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 Kerosene Creek.

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.

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Kerosene Creek

Valid Reviews

82 Valid Reviews

The Kerosene Creek experience has a total of 83 reviews. There are 82 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 82 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 37
45%
9/10 22
27%
8/10 18
22%
7/10 3
4%
6/10 1
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

90.49% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Kerosene Creek valid reviews is 90.49% and is based on 82 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 82 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 32
48%
9/10 18
27%
8/10 13
19%
7/10 3
4%
6/10 1
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

91.49% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Kerosene Creek face-to-face reviews is 91.49% 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

84.87%

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
Haefele Lilja 3/10 723 days 20.74 100%
Melanie 9/10 1360 days 4.48 22%
Philip Sheridan 9/10 1388 days true 4.43 21%
Tina Mlinarevic 9/10 1388 days true 4.43 21%
Sam Staines 9/10 1419 days true 4.37 21%
Evan Lloyd 10/10 1419 days true 4.37 21%
Eline-Jessica van der Hoeven 9/10 1421 days 4.36 21%
Sylvain Schiber 10/10 1422 days 4.36 21%
Robert Wolf 10/10 1428 days true 4.35 21%
Elizabeth Braidotti 9/10 1489 days 4.23 20%
Taryn Thompson 8/10 1579 days 3.85 19%
Lisa Haedrich 8/10 1643 days true 3.73 18%
Valerie Bernardini 10/10 1656 days true 3.9 19%
Lisa 9/10 1679 days true 3.86 19%
Michaela Bartotini 8/10 1682 days true 3.66 18%
Natasha Harbinson 9/10 1685 days true 3.85 19%
magdalena gomez haedo 10/10 1693 days 3.83 18%
Martina Cervenkova 10/10 1702 days true 3.81 18%
Tilman 10/10 1707 days true 3.8 18%
Florian Mueller 9/10 1713 days true 3.79 18%
Chalie Dotesek 10/10 1746 days 3.73 18%
Selma Krap 10/10 1760 days true 3.7 18%
Ahmed Mohsen Aly 8/10 1787 days 3.46 17%
Emma Keegan 9/10 2001 days 3.23 16%
Naelan Le Borgue 9/10 2023 days true 3.18 15%
Michael Stibor 9/10 2024 days true 3.18 15%
Lagarde 9/10 2365 days true 2.51 12%
Pelletier 8/10 2365 days true 2.39 12%
James Russell 9/10 2374 days true 2.5 12%
Hannah Watt 10/10 2374 days true 2.5 12%
Bea Westkam 10/10 2382 days true 2.48 12%
Christopher Berkhahn 10/10 2382 days true 2.48 12%
Romina De Hill 7/10 2396 days true 2.23 11%
Tom Hill 8/10 2396 days true 2.33 11%
thibaut vernelle 8/10 2396 days true 2.33 11%
Ian Garner 10/10 2411 days true 2.42 12%
Karel 6/10 2414 days true 2.01 10%
Junior Pugieux 10/10 2420 days true 2.41 12%
Gassat 10/10 2420 days true 2.41 12%
Melissa Hermansson 10/10 2425 days true 2.4 12%
Laura Pleumeekers 8/10 2443 days true 2.24 11%
Nelle Dutilleur 10/10 2444 days true 2.36 11%
Claire Dann 10/10 2457 days true 2.33 11%
Thi Baut 8/10 2462 days true 2.21 11%
Christian 10/10 2756 days true 1.75 8%
Jeremy Eng 10/10 2763 days 1.74 8%
Melanie Pretzel 10/10 2765 days true 1.73 8%
Frederic Birke 10/10 2765 days true 1.73 8%
Erik Muchembled 10/10 2767 days true 1.73 8%
Tony and Helene 9/10 2771 days true 1.72 8%
Rouquette 10/10 2773 days true 1.72 8%
Kristine and William 7/10 2776 days true 1.56 8%
N smith 8/10 2822 days 1.54 7%
Anne Rodofsen 9/10 2843 days true 1.58 8%
Neil Beckett 8/10 3097 days 1.03 5%
Mark Bogton 9/10 3137 days true 1.0 5%
Kimberley Mills 9/10 3144 days true 0.99 5%
Annette May 8/10 3149 days true 0.93 4%
Colin Philpott 10/10 3150 days true 0.98 5%
Lindblom 7/10 3154 days true 0.88 4%
Lilja Bjork Hermannsdottir 10/10 3156 days true 0.97 5%
Remy van Heugten 10/10 3156 days true 0.97 5%
Peter W. 10/10 3219 days 0.84 4%
Natascha & Greg 8/10 3231 days true 0.78 4%
Alberto Redner 10/10 3235 days true 0.81 4%
Johanna & Mark 10/10 3476 days true 0.34 2%
Stefanie 9/10 3477 days true 0.34 2%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 10/10 3494 days true 0.31 1%
Hartheib Schmid 9/10 3497 days true 0.3 1%
Mike 8/10 3510 days true 0.26 1%
Luise Jaeger 9/10 3512 days true 0.27 1%
Bekema 8/10 3520 days true 0.24 1%
Mike Howe 8/10 3798 days 0.0 0%
Herrmann 9/10 3862 days true 0.0 0%
Will Jemma 10/10 3872 days true 0.0 0%
Don Morgan 10/10 3900 days true 0.0 0%
Jakob Jurgen 10/10 3901 days true 0.0 0%
EA Anders 8/10 3904 days true 0.0 0%
Karen Raven 8/10 3956 days true 0.0 0%
Chris Leach 10/10 3956 days true 0.0 0%
JanneP 10/10 4191 days true 0.0 0%
SannaS 10/10 4191 days true 0.0 0%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kerosene Creek does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Final Ranking Score

85%

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.