% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 4341 days | 4% |
| Artur D | 10/10 | 4345 days | 4% |
| Myriauy Rito | 8/10 | 4351 days | 3% |
| Emma-Louise Vetriano | 10/10 | 4353 days | 4% |
| MiepS | 9/10 | 4574 days | 4% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Sandfly Bay Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
94%
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.