Hi, 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 Rings Scenic Tours.

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.

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Rings Scenic Tours

Valid Reviews

365 Valid Reviews

The Rings Scenic Tours experience has a total of 365 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 365 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 84
23%
9/10 83
23%
8/10 92
25%
7/10 62
17%
6/10 22
6%
5/10 10
3%
4/10 7
2%
3/10 3
1%
2/10 1
0%
1/10 1
0%

81.62% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rings Scenic Tours valid reviews is 81.62% and is based on 365 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

339 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 365 valid reviews, the experience has 339 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 339 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 76
22%
9/10 75
22%
8/10 92
27%
7/10 57
17%
6/10 21
6%
5/10 9
3%
4/10 6
2%
3/10 2
1%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
0%

81.77% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rings Scenic Tours face-to-face reviews is 81.77% and is based on 339 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

86.25%

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
Philip Kohli 10/10 242 days 100%
Sarah Killury 5/10 3040 days 2%
Rado Hank 10/10 3128 days 2%
Eva Cordemeyer 9/10 3130 days 2%
Janneke van Krieken 8/10 3132 days 2%
Jennie Tollerton 10/10 3134 days 2%
Anis Quentin 10/10 3136 days 2%
Phil Baker 9/10 3137 days 2%
Jeny Smolders 9/10 3140 days 2%
Linnea Sahlberg 10/10 3147 days 2%
Steve Jackson 8/10 3385 days 2%
Christoph Grubmair 9/10 3392 days 2%
Robin 7/10 3393 days 2%
Andy 6/10 3394 days 1%
Philip Grant 7/10 3396 days 2%
Sam Wolfe 7/10 3397 days 2%
Pierre 7/10 3407 days 2%
Sophie Pettler 8/10 3409 days 2%
Auba Mateos 10/10 3414 days 2%
Charlotte 10/10 3414 days 2%
Francesca Scott 9/10 3414 days 2%
Anders Frank 7/10 3416 days 2%
Benedikt Lorenz 9/10 3418 days 2%
Simon Briens 7/10 3419 days 2%
Kathrin Herbst 8/10 3420 days 2%
Chaulet 10/10 3425 days 2%
Kristina Nunoz 9/10 3426 days 2%
Riccardo 8/10 3427 days 2%
Theerada Wongkaew 10/10 3447 days 2%
Joonas Lehtomaki 9/10 3452 days 2%
Jessica Freeland 8/10 3454 days 2%
Laura David 9/10 3455 days 2%
Gretha 9/10 3457 days 2%
Dries 9/10 3457 days 2%
Bjorn Nielsen 10/10 3457 days 2%
Stephan Bruhwile 8/10 3457 days 2%
Micha Kuster 9/10 3458 days 2%
Alna 10/10 3463 days 2%
Patricia 10/10 3464 days 2%
Alex 10/10 3464 days 2%
Jennie Holland 10/10 3469 days 2%
Jasmine Rogers 8/10 3470 days 2%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3473 days 2%
Alonso 8/10 3476 days 2%
Sophie 9/10 3477 days 2%
Jannika Cao 6/10 3479 days 1%
Rose Guillaume 6/10 3479 days 1%
Pierre Landenne 8/10 3479 days 2%
Evelyn Rloeh 10/10 3480 days 2%
John Edwards 10/10 3481 days 2%
Alice Frater 9/10 3481 days 2%
Rik van der Niet 8/10 3482 days 2%
Sina Schmidt 8/10 3491 days 2%
Simeon Manz 10/10 3491 days 2%
Charlotte Molesworth 8/10 3493 days 2%
Sam Staines 8/10 3495 days 2%
Christine 5/10 3496 days 1%
Jessica Nasstrom 7/10 3497 days 1%
Megan 8/10 3500 days 2%
Laura Leoekloek 8/10 3500 days 2%
Gordon Todan 10/10 3505 days 2%
Niels 9/10 3506 days 2%
MARK CURPHEY 10/10 3508 days 2%
Sam Taylor 8/10 3509 days 1%
Dave Ellis 8/10 3509 days 1%
Anne 8/10 3515 days 1%
Catherine Pigeon 9/10 3620 days 1%
Jana Ebelina 8/10 3696 days 1%
Celina 7/10 3696 days 1%
Vanuxem 7/10 3713 days 1%
Lukas Boller 7/10 3715 days 1%
Thomas Michel 8/10 3715 days 1%
Simon Schatz 9/10 3718 days 1%
Lisa Haedrich 9/10 3719 days 1%
Thomas Le Buzulier 7/10 3722 days 1%
Emmanuel Roux 7/10 3724 days 1%
Bas Marinus 6/10 3727 days 1%
Liam King 8/10 3728 days 1%
Caroline Shaw 10/10 3728 days 1%
Sabrina Schneider 10/10 3729 days 1%
Christian Krause 9/10 3730 days 1%
Sam Fenton-Elston 8/10 3730 days 1%
Karin Karlsson 9/10 3731 days 1%
Anika D 7/10 3733 days 1%
Stephanie Still 10/10 3733 days 1%
Chloe and Guillame 8/10 3733 days 1%
Hana Rachfalik 10/10 3734 days 1%
Saskia Peek 7/10 3736 days 1%
Erika Tarant 8/10 3736 days 1%
Julie Duvert 10/10 3737 days 1%
Dan Ramsl 4/10 3737 days 1%
Lucy Mulvin 9/10 3738 days 1%
Fine Kochling 10/10 3740 days 1%
Hannes 9/10 3741 days 1%
Samuel Lucht 9/10 3741 days 1%
Laura Moore 10/10 3742 days 1%
Nathan Raymond 7/10 3743 days 1%
Arthur Portolleau 8/10 3744 days 1%
Ellie Doughty 5/10 3745 days 1%
Nancy Logan 7/10 3747 days 1%
Isabella Sinnesbickle 10/10 3748 days 1%
Verena Konetzhi 7/10 3749 days 1%
Severin Knegsch 6/10 3750 days 1%
Anna Jungclaus 9/10 3751 days 1%
Nanna Torp 8/10 3753 days 1%
Lewis Whittle 8/10 3753 days 1%
Lukas Seager 8/10 3753 days 1%
Lea Behnem 10/10 3755 days 1%
Ben and Pauline 9/10 3755 days 1%
Marcus 8/10 3757 days 1%
Jesper 8/10 3757 days 1%
Johannes Koch 10/10 3757 days 1%
Ann-Kathrin 9/10 3760 days 1%
Dawn Howard 8/10 3760 days 1%
Amit Bass 10/10 3761 days 1%
Laura Schafer 10/10 3761 days 1%
Robin Lakner 4/10 3761 days 1%
Sebastian 10/10 3762 days 1%
Jaquein Bucholz 10/10 3762 days 1%
Ben Schieber 4/10 3762 days 1%
Annika Weber 10/10 3762 days 1%
Antoine Boudin 7/10 3762 days 1%
Cariotta Kemper 9/10 3762 days 1%
Richard May 6/10 3763 days 1%
Max Butteli 6/10 3764 days 1%
Mijke Boesten 8/10 3768 days 1%
Pierre Alexandre 7/10 3769 days 1%
Charlotte Schleicher 10/10 3771 days 1%
Briony 9/10 3772 days 1%
Kirsten Gehrenbeck 9/10 3772 days 1%
Felix Sternke 6/10 3773 days 1%
Gerrit 8/10 3773 days 1%
Sascha Daub 8/10 3773 days 1%
Melanie Kronbichler 10/10 3773 days 1%
Henry Wichler 9/10 3773 days 1%
Richard Starkeq 7/10 3773 days 1%
Ruven Rintelmann 6/10 3773 days 1%
Katlin Pollinger 7/10 3774 days 1%
Taylor Fabricius 10/10 3775 days 1%
Sophia Harnisch 10/10 3775 days 1%
Brianna Burd 8/10 3776 days 1%
Markus Wabing 6/10 3777 days 1%
Uschi Pongratz 10/10 3777 days 1%
Jessica Ruhland 8/10 3777 days 1%
David Soukal 9/10 3778 days 1%
Olivia Aliprandi 8/10 3779 days 1%
Jacquiline Bukmann 7/10 3780 days 1%
Isabelle 10/10 3781 days 1%
M J 9/10 3782 days 1%
Susi 9/10 3783 days 1%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3784 days 1%
Franziska Hohmann 8/10 3786 days 1%
Faye Oliver 4/10 3787 days 1%
Alice Melker 7/10 3787 days 1%
Lauren Thompson 8/10 3787 days 1%
Sophie NIemann 10/10 3790 days 1%
Christian Reimund 7/10 3792 days 1%
Nina Kletner 7/10 3793 days 1%
Pekka and Jonna 8/10 3793 days 1%
Fabian Graf 8/10 3793 days 1%
Julia Ebneter 8/10 3795 days 1%
Jenny and Till 7/10 3796 days 1%
Sara and Antoine 7/10 3797 days 1%
Kathanina Jasik 10/10 3797 days 1%
Josephine 8/10 3798 days 1%
Toni Gabby 9/10 3798 days 1%
Luisa and Hannes 7/10 3798 days 1%
Nico 6/10 3799 days 1%
Eline Meijer 8/10 3815 days 1%
Nicola Wiggan 7/10 3816 days 1%
Marc 7/10 3817 days 1%
Linda and Gunther 9/10 3817 days 1%
Malina 8/10 3819 days 1%
Julia Martin 6/10 3819 days 1%
Sebastian Schurchardt 10/10 3820 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 3822 days 1%
Mette and Jesper 10/10 3824 days 1%
Jessica and Leonie 8/10 3830 days 1%
Hannah Fidora 8/10 3830 days 1%
Elizabeth Nash 7/10 3835 days 1%
Selma Krap 9/10 3836 days 1%
Julia Waenninger 7/10 3842 days 1%
Lee Farrington 10/10 3863 days 1%
Sarah Boettcher 4/10 3878 days 0%
Luis . 7/10 3924 days 1%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 4096 days 0%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 4096 days 0%
Anna Birzle 10/10 4096 days 0%
Mak Walther 8/10 4098 days 0%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 4098 days 0%
Celia Nowak 9/10 4142 days 0%
Andrew Simpson 10/10 4143 days 0%
Dominik Rehbaum 7/10 4157 days 0%
Marie Sander 8/10 4157 days 0%
Felix Holm 7/10 4180 days 0%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 4190 days 0%
Lukas, Anne and Malte 8/10 4200 days 0%
Hubert Schmid 10/10 4253 days 0%
Ron Clarke 10/10 4259 days 0%
Greg Gilmore 9/10 4436 days 1%
Fiona Hawkins 6/10 4436 days 1%
Lagarde 7/10 4441 days 1%
Julia Schabenberger 8/10 4442 days 1%
Lola 8/10 4442 days 1%
Alisa 9/10 4442 days 1%
Laura 8/10 4442 days 1%
Camille Bellay 5/10 4445 days 1%
Guillaume Yedoux 6/10 4445 days 1%
Catherine Schlachter 6/10 4449 days 1%
Christina Perez 6/10 4449 days 1%
Alex 10/10 4452 days 1%
Becky 9/10 4452 days 1%
Christoph Betten 9/10 4452 days 1%
Leonie Moeller 9/10 4452 days 1%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4453 days 1%
Laura 9/10 4457 days 1%
Andreas Schindler 9/10 4457 days 1%
Bea Westkam 9/10 4458 days 1%
Julia Moellers 10/10 4458 days 1%
Sam Bruylant 8/10 4459 days 1%
Ines Bruylant 10/10 4460 days 1%
Laura 10/10 4468 days 1%
Christopher Buch Madsen 9/10 4469 days 1%
Laina Black 9/10 4473 days 1%
Ricky White 7/10 4473 days 1%
Eva-Maria Krueger 10/10 4474 days 1%
Hadler 8/10 4475 days 1%
Felicitas 7/10 4475 days 1%
Steffen 10/10 4477 days 1%
Sergey Pronkin 8/10 4477 days 1%
Nina Helmling 10/10 4477 days 1%
Cathrin Wisgiekl 7/10 4478 days 1%
Amanda 10/10 4484 days 1%
Derek 8/10 4484 days 1%
Julie Ledanois 9/10 4485 days 1%
Pierre Gentile 7/10 4485 days 1%
Steven Lotrian 7/10 4488 days 1%
Emeline Brocard 7/10 4488 days 1%
Marvin Koever 8/10 4488 days 1%
Max Meternich 8/10 4488 days 1%
Klaus Petersen 7/10 4492 days 1%
Dana 10/10 4492 days 1%
Rikke Petersen 9/10 4492 days 1%
Toke Frederiksen 8/10 4497 days 1%
Ruth Watkin 9/10 4498 days 1%
Elena Goschia 7/10 4500 days 1%
Matthias Freiling 9/10 4500 days 1%
Philipp Kluseuer 7/10 4500 days 1%
Jesseca Klausch 8/10 4500 days 1%
Johannes 8/10 4501 days 1%
Florian Littmann 9/10 4504 days 1%
Anna 8/10 4504 days 1%
Dan Lawson 7/10 4514 days 1%
Philipp 9/10 4514 days 1%
Sina Sacranie 8/10 4514 days 1%
Benedict Seite 7/10 4516 days 1%
Valerio Penita 6/10 4516 days 1%
Piotr Jurkowski 9/10 4518 days 1%
Roland Beer 8/10 4521 days 1%
Alexia Greasbaum 10/10 4521 days 1%
Petra Kurcova 10/10 4522 days 1%
Magdalene Zech 5/10 4523 days 1%
Marco Newald 5/10 4523 days 1%
Hendrik Schanz 10/10 4526 days 1%
B D 10/10 4533 days 1%
Elin Andersson 8/10 4533 days 1%
Elin Paulssen 10/10 4533 days 1%
Romina Bolz 7/10 4538 days 1%
Jeremy 9/10 4564 days 1%
Brian 9/10 4625 days 1%
Memain 9/10 4805 days 1%
Anton Thisted 8/10 4806 days 1%
Josefine Sjodin 7/10 4806 days 1%
Konza 9/10 4806 days 1%
Katie Fleck 6/10 4806 days 1%
Tim Vennewold 7/10 4826 days 1%
Francois 3/10 4839 days 0%
Stephanie Belanger 1/10 4842 days 0%
Tina 6/10 4845 days 1%
Bjorn Hedmark 10/10 4850 days 1%
Collacott 9/10 4853 days 1%
Dani Wallinger 8/10 4861 days 1%
Lis Bon 7/10 4867 days 1%
Craig Jones 9/10 4898 days 1%
Glyn Ethelston 4/10 4898 days 0%
Jurgen 7/10 4915 days 1%
Brigitte 8/10 4917 days 1%
Kohler 9/10 4918 days 1%
Wouter Trumpie 8/10 4918 days 1%
Roux 10/10 4919 days 1%
Reijenga 6/10 4920 days 1%
tanyap 9/10 4929 days 1%
Gary Brooks 10/10 4929 days 1%
Kristina Mårtensson 9/10 4929 days 1%
Alexander Klein 3/10 4933 days 0%
The Mowbrays 8/10 4939 days 1%
Martina Posch 10/10 4943 days 1%
Oliver German 9/10 5176 days 1%
Jill Homewood 10/10 5197 days 1%
Jaroslav Gajdos 5/10 5207 days 1%
Christian & Julia 10/10 5214 days 1%
Miina Hyuonen 9/10 5215 days 1%
Thomas 10/10 5215 days 1%
Verne Heath 10/10 5218 days 1%
Stefan 8/10 5218 days 1%
Ralf Glaser 7/10 5221 days 1%
Gloria, Rose & An 8/10 5225 days 1%
Anika 9/10 5232 days 1%
Asha 10/10 5264 days 1%
Tobias Forst 9/10 5296 days 1%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 5311 days 1%
Christina 9/10 5312 days 1%
JadesWorld 6/10 5325 days 1%
Patricia French 9/10 5529 days 1%
Chantal Wendel 8/10 5550 days 1%
Guult Ryan 7/10 5556 days 1%
Veronica Warren 7/10 5560 days 1%
Monica 9/10 5566 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 8/10 5570 days 1%
Anika Jedelsky 8/10 5571 days 1%
Rebecca Stones 8/10 5572 days 1%
Claudio 3/10 5576 days 0%
Faucon 5/10 5585 days 1%
Sebastian Engelke 4/10 5586 days 0%
Olivia Carvill 8/10 5586 days 1%
Marianne Astorp 10/10 5589 days 1%
Sprangers 7/10 5591 days 1%
qofd 9/10 5721 days 1%
ahtom82 2/10 5813 days 0%
heather Cardinal 9/10 5890 days 1%
Wim Van Gastel 8/10 5961 days 1%
Jansen 9/10 6029 days 1%
Tim Beuzeval 9/10 6032 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 6036 days 1%
Lionel Mouesca 9/10 6037 days 1%
neilchelt 7/10 6055 days 1%
suet 8/10 6269 days 1%
monikav 10/10 6269 days 1%
Nick 10/10 6299 days 1%
Rafael 9/10 6305 days 1%
Nanno 8/10 6319 days 1%
Florian 8/10 6326 days 1%
Thamar 7/10 6333 days 1%
Anna 7/10 6336 days 1%
Burkhalter 10/10 6340 days 1%
Lucas 10/10 6341 days 1%
Mark 8/10 6400 days 1%
Zoe Summers 9/10 6481 days 1%
Toby 5/10 6641 days 1%
Therese Axelsson 10/10 6659 days 1%
Anna Cronmalm 10/10 6661 days 1%
Christian Schutte 9/10 6715 days 1%
Gail 8/10 6715 days 1%
Christian Arnot 7/10 6738 days 1%
Anita 5/10 6738 days 1%
Jessica Callen 8/10 6871 days 1%
Millie 8/10 6979 days 1%
Stephanie 9/10 6980 days 1%
Kristine 6/10 6981 days 1%
Mike Shirley 9/10 6997 days 1%
Denise Nick 9/10 7008 days 1%
Austin 10/10 7013 days 1%
Claire 7/10 7013 days 1%
Detlef 8/10 7013 days 1%
Lukas 10/10 7045 days 1%

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 Rings Scenic Tours experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-2.47% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 105 days. However the Rings Scenic Tours 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 Rings Scenic Tours experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -2.43%
198 -2.45%
199 -2.46%
200 -2.47%
201 -2.48%
202 -2.50%
203 -2.51%

Balancing Adjustment

2.08% 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

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.