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 Tongariro National Park.
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.
Tongariro National Park
Valid Reviews
50 Valid Reviews
The Tongariro National Park experience has a total of 50 valid reviews. There are no 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 | 15 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.60% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tongariro National Park valid reviews is 86.60% 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
49 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 49 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 49 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 15 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.53% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tongariro National Park face-to-face reviews is 86.53% and is based on 49 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.62%
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 | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Kletner | 8/10 | 1321 days |  |
4.42 | 100% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 1627 days | |
4.19 | 88% |
| Liz and Alan Weathers | 7/10 | 1674 days | |
3.75 | 66% |
| Damaris Mayer | 9/10 | 1676 days | |
4.12 | 85% |
| Emilie Normand | 10/10 | 1676 days | |
4.12 | 85% |
| David and Stephan | 10/10 | 1706 days | |
4.07 | 82% |
| Pelletier | 10/10 | 1969 days | |
3.67 | 62% |
| Catherine Schlachter | 10/10 | 1977 days | |
3.66 | 62% |
| Christina Perez | 9/10 | 1977 days | |
3.66 | 62% |
| Sarah Beyeler | 10/10 | 2001 days | |
3.62 | 60% |
| Kim Lavener | 8/10 | 2001 days | |
3.44 | 51% |
| Casandra Prunica | 8/10 | 2004 days | |
3.44 | 51% |
| Lauren Hedley | 9/10 | 2004 days | |
3.62 | 60% |
| Janina Zwerver | 9/10 | 2004 days | |
3.62 | 60% |
| Herman Schulz | 9/10 | 2004 days | |
3.62 | 60% |
| Radana Dlouha | 9/10 | 2008 days | |
3.61 | 59% |
| Vaclav | 9/10 | 2008 days | |
3.61 | 59% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 2013 days | |
3.6 | 59% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 2013 days | |
3.6 | 59% |
| Luca Scheuemeier | 10/10 | 2014 days | |
3.6 | 59% |
| Ann Winter | 10/10 | 2020 days | |
3.59 | 58% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 2020 days | |
3.59 | 58% |
| Patricia Gazzarin | 10/10 | 2026 days | |
3.58 | 58% |
| Nimh Oudhof | 9/10 | 2034 days | |
3.57 | 57% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2039 days | |
3.56 | 57% |
| Celine Darde | 8/10 | 2042 days | |
3.38 | 48% |
| Ludovic Denee | 8/10 | 2042 days | |
3.38 | 48% |
| Laura Pleumeekers | 6/10 | 2047 days | |
2.95 | 26% |
| Bet | 9/10 | 2060 days | |
3.53 | 55% |
| Elin Andersson | 5/10 | 2061 days | |
2.86 | 22% |
| Brian | 9/10 | 2122 days | 3.44 | 51% | |
| Hendrik Rother | 6/10 | 2358 days | |
2.55 | 6% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 2362 days | |
2.92 | 25% |
| Valentina Fuchs | 9/10 | 2371 days | |
3.06 | 32% |
| Luisa | 9/10 | 2372 days | |
3.06 | 32% |
| Sohie | 8/10 | 2372 days | |
2.9 | 24% |
| Missy and Chaz | 10/10 | 2377 days | |
3.05 | 31% |
| Tanja and Pascal | 8/10 | 2397 days | |
2.87 | 22% |
| Reinier Timmer | 9/10 | 2439 days | |
2.95 | 26% |
| Brigitte | 8/10 | 2445 days | |
2.8 | 19% |
| Wouter Trumpie | 8/10 | 2446 days | |
2.8 | 19% |
| Marian | 6/10 | 2459 days | |
2.43 | 0% |
| Leo | 9/10 | 2461 days | |
2.92 | 25% |
| Kevin Blom | 9/10 | 2461 days | |
2.92 | 25% |
| Dijkshourn | 7/10 | 2463 days | |
2.66 | 11% |
| Laurits and Bettina | 7/10 | 2464 days | |
2.65 | 11% |
| Faassen | 8/10 | 2465 days | |
2.77 | 17% |
| Henzen | 8/10 | 2466 days | |
2.77 | 17% |
| Liz Marquart Scholtz | 8/10 | 2468 days | |
2.76 | 17% |
| Martina Posch | 10/10 | 2471 days | |
2.91 | 24% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Tongariro National Park does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
88%
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.