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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
93.26%
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 | 387 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 753 days | 73% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2184 days | 4% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2426 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2579 days | 3% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2664 days | 3% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 2960 days | 2% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 2962 days | 2% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 2963 days | 2% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 2967 days | 2% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 2967 days | 2% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 2972 days | 2% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 2983 days | 2% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 2988 days | 2% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 2990 days | 2% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 2995 days | 2% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 3004 days | 2% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 3004 days | 2% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 3018 days | 2% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 3024 days | 2% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 3024 days | 2% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 3025 days | 2% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 3027 days | 2% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 3046 days | 2% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 3061 days | 2% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 3061 days | 2% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 3061 days | 2% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 3061 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3064 days | 2% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 3067 days | 2% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 3067 days | 2% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3069 days | 2% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3073 days | 2% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3073 days | 2% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 3076 days | 2% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 3080 days | 2% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 3080 days | 2% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 3090 days | 2% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3099 days | 2% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3106 days | 2% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3312 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3318 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3319 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3326 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3328 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3328 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3330 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3330 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3332 days | 1% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3335 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3335 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3335 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3339 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3347 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3349 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3358 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3364 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3365 days | 1% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3371 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3376 days | 1% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3378 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3381 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3389 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3392 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3393 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3415 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3427 days | 1% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 3693 days | 1% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 3693 days | 1% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 3721 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 4037 days | 0% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 4037 days | 0% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 4037 days | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4039 days | 0% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 4055 days | 0% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 4055 days | 0% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 4071 days | 0% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 4090 days | 0% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 4118 days | 0% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4422 days | 0% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4511 days | 1% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4517 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4811 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 4824 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5154 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5165 days | 0% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5168 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5171 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5195 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5520 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5526 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5536 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5542 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5646 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 5888 days | 0% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 5888 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
0.61% 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.