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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 Roys Peak Track.
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.
Roys Peak Track
Valid Reviews
115 Valid Reviews
The Roys Peak Track experience has a total of 115 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 115 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 50 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 40 |
|
35% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roys Peak Track valid reviews is 91.13% and is based on 115 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
105 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 115 valid reviews, the experience has 105 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 105 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 42 |
|
40% |
| 9/10 | 38 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.48% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roys Peak Track face-to-face reviews is 90.48% and is based on 105 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.48%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 830 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 1196 days | 45% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2626 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2869 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 3021 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 3107 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 3403 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 3405 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 3406 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 3410 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 3410 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 3415 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 3426 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 3431 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 3433 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 3438 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 3447 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 3447 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 3461 days | 2% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 3468 days | 2% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 3470 days | 2% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 3489 days | 2% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 3504 days | 2% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 3504 days | 2% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 3504 days | 2% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 3504 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3507 days | 2% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 3510 days | 2% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 3510 days | 2% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 3519 days | 2% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 3533 days | 2% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3542 days | 2% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3549 days | 2% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3753 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3753 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3755 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3762 days | 1% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3767 days | 1% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3767 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3768 days | 1% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3771 days | 1% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3771 days | 1% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3773 days | 1% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3773 days | 1% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3775 days | 1% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3778 days | 1% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3778 days | 1% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3778 days | 1% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3782 days | 1% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3784 days | 1% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3784 days | 1% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3787 days | 1% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3787 days | 1% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3787 days | 1% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3801 days | 1% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3807 days | 1% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3808 days | 1% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3835 days | 1% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3836 days | 1% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3858 days | 1% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3870 days | 1% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 4136 days | 0% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 4136 days | 0% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 4164 days | 0% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 4480 days | 1% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 4480 days | 1% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 4480 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4482 days | 1% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 4514 days | 1% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 4533 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 4561 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4865 days | 1% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4954 days | 1% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4956 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4960 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5254 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 5267 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5597 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5611 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5614 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5638 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5963 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5969 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5979 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5985 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 6089 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 6331 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 6331 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Roys Peak Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.59% 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
94%
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.