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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
93.19%
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 | 252 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 618 days | 80% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2049 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2291 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2529 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 2825 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 2827 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 2832 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 2832 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 2848 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 2853 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 2855 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 2860 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 2883 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 2889 days | 3% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 2889 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 2890 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 2892 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 2911 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 2926 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 2926 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 2926 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 2926 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 2929 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 2932 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 2932 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 2934 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 2938 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 2938 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 2941 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 2945 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 2945 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 2955 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 2964 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2971 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3177 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3183 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3190 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3191 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3193 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3193 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3195 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3195 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3197 days | 2% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3200 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3200 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3200 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3204 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3206 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3206 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3212 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3214 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3223 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3229 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3230 days | 2% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3236 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3241 days | 2% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3246 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3254 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3257 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3258 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3280 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3292 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 3558 days | 2% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 3558 days | 2% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 3586 days | 2% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3644 days | 1% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 3904 days | 1% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 3955 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 3983 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4396 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4676 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 4689 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5019 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5036 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5060 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5401 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5511 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 5753 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 5753 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
0.62% 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.