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 Mount / Mt Victoria Walk.
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.
Mount / Mt Victoria Walk
Valid Reviews
37 Valid Reviews
The Mount / Mt Victoria Walk experience has a total of 37 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 37 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 4 |
|
11% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
32% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.78% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Mount / Mt Victoria Walk valid reviews is 83.78% and is based on 37 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
33 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 37 valid reviews, the experience has 33 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 33 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
33% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
18% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.03% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Mount / Mt Victoria Walk face-to-face reviews is 83.03% and is based on 33 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
84.00%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatlanders | 9/10 | 992 days | 100% |
| Martin Fersebner | 9/10 | 1705 days | 51% |
| Rogier Post | 8/10 | 1781 days | 45% |
| Daniel Batten | 8/10 | 1790 days | 45% |
| Janina | 9/10 | 2002 days | 41% |
| Hector Sharp | 9/10 | 2004 days | 41% |
| Fanny | 9/10 | 2004 days | 41% |
| Sylvie Smets | 7/10 | 2004 days | 36% |
| Gerbrand Smidt | 8/10 | 2011 days | 38% |
| Ellie Perkin | 6/10 | 2013 days | 31% |
| Anthony | 8/10 | 2021 days | 37% |
| Leonie Kraft | 9/10 | 2024 days | 40% |
| Gael Nicolle | 9/10 | 2029 days | 40% |
| Natasha Harbinson | 7/10 | 2046 days | 34% |
| Andy Burfoot | 9/10 | 2051 days | 39% |
| Matthias Clausen | 9/10 | 2052 days | 39% |
| Doms Wahlelr | 8/10 | 2052 days | 36% |
| Ruven Rintelmann | 8/10 | 2058 days | 36% |
| Miro | 9/10 | 2067 days | 39% |
| Chiara | 10/10 | 2067 days | 39% |
| Iris Kerbler | 8/10 | 2072 days | 36% |
| Kim and Leon | 8/10 | 2081 days | 35% |
| Stuart Cook | 8/10 | 2383 days | 26% |
| Lukas Dost | 7/10 | 2441 days | 22% |
| Becky | 8/10 | 2737 days | 14% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 2737 days | 14% |
| Aurelien Noailly | 8/10 | 2767 days | 14% |
| Timothee Serres | 9/10 | 2789 days | 14% |
| Sina Sacranie | 9/10 | 2799 days | 14% |
| Paul Taylor | 7/10 | 3117 days | 2% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3214 days | 0% |
| filmgeekgirl | 10/10 | 3763 days | 3% |
| Nicole | 9/10 | 3975 days | 3% |
| Haupt | 10/10 | 4210 days | 3% |
| anon | 9/10 | 4227 days | 3% |
| M and H Lunn | 7/10 | 4229 days | 1% |
| Elodie | 7/10 | 4321 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Mount / Mt Victoria Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
84%
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.