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 Pororari River 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.
Pororari River Track
Valid Reviews
42 Valid Reviews
The Pororari River Track experience has a total of 42 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 42 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
33% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.81% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Pororari River Track valid reviews is 88.81% and is based on 42 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
40 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 42 valid reviews, the experience has 40 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 40 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
35% |
| 9/10 | 11 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Pororari River Track face-to-face reviews is 89.00% and is based on 40 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.92%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Struessmann | 10/10 | 1536 days | 100% |
| Loic Besson | 8/10 | 1609 days | 91% |
| Jerome Cluzel | 8/10 | 1609 days | 91% |
| Richard Fox | 8/10 | 1641 days | 89% |
| Cyril | 7/10 | 1642 days | 85% |
| Gabriela | 10/10 | 1977 days | 76% |
| Laura and Marie | 7/10 | 2319 days | 51% |
| Patricia Revel | 10/10 | 2603 days | 43% |
| Jacques Revel | 9/10 | 2603 days | 43% |
| Douglas Dean | 9/10 | 2633 days | 41% |
| Laura Metz | 8/10 | 2646 days | 38% |
| Hubertus Thost | 9/10 | 2646 days | 40% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 2670 days | 39% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 2670 days | 39% |
| Abby Rescr | 8/10 | 2998 days | 20% |
| Frederick Dean | 9/10 | 2998 days | 21% |
| Helen Dean | 10/10 | 2998 days | 21% |
| Dave Mertzig | 10/10 | 2998 days | 21% |
| Joey Mertzig | 10/10 | 3015 days | 21% |
| Charliepot | 8/10 | 3088 days | 15% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 3179 days | 12% |
| Peter Kent | 8/10 | 3350 days | 2% |
| Jurg Pfaendler | 9/10 | 3380 days | 1% |
| Andreas & Leonie Fehr | 8/10 | 3384 days | 0% |
| Thorsten Grocholl | 10/10 | 3716 days | 14% |
| Stephen Jones | 10/10 | 3729 days | 14% |
| Carolin Moberg | 9/10 | 3734 days | 14% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 7/10 | 3734 days | 11% |
| Rian Bach | 9/10 | 3735 days | 14% |
| Celia Murphy | 10/10 | 3747 days | 14% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 4012 days | 14% |
| paulag | 9/10 | 4033 days | 14% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 4090 days | 14% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 4104 days | 14% |
| Susan Hitchins | 10/10 | 4118 days | 14% |
| Brenda | 8/10 | 4119 days | 13% |
| Supa Simpson | 8/10 | 4127 days | 13% |
| Julia May | 10/10 | 4195 days | 14% |
| MiepS | 8/10 | 4416 days | 13% |
| Raewyn | 8/10 | 4425 days | 13% |
| JanetM | 10/10 | 4440 days | 14% |
| BrunoG | 8/10 | 4446 days | 13% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Pororari River Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
88%
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.