Wilsons Abel Tasman

Ranking Score Explained

G'day, 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 Wilsons Abel Tasman.

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.

Cymen Crick

Rankers Owner

Valid Reviews

243 Valid Reviews

The Wilsons Abel Tasman experience has a total of 243 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 243 valid reviews:

Rating	Count
10/10	49	20%
9/10	54	22%
8/10	76	31%
7/10	31	13%
6/10	18	7%
5/10	6	2%
4/10	2	1%
3/10	1	0%
2/10	3	1%
1/10	3	1%

80.62% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Wilsons Abel Tasman valid reviews is 80.62% and is based on 243 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

231 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 243 valid reviews, the experience has 231 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 231 face-to-face reviews:

Rating	Count
10/10	45	19%
9/10	50	22%
8/10	75	32%
7/10	29	13%
6/10	18	8%
5/10	6	3%
4/10	2	1%
3/10	1	0%
2/10	3	1%
1/10	2	1%

80.52% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Wilsons Abel Tasman face-to-face reviews is 80.52% and is based on 231 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

82.57%

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
Han Li	9/10	2851 days	100%
Alice Ormandy	8/10	2878 days	97%
Sabine Schwandegger	10/10	2938 days	95%
Matthew Long	7/10	2939 days	89%
Patricia	9/10	3176 days	79%
Silvia	10/10	3186 days	79%
Jessica Mackie	8/10	3202 days	76%
Ceri Eaton	8/10	3205 days	76%
Stephan Friedrich	9/10	3217 days	76%
Simon Striegel	6/10	3237 days	65%
Sabine Bergen	9/10	3242 days	74%
Darker	9/10	3581 days	52%
James Betz	8/10	3902 days	31%
Daniel Garcia Dezgado	8/10	3940 days	28%
Nelle Dutilleur	9/10	3977 days	26%
Mathias Butterlin	10/10	3977 days	27%
Hendrik Schanz	6/10	3983 days	22%
Philip Gosemann	6/10	3983 days	22%
i davis	9/10	4082 days	19%
Fjord	9/10	4280 days	6%
Maria Klister	7/10	4280 days	6%
Socea	6/10	4280 days	6%
Jen	8/10	4296 days	5%
Gerard Berote	8/10	4297 days	5%
Karine Scheers	8/10	4297 days	5%
Petr Dvorak	8/10	4302 days	5%
Heinie Pieterse	10/10	4308 days	5%
Johannes Knoepfle	9/10	4330 days	3%
Joroen Borkert	8/10	4373 days	0%
Andrea Wollmann	9/10	4373 days	0%
Hanson	7/10	4378 days	0%
Anne and John	9/10	4385 days	33%
Dio	9/10	4388 days	33%
Doan	10/10	4391 days	34%
Anja and Katharina	10/10	4395 days	34%
maelstrom	9/10	4630 days	33%
Trish V	9/10	4643 days	33%
Philippe Merino	8/10	4652 days	33%
Jill Boruff	8/10	4655 days	33%
Robert Steendijk	7/10	4656 days	31%
Harry Ruys	9/10	4657 days	33%
Tuedi Muggli	10/10	4658 days	34%
Hilbert vanEssen	8/10	4658 days	33%
Tim Germany	8/10	4661 days	33%
Melinda Moir	8/10	4667 days	33%
Stephanie Brueck	8/10	4672 days	33%
Lyn Deavin	8/10	4673 days	33%
Dave Simpson	10/10	4675 days	34%
Nico Welagen	8/10	4676 days	33%
Jop Veldhuis	9/10	4676 days	33%
Tim Gamblen	9/10	4678 days	33%
Jurg Pfaendler	8/10	4678 days	33%
Steve Goodyear	10/10	4682 days	34%
Maria Dietrich	8/10	4685 days	33%
Hooked_on_Travel	1/10	4690 days	14%
Fred Saunders	10/10	4716 days	34%
Graham	10/10	4721 days	34%
Rebecca & Hugh Small	9/10	4762 days	33%
Wolfgang Goggel	10/10	4766 days	34%
Verhahr	6/10	4772 days	29%
Winny Yontworst	8/10	4772 days	33%
Shira	10/10	4995 days	34%
Leroy Dimitri	10/10	5009 days	34%
Bob & Yvonne Myles	7/10	5013 days	31%
Biau	7/10	5014 days	31%
Michael Messuie	9/10	5017 days	33%
Juergen Wolf	10/10	5017 days	34%
Katherine and Pete Smal	9/10	5017 days	33%
Ian & Phyllis	8/10	5019 days	33%
Shirley	10/10	5025 days	34%
Anita Tonks	8/10	5026 days	33%
Jim & Rebecca	9/10	5027 days	33%
Waitson	10/10	5028 days	34%
Diete Rokosch	10/10	5028 days	34%
Verheyen	10/10	5031 days	34%
Henrik Mundbuerg	10/10	5031 days	34%
Gerlach	6/10	5032 days	29%
John Shaw	7/10	5034 days	31%
Simon Vallis	9/10	5046 days	33%
Samuel Prechel	6/10	5047 days	29%
Jochen	8/10	5053 days	33%
Fred West	8/10	5054 days	33%
Lyndell	10/10	5117 days	34%
Siebels Wilke	9/10	5324 days	33%
lindam	10/10	5361 days	34%
Ian Tainsh	9/10	5374 days	33%
johnandgin	10/10	5392 days	34%
Herrmann	8/10	5395 days	33%
Luisa	7/10	5402 days	31%
Mark	8/10	5411 days	33%
Don and Barb	8/10	5413 days	33%
margaret Klawitter	8/10	5413 days	33%
Peter McGain	8/10	5415 days	33%
Leanne Rogan	10/10	5416 days	34%
Brenda	8/10	5417 days	33%
Mrs Russon	8/10	5417 days	33%
parker1	8/10	5466 days	33%
willemrn	8/10	5467 days	33%
blokzyl	9/10	5471 days	33%
catdonjaime	10/10	5475 days	34%
aniekenm	8/10	5476 days	33%
Jerry	7/10	5482 days	31%
Stefan Lua	9/10	5484 days	33%
Peter Essink	9/10	5484 days	33%
Lothar Riedmann	9/10	5484 days	33%
Susan Marquard	8/10	5486 days	33%
Sibylle Locher	9/10	5490 days	33%
Susanne Santer	9/10	5490 days	33%
Geoff Renshaw	10/10	5493 days	34%
Ruth Kinder	10/10	5512 days	34%
erikc	7/10	5586 days	31%
godineau	5/10	5608 days	26%
AndyEngland	9/10	5714 days	33%
BouterG	10/10	5722 days	34%
Darren Main	7/10	5726 days	31%
Sharon	9/10	5726 days	33%
Conrad Duden	10/10	5726 days	34%
Lauren_D	8/10	5726 days	33%
marianneb	10/10	5726 days	34%
Nick	10/10	5730 days	34%
b_van_reenan	7/10	5732 days	31%
yam	1/10	5738 days	14%
JimM1	10/10	5738 days	34%
HovingL	6/10	5738 days	29%
Sarah_rae	8/10	5742 days	33%
MundschanGermany	8/10	5742 days	33%
DamienM	10/10	5742 days	34%
Silvia	10/10	5742 days	34%
E.G	4/10	5745 days	22%
Rolf	4/10	5748 days	22%
Ed	7/10	5748 days	31%
Erik	6/10	5748 days	29%
CarolineZ	6/10	5753 days	29%
FloorN	7/10	5753 days	31%
IM	6/10	5757 days	29%
Claudia	9/10	5762 days	33%
Klaus	8/10	5762 days	33%
Michael	10/10	5765 days	34%
NicoleK	5/10	5767 days	26%
KonterR	5/10	5767 days	26%
ElaineE	1/10	5773 days	14%
Tessa	10/10	5776 days	34%
Marcus	9/10	5790 days	33%
Kerim	7/10	5792 days	31%
Hannah	6/10	5792 days	29%
William	9/10	5797 days	33%
Graham	10/10	5798 days	34%
Roberta	8/10	5798 days	33%
Henry	10/10	5799 days	34%
Daryl	9/10	5799 days	33%
Theresa	10/10	5857 days	34%
David	2/10	5900 days	15%
martina	10/10	5923 days	34%
Nynke	8/10	5923 days	33%
Jim Summers	5/10	5974 days	26%
Martin	8/10	5993 days	33%
Anne	7/10	6092 days	31%
Annie	8/10	6096 days	33%
Heather	9/10	6098 days	33%
Dean Field	10/10	6098 days	34%
Jeppe Fischer	7/10	6102 days	31%
Ovin	8/10	6102 days	33%
Camilla	10/10	6102 days	34%
Kristin	10/10	6102 days	34%
Daniela	9/10	6105 days	33%
Thibault	8/10	6105 days	33%
Michelle	8/10	6106 days	33%
Clifford	9/10	6106 days	33%
Klaus Uhl	10/10	6109 days	34%
Mariah	9/10	6110 days	33%
Sam	9/10	6112 days	33%
Jessica Jahn	8/10	6112 days	33%
Rachael Hawson	10/10	6112 days	34%
Bernie	6/10	6112 days	29%
Alan Bellerby	8/10	6112 days	33%
Terri Williams	8/10	6113 days	33%
Jennie Eritsson	10/10	6116 days	34%
Tina Daly	5/10	6118 days	26%
Naomi Horton	8/10	6119 days	33%
Kristine Clemmensen Rotne	5/10	6119 days	26%
George Clark	8/10	6123 days	33%
Ortved	8/10	6123 days	33%
Lisa Tame	8/10	6127 days	33%
Charles Price	8/10	6130 days	33%
Howie	7/10	6138 days	31%
Hanna	8/10	6139 days	33%
Maree	9/10	6139 days	33%
Stefanie	9/10	6139 days	33%
Lisa	9/10	6139 days	33%
Anne Mainwaring	2/10	6145 days	15%
Diane	8/10	6162 days	33%
Debbie	7/10	6162 days	31%
Wayne Best	8/10	6162 days	33%
Assaf Kadury	9/10	6166 days	33%
Warren	7/10	6166 days	31%
Amy	8/10	6166 days	33%
Stephanie	8/10	6167 days	33%
Lisa	9/10	6168 days	33%
Olthof	8/10	6169 days	33%
Maruja	9/10	6169 days	33%
Hans Olthof	8/10	6169 days	33%
Berger	9/10	6173 days	33%
Julia	10/10	6173 days	34%
Kim and Richard	8/10	6174 days	33%
Ad	7/10	6195 days	31%
Daphne	8/10	6202 days	33%
Linda	9/10	6207 days	33%
Frida	9/10	6210 days	33%
Matilde	7/10	6216 days	31%
Tom Clements	7/10	6216 days	31%
Christin	6/10	6216 days	29%
Paulina	6/10	6216 days	29%
Jane Edgar	8/10	6218 days	33%
Wendy Williams	8/10	6218 days	33%
Andy	7/10	6413 days	31%
FrankOosterwijk	7/10	6413 days	31%
Bridgy	6/10	6416 days	29%
Caroline	7/10	6432 days	31%
Claire	6/10	6442 days	29%
George	9/10	6442 days	33%
Jennifer	7/10	6442 days	31%
suzanna	8/10	6442 days	33%
Siobhan	9/10	6442 days	33%
Sebastian	8/10	6444 days	33%
Elaine	7/10	6447 days	31%
Roger&Shirley	8/10	6450 days	33%
JairoGarcia	8/10	6455 days	33%
Martin	8/10	6455 days	33%
Gillian	7/10	6455 days	31%
Helene	8/10	6456 days	33%
AnnaHerbert	8/10	6462 days	33%
Christina	3/10	6462 days	18%
Sophie	7/10	6462 days	31%
Lisa	6/10	6462 days	29%
Pam Rose	7/10	6466 days	31%
Rudi	10/10	6480 days	34%
Jacobien	8/10	6496 days	33%
Lukas	9/10	6502 days	33%
Fiona	10/10	6502 days	34%
GermanTourGroup	9/10	6504 days	33%
Klaus	8/10	6504 days	33%
Rolf Kruger	2/10	6504 days	15%
Geert	8/10	6506 days	33%

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 Wilsons Abel Tasman experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.07% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Wilsons Abel Tasman 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 Wilsons Abel Tasman experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days	Adjustment
…	…
197	-4.01%
198	-4.03%
199	-4.05%
200	-4.07%
201	-4.09%
202	-4.11%
203	-4.13%
…	…

Balancing Adjustment

3.44% 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

82%

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.