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 Cape Palliser.
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.
Cape Palliser
Valid Reviews
50 Valid Reviews
The Cape Palliser experience has a total of 53 reviews. There are 50 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 50 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
48% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
16% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.40% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cape Palliser valid reviews is 91.40% and is based on 50 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
12 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 50 valid reviews, the experience has 12 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 12 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 4 |
|
33% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
17% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.83% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cape Palliser face-to-face reviews is 85.83% and is based on 12 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ae Marika | 10/10 | 54 days | 100% |
| Stubby | 10/10 | 238 days | 91% |
| AMR | 10/10 | 297 days | 86% |
| Mark Dalgety | 9/10 | 297 days | 86% |
| Rob | 10/10 | 297 days | 86% |
| Finlay | 10/10 | 419 days | 72% |
| Zae | 8/10 | 450 days | 65% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 632 days | 37% |
| Traveler | 10/10 | 755 days | 23% |
| Andy and Julia | 9/10 | 938 days | 9% |
| BER&GENE | 9/10 | 997 days | 6% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 997 days | 6% |
| Niven | 8/10 | 997 days | 6% |
| Maë | 10/10 | 1059 days | 5% |
| Thomas Mende | 9/10 | 1089 days | 5% |
| Brian Warburton | 10/10 | 1150 days | 5% |
| Phil | 8/10 | 1273 days | 4% |
| Sarah | 9/10 | 1303 days | 4% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 1303 days | 4% |
| Boguslaw MAKIELLO | 9/10 | 1317 days | 3% |
| Simon Springett | 10/10 | 1357 days | 4% |
| Look Out | 9/10 | 1362 days | 4% |
| Ronald Daigneault | 10/10 | 1417 days | 3% |
| Lukas and Katka | 9/10 | 1449 days | 4% |
| Leonie Scholten | 10/10 | 1534 days | 4% |
| Lizzy Cobeldick | 9/10 | 1545 days | 4% |
| Mara Schneider | 10/10 | 1762 days | 3% |
| Saskia Ruttor | 10/10 | 1805 days | 3% |
| Craig Workman | 9/10 | 1833 days | 3% |
| Connie Hopper | 7/10 | 2019 days | 3% |
| Chloe Grand | 9/10 | 2127 days | 3% |
| Geordie Zimmermanster | 10/10 | 2135 days | 3% |
| Marianne Leclerco | 8/10 | 2159 days | 2% |
| Reinout Schrijver | 8/10 | 2390 days | 2% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 2477 days | 2% |
| Radek Ouhel | 10/10 | 2488 days | 2% |
| Graeme | 10/10 | 2488 days | 2% |
| Cherie Marshall | 10/10 | 2504 days | 2% |
| Antoine Lerin | 7/10 | 2512 days | 1% |
| Lois Moreland | 10/10 | 2519 days | 2% |
| Lea Darotchetche | 9/10 | 2685 days | 1% |
| Pavel Macek | 8/10 | 2766 days | 1% |
| Zuzana Holubova | 7/10 | 2766 days | 1% |
| Christopher Buch Madsen | 10/10 | 2790 days | 1% |
| Stephen Revah | 10/10 | 2792 days | 1% |
| Arnaud Memay | 6/10 | 2847 days | 1% |
| David Restell | 10/10 | 3038 days | 1% |
| Mike and Caroline | 9/10 | 3129 days | 1% |
| Johann Maier | 10/10 | 3538 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 3707 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cape Palliser does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
95%
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.