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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
93.44%
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 | 923 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 1289 days | 41% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2720 days | 6% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2962 days | 5% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 3115 days | 5% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 3200 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 3496 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 3498 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 3499 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 3503 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 3503 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 3508 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 3519 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 3524 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 3526 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 3531 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 3540 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 3540 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 3554 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 3560 days | 2% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 3560 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 3561 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 3563 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 3582 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 3585 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 3585 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 3585 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 3585 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 3597 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 3597 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 3597 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 3597 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3600 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 3603 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 3603 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3605 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3609 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3609 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 3612 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 3616 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 3616 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 3626 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3635 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3642 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3846 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3846 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3848 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3854 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3855 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3856 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3856 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3860 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3860 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3861 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3862 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3864 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3864 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3866 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3866 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3868 days | 1% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3871 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3871 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3871 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3875 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3877 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3877 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3880 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3880 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3880 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3883 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3885 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3894 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3900 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3901 days | 1% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3907 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3914 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3917 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3925 days | 1% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3928 days | 1% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3929 days | 1% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3951 days | 1% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3963 days | 1% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 4257 days | 0% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 4315 days | 0% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 4573 days | 2% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 4573 days | 2% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 4573 days | 2% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4575 days | 2% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 4591 days | 2% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 4591 days | 2% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 4607 days | 2% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 4626 days | 2% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 4654 days | 2% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4958 days | 2% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 5047 days | 2% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 5049 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 5053 days | 2% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 5067 days | 2% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5347 days | 2% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 5360 days | 2% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5690 days | 2% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5701 days | 2% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5704 days | 2% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5707 days | 2% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5731 days | 2% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 6056 days | 2% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 6062 days | 2% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 6072 days | 2% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 6078 days | 2% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 6182 days | 2% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 6424 days | 2% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 6424 days | 2% |
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.