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.
Nick Morrison
Rankers owner
Sandfly Bay Track
Valid Reviews
54 Valid Reviews
The Sandfly Bay Track experience has a total of 54 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 54 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 23 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.11% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Sandfly Bay Track valid reviews is 91.11% and is based on 54 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 54 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
90.25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 178 days | 94.98 | 100% | |
| Damien Bernard | 10/10 | 582 days |  |
56.04 | 58% |
| Fabian Probst | 9/10 | 607 days | |
51.28 | 53% |
| Myriam Ackermann | 9/10 | 607 days | |
51.28 | 53% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 9/10 | 645 days | |
44.51 | 46% |
| Ilona Roeters | 9/10 | 645 days | |
44.51 | 46% |
| Sylvie Martel | 10/10 | 652 days | 36.1 | 37% | |
| Vallee Manon | 8/10 | 652 days | |
43.32 | 44% |
| Laia Pujol | 10/10 | 654 days | |
42.98 | 44% |
| Gessica | 10/10 | 927 days | |
11.37 | 10% |
| Lili Souris | 10/10 | 948 days | |
10.11 | 9% |
| Sven and Annie | 9/10 | 981 days | |
8.47 | 7% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 8/10 | 1018 days | |
7.13 | 5% |
| Ella Gilmer | 9/10 | 1273 days | 4.76 | 3% | |
| Sofie Jebsen | 9/10 | 1294 days | |
5.67 | 4% |
| Tobias | 9/10 | 1294 days | |
5.67 | 4% |
| Isabelle | 9/10 | 1351 days | |
5.58 | 4% |
| Matthias Thorn | 9/10 | 1363 days | 4.63 | 3% | |
| Jesper Henriksen | 7/10 | 1665 days | |
5.06 | 3% |
| Julien de la lande | 7/10 | 1711 days | |
4.99 | 3% |
| Aude Moulin | 9/10 | 1711 days | |
4.99 | 3% |
| celie Mcquair | 10/10 | 1735 days | |
4.95 | 3% |
| krataihai | 10/10 | 1850 days | 3.97 | 2% | |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 2047 days | |
4.44 | 2% |
| M Natterser | 8/10 | 2113 days | |
4.33 | 2% |
| Knorr Bracher | 10/10 | 2129 days | |
4.3 | 2% |
| Dagette | 10/10 | 2186 days | 3.51 | 1% | |
| Margreet Hanemaaijer | 8/10 | 2386 days | |
3.88 | 2% |
| Hilbert vanEssen | 8/10 | 2397 days | |
3.86 | 2% |
| Pete & Pat Etheridge | 10/10 | 2409 days | |
3.84 | 2% |
| Devon Urlacher | 8/10 | 2423 days | |
3.82 | 2% |
| Fairouz | 7/10 | 2460 days | 3.13 | 1% | |
| Lydia McLean | 9/10 | 2507 days | |
3.68 | 2% |
| Jasmin Loeffler | 10/10 | 2710 days | |
3.35 | 1% |
| Rocipon | 10/10 | 2749 days | |
3.28 | 1% |
| Juliane Kleiu | 8/10 | 2756 days | |
3.27 | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 2760 days | |
3.26 | 1% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 2794 days | |
3.21 | 1% |
| dollimyxture | 10/10 | 2825 days | 2.63 | 1% | |
| davidm239 | 9/10 | 3069 days | |
2.76 | 1% |
| jenniferuk | 8/10 | 3069 days | |
2.76 | 1% |
| Risch & Seybold | 8/10 | 3113 days | |
2.68 | 1% |
| Paula Martinez | 10/10 | 3134 days | |
2.65 | 1% |
| John Cox | 9/10 | 3137 days | |
2.64 | 1% |
| Nicola | 9/10 | 3140 days | |
2.64 | 1% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 3152 days | |
2.62 | 1% |
| Johanna X | 10/10 | 3154 days | |
2.62 | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 3205 days | |
2.53 | 0% |
| Werner Zuis | 10/10 | 3206 days | |
2.53 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3219 days | |
2.51 | 0% |
| Artur D | 10/10 | 3223 days | |
2.5 | 0% |
| Myriauy Rito | 8/10 | 3229 days | |
2.49 | 0% |
| Emma-Louise Vetriano | 10/10 | 3231 days | |
2.49 | 0% |
| MiepS | 9/10 | 3452 days | |
2.13 | 0% |
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
90%
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.