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 Shotover Canyon Swing.
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.
Shotover Canyon Swing
Valid Reviews
93 Valid Reviews
The Shotover Canyon Swing experience has a total of 94 reviews. There are 93 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 93 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 47 |
|
51% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.26% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Shotover Canyon Swing valid reviews is 92.26% and is based on 93 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
66 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 93 valid reviews, the experience has 66 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 66 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 29 |
|
44% |
| 9/10 | 20 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.45% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Shotover Canyon Swing face-to-face reviews is 90.45% and is based on 66 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.15%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Mokhtar | 9/10 | 1478 days | 100% |
| Y Atkinson | 9/10 | 1513 days | 98% |
| Sam Wolfe | 9/10 | 1529 days | 98% |
| Benedikt Suupt | 10/10 | 1586 days | 95% |
| Kosia | 9/10 | 1594 days | 95% |
| Nanna Overbeck | 10/10 | 1598 days | 94% |
| Ellie | 7/10 | 1853 days | 75% |
| Jana B | 9/10 | 1861 days | 82% |
| Jeeyoung Kim | 9/10 | 1861 days | 82% |
| Selina Frankenberger | 10/10 | 1885 days | 81% |
| Hannes Puediger | 10/10 | 1923 days | 79% |
| Toni Gabby | 10/10 | 1930 days | 79% |
| Dawn Mulligan | 8/10 | 2282 days | 60% |
| Tomas Shairi | 7/10 | 2602 days | 44% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 2668 days | 45% |
| Gal Bero | 10/10 | 2668 days | 45% |
| Jesse Farrell | 9/10 | 2674 days | 45% |
| Orla Hughes | 9/10 | 2674 days | 45% |
| Anna Neuenfeldt | 6/10 | 2977 days | 25% |
| Laura vanGool | 10/10 | 3321 days | 15% |
| Fabian Germar | 7/10 | 3341 days | 13% |
| Linda Kosters | 10/10 | 3345 days | 14% |
| John O'Donnell | 10/10 | 3351 days | 13% |
| Devon Urlacher | 10/10 | 3359 days | 13% |
| Michael | 8/10 | 3433 days | 9% |
| Applejack | 10/10 | 3488 days | 7% |
| nathan_carr | 10/10 | 3488 days | 7% |
| cruisysue | 9/10 | 3549 days | 4% |
| Dexter | 10/10 | 3641 days | 0% |
| Jenny Hallebro | 6/10 | 3665 days | 19% |
| Tricia Goggin | 10/10 | 3694 days | 23% |
| taniadeanryanbrittany | 9/10 | 3702 days | 23% |
| Lauren Pestell | 9/10 | 3709 days | 23% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 3731 days | 23% |
| kristy | 10/10 | 3883 days | 23% |
| freddles194 | 10/10 | 3914 days | 23% |
| Langers | 9/10 | 3975 days | 23% |
| garfield | 9/10 | 4006 days | 23% |
| Wyss A | 10/10 | 4048 days | 23% |
| Andy | 9/10 | 4057 days | 23% |
| vixnomads | 10/10 | 4067 days | 23% |
| Richard | 8/10 | 4071 days | 22% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 4089 days | 23% |
| meggles | 10/10 | 4095 days | 23% |
| Susi Schoetzler | 10/10 | 4115 days | 23% |
| TomL | 10/10 | 4187 days | 23% |
| EllieMiller | 10/10 | 4187 days | 23% |
| Samantha Williams | 10/10 | 4218 days | 23% |
| Charles Lyne | 10/10 | 4371 days | 23% |
| JosieL | 10/10 | 4401 days | 23% |
| Katie | 10/10 | 4401 days | 23% |
| johnst | 10/10 | 4401 days | 23% |
| eskim1018 | 10/10 | 4412 days | 23% |
| KatrinS | 10/10 | 4413 days | 23% |
| KurtL | 9/10 | 4419 days | 23% |
| CarinnaGermany | 10/10 | 4443 days | 23% |
| Traveller Girl | 10/10 | 4460 days | 23% |
| tommfuller | 9/10 | 4485 days | 23% |
| frisbeego | 10/10 | 4507 days | 23% |
| Ellen | 8/10 | 4514 days | 22% |
| Kylie | 7/10 | 4518 days | 21% |
| Con | 9/10 | 4519 days | 23% |
| Brian Spinks | 9/10 | 4519 days | 23% |
| Neil | 8/10 | 4520 days | 22% |
| P&L Mooney | 8/10 | 4575 days | 22% |
| David | 9/10 | 4578 days | 23% |
| Spike | 10/10 | 4607 days | 23% |
| Zoe Summers | 10/10 | 4613 days | 23% |
| Mike Dudey | 10/10 | 4682 days | 23% |
| Liz Brown | 10/10 | 4737 days | 23% |
| Florencia Cortese | 10/10 | 4743 days | 23% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 4767 days | 23% |
| Anthony | 9/10 | 4781 days | 23% |
| Kieran Concarr | 8/10 | 4784 days | 22% |
| Ellie | 10/10 | 4794 days | 23% |
| Kristine Clemmensen Rotne | 10/10 | 4794 days | 23% |
| Laurie | 9/10 | 4812 days | 23% |
| Rebekah Holbrook | 10/10 | 4829 days | 23% |
| Joanna Roberts | 8/10 | 4837 days | 22% |
| Maria | 9/10 | 4844 days | 23% |
| holly parker | 9/10 | 4858 days | 23% |
| Vince | 9/10 | 4858 days | 23% |
| Floren | 10/10 | 4890 days | 23% |
| Wendy Williams | 9/10 | 4893 days | 23% |
| Hanna Tidebrant | 9/10 | 4968 days | 23% |
| Kim Tjornhed | 9/10 | 4968 days | 23% |
| Stefan | 8/10 | 5122 days | 22% |
| Jenny | 10/10 | 5125 days | 23% |
| NeilYeoman | 7/10 | 5138 days | 21% |
| Deloraine | 10/10 | 5138 days | 23% |
| AndrewEwen | 10/10 | 5156 days | 23% |
| MariaNorman | 10/10 | 5157 days | 23% |
| JuanPablo | 8/10 | 5190 days | 22% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Shotover Canyon Swing experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.38% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 68 days. However the Shotover Canyon Swing experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Shotover Canyon Swing experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.33% |
| 198 | -3.35% |
| 199 | -3.36% |
| 200 | -3.38% |
| 201 | -3.40% |
| 202 | -3.41% |
| 203 | -3.43% |
| … | … |
Final Ranking Score
89%
The final ranking score once adjustments and 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.