Ranking Score Explained

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

86.21%

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 10/10 141 days 100%
Sarah Killury 5/10 2939 days 2%
Rado Hank 10/10 3027 days 3%
Eva Cordemeyer 9/10 3029 days 3%
Janneke van Krieken 8/10 3031 days 3%
Jennie Tollerton 10/10 3033 days 3%
Anis Quentin 10/10 3035 days 3%
Phil Baker 9/10 3036 days 3%
Jeny Smolders 9/10 3039 days 3%
Linnea Sahlberg 10/10 3046 days 3%
Steve Jackson 8/10 3284 days 2%
Christoph Grubmair 9/10 3291 days 2%
Robin 7/10 3292 days 2%
Andy 6/10 3293 days 2%
Philip Grant 7/10 3295 days 2%
Sam Wolfe 7/10 3296 days 2%
Pierre 7/10 3306 days 2%
Sophie Pettler 8/10 3308 days 2%
Auba Mateos 10/10 3313 days 2%
Charlotte 10/10 3313 days 2%
Francesca Scott 9/10 3313 days 2%
Anders Frank 7/10 3315 days 2%
Benedikt Lorenz 9/10 3317 days 2%
Simon Briens 7/10 3318 days 2%
Kathrin Herbst 8/10 3319 days 2%
Chaulet 10/10 3324 days 2%
Kristina Nunoz 9/10 3325 days 2%
Riccardo 8/10 3326 days 2%
Theerada Wongkaew 10/10 3346 days 2%
Joonas Lehtomaki 9/10 3351 days 2%
Jessica Freeland 8/10 3353 days 2%
Laura David 9/10 3354 days 2%
Gretha 9/10 3356 days 2%
Dries 9/10 3356 days 2%
Bjorn Nielsen 10/10 3356 days 2%
Stephan Bruhwile 8/10 3356 days 2%
Micha Kuster 9/10 3357 days 2%
Alna 10/10 3362 days 2%
Patricia 10/10 3363 days 2%
Alex 10/10 3363 days 2%
Jennie Holland 10/10 3368 days 2%
Jasmine Rogers 8/10 3369 days 2%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3372 days 2%
Alonso 8/10 3375 days 2%
Sophie 9/10 3376 days 2%
Jannika Cao 6/10 3378 days 2%
Rose Guillaume 6/10 3378 days 2%
Pierre Landenne 8/10 3378 days 2%
Evelyn Rloeh 10/10 3379 days 2%
John Edwards 10/10 3380 days 2%
Alice Frater 9/10 3380 days 2%
Rik van der Niet 8/10 3381 days 2%
Sina Schmidt 8/10 3390 days 2%
Simeon Manz 10/10 3390 days 2%
Charlotte Molesworth 8/10 3392 days 2%
Sam Staines 8/10 3394 days 2%
Christine 5/10 3395 days 1%
Jessica Nasstrom 7/10 3396 days 2%
Megan 8/10 3399 days 2%
Laura Leoekloek 8/10 3399 days 2%
Gordon Todan 10/10 3404 days 2%
Niels 9/10 3405 days 2%
MARK CURPHEY 10/10 3407 days 2%
Sam Taylor 8/10 3408 days 2%
Dave Ellis 8/10 3408 days 2%
Anne 8/10 3414 days 2%
Catherine Pigeon 9/10 3519 days 2%
Jana Ebelina 8/10 3595 days 2%
Celina 7/10 3595 days 1%
Vanuxem 7/10 3612 days 1%
Lukas Boller 7/10 3614 days 1%
Thomas Michel 8/10 3614 days 1%
Simon Schatz 9/10 3617 days 1%
Lisa Haedrich 9/10 3618 days 1%
Thomas Le Buzulier 7/10 3621 days 1%
Emmanuel Roux 7/10 3623 days 1%
Bas Marinus 6/10 3626 days 1%
Liam King 8/10 3627 days 1%
Caroline Shaw 10/10 3627 days 1%
Sabrina Schneider 10/10 3628 days 1%
Christian Krause 9/10 3629 days 1%
Sam Fenton-Elston 8/10 3629 days 1%
Karin Karlsson 9/10 3630 days 1%
Anika D 7/10 3632 days 1%
Stephanie Still 10/10 3632 days 1%
Chloe and Guillame 8/10 3632 days 1%
Hana Rachfalik 10/10 3633 days 1%
Saskia Peek 7/10 3635 days 1%
Erika Tarant 8/10 3635 days 1%
Julie Duvert 10/10 3636 days 1%
Dan Ramsl 4/10 3636 days 1%
Lucy Mulvin 9/10 3637 days 1%
Fine Kochling 10/10 3639 days 1%
Hannes 9/10 3640 days 1%
Samuel Lucht 9/10 3640 days 1%
Laura Moore 10/10 3641 days 1%
Nathan Raymond 7/10 3642 days 1%
Arthur Portolleau 8/10 3643 days 1%
Ellie Doughty 5/10 3644 days 1%
Nancy Logan 7/10 3646 days 1%
Isabella Sinnesbickle 10/10 3647 days 1%
Verena Konetzhi 7/10 3648 days 1%
Severin Knegsch 6/10 3649 days 1%
Anna Jungclaus 9/10 3650 days 1%
Nanna Torp 8/10 3652 days 1%
Lewis Whittle 8/10 3652 days 1%
Lukas Seager 8/10 3652 days 1%
Lea Behnem 10/10 3654 days 1%
Ben and Pauline 9/10 3654 days 1%
Marcus 8/10 3656 days 1%
Jesper 8/10 3656 days 1%
Johannes Koch 10/10 3656 days 1%
Ann-Kathrin 9/10 3659 days 1%
Dawn Howard 8/10 3659 days 1%
Amit Bass 10/10 3660 days 1%
Laura Schafer 10/10 3660 days 1%
Robin Lakner 4/10 3660 days 1%
Sebastian 10/10 3661 days 1%
Jaquein Bucholz 10/10 3661 days 1%
Ben Schieber 4/10 3661 days 1%
Annika Weber 10/10 3661 days 1%
Antoine Boudin 7/10 3661 days 1%
Cariotta Kemper 9/10 3661 days 1%
Richard May 6/10 3662 days 1%
Max Butteli 6/10 3663 days 1%
Mijke Boesten 8/10 3667 days 1%
Pierre Alexandre 7/10 3668 days 1%
Charlotte Schleicher 10/10 3670 days 1%
Briony 9/10 3671 days 1%
Kirsten Gehrenbeck 9/10 3671 days 1%
Felix Sternke 6/10 3672 days 1%
Gerrit 8/10 3672 days 1%
Sascha Daub 8/10 3672 days 1%
Melanie Kronbichler 10/10 3672 days 1%
Henry Wichler 9/10 3672 days 1%
Richard Starkeq 7/10 3672 days 1%
Ruven Rintelmann 6/10 3672 days 1%
Katlin Pollinger 7/10 3673 days 1%
Taylor Fabricius 10/10 3674 days 1%
Sophia Harnisch 10/10 3674 days 1%
Brianna Burd 8/10 3675 days 1%
Markus Wabing 6/10 3676 days 1%
Uschi Pongratz 10/10 3676 days 1%
Jessica Ruhland 8/10 3676 days 1%
David Soukal 9/10 3677 days 1%
Olivia Aliprandi 8/10 3678 days 1%
Jacquiline Bukmann 7/10 3679 days 1%
Isabelle 10/10 3680 days 1%
M J 9/10 3681 days 1%
Susi 9/10 3682 days 1%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3683 days 1%
Franziska Hohmann 8/10 3685 days 1%
Faye Oliver 4/10 3686 days 1%
Alice Melker 7/10 3686 days 1%
Lauren Thompson 8/10 3686 days 1%
Sophie NIemann 10/10 3689 days 1%
Christian Reimund 7/10 3691 days 1%
Nina Kletner 7/10 3692 days 1%
Pekka and Jonna 8/10 3692 days 1%
Fabian Graf 8/10 3692 days 1%
Julia Ebneter 8/10 3694 days 1%
Jenny and Till 7/10 3695 days 1%
Sara and Antoine 7/10 3696 days 1%
Kathanina Jasik 10/10 3696 days 1%
Josephine 8/10 3697 days 1%
Toni Gabby 9/10 3697 days 1%
Luisa and Hannes 7/10 3697 days 1%
Nico 6/10 3698 days 1%
Eline Meijer 8/10 3714 days 1%
Nicola Wiggan 7/10 3715 days 1%
Marc 7/10 3716 days 1%
Linda and Gunther 9/10 3716 days 1%
Malina 8/10 3718 days 1%
Julia Martin 6/10 3718 days 1%
Sebastian Schurchardt 10/10 3719 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 3721 days 1%
Mette and Jesper 10/10 3723 days 1%
Jessica and Leonie 8/10 3729 days 1%
Hannah Fidora 8/10 3729 days 1%
Elizabeth Nash 7/10 3734 days 1%
Selma Krap 9/10 3735 days 1%
Julia Waenninger 7/10 3741 days 1%
Lee Farrington 10/10 3762 days 1%
Sarah Boettcher 4/10 3777 days 1%
Luis . 7/10 3823 days 1%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 3995 days 1%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 3995 days 1%
Anna Birzle 10/10 3995 days 1%
Mak Walther 8/10 3997 days 1%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 3997 days 1%
Celia Nowak 9/10 4041 days 1%
Andrew Simpson 10/10 4042 days 1%
Dominik Rehbaum 7/10 4056 days 1%
Marie Sander 8/10 4056 days 1%
Felix Holm 7/10 4079 days 1%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 4089 days 1%
Lukas, Anne and Malte 8/10 4099 days 1%
Hubert Schmid 10/10 4152 days 0%
Ron Clarke 10/10 4158 days 0%
Greg Gilmore 9/10 4335 days 0%
Fiona Hawkins 6/10 4335 days 0%
Lagarde 7/10 4340 days 0%
Julia Schabenberger 8/10 4341 days 0%
Lola 8/10 4341 days 0%
Alisa 9/10 4341 days 0%
Laura 8/10 4341 days 0%
Camille Bellay 5/10 4344 days 0%
Guillaume Yedoux 6/10 4344 days 0%
Catherine Schlachter 6/10 4348 days 0%
Christina Perez 6/10 4348 days 0%
Alex 10/10 4351 days 0%
Becky 9/10 4351 days 0%
Christoph Betten 9/10 4351 days 0%
Leonie Moeller 9/10 4351 days 0%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4352 days 0%
Laura 9/10 4356 days 0%
Andreas Schindler 9/10 4356 days 0%
Bea Westkam 9/10 4357 days 0%
Julia Moellers 10/10 4357 days 0%
Sam Bruylant 8/10 4358 days 0%
Ines Bruylant 10/10 4359 days 0%
Laura 10/10 4367 days 0%
Christopher Buch Madsen 9/10 4368 days 0%
Laina Black 9/10 4372 days 0%
Ricky White 7/10 4372 days 0%
Eva-Maria Krueger 10/10 4373 days 0%
Hadler 8/10 4374 days 0%
Felicitas 7/10 4374 days 0%
Steffen 10/10 4376 days 0%
Sergey Pronkin 8/10 4376 days 0%
Nina Helmling 10/10 4376 days 0%
Cathrin Wisgiekl 7/10 4377 days 0%
Amanda 10/10 4383 days 1%
Derek 8/10 4383 days 1%
Julie Ledanois 9/10 4384 days 1%
Pierre Gentile 7/10 4384 days 1%
Steven Lotrian 7/10 4387 days 1%
Emeline Brocard 7/10 4387 days 1%
Marvin Koever 8/10 4387 days 1%
Max Meternich 8/10 4387 days 1%
Klaus Petersen 7/10 4391 days 1%
Dana 10/10 4391 days 1%
Rikke Petersen 9/10 4391 days 1%
Toke Frederiksen 8/10 4396 days 1%
Ruth Watkin 9/10 4397 days 1%
Elena Goschia 7/10 4399 days 1%
Matthias Freiling 9/10 4399 days 1%
Philipp Kluseuer 7/10 4399 days 1%
Jesseca Klausch 8/10 4399 days 1%
Johannes 8/10 4400 days 1%
Florian Littmann 9/10 4403 days 1%
Anna 8/10 4403 days 1%
Dan Lawson 7/10 4413 days 1%
Philipp 9/10 4413 days 1%
Sina Sacranie 8/10 4413 days 1%
Benedict Seite 7/10 4415 days 1%
Valerio Penita 6/10 4415 days 1%
Piotr Jurkowski 9/10 4417 days 1%
Roland Beer 8/10 4420 days 1%
Alexia Greasbaum 10/10 4420 days 1%
Petra Kurcova 10/10 4421 days 1%
Magdalene Zech 5/10 4422 days 1%
Marco Newald 5/10 4422 days 1%
Hendrik Schanz 10/10 4425 days 1%
B D 10/10 4432 days 1%
Elin Andersson 8/10 4432 days 1%
Elin Paulssen 10/10 4432 days 1%
Romina Bolz 7/10 4437 days 1%
Jeremy 9/10 4463 days 1%
Brian 9/10 4524 days 1%
Memain 9/10 4704 days 1%
Anton Thisted 8/10 4705 days 1%
Josefine Sjodin 7/10 4705 days 1%
Konza 9/10 4705 days 1%
Katie Fleck 6/10 4705 days 1%
Tim Vennewold 7/10 4725 days 1%
Francois 3/10 4738 days 1%
Stephanie Belanger 1/10 4741 days 0%
Tina 6/10 4744 days 1%
Bjorn Hedmark 10/10 4749 days 1%
Collacott 9/10 4752 days 1%
Dani Wallinger 8/10 4760 days 1%
Lis Bon 7/10 4766 days 1%
Craig Jones 9/10 4797 days 1%
Glyn Ethelston 4/10 4797 days 1%
Jurgen 7/10 4814 days 1%
Brigitte 8/10 4816 days 1%
Kohler 9/10 4817 days 1%
Wouter Trumpie 8/10 4817 days 1%
Roux 10/10 4818 days 1%
Reijenga 6/10 4819 days 1%
tanyap 9/10 4828 days 1%
Gary Brooks 10/10 4828 days 1%
Kristina Mårtensson 9/10 4828 days 1%
Alexander Klein 3/10 4832 days 1%
The Mowbrays 8/10 4838 days 1%
Martina Posch 10/10 4842 days 1%
Oliver German 9/10 5075 days 1%
Jill Homewood 10/10 5096 days 1%
Jaroslav Gajdos 5/10 5106 days 1%
Christian & Julia 10/10 5113 days 1%
Miina Hyuonen 9/10 5114 days 1%
Thomas 10/10 5114 days 1%
Verne Heath 10/10 5117 days 1%
Stefan 8/10 5117 days 1%
Ralf Glaser 7/10 5120 days 1%
Gloria, Rose & An 8/10 5124 days 1%
Anika 9/10 5131 days 1%
Asha 10/10 5163 days 1%
Tobias Forst 9/10 5195 days 1%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 5210 days 1%
Christina 9/10 5211 days 1%
JadesWorld 6/10 5224 days 1%
Patricia French 9/10 5428 days 1%
Chantal Wendel 8/10 5449 days 1%
Guult Ryan 7/10 5455 days 1%
Veronica Warren 7/10 5459 days 1%
Monica 9/10 5465 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 8/10 5469 days 1%
Anika Jedelsky 8/10 5470 days 1%
Rebecca Stones 8/10 5471 days 1%
Claudio 3/10 5475 days 1%
Faucon 5/10 5484 days 1%
Sebastian Engelke 4/10 5485 days 1%
Olivia Carvill 8/10 5485 days 1%
Marianne Astorp 10/10 5488 days 1%
Sprangers 7/10 5490 days 1%
qofd 9/10 5620 days 1%
ahtom82 2/10 5712 days 0%
heather Cardinal 9/10 5789 days 1%
Wim Van Gastel 8/10 5860 days 1%
Jansen 9/10 5928 days 1%
Tim Beuzeval 9/10 5931 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 5935 days 1%
Lionel Mouesca 9/10 5936 days 1%
neilchelt 7/10 5954 days 1%
suet 8/10 6168 days 1%
monikav 10/10 6168 days 1%
Nick 10/10 6198 days 1%
Rafael 9/10 6204 days 1%
Nanno 8/10 6218 days 1%
Florian 8/10 6225 days 1%
Thamar 7/10 6232 days 1%
Anna 7/10 6235 days 1%
Burkhalter 10/10 6239 days 1%
Lucas 10/10 6240 days 1%
Mark 8/10 6299 days 1%
Zoe Summers 9/10 6380 days 1%
Toby 5/10 6540 days 1%
Therese Axelsson 10/10 6558 days 1%
Anna Cronmalm 10/10 6560 days 1%
Christian Schutte 9/10 6614 days 1%
Gail 8/10 6614 days 1%
Christian Arnot 7/10 6637 days 1%
Anita 5/10 6637 days 1%
Jessica Callen 8/10 6770 days 1%
Millie 8/10 6878 days 1%
Stephanie 9/10 6879 days 1%
Kristine 6/10 6880 days 1%
Mike Shirley 9/10 6896 days 1%
Denise Nick 9/10 6907 days 1%
Austin 10/10 6912 days 1%
Claire 7/10 6912 days 1%
Detlef 8/10 6912 days 1%
Lukas 10/10 6944 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

-2.32% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 53 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 112 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
109 -2.26%
110 -2.28%
111 -2.30%
112 -2.32%
113 -2.34%
114 -2.36%
115 -2.38%

Balancing Adjustment

2.05% 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.