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 Moeraki Boulders.
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.
Moeraki Boulders
Valid Reviews
98 Valid Reviews
The Moeraki Boulders experience has a total of 98 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 98 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 23 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 7 |
|
7% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
79.80% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Moeraki Boulders valid reviews is 79.80% and is based on 98 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
77 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 98 valid reviews, the experience has 77 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 77 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 15 |
|
19% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
79.35% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Moeraki Boulders face-to-face reviews is 79.35% and is based on 77 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
80.25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 792 days | 19.55 | 100% | |
| Sebasitian | 7/10 | 1423 days |  |
3.97 | 20% |
| Jerome Cluzel | 7/10 | 1443 days | |
3.93 | 20% |
| Franziska Liebe | 10/10 | 1460 days | |
4.29 | 22% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 1470 days | |
4.05 | 21% |
| Maarten | 5/10 | 1472 days | |
3.45 | 18% |
| Jean Charlies Coudray | 8/10 | 1476 days | |
4.04 | 21% |
| Ulrich K | 5/10 | 1505 days | |
3.4 | 17% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 8/10 | 1607 days | 3.8 | 19% | |
| Nele Foerske | 8/10 | 1709 days | |
3.61 | 18% |
| Gavin Moffatt | 7/10 | 1712 days | |
3.45 | 18% |
| Benedikt Maus | 7/10 | 1720 days | |
3.44 | 18% |
| Laura Munguira Vadillo | 9/10 | 1722 days | |
3.77 | 19% |
| Alvaro Rodriguez | 10/10 | 1722 days | |
3.77 | 19% |
| Radim Halasz | 7/10 | 1731 days | |
3.42 | 17% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 8/10 | 1731 days | |
3.57 | 18% |
| Michael Menrath | 5/10 | 1734 days | 3.04 | 16% | |
| Liwen | 5/10 | 1739 days | |
3.03 | 15% |
| Laura Harmon | 4/10 | 1745 days | |
2.95 | 15% |
| Chris | 6/10 | 1754 days | |
3.08 | 16% |
| Sandrine | 5/10 | 1757 days | |
3.0 | 15% |
| Simon Striegel | 7/10 | 1773 days | |
3.34 | 17% |
| Sophia Zaenglo | 7/10 | 1773 days | |
3.34 | 17% |
| Brandon Patton | 10/10 | 1778 days | |
3.66 | 19% |
| Dan Wilson | 7/10 | 1812 days | |
3.27 | 17% |
| Nicole and Elliott | 8/10 | 1826 days | |
3.39 | 17% |
| Evie Sel | 7/10 | 1828 days | |
3.24 | 17% |
| Emma Rochester | 10/10 | 1871 days | 3.48 | 18% | |
| Annabelle deMontignie | 10/10 | 1948 days | 3.33 | 17% | |
| Dianne van der Wal | 6/10 | 1966 days | 2.74 | 14% | |
| James Webster | 9/10 | 2068 days | 3.1 | 16% | |
| Carmen | 8/10 | 2092 days | |
2.9 | 15% |
| Robin Sommer | 10/10 | 2128 days | |
2.98 | 15% |
| Isabelle | 9/10 | 2148 days | |
2.94 | 15% |
| Matthias Thorn | 5/10 | 2160 days | 2.36 | 12% | |
| Bjorn Privat | 9/10 | 2183 days | 2.87 | 15% | |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 2437 days | |
2.37 | 12% |
| Martin Sajdok | 5/10 | 2438 days | |
1.92 | 10% |
| Laure Cops | 9/10 | 2451 days | |
2.35 | 12% |
| Julie Robinson | 8/10 | 2482 days | |
2.17 | 11% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 2494 days | |
2.15 | 11% |
| Terry Seaman | 9/10 | 2495 days | 2.26 | 12% | |
| Lena Jensen | 8/10 | 2502 days | |
2.13 | 11% |
| Jesper Andersen | 8/10 | 2502 days | |
2.13 | 11% |
| Jacqui Knight | 10/10 | 2509 days | |
2.23 | 11% |
| Nicolas Trezeguet | 9/10 | 2527 days | |
2.2 | 11% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 2536 days | |
2.07 | 11% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 2557 days | 2.14 | 11% | |
| Brian | 9/10 | 2587 days | 2.08 | 11% | |
| Stefan | 9/10 | 2817 days | |
1.63 | 8% |
| Bettina Fluhrer | 10/10 | 2817 days | |
1.63 | 8% |
| Hanneke P | 8/10 | 2891 days | 1.41 | 7% | |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 2922 days | 1.18 | 6% | |
| Auger | 9/10 | 2929 days | |
1.41 | 7% |
| Auger | 9/10 | 2929 days | |
1.41 | 7% |
| Sally Gordie | 10/10 | 3184 days | |
0.91 | 5% |
| Oliver Hardt | 8/10 | 3186 days | |
0.86 | 4% |
| Tinne Cis | 4/10 | 3194 days | |
0.7 | 4% |
| Indra t Jolle | 2/10 | 3201 days | |
0.66 | 3% |
| Karin Laurev | 7/10 | 3206 days | |
0.79 | 4% |
| Ed & Katie Riches | 6/10 | 3209 days | |
0.72 | 4% |
| Russell | 9/10 | 3211 days | |
0.86 | 4% |
| Tadej Ferjan | 9/10 | 3211 days | |
0.86 | 4% |
| Diane Moss | 8/10 | 3211 days | |
0.82 | 4% |
| John A Jerome | 9/10 | 3212 days | |
0.86 | 4% |
| Carel | 7/10 | 3223 days | |
0.76 | 4% |
| Kai | 10/10 | 3294 days | |
0.7 | 4% |
| Rebecca & Hugh Small | 9/10 | 3298 days | |
0.69 | 4% |
| cruisysue | 8/10 | 3410 days | 0.45 | 2% | |
| Phill2517 | 9/10 | 3502 days | 0.29 | 1% | |
| Marcus | 9/10 | 3522 days | |
0.25 | 1% |
| Andrew Newark | 8/10 | 3532 days | 0.22 | 1% | |
| Fasto Maserati | 7/10 | 3553 days | |
0.17 | 1% |
| Hendrik Behrens | 9/10 | 3557 days | |
0.18 | 1% |
| Lynda Hutchins | 8/10 | 3557 days | |
0.17 | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 6/10 | 3561 days | |
0.14 | 1% |
| Marcus | 8/10 | 3568 days | |
0.15 | 1% |
| Manu & Gabi | 10/10 | 3568 days | |
0.16 | 1% |
| Marieke and Bert-Jan | 8/10 | 3579 days | |
0.13 | 1% |
| Jensen | 8/10 | 3588 days | |
0.12 | 1% |
| Jochen | 8/10 | 3589 days | |
0.11 | 1% |
| Doris Neuber | 10/10 | 3590 days | |
0.12 | 1% |
| Montys | 9/10 | 3714 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Bowness | 9/10 | 3915 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Main | 9/10 | 3929 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Krause | 10/10 | 3937 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Neal | 10/10 | 3941 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Wilbert Germ | 10/10 | 3941 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| John Helle | 7/10 | 3949 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Mathias | 3/10 | 3956 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| middendorp | 10/10 | 4002 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 4018 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| Ann Riley | 8/10 | 4030 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Marcel Schleinkcfer | 9/10 | 4030 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Rose and Jess Damon and Esler | 10/10 | 4171 days | 0.0 | 0% | |
| JonK | 9/10 | 4250 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| SophieC | 9/10 | 4257 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| JanW | 3/10 | 4274 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Moeraki Boulders does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
80%
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.