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 Fiordland i-SITE Visitor 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.
Fiordland i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
Valid Reviews
50 Valid Reviews
The Fiordland i-SITE Visitor Information Centre experience has a total of 51 reviews. There are 50 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 50 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
82.20% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Fiordland i-SITE Visitor Information Centre valid reviews is 82.20% 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
50 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 50 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 50 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
82.20% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Fiordland i-SITE Visitor Information Centre face-to-face reviews is 82.20% and is based on 50 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
81.35%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annika Fletemeyer | 8/10 | 2628 days | 100% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 2628 days | 100% |
| Rebecca Wharton | 8/10 | 2653 days | 97% |
| Markus Delinsky | 8/10 | 2664 days | 96% |
| Max Backelandt | 10/10 | 2982 days | 62% |
| Marie Toulemonde | 9/10 | 2982 days | 62% |
| Hanna Liebe | 8/10 | 2986 days | 58% |
| Stefan Glock | 7/10 | 2986 days | 54% |
| Andreas Liebe | 10/10 | 2986 days | 62% |
| Tomas Shairi | 1/10 | 2999 days | 38% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 8/10 | 3000 days | 56% |
| Jonas Hessel | 7/10 | 3000 days | 53% |
| Jonas Foerch | 9/10 | 3003 days | 60% |
| Johanna Kofler | 10/10 | 3006 days | 59% |
| Maria = Moller Hansen | 10/10 | 3014 days | 58% |
| Mike Gemmill | 10/10 | 3014 days | 58% |
| Barbara | 7/10 | 3015 days | 51% |
| Marinette | 10/10 | 3018 days | 58% |
| Denise Ewbank | 9/10 | 3018 days | 58% |
| Tiit Pullerits | 9/10 | 3018 days | 58% |
| Marion Busch | 10/10 | 3018 days | 58% |
| Natalie Boehm | 6/10 | 3019 days | 44% |
| Steffen | 5/10 | 3019 days | 43% |
| Eugen Lehner | 8/10 | 3022 days | 53% |
| Max Stein | 8/10 | 3022 days | 53% |
| Becky Davis | 9/10 | 3030 days | 56% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 8/10 | 3034 days | 52% |
| Guillemette | 5/10 | 3035 days | 41% |
| Markus Spitzmueller | 4/10 | 3038 days | 39% |
| Uta Dingebauer | 3/10 | 3047 days | 37% |
| Sapir Lifshitz | 8/10 | 3052 days | 50% |
| Maya Barad | 10/10 | 3052 days | 53% |
| Julia Amberger | 4/10 | 3053 days | 38% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 3343 days | 17% |
| Maria Klister | 9/10 | 3352 days | 16% |
| Luise Fuchs | 9/10 | 3358 days | 15% |
| Nicolas Bessiere | 9/10 | 3365 days | 14% |
| Malgorzata | 10/10 | 3372 days | 14% |
| Michal | 10/10 | 3372 days | 14% |
| Przemystaw Tymizyszyn | 9/10 | 3372 days | 14% |
| Harry Findeis | 9/10 | 3377 days | 13% |
| Peter Moederer | 10/10 | 3385 days | 12% |
| Karin Genyn | 10/10 | 3444 days | 5% |
| Andrea Wollmann | 9/10 | 3445 days | 4% |
| Nigel Leighton | 8/10 | 3446 days | 3% |
| Jan | 9/10 | 3446 days | 4% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 3449 days | 4% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 9/10 | 3457 days | 3% |
| Oliver Kalmbach | 9/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 8/10 | 3472 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Fiordland i-SITE Visitor Information Centre does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
81%
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.