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
95.41%
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 | 531 days | 100% |
| Frankie | 10/10 | 804 days | 33% |
| xavier MICHEL | 10/10 | 866 days | 24% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 957 days | 14% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 1110 days | 9% |
| Damien Bernard | 10/10 | 1514 days | 8% |
| Fabian Probst | 9/10 | 1539 days | 7% |
| Myriam Ackermann | 9/10 | 1539 days | 7% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 9/10 | 1577 days | 7% |
| Ilona Roeters | 9/10 | 1577 days | 7% |
| Sylvie Martel | 10/10 | 1584 days | 7% |
| Vallee Manon | 8/10 | 1584 days | 7% |
| Laia Pujol | 10/10 | 1586 days | 7% |
| Gessica | 10/10 | 1859 days | 6% |
| Lili Souris | 10/10 | 1880 days | 6% |
| Sven and Annie | 9/10 | 1913 days | 6% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 8/10 | 1950 days | 6% |
| Ella Gilmer | 9/10 | 2205 days | 5% |
| Sofie Jebsen | 9/10 | 2226 days | 5% |
| Tobias | 9/10 | 2226 days | 5% |
| Isabelle | 9/10 | 2283 days | 5% |
| Matthias Thorn | 9/10 | 2295 days | 5% |
| Jesper Henriksen | 7/10 | 2597 days | 3% |
| Julien de la lande | 7/10 | 2643 days | 3% |
| Aude Moulin | 9/10 | 2643 days | 4% |
| celie Mcquair | 10/10 | 2667 days | 3% |
| Tan | 10/10 | 2783 days | 3% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 2979 days | 2% |
| M Natterser | 8/10 | 3045 days | 2% |
| Knorr Bracher | 10/10 | 3061 days | 2% |
| Dagette | 10/10 | 3118 days | 2% |
| Margreet Hanemaaijer | 8/10 | 3318 days | 1% |
| Hilbert vanEssen | 8/10 | 3329 days | 1% |
| Pete & Pat Etheridge | 10/10 | 3341 days | 1% |
| Devon Urlacher | 8/10 | 3355 days | 1% |
| Fairouz | 7/10 | 3392 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 9/10 | 3439 days | 1% |
| Jasmin Loeffler | 10/10 | 3643 days | 0% |
| Rocipon | 10/10 | 3681 days | 2% |
| Juliane Kleiu | 8/10 | 3688 days | 2% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3692 days | 2% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 3726 days | 2% |
| dollimyxture | 10/10 | 3757 days | 2% |
| davidm239 | 9/10 | 4002 days | 2% |
| jenniferuk | 8/10 | 4002 days | 2% |
| Risch & Seybold | 8/10 | 4045 days | 2% |
| Paula Martinez | 10/10 | 4066 days | 2% |
| John Cox | 9/10 | 4069 days | 2% |
| Nicola | 9/10 | 4072 days | 2% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 4084 days | 2% |
| Johanna X | 10/10 | 4086 days | 2% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 4137 days | 2% |
| Werner Zuis | 10/10 | 4138 days | 2% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 4151 days | 2% |
| Artur D | 10/10 | 4155 days | 2% |
| Myriauy Rito | 8/10 | 4161 days | 2% |
| Emma-Louise Vetriano | 10/10 | 4163 days | 2% |
| MiepS | 9/10 | 4385 days | 2% |
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
95%
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.