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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 Monkey Island, Orepuki.
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.
Monkey Island, Orepuki
Valid Reviews
84 Valid Reviews
The Monkey Island, Orepuki experience has a total of 87 reviews. There are 84 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 84 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 28 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.17% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Monkey Island, Orepuki valid reviews is 89.17% and is based on 84 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
14 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 84 valid reviews, the experience has 14 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 14 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 3 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
36% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
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% |
87.14% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Monkey Island, Orepuki face-to-face reviews is 87.14% and is based on 14 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.73%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon | 9/10 | 151 days | 100% |
| In-cydah-traders | 10/10 | 426 days | 92% |
| Katrin Weise | 9/10 | 485 days | 88% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 516 days | 87% |
| Fiona | 9/10 | 547 days | 84% |
| Diane n Dave | 9/10 | 547 days | 84% |
| Nancy Campbell | 8/10 | 577 days | 81% |
| Christina | 9/10 | 577 days | 82% |
| 无名氏Y_3 | 10/10 | 608 days | 81% |
| Pauline | 10/10 | 851 days | 60% |
| Henry | 10/10 | 1066 days | 39% |
| Steve | 9/10 | 1157 days | 31% |
| Willow | 10/10 | 1216 days | 27% |
| Simon. | 9/10 | 1308 days | 20% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1308 days | 21% |
| Jrod | 10/10 | 1522 days | 10% |
| Joseph Buckett | 10/10 | 1553 days | 9% |
| Karen Strange | 9/10 | 1581 days | 8% |
| Don Strange | 9/10 | 1612 days | 8% |
| Annie87 | 10/10 | 1612 days | 8% |
| Kuimiria Auton | 9/10 | 1946 days | 5% |
| Alice | 4/10 | 2312 days | 3% |
| Leona | 8/10 | 2343 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 7/10 | 2343 days | 4% |
| Bob | 10/10 | 2435 days | 4% |
| Cris | 9/10 | 2649 days | 3% |
| kevin | 7/10 | 2708 days | 3% |
| Maxime | 9/10 | 2708 days | 3% |
| Maycamper | 7/10 | 2739 days | 3% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2800 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2983 days | 3% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 3014 days | 3% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 8/10 | 3084 days | 2% |
| Annina Jarvinen | 9/10 | 3092 days | 2% |
| Ronald Daigneault | 8/10 | 3097 days | 2% |
| Matt French | 10/10 | 3130 days | 2% |
| Sophie Nightingale | 10/10 | 3132 days | 2% |
| Geoff Steele | 8/10 | 3194 days | 2% |
| Nathan Lal | 10/10 | 3246 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 3342 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 10/10 | 3377 days | 2% |
| Rosanna Leeming | 10/10 | 3393 days | 2% |
| Xanthe Bowater | 10/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| Erich Brueggermann | 6/10 | 3436 days | 2% |
| Roeland Driessen | 9/10 | 3437 days | 2% |
| Lenka Pruherova | 9/10 | 3449 days | 2% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3473 days | 1% |
| Josie Gray | 10/10 | 3541 days | 2% |
| Rita Ashby | 8/10 | 3651 days | 1% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3682 days | 1% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3692 days | 1% |
| Matilda | 7/10 | 3711 days | 1% |
| Shelley Rohloff | 8/10 | 3749 days | 1% |
| Stephan Friedrich | 9/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Neil | 10/10 | 3811 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3868 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 9/10 | 3974 days | 1% |
| Daniel Winsvold | 10/10 | 4082 days | 1% |
| Wyklicky | 7/10 | 4083 days | 0% |
| Danica Vrsaljko | 8/10 | 4096 days | 0% |
| Christoph | 10/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| David Lee | 10/10 | 4120 days | 0% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 4168 days | 0% |
| Cam Alex Bindatessier | 8/10 | 4191 days | 0% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 4260 days | 0% |
| Andrew Kermode | 10/10 | 4353 days | 0% |
| Penny Lee | 8/10 | 4448 days | 1% |
| Deb Scaff | 10/10 | 4475 days | 1% |
| Rhi | 10/10 | 4626 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| Rebel Warren | 10/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4824 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 9/10 | 4826 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 9/10 | 4840 days | 1% |
| patrick+ katerina | 9/10 | 4840 days | 1% |
| Kristin Denny | 10/10 | 4850 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4935 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 5201 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5265 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5556 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 6024 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Monkey Island, Orepuki does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.67% 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
93%
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.