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 The Redwoods.
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
The Redwoods
Valid Reviews
77 Valid Reviews
The The Redwoods experience has a total of 77 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 77 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 25 |
|
32% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 8 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
83.77% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the The Redwoods valid reviews is 83.77% and is based on 77 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
67 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 77 valid reviews, the experience has 67 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 67 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
83.28% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the The Redwoods face-to-face reviews is 83.28% and is based on 67 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
89.05%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 172 days | 95.31 | 100% | |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 172 days | 95.31 | 100% | |
| Chloe B | 10/10 | 414 days | 72.84 | 76% | |
| Rado Hank | 9/10 | 471 days |  |
77.82 | 81% |
| Michel and Susanne | 10/10 | 731 days | |
31.19 | 31% |
| Francesca Scott | 10/10 | 757 days | |
27.72 | 27% |
| Signe Frank-Lassoe | 10/10 | 758 days | |
27.6 | 27% |
| Thomas Kindler | 9/10 | 765 days | |
26.71 | 26% |
| Antoine | 10/10 | 793 days | |
23.34 | 23% |
| Jonathan Verschuuren | 7/10 | 796 days | |
23.0 | 22% |
| Maaike | 7/10 | 800 days | |
22.55 | 22% |
| Suzannah Hill | 9/10 | 806 days | |
21.88 | 21% |
| Tim | 8/10 | 817 days | |
20.7 | 20% |
| Jendrik | 8/10 | 817 days | |
20.7 | 20% |
| Maria Eriksson | 9/10 | 817 days | |
20.7 | 20% |
| Susanne | 9/10 | 818 days | |
20.59 | 20% |
| Josh Bird | 6/10 | 819 days | |
20.49 | 20% |
| Jemima Brown | 7/10 | 819 days | |
20.49 | 20% |
| Tome | 9/10 | 823 days | |
20.07 | 19% |
| Leonie Brabers | 7/10 | 834 days | |
18.95 | 18% |
| Evan Lloyd | 9/10 | 838 days | |
18.56 | 18% |
| tinagermany111 | 10/10 | 871 days | |
15.54 | 14% |
| Jacqui Sinclair | 10/10 | 964 days | 7.72 | 6% | |
| Menguy Thibault | 8/10 | 1057 days | |
6.27 | 4% |
| Susanne Breudel | 9/10 | 1062 days | |
6.21 | 4% |
| Antonia Gillett | 10/10 | 1076 days | |
6.07 | 4% |
| Jeanne Minor | 10/10 | 1076 days | |
6.07 | 4% |
| Jonathan Foskett | 9/10 | 1081 days | |
6.04 | 4% |
| Pat Dye | 8/10 | 1083 days | |
6.03 | 4% |
| Ruben Toorwe | 6/10 | 1092 days | |
6.0 | 4% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1094 days | |
6.0 | 4% |
| Kay Radloft | 5/10 | 1106 days | |
5.98 | 4% |
| Patrick Baritz | 5/10 | 1121 days | |
5.96 | 4% |
| Leanna Wyer | 10/10 | 1122 days | |
5.96 | 4% |
| Matte Stemkowitz | 6/10 | 1125 days | |
5.95 | 4% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 1/10 | 1127 days | |
5.2 | 3% |
| Chris Simpson | 9/10 | 1136 days | |
5.93 | 4% |
| Iwona | 6/10 | 1166 days | |
5.88 | 4% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 6/10 | 1206 days | 4.85 | 3% | |
| Suzanne Vermeulen | 6/10 | 1237 days | 4.81 | 3% | |
| Zuzana Holubova | 6/10 | 1788 days | |
4.86 | 3% |
| Laina Black | 8/10 | 1816 days | |
4.81 | 3% |
| Ricky White | 9/10 | 1816 days | |
4.81 | 3% |
| Kathi | 9/10 | 1817 days | |
4.81 | 3% |
| Derek | 8/10 | 1827 days | |
4.8 | 3% |
| Rebecca Alt | 10/10 | 1879 days | |
4.71 | 3% |
| Romina Bolz | 7/10 | 1881 days | |
4.71 | 3% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 8/10 | 2175 days | |
4.22 | 2% |
| Gale Willcocks | 9/10 | 2175 days | |
4.22 | 2% |
| Ken Richardson | 10/10 | 2175 days | |
4.22 | 2% |
| Julian Roots | 9/10 | 2182 days | 3.51 | 2% | |
| Timo Maschke | 10/10 | 2263 days | |
4.08 | 2% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 2532 days | |
3.64 | 2% |
| Hannah Bean | 10/10 | 2558 days | |
3.6 | 2% |
| Jim Addicott | 10/10 | 2560 days | |
3.59 | 2% |
| Stefan | 8/10 | 2561 days | |
3.59 | 2% |
| Mark & Beth Kaufman | 8/10 | 2642 days | |
3.46 | 1% |
| Lardy | 8/10 | 2655 days | |
3.44 | 1% |
| Matthew Franklin | 7/10 | 2915 days | |
3.01 | 1% |
| Anita Aleva | 10/10 | 2925 days | |
2.99 | 1% |
| Andrew Koster | 10/10 | 2926 days | |
2.99 | 1% |
| mr Schumader | 8/10 | 2927 days | |
2.99 | 1% |
| Stefan Morris | 4/10 | 2932 days | |
2.81 | 1% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 2934 days | |
2.98 | 1% |
| C Gobl | 10/10 | 2940 days | |
2.97 | 1% |
| TheBigLebowski | 9/10 | 2972 days | 2.43 | 0% | |
| pipling | 9/10 | 3003 days | 2.39 | 0% | |
| Grant | 10/10 | 3199 days | |
2.54 | 0% |
| kempt | 8/10 | 3217 days | 2.09 | 0% | |
| Family_Thomsen | 10/10 | 3260 days | |
2.44 | 0% |
| Andy & Louise Dutton | 9/10 | 3265 days | |
2.43 | 0% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 3291 days | |
2.39 | 0% |
| Irene Turley | 7/10 | 3301 days | |
2.37 | 0% |
| Mike Kirchner | 6/10 | 3302 days | |
2.37 | 0% |
| Sandie Chan | 10/10 | 3352 days | |
2.29 | 0% |
| robineth | 9/10 | 3361 days | |
2.28 | 0% |
| Lionel Mouesca | 8/10 | 3380 days | |
2.24 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. The Redwoods does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
89%
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.