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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
100 Valid Reviews
The Moeraki Boulders experience has a total of 100 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 100 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 6 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 7 |
|
7% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
79.60% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Moeraki Boulders valid reviews is 79.60% and is based on 100 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 100 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
78.93%
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 | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina S. Larsen | 8/10 | 891 days | 100% |
| Sarah | 6/10 | 1348 days | 29% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2840 days | 5% |
| Sebasitian | 7/10 | 3471 days | 3% |
| Jerome Cluzel | 7/10 | 3491 days | 3% |
| Franziska Liebe | 10/10 | 3508 days | 3% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 3518 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 5/10 | 3520 days | 2% |
| Jean Charlies Coudray | 8/10 | 3524 days | 3% |
| Ulrich K | 5/10 | 3553 days | 2% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 8/10 | 3654 days | 2% |
| Nele Foerske | 8/10 | 3757 days | 2% |
| Gavin Moffatt | 7/10 | 3760 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 7/10 | 3768 days | 2% |
| Laura Munguira Vadillo | 9/10 | 3770 days | 2% |
| Alvaro Rodriguez | 10/10 | 3770 days | 2% |
| Radim Halasz | 7/10 | 3779 days | 2% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 8/10 | 3779 days | 2% |
| Michael Menrath | 5/10 | 3782 days | 1% |
| Liwen | 5/10 | 3787 days | 1% |
| Laura Harmon | 4/10 | 3793 days | 1% |
| Chris | 6/10 | 3802 days | 1% |
| Sandrine | 5/10 | 3805 days | 1% |
| Simon Striegel | 7/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Sophia Zaenglo | 7/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Brandon Patton | 10/10 | 3826 days | 2% |
| Dan Wilson | 7/10 | 3860 days | 1% |
| Nicole and Elliott | 8/10 | 3874 days | 1% |
| Evie Sel | 7/10 | 3876 days | 1% |
| Emma Rochester | 10/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Annabelle deMontignie | 10/10 | 3996 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 6/10 | 4013 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 9/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Carmen | 8/10 | 4140 days | 0% |
| Robin Sommer | 10/10 | 4176 days | 0% |
| Isabelle | 9/10 | 4196 days | 0% |
| Matthias Thorn | 5/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| Bjorn Privat | 9/10 | 4231 days | 0% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4485 days | 1% |
| Martin Sajdok | 5/10 | 4486 days | 1% |
| Laure Cops | 9/10 | 4499 days | 1% |
| Julie Robinson | 8/10 | 4530 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4542 days | 1% |
| Terry Seaman | 9/10 | 4543 days | 1% |
| Lena Jensen | 8/10 | 4550 days | 1% |
| Jesper Andersen | 8/10 | 4550 days | 1% |
| Jacqui Knight | 10/10 | 4557 days | 1% |
| Nicolas Trezeguet | 9/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4584 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 4605 days | 1% |
| Brian | 9/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Stefan | 9/10 | 4865 days | 1% |
| Bettina Fluhrer | 10/10 | 4865 days | 1% |
| Hanneke P | 8/10 | 4939 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| Auger | 9/10 | 4977 days | 1% |
| Auger | 9/10 | 4977 days | 1% |
| Sally Gordie | 10/10 | 5232 days | 1% |
| Oliver Hardt | 8/10 | 5234 days | 1% |
| Tinne Cis | 4/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| Indra t Jolle | 2/10 | 5249 days | 0% |
| Karin Laurev | 7/10 | 5254 days | 1% |
| Ed & Katie Riches | 6/10 | 5257 days | 1% |
| Russell | 9/10 | 5259 days | 1% |
| Tadej Ferjan | 9/10 | 5259 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 8/10 | 5259 days | 1% |
| John A Jerome | 9/10 | 5260 days | 1% |
| Carel | 7/10 | 5271 days | 1% |
| Kai | 10/10 | 5342 days | 1% |
| Rebecca & Hugh Small | 9/10 | 5346 days | 1% |
| cruisysue | 8/10 | 5457 days | 1% |
| Phill2517 | 9/10 | 5549 days | 1% |
| Marcus | 9/10 | 5569 days | 1% |
| Andrew Newark | 8/10 | 5580 days | 1% |
| Fasto Maserati | 7/10 | 5601 days | 1% |
| Hendrik Behrens | 9/10 | 5605 days | 1% |
| Lynda Hutchins | 8/10 | 5605 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 6/10 | 5609 days | 1% |
| Marcus | 8/10 | 5616 days | 1% |
| Manu & Gabi | 10/10 | 5616 days | 1% |
| Marieke and Bert-Jan | 8/10 | 5627 days | 1% |
| Jensen | 8/10 | 5636 days | 1% |
| Jochen | 8/10 | 5637 days | 1% |
| Doris Neuber | 10/10 | 5638 days | 1% |
| Montys | 9/10 | 5762 days | 1% |
| Bowness | 9/10 | 5963 days | 1% |
| Main | 9/10 | 5977 days | 1% |
| Krause | 10/10 | 5985 days | 1% |
| Neal | 10/10 | 5989 days | 1% |
| Wilbert Germ | 10/10 | 5989 days | 1% |
| John Helle | 7/10 | 5997 days | 1% |
| Mathias | 3/10 | 6004 days | 1% |
| middendorp | 10/10 | 6050 days | 1% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 6066 days | 1% |
| Ann Riley | 8/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Marcel Schleinkcfer | 9/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Rose and Jess Damon and Esler | 10/10 | 6218 days | 1% |
| JonK | 9/10 | 6297 days | 1% |
| SophieC | 9/10 | 6304 days | 1% |
| JanW | 3/10 | 6322 days | 1% |
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.
Balancing Adjustment
3.31% Adjustment
Every experience's review score is adjusted to balance out the disproportional number of negative reviews that are contributed.
You won't be surprised to learn that disgruntled folk are more likely to leave a review than happy ones. They are motivated to share their experience and warn others. We consider this a good thing and it's why reading the reviews is important. However we've learned it can misrepresent the experience in a more overall sense.
We apply a balancing adjustment to counteract this effect and ensure the ranking score is a more fair representation of the experience. This adjustment is applied equally to all experiences.
Final Ranking Score
82%
The final ranking score once any adjustments, ratings, and rounding has been applied. This value is recalculated each day and a short rolling average is applied. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.