Kia ora, 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 Taupo Information Centre.
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.
Taupo Information Centre
Valid Reviews
87 Valid Reviews
The Taupo Information Centre experience has a total of 88 reviews. There are 87 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 87 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 22 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.34% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Taupo Information Centre valid reviews is 80.34% and is based on 87 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
86 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 87 valid reviews, the experience has 86 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 86 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.12% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Taupo Information Centre face-to-face reviews is 80.12% and is based on 86 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
82.95%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Jacobs | 10/10 | 3172 days | 100% |
| Johanna Lidel | 10/10 | 4105 days | 12% |
| Amelie Eschenbach | 10/10 | 4105 days | 12% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 7/10 | 4108 days | 10% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 4109 days | 11% |
| Nicol | 4/10 | 4146 days | 0% |
| Marie Weber | 10/10 | 4152 days | 8% |
| Sue Hempstead | 8/10 | 4153 days | 7% |
| Lukas Dost | 8/10 | 4165 days | 6% |
| Sophie Huybrechts | 9/10 | 4199 days | 3% |
| Bram and Laura | 6/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| Cecilia Anderson | 3/10 | 4454 days | 12% |
| Mattias | 4/10 | 4454 days | 18% |
| Doreen Gendel | 10/10 | 4462 days | 34% |
| Christina | 10/10 | 4465 days | 34% |
| Kathrin Lerch | 8/10 | 4465 days | 33% |
| Meredith Griffiths | 8/10 | 4471 days | 33% |
| Philippe Chiasson | 8/10 | 4471 days | 33% |
| Stephen Revah | 9/10 | 4480 days | 34% |
| Hadler | 9/10 | 4484 days | 34% |
| Christine Helleiner | 10/10 | 4484 days | 34% |
| Steffen | 8/10 | 4486 days | 33% |
| Sergey Pronkin | 9/10 | 4486 days | 34% |
| Nina Helmling | 8/10 | 4486 days | 33% |
| Tobias Thull | 9/10 | 4486 days | 34% |
| Sara Clausen | 8/10 | 4489 days | 33% |
| Marieke Feyteres | 8/10 | 4489 days | 33% |
| Isabelle Bohle | 10/10 | 4493 days | 34% |
| Ian Garner | 9/10 | 4496 days | 34% |
| Steven Lotrian | 7/10 | 4497 days | 31% |
| Marvin Koever | 10/10 | 4497 days | 34% |
| Max Meternich | 10/10 | 4497 days | 34% |
| Philip Donachie | 10/10 | 4499 days | 34% |
| Luisa Bach | 10/10 | 4499 days | 34% |
| Sophia | 8/10 | 4500 days | 33% |
| Lopez Anandine | 6/10 | 4500 days | 28% |
| Ruth Watkin | 8/10 | 4507 days | 33% |
| Matthias Freiling | 8/10 | 4509 days | 33% |
| Jesseca Klausch | 5/10 | 4509 days | 23% |
| Vincent Schaeflier | 9/10 | 4509 days | 34% |
| Thomas Dequidt | 8/10 | 4510 days | 33% |
| Florian Littmann | 9/10 | 4513 days | 34% |
| Victor Herranz | 8/10 | 4514 days | 33% |
| Andreas Brodhaeker | 6/10 | 4525 days | 28% |
| Marius Buseh | 6/10 | 4525 days | 28% |
| Benedict Seite | 7/10 | 4525 days | 31% |
| Valerio Penita | 8/10 | 4525 days | 33% |
| Julia Bonisch | 2/10 | 4526 days | 8% |
| Luca Willensrock | 6/10 | 4527 days | 28% |
| Mathias Butterlin | 8/10 | 4529 days | 33% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 9/10 | 4530 days | 34% |
| Petra Kurcova | 10/10 | 4531 days | 34% |
| Adam Balcar | 10/10 | 4531 days | 34% |
| Josefina Tassone | 10/10 | 4532 days | 34% |
| Camille Gagnant | 10/10 | 4532 days | 34% |
| Anne Collet | 10/10 | 4535 days | 34% |
| Alexandra Kupper | 7/10 | 4545 days | 31% |
| Carina Huhmann | 9/10 | 4547 days | 34% |
| Romina Bolz | 4/10 | 4547 days | 18% |
| Kellie | 10/10 | 4547 days | 34% |
| Anja | 9/10 | 4549 days | 34% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 7/10 | 4831 days | 31% |
| Debiesse | 8/10 | 4836 days | 33% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 9/10 | 4841 days | 34% |
| Clodec | 7/10 | 4843 days | 31% |
| Molly Ladd | 6/10 | 4844 days | 28% |
| Sebastian | 9/10 | 4852 days | 34% |
| Sebastian | 10/10 | 4852 days | 34% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4852 days | 34% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4852 days | 33% |
| Jonas Schelbert | 7/10 | 4856 days | 31% |
| Missy and Chaz | 9/10 | 4858 days | 34% |
| Dani Wallinger | 8/10 | 4870 days | 33% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4871 days | 34% |
| Reinier Timmer | 9/10 | 4920 days | 34% |
| Michal | 10/10 | 4924 days | 34% |
| Ralph and Leonie | 8/10 | 4930 days | 33% |
| Stephan Olivier | 8/10 | 4942 days | 33% |
| Stephan Olivier | 8/10 | 4942 days | 33% |
| Doan | 8/10 | 4943 days | 33% |
| Thibault Bonenfant | 2/10 | 4944 days | 8% |
| Lutz Huuemorder | 7/10 | 4944 days | 31% |
| Shannon Taylor | 6/10 | 4947 days | 28% |
| Harald Prinz | 9/10 | 4949 days | 34% |
| Martina Posch | 8/10 | 4952 days | 33% |
| Megan Child | 3/10 | 4955 days | 12% |
| Jessica Marling | 10/10 | 5222 days | 34% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Taupo Information Centre does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.26% 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
85%
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.