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Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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

86.22%

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 10/10 222 days 100%
Sarah Killury 5/10 3020 days 2%
Rado Hank 10/10 3108 days 2%
Eva Cordemeyer 9/10 3110 days 2%
Janneke van Krieken 8/10 3112 days 2%
Jennie Tollerton 10/10 3114 days 2%
Anis Quentin 10/10 3116 days 2%
Phil Baker 9/10 3117 days 2%
Jeny Smolders 9/10 3120 days 2%
Linnea Sahlberg 10/10 3127 days 2%
Steve Jackson 8/10 3365 days 2%
Christoph Grubmair 9/10 3372 days 2%
Robin 7/10 3373 days 2%
Andy 6/10 3374 days 1%
Philip Grant 7/10 3376 days 2%
Sam Wolfe 7/10 3377 days 2%
Pierre 7/10 3387 days 2%
Sophie Pettler 8/10 3389 days 2%
Auba Mateos 10/10 3394 days 2%
Charlotte 10/10 3394 days 2%
Francesca Scott 9/10 3394 days 2%
Anders Frank 7/10 3396 days 2%
Benedikt Lorenz 9/10 3398 days 2%
Simon Briens 7/10 3399 days 2%
Kathrin Herbst 8/10 3400 days 2%
Chaulet 10/10 3405 days 2%
Kristina Nunoz 9/10 3406 days 2%
Riccardo 8/10 3407 days 2%
Theerada Wongkaew 10/10 3427 days 2%
Joonas Lehtomaki 9/10 3432 days 2%
Jessica Freeland 8/10 3434 days 2%
Laura David 9/10 3435 days 2%
Gretha 9/10 3437 days 2%
Dries 9/10 3437 days 2%
Bjorn Nielsen 10/10 3437 days 2%
Stephan Bruhwile 8/10 3437 days 2%
Micha Kuster 9/10 3438 days 2%
Alna 10/10 3443 days 2%
Patricia 10/10 3444 days 2%
Alex 10/10 3444 days 2%
Jennie Holland 10/10 3449 days 2%
Jasmine Rogers 8/10 3450 days 2%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3453 days 2%
Alonso 8/10 3456 days 2%
Sophie 9/10 3457 days 2%
Jannika Cao 6/10 3459 days 1%
Rose Guillaume 6/10 3459 days 1%
Pierre Landenne 8/10 3459 days 2%
Evelyn Rloeh 10/10 3460 days 2%
John Edwards 10/10 3461 days 2%
Alice Frater 9/10 3461 days 2%
Rik van der Niet 8/10 3462 days 2%
Sina Schmidt 8/10 3471 days 2%
Simeon Manz 10/10 3471 days 2%
Charlotte Molesworth 8/10 3473 days 2%
Sam Staines 8/10 3475 days 2%
Christine 5/10 3476 days 1%
Jessica Nasstrom 7/10 3477 days 1%
Megan 8/10 3480 days 1%
Laura Leoekloek 8/10 3480 days 1%
Gordon Todan 10/10 3485 days 2%
Niels 9/10 3486 days 2%
MARK CURPHEY 10/10 3488 days 2%
Sam Taylor 8/10 3489 days 1%
Dave Ellis 8/10 3489 days 1%
Anne 8/10 3495 days 1%
Catherine Pigeon 9/10 3600 days 1%
Jana Ebelina 8/10 3676 days 1%
Celina 7/10 3676 days 1%
Vanuxem 7/10 3693 days 1%
Lukas Boller 7/10 3695 days 1%
Thomas Michel 8/10 3695 days 1%
Simon Schatz 9/10 3698 days 1%
Lisa Haedrich 9/10 3699 days 1%
Thomas Le Buzulier 7/10 3702 days 1%
Emmanuel Roux 7/10 3704 days 1%
Bas Marinus 6/10 3707 days 1%
Liam King 8/10 3708 days 1%
Caroline Shaw 10/10 3708 days 1%
Sabrina Schneider 10/10 3709 days 1%
Christian Krause 9/10 3710 days 1%
Sam Fenton-Elston 8/10 3710 days 1%
Karin Karlsson 9/10 3711 days 1%
Anika D 7/10 3713 days 1%
Stephanie Still 10/10 3713 days 1%
Chloe and Guillame 8/10 3713 days 1%
Hana Rachfalik 10/10 3714 days 1%
Saskia Peek 7/10 3716 days 1%
Erika Tarant 8/10 3716 days 1%
Julie Duvert 10/10 3717 days 1%
Dan Ramsl 4/10 3717 days 1%
Lucy Mulvin 9/10 3718 days 1%
Fine Kochling 10/10 3720 days 1%
Hannes 9/10 3721 days 1%
Samuel Lucht 9/10 3721 days 1%
Laura Moore 10/10 3722 days 1%
Nathan Raymond 7/10 3723 days 1%
Arthur Portolleau 8/10 3724 days 1%
Ellie Doughty 5/10 3725 days 1%
Nancy Logan 7/10 3727 days 1%
Isabella Sinnesbickle 10/10 3728 days 1%
Verena Konetzhi 7/10 3729 days 1%
Severin Knegsch 6/10 3730 days 1%
Anna Jungclaus 9/10 3731 days 1%
Nanna Torp 8/10 3733 days 1%
Lewis Whittle 8/10 3733 days 1%
Lukas Seager 8/10 3733 days 1%
Lea Behnem 10/10 3735 days 1%
Ben and Pauline 9/10 3735 days 1%
Marcus 8/10 3737 days 1%
Jesper 8/10 3737 days 1%
Johannes Koch 10/10 3737 days 1%
Ann-Kathrin 9/10 3740 days 1%
Dawn Howard 8/10 3740 days 1%
Amit Bass 10/10 3741 days 1%
Laura Schafer 10/10 3741 days 1%
Robin Lakner 4/10 3741 days 1%
Sebastian 10/10 3742 days 1%
Jaquein Bucholz 10/10 3742 days 1%
Ben Schieber 4/10 3742 days 1%
Annika Weber 10/10 3742 days 1%
Antoine Boudin 7/10 3742 days 1%
Cariotta Kemper 9/10 3742 days 1%
Richard May 6/10 3743 days 1%
Max Butteli 6/10 3744 days 1%
Mijke Boesten 8/10 3748 days 1%
Pierre Alexandre 7/10 3749 days 1%
Charlotte Schleicher 10/10 3751 days 1%
Briony 9/10 3752 days 1%
Kirsten Gehrenbeck 9/10 3752 days 1%
Felix Sternke 6/10 3753 days 1%
Gerrit 8/10 3753 days 1%
Sascha Daub 8/10 3753 days 1%
Melanie Kronbichler 10/10 3753 days 1%
Henry Wichler 9/10 3753 days 1%
Richard Starkeq 7/10 3753 days 1%
Ruven Rintelmann 6/10 3753 days 1%
Katlin Pollinger 7/10 3754 days 1%
Taylor Fabricius 10/10 3755 days 1%
Sophia Harnisch 10/10 3755 days 1%
Brianna Burd 8/10 3756 days 1%
Markus Wabing 6/10 3757 days 1%
Uschi Pongratz 10/10 3757 days 1%
Jessica Ruhland 8/10 3757 days 1%
David Soukal 9/10 3758 days 1%
Olivia Aliprandi 8/10 3759 days 1%
Jacquiline Bukmann 7/10 3760 days 1%
Isabelle 10/10 3761 days 1%
M J 9/10 3762 days 1%
Susi 9/10 3763 days 1%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3764 days 1%
Franziska Hohmann 8/10 3766 days 1%
Faye Oliver 4/10 3767 days 1%
Alice Melker 7/10 3767 days 1%
Lauren Thompson 8/10 3767 days 1%
Sophie NIemann 10/10 3770 days 1%
Christian Reimund 7/10 3772 days 1%
Nina Kletner 7/10 3773 days 1%
Pekka and Jonna 8/10 3773 days 1%
Fabian Graf 8/10 3773 days 1%
Julia Ebneter 8/10 3775 days 1%
Jenny and Till 7/10 3776 days 1%
Sara and Antoine 7/10 3777 days 1%
Kathanina Jasik 10/10 3777 days 1%
Josephine 8/10 3778 days 1%
Toni Gabby 9/10 3778 days 1%
Luisa and Hannes 7/10 3778 days 1%
Nico 6/10 3779 days 1%
Eline Meijer 8/10 3795 days 1%
Nicola Wiggan 7/10 3796 days 1%
Marc 7/10 3797 days 1%
Linda and Gunther 9/10 3797 days 1%
Malina 8/10 3799 days 1%
Julia Martin 6/10 3799 days 1%
Sebastian Schurchardt 10/10 3800 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 3802 days 1%
Mette and Jesper 10/10 3804 days 1%
Jessica and Leonie 8/10 3810 days 1%
Hannah Fidora 8/10 3810 days 1%
Elizabeth Nash 7/10 3815 days 1%
Selma Krap 9/10 3816 days 1%
Julia Waenninger 7/10 3822 days 1%
Lee Farrington 10/10 3843 days 1%
Sarah Boettcher 4/10 3858 days 0%
Luis . 7/10 3904 days 1%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 4076 days 0%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 4076 days 0%
Anna Birzle 10/10 4076 days 0%
Mak Walther 8/10 4078 days 0%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 4078 days 0%
Celia Nowak 9/10 4122 days 0%
Andrew Simpson 10/10 4123 days 0%
Dominik Rehbaum 7/10 4137 days 0%
Marie Sander 8/10 4137 days 0%
Felix Holm 7/10 4160 days 0%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 4170 days 0%
Lukas, Anne and Malte 8/10 4180 days 0%
Hubert Schmid 10/10 4233 days 0%
Ron Clarke 10/10 4239 days 0%
Greg Gilmore 9/10 4416 days 1%
Fiona Hawkins 6/10 4416 days 1%
Lagarde 7/10 4421 days 1%
Julia Schabenberger 8/10 4422 days 1%
Lola 8/10 4422 days 1%
Alisa 9/10 4422 days 1%
Laura 8/10 4422 days 1%
Camille Bellay 5/10 4425 days 1%
Guillaume Yedoux 6/10 4425 days 1%
Catherine Schlachter 6/10 4429 days 1%
Christina Perez 6/10 4429 days 1%
Alex 10/10 4432 days 1%
Becky 9/10 4432 days 1%
Christoph Betten 9/10 4432 days 1%
Leonie Moeller 9/10 4432 days 1%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4433 days 1%
Laura 9/10 4437 days 1%
Andreas Schindler 9/10 4437 days 1%
Bea Westkam 9/10 4438 days 1%
Julia Moellers 10/10 4438 days 1%
Sam Bruylant 8/10 4439 days 1%
Ines Bruylant 10/10 4440 days 1%
Laura 10/10 4448 days 1%
Christopher Buch Madsen 9/10 4449 days 1%
Laina Black 9/10 4453 days 1%
Ricky White 7/10 4453 days 1%
Eva-Maria Krueger 10/10 4454 days 1%
Hadler 8/10 4455 days 1%
Felicitas 7/10 4455 days 1%
Steffen 10/10 4457 days 1%
Sergey Pronkin 8/10 4457 days 1%
Nina Helmling 10/10 4457 days 1%
Cathrin Wisgiekl 7/10 4458 days 1%
Amanda 10/10 4464 days 1%
Derek 8/10 4464 days 1%
Julie Ledanois 9/10 4465 days 1%
Pierre Gentile 7/10 4465 days 1%
Steven Lotrian 7/10 4468 days 1%
Emeline Brocard 7/10 4468 days 1%
Marvin Koever 8/10 4468 days 1%
Max Meternich 8/10 4468 days 1%
Klaus Petersen 7/10 4472 days 1%
Dana 10/10 4472 days 1%
Rikke Petersen 9/10 4472 days 1%
Toke Frederiksen 8/10 4477 days 1%
Ruth Watkin 9/10 4478 days 1%
Elena Goschia 7/10 4480 days 1%
Matthias Freiling 9/10 4480 days 1%
Philipp Kluseuer 7/10 4480 days 1%
Jesseca Klausch 8/10 4480 days 1%
Johannes 8/10 4481 days 1%
Florian Littmann 9/10 4484 days 1%
Anna 8/10 4484 days 1%
Dan Lawson 7/10 4494 days 1%
Philipp 9/10 4494 days 1%
Sina Sacranie 8/10 4494 days 1%
Benedict Seite 7/10 4496 days 1%
Valerio Penita 6/10 4496 days 1%
Piotr Jurkowski 9/10 4498 days 1%
Roland Beer 8/10 4501 days 1%
Alexia Greasbaum 10/10 4501 days 1%
Petra Kurcova 10/10 4502 days 1%
Magdalene Zech 5/10 4503 days 1%
Marco Newald 5/10 4503 days 1%
Hendrik Schanz 10/10 4506 days 1%
B D 10/10 4513 days 1%
Elin Andersson 8/10 4513 days 1%
Elin Paulssen 10/10 4513 days 1%
Romina Bolz 7/10 4518 days 1%
Jeremy 9/10 4544 days 1%
Brian 9/10 4605 days 1%
Memain 9/10 4785 days 1%
Anton Thisted 8/10 4786 days 1%
Josefine Sjodin 7/10 4786 days 1%
Konza 9/10 4786 days 1%
Katie Fleck 6/10 4786 days 1%
Tim Vennewold 7/10 4806 days 1%
Francois 3/10 4819 days 0%
Stephanie Belanger 1/10 4822 days 0%
Tina 6/10 4825 days 1%
Bjorn Hedmark 10/10 4830 days 1%
Collacott 9/10 4833 days 1%
Dani Wallinger 8/10 4841 days 1%
Lis Bon 7/10 4847 days 1%
Craig Jones 9/10 4878 days 1%
Glyn Ethelston 4/10 4878 days 0%
Jurgen 7/10 4895 days 1%
Brigitte 8/10 4897 days 1%
Kohler 9/10 4898 days 1%
Wouter Trumpie 8/10 4898 days 1%
Roux 10/10 4899 days 1%
Reijenga 6/10 4900 days 1%
tanyap 9/10 4909 days 1%
Gary Brooks 10/10 4909 days 1%
Kristina Mårtensson 9/10 4909 days 1%
Alexander Klein 3/10 4913 days 0%
The Mowbrays 8/10 4919 days 1%
Martina Posch 10/10 4923 days 1%
Oliver German 9/10 5156 days 1%
Jill Homewood 10/10 5177 days 1%
Jaroslav Gajdos 5/10 5187 days 1%
Christian & Julia 10/10 5194 days 1%
Miina Hyuonen 9/10 5195 days 1%
Thomas 10/10 5195 days 1%
Verne Heath 10/10 5198 days 1%
Stefan 8/10 5198 days 1%
Ralf Glaser 7/10 5201 days 1%
Gloria, Rose & An 8/10 5205 days 1%
Anika 9/10 5212 days 1%
Asha 10/10 5244 days 1%
Tobias Forst 9/10 5276 days 1%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 5291 days 1%
Christina 9/10 5292 days 1%
JadesWorld 6/10 5305 days 1%
Patricia French 9/10 5509 days 1%
Chantal Wendel 8/10 5530 days 1%
Guult Ryan 7/10 5536 days 1%
Veronica Warren 7/10 5540 days 1%
Monica 9/10 5546 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 8/10 5550 days 1%
Anika Jedelsky 8/10 5551 days 1%
Rebecca Stones 8/10 5552 days 1%
Claudio 3/10 5556 days 0%
Faucon 5/10 5565 days 1%
Sebastian Engelke 4/10 5566 days 0%
Olivia Carvill 8/10 5566 days 1%
Marianne Astorp 10/10 5569 days 1%
Sprangers 7/10 5571 days 1%
qofd 9/10 5701 days 1%
ahtom82 2/10 5793 days 0%
heather Cardinal 9/10 5870 days 1%
Wim Van Gastel 8/10 5941 days 1%
Jansen 9/10 6009 days 1%
Tim Beuzeval 9/10 6012 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 6016 days 1%
Lionel Mouesca 9/10 6017 days 1%
neilchelt 7/10 6035 days 1%
suet 8/10 6249 days 1%
monikav 10/10 6249 days 1%
Nick 10/10 6279 days 1%
Rafael 9/10 6285 days 1%
Nanno 8/10 6299 days 1%
Florian 8/10 6306 days 1%
Thamar 7/10 6313 days 1%
Anna 7/10 6316 days 1%
Burkhalter 10/10 6320 days 1%
Lucas 10/10 6321 days 1%
Mark 8/10 6380 days 1%
Zoe Summers 9/10 6461 days 1%
Toby 5/10 6621 days 1%
Therese Axelsson 10/10 6639 days 1%
Anna Cronmalm 10/10 6641 days 1%
Christian Schutte 9/10 6695 days 1%
Gail 8/10 6695 days 1%
Christian Arnot 7/10 6718 days 1%
Anita 5/10 6718 days 1%
Jessica Callen 8/10 6851 days 1%
Millie 8/10 6959 days 1%
Stephanie 9/10 6960 days 1%
Kristine 6/10 6961 days 1%
Mike Shirley 9/10 6977 days 1%
Denise Nick 9/10 6988 days 1%
Austin 10/10 6993 days 1%
Claire 7/10 6993 days 1%
Detlef 8/10 6993 days 1%
Lukas 10/10 7025 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

-2.79% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 87 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 193 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
… …
190 -2.75%
191 -2.76%
192 -2.77%
193 -2.79%
194 -2.80%
195 -2.82%
196 -2.83%
… …

Balancing Adjustment

2.15% 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.