Ranking Score Explained
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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.
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
89.44%
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 | 546 days | 52.76 | 100% | |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 546 days | 52.76 | 100% | |
| Chloe B | 10/10 | 789 days | 19.84 | 38% | |
| Rado Hank | 9/10 | 845 days |  |
14.9 | 28% |
| Michel and Susanne | 10/10 | 1105 days | |
4.98 | 9% |
| Francesca Scott | 10/10 | 1131 days | |
4.93 | 9% |
| Signe Frank-Lassoe | 10/10 | 1132 days | |
4.93 | 9% |
| Thomas Kindler | 9/10 | 1139 days | |
4.91 | 9% |
| Antoine | 10/10 | 1167 days | |
4.86 | 9% |
| Jonathan Verschuuren | 7/10 | 1170 days | |
4.42 | 8% |
| Maaike | 7/10 | 1174 days | |
4.41 | 8% |
| Suzannah Hill | 9/10 | 1180 days | |
4.83 | 9% |
| Tim | 8/10 | 1191 days | |
4.57 | 9% |
| Jendrik | 8/10 | 1191 days | |
4.57 | 9% |
| Maria Eriksson | 9/10 | 1191 days | |
4.81 | 9% |
| Susanne | 9/10 | 1192 days | |
4.81 | 9% |
| Josh Bird | 6/10 | 1193 days | |
3.99 | 8% |
| Jemima Brown | 7/10 | 1193 days | |
4.38 | 8% |
| Tome | 9/10 | 1197 days | |
4.8 | 9% |
| Leonie Brabers | 7/10 | 1208 days | |
4.35 | 8% |
| Evan Lloyd | 9/10 | 1212 days | |
4.77 | 9% |
| tinagermany111 | 10/10 | 1246 days | |
4.7 | 9% |
| Jacqui Sinclair | 10/10 | 1338 days | 4.52 | 9% | |
| Menguy Thibault | 8/10 | 1431 days | |
4.13 | 8% |
| Susanne Breudel | 9/10 | 1436 days | |
4.33 | 8% |
| Antonia Gillett | 10/10 | 1450 days | |
4.31 | 8% |
| Jeanne Minor | 10/10 | 1450 days | |
4.31 | 8% |
| Jonathan Foskett | 9/10 | 1455 days | |
4.3 | 8% |
| Pat Dye | 8/10 | 1457 days | |
4.08 | 8% |
| Ruben Toorwe | 6/10 | 1466 days | |
3.55 | 7% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1468 days | |
4.06 | 8% |
| Kay Radloft | 5/10 | 1480 days | |
3.44 | 7% |
| Patrick Baritz | 5/10 | 1495 days | |
3.42 | 6% |
| Leanna Wyer | 10/10 | 1496 days | |
4.22 | 8% |
| Matte Stemkowitz | 6/10 | 1499 days | |
3.49 | 7% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 1/10 | 1501 days | |
3.07 | 6% |
| Chris Simpson | 9/10 | 1510 days | |
4.19 | 8% |
| Iwona | 6/10 | 1540 days | |
3.43 | 6% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 6/10 | 1580 days | 3.36 | 6% | |
| Suzanne Vermeulen | 6/10 | 1612 days | 3.31 | 6% | |
| Zuzana Holubova | 6/10 | 2162 days | |
2.42 | 5% |
| Laina Black | 8/10 | 2190 days | |
2.71 | 5% |
| Ricky White | 9/10 | 2190 days | |
2.86 | 5% |
| Kathi | 9/10 | 2191 days | |
2.86 | 5% |
| Derek | 8/10 | 2201 days | |
2.69 | 5% |
| Rebecca Alt | 10/10 | 2253 days | |
2.73 | 5% |
| Romina Bolz | 7/10 | 2255 days | |
2.48 | 5% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 8/10 | 2549 days | |
2.05 | 4% |
| Gale Willcocks | 9/10 | 2549 days | |
2.15 | 4% |
| Ken Richardson | 10/10 | 2549 days | |
2.15 | 4% |
| Julian Roots | 9/10 | 2556 days | 2.14 | 4% | |
| Timo Maschke | 10/10 | 2637 days | |
1.98 | 4% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 2906 days | |
1.46 | 3% |
| Hannah Bean | 10/10 | 2932 days | |
1.41 | 3% |
| Jim Addicott | 10/10 | 2934 days | |
1.4 | 3% |
| Stefan | 8/10 | 2935 days | |
1.33 | 3% |
| Mark & Beth Kaufman | 8/10 | 3016 days | |
1.18 | 2% |
| Lardy | 8/10 | 3029 days | |
1.15 | 2% |
| Matthew Franklin | 7/10 | 3289 days | |
0.64 | 1% |
| Anita Aleva | 10/10 | 3299 days | |
0.69 | 1% |
| Andrew Koster | 10/10 | 3300 days | |
0.68 | 1% |
| mr Schumader | 8/10 | 3301 days | |
0.65 | 1% |
| Stefan Morris | 4/10 | 3306 days | |
0.53 | 1% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 3308 days | |
0.67 | 1% |
| C Gobl | 10/10 | 3314 days | |
0.66 | 1% |
| TheBigLebowski | 9/10 | 3346 days | 0.59 | 1% | |
| pipling | 9/10 | 3377 days | 0.53 | 1% | |
| Grant | 10/10 | 3573 days | |
0.15 | 0% |
| kempt | 8/10 | 3591 days | 0.11 | 0% | |
| Family_Thomsen | 10/10 | 3634 days | |
0.03 | 0% |
| Andy & Louise Dutton | 9/10 | 3639 days | |
0.02 | 0% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 3665 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Irene Turley | 7/10 | 3675 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mike Kirchner | 6/10 | 3676 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Sandie Chan | 10/10 | 3726 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| robineth | 9/10 | 3735 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Lionel Mouesca | 8/10 | 3754 days | |
0.0 | 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.