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
88.43%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Kletner | 8/10 | 2084 days | 100% |
| Stephanie Piou | 10/10 | 2390 days | 80% |
| Liz and Alan Weathers | 7/10 | 2437 days | 66% |
| Damaris Mayer | 9/10 | 2439 days | 76% |
| Emilie Normand | 10/10 | 2439 days | 76% |
| David and Stephan | 10/10 | 2469 days | 73% |
| Pelletier | 10/10 | 2732 days | 50% |
| Catherine Schlachter | 10/10 | 2740 days | 49% |
| Christina Perez | 9/10 | 2740 days | 49% |
| Sarah Beyeler | 10/10 | 2764 days | 47% |
| Kim Lavener | 8/10 | 2764 days | 43% |
| Casandra Prunica | 8/10 | 2767 days | 43% |
| Lauren Hedley | 9/10 | 2767 days | 47% |
| Janina Zwerver | 9/10 | 2767 days | 47% |
| Herman Schulz | 9/10 | 2767 days | 47% |
| Radana Dlouha | 9/10 | 2771 days | 46% |
| Vaclav | 9/10 | 2771 days | 46% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 2776 days | 46% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 2776 days | 46% |
| Luca Scheuemeier | 10/10 | 2777 days | 46% |
| Ann Winter | 10/10 | 2783 days | 45% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 2783 days | 45% |
| Patricia Gazzarin | 10/10 | 2789 days | 45% |
| Nimh Oudhof | 9/10 | 2797 days | 44% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2802 days | 44% |
| Celine Darde | 8/10 | 2805 days | 40% |
| Ludovic Denee | 8/10 | 2805 days | 40% |
| Laura Pleumeekers | 6/10 | 2810 days | 30% |
| Bet | 9/10 | 2823 days | 42% |
| Elin Andersson | 5/10 | 2824 days | 28% |
| Brian | 9/10 | 2885 days | 36% |
| Hendrik Rother | 6/10 | 3121 days | 7% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 3125 days | 13% |
| Valentina Fuchs | 9/10 | 3134 days | 14% |
| Luisa | 9/10 | 3135 days | 14% |
| Sohie | 8/10 | 3135 days | 12% |
| Missy and Chaz | 10/10 | 3140 days | 14% |
| Tanja and Pascal | 8/10 | 3160 days | 10% |
| Reinier Timmer | 9/10 | 3202 days | 8% |
| Brigitte | 8/10 | 3208 days | 6% |
| Wouter Trumpie | 8/10 | 3209 days | 6% |
| Marian | 6/10 | 3222 days | 0% |
| Leo | 9/10 | 3224 days | 6% |
| Kevin Blom | 9/10 | 3224 days | 6% |
| Dijkshourn | 7/10 | 3226 days | 3% |
| Laurits and Bettina | 7/10 | 3227 days | 3% |
| Faassen | 8/10 | 3228 days | 4% |
| Henzen | 8/10 | 3229 days | 4% |
| Liz Marquart Scholtz | 8/10 | 3231 days | 4% |
| Martina Posch | 10/10 | 3234 days | 5% |
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.