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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 TSS Earnslaw Cruise.
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.
TSS Earnslaw Cruise
Valid Reviews
80 Valid Reviews
The TSS Earnslaw Cruise experience has a total of 80 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 80 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 27 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 27 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.75% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the TSS Earnslaw Cruise valid reviews is 87.75% and is based on 80 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
62 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 80 valid reviews, the experience has 62 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 62 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 17 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
37% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.26% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the TSS Earnslaw Cruise face-to-face reviews is 87.26% and is based on 62 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Hoskinson | 10/10 | 2626 days | 100% |
| Lisa Peric | 9/10 | 2869 days | 83% |
| Emma Philpott | 9/10 | 3343 days | 53% |
| Chris | 9/10 | 3767 days | 26% |
| Rachel S | 4/10 | 4056 days | 0% |
| Mark and Kim Vincent | 9/10 | 4149 days | 1% |
| Ian Stanbury | 10/10 | 4453 days | 19% |
| Colin Billington | 4/10 | 4475 days | 8% |
| GN100 | 9/10 | 4479 days | 19% |
| Michael Nolan | 8/10 | 4846 days | 19% |
| Mike Edwards | 8/10 | 4893 days | 19% |
| Jurgen | 8/10 | 4918 days | 19% |
| David | 5/10 | 4938 days | 12% |
| sandytemp22 | 10/10 | 5152 days | 19% |
| Lucy Duffy | 10/10 | 5186 days | 19% |
| Ian Bailey | 9/10 | 5192 days | 19% |
| Hayley Atkinson | 10/10 | 5194 days | 19% |
| Lyn Deavin | 7/10 | 5195 days | 17% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 5195 days | 19% |
| Tom Connis | 10/10 | 5211 days | 19% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5487 days | 19% |
| AJ van Pelt | 8/10 | 5526 days | 19% |
| Julie | 10/10 | 5531 days | 19% |
| Malcolm McLean | 7/10 | 5539 days | 17% |
| Rob Hitsert | 9/10 | 5541 days | 19% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5546 days | 19% |
| Alice Galley | 9/10 | 5552 days | 19% |
| Van den Borne | 7/10 | 5563 days | 17% |
| Bahner | 9/10 | 5565 days | 19% |
| Robert Cox | 8/10 | 5568 days | 19% |
| Wijnhoven | 9/10 | 5574 days | 19% |
| Rosey834 | 9/10 | 5639 days | 19% |
| aggiemary04 | 10/10 | 5700 days | 19% |
| animal_end | 10/10 | 5852 days | 19% |
| nuwee | 10/10 | 5883 days | 19% |
| Russ Turner | 10/10 | 5900 days | 19% |
| Brian Morris | 9/10 | 5923 days | 19% |
| Gordon and Joyce | 10/10 | 5924 days | 19% |
| th schuermann | 10/10 | 5924 days | 19% |
| Tony X | 8/10 | 5937 days | 19% |
| R Gilge | 10/10 | 5938 days | 19% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 8/10 | 5938 days | 19% |
| Paul | 9/10 | 5938 days | 19% |
| Luternauer | 9/10 | 5941 days | 19% |
| Kevin and Teresa | 8/10 | 5942 days | 19% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5951 days | 19% |
| stevnba | 7/10 | 5989 days | 17% |
| Gebert | 9/10 | 6015 days | 19% |
| Casarotti Luana | 10/10 | 6016 days | 19% |
| TomL | 8/10 | 6034 days | 19% |
| nickm | 10/10 | 6202 days | 19% |
| Dirk | 9/10 | 6247 days | 19% |
| Eckhard Koepper | 9/10 | 6260 days | 19% |
| Hans | 10/10 | 6265 days | 19% |
| Trevor | 10/10 | 6291 days | 19% |
| Yunker | 10/10 | 6296 days | 19% |
| john west | 7/10 | 6316 days | 17% |
| HollyB | 10/10 | 6430 days | 19% |
| suedavies | 10/10 | 6431 days | 19% |
| Zane | 10/10 | 6434 days | 19% |
| Astrid Snippe | 8/10 | 6589 days | 19% |
| James Gibbs | 7/10 | 6589 days | 17% |
| Anke Bohrer | 10/10 | 6594 days | 19% |
| Judy Williamson | 9/10 | 6595 days | 19% |
| Toni Keown | 9/10 | 6603 days | 19% |
| Jennifer Baulch | 9/10 | 6624 days | 19% |
| Linda and Peter | 8/10 | 6627 days | 19% |
| Ria | 9/10 | 6635 days | 19% |
| Andreas Brett | 8/10 | 6641 days | 19% |
| Lisa Tame | 8/10 | 6649 days | 19% |
| Charles Price | 9/10 | 6652 days | 19% |
| Cole Penelope | 10/10 | 6652 days | 19% |
| Roger & Margaret | 8/10 | 6662 days | 19% |
| Bronwyn Gaby | 9/10 | 6694 days | 19% |
| Sue | 7/10 | 6965 days | 17% |
| sven | 9/10 | 6972 days | 19% |
| Schranger | 8/10 | 6984 days | 19% |
| Roy | 9/10 | 6995 days | 19% |
| beesom | 7/10 | 7014 days | 17% |
| pfiffner | 9/10 | 7030 days | 19% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The TSS Earnslaw Cruise experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-2.93% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 85 days. However the TSS Earnslaw Cruise experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The TSS Earnslaw Cruise experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -2.89% |
| 198 | -2.90% |
| 199 | -2.92% |
| 200 | -2.93% |
| 201 | -2.95% |
| 202 | -2.96% |
| 203 | -2.98% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.63% 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 customers 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
88%
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.