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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 Fiordland isite 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.
50 Valid Reviews
The Fiordland isite 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 isite 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.
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 isite 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.
83.67%
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 | 3633 days | 100% |
Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 3633 days | 100% |
Rebecca Wharton | 8/10 | 3658 days | 97% |
Markus Delinsky | 8/10 | 3669 days | 95% |
Max Backelandt | 10/10 | 3987 days | 53% |
Marie Toulemonde | 9/10 | 3987 days | 53% |
Hanna Liebe | 8/10 | 3991 days | 52% |
Stefan Glock | 7/10 | 3991 days | 49% |
Andreas Liebe | 10/10 | 3991 days | 53% |
Tomas Shairi | 1/10 | 4004 days | 21% |
Agathe Dupuis | 8/10 | 4005 days | 50% |
Jonas Hessel | 7/10 | 4005 days | 47% |
Jonas Foerch | 9/10 | 4008 days | 50% |
Johanna Kofler | 10/10 | 4011 days | 50% |
Maria = Moller Hansen | 10/10 | 4019 days | 49% |
Mike Gemmill | 10/10 | 4019 days | 49% |
Barbara | 7/10 | 4020 days | 46% |
Marinette | 10/10 | 4023 days | 49% |
Denise Ewbank | 9/10 | 4023 days | 48% |
Tiit Pullerits | 9/10 | 4023 days | 48% |
Marion Busch | 10/10 | 4023 days | 49% |
Natalie Boehm | 6/10 | 4024 days | 42% |
Steffen | 5/10 | 4024 days | 37% |
Eugen Lehner | 8/10 | 4027 days | 47% |
Max Stein | 8/10 | 4027 days | 47% |
Becky Davis | 9/10 | 4035 days | 46% |
Emilie Chanbon | 8/10 | 4039 days | 45% |
Guillemette | 5/10 | 4040 days | 35% |
Markus Spitzmueller | 4/10 | 4043 days | 30% |
Uta Dingebauer | 3/10 | 4052 days | 24% |
Sapir Lifshitz | 8/10 | 4057 days | 43% |
Maya Barad | 10/10 | 4057 days | 44% |
Julia Amberger | 4/10 | 4058 days | 28% |
Rainer | 10/10 | 4348 days | 4% |
Maria Klister | 9/10 | 4357 days | 3% |
Luise Fuchs | 9/10 | 4363 days | 2% |
Nicolas Bessiere | 9/10 | 4370 days | 1% |
Malgorzata | 10/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
Michal | 10/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
Przemystaw Tymizyszyn | 9/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
Harry Findeis | 9/10 | 4382 days | 69% |
Peter Moederer | 10/10 | 4390 days | 70% |
Karin Genyn | 10/10 | 4449 days | 70% |
Andrea Wollmann | 9/10 | 4450 days | 69% |
Nigel Leighton | 8/10 | 4451 days | 68% |
Jan | 9/10 | 4451 days | 69% |
Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4454 days | 70% |
Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 9/10 | 4462 days | 69% |
Oliver Kalmbach | 9/10 | 4472 days | 69% |
Rena and Kirsten | 8/10 | 4477 days | 68% |
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Fiordland isite Visitor Information Centre does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
2.10% 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.
86%
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.