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
57 Valid Reviews
The Sandfly Bay Track experience has a total of 57 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 57 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 26 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
30% |
| 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% |
91.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Sandfly Bay Track valid reviews is 91.58% and is based on 57 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 57 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
93.86%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie | 10/10 | 77 days | 99.06 | 100% | |
| xavier MICHEL | 10/10 | 139 days | 96.94 | 98% | |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 230 days | 91.62 | 92% | |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 383 days | 76.76 | 77% | |
| Damien Bernard | 10/10 | 787 days |  |
24.04 | 23% |
| Fabian Probst | 9/10 | 812 days | |
21.23 | 20% |
| Myriam Ackermann | 9/10 | 812 days | |
21.23 | 20% |
| Eveet De Beleir | 9/10 | 850 days | |
17.41 | 16% |
| Ilona Roeters | 9/10 | 850 days | |
17.41 | 16% |
| Sylvie Martel | 10/10 | 857 days | 13.98 | 13% | |
| Vallee Manon | 8/10 | 857 days | |
16.77 | 15% |
| Laia Pujol | 10/10 | 859 days | |
16.59 | 15% |
| Gessica | 10/10 | 1132 days | |
5.94 | 4% |
| Lili Souris | 10/10 | 1153 days | |
5.9 | 4% |
| Sven and Annie | 9/10 | 1186 days | |
5.85 | 4% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 8/10 | 1223 days | |
5.79 | 4% |
| Ella Gilmer | 9/10 | 1478 days | 4.48 | 3% | |
| Sofie Jebsen | 9/10 | 1499 days | |
5.34 | 4% |
| Tobias | 9/10 | 1499 days | |
5.34 | 4% |
| Isabelle | 9/10 | 1556 days | |
5.24 | 4% |
| Matthias Thorn | 9/10 | 1568 days | 4.35 | 3% | |
| Jesper Henriksen | 7/10 | 1870 days | |
4.73 | 3% |
| Julien de la lande | 7/10 | 1916 days | |
4.65 | 3% |
| Aude Moulin | 9/10 | 1916 days | |
4.65 | 3% |
| celie Mcquair | 10/10 | 1940 days | |
4.61 | 3% |
| krataihai | 10/10 | 2056 days | 3.68 | 2% | |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 2252 days | |
4.1 | 2% |
| M Natterser | 8/10 | 2318 days | |
3.99 | 2% |
| Knorr Bracher | 10/10 | 2334 days | |
3.96 | 2% |
| Dagette | 10/10 | 2391 days | 3.22 | 1% | |
| Margreet Hanemaaijer | 8/10 | 2591 days | |
3.54 | 2% |
| Hilbert vanEssen | 8/10 | 2602 days | |
3.52 | 2% |
| Pete & Pat Etheridge | 10/10 | 2614 days | |
3.5 | 2% |
| Devon Urlacher | 8/10 | 2628 days | |
3.48 | 2% |
| Fairouz | 7/10 | 2665 days | 2.85 | 1% | |
| Lydia McLean | 9/10 | 2712 days | |
3.34 | 2% |
| Jasmin Loeffler | 10/10 | 2916 days | |
3.01 | 1% |
| Rocipon | 10/10 | 2954 days | |
2.94 | 1% |
| Juliane Kleiu | 8/10 | 2961 days | |
2.93 | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 2965 days | |
2.93 | 1% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 2999 days | |
2.87 | 1% |
| dollimyxture | 10/10 | 3030 days | 2.35 | 1% | |
| davidm239 | 9/10 | 3275 days | |
2.42 | 1% |
| jenniferuk | 8/10 | 3275 days | |
2.42 | 1% |
| Risch & Seybold | 8/10 | 3318 days | |
2.35 | 1% |
| Paula Martinez | 10/10 | 3339 days | |
2.31 | 1% |
| John Cox | 9/10 | 3342 days | |
2.31 | 1% |
| Nicola | 9/10 | 3345 days | |
2.3 | 1% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 3357 days | |
2.28 | 1% |
| Johanna X | 10/10 | 3359 days | |
2.28 | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 3410 days | |
2.19 | 0% |
| Werner Zuis | 10/10 | 3411 days | |
2.19 | 0% |
| koellner | 9/10 | 3424 days | |
2.17 | 0% |
| Artur D | 10/10 | 3428 days | |
2.16 | 0% |
| Myriauy Rito | 8/10 | 3434 days | |
2.16 | 0% |
| Emma-Louise Vetriano | 10/10 | 3436 days | |
2.15 | 0% |
| MiepS | 9/10 | 3658 days | |
1.79 | 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
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.