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 Wellington Cable Car.

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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Wellington Cable Car

Valid Reviews

112 Valid Reviews

The Wellington Cable Car experience has a total of 112 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 112 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 17
15%
9/10 16
14%
8/10 22
20%
7/10 26
23%
6/10 11
10%
5/10 10
9%
4/10 3
3%
3/10 4
4%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 2
2%

72.86% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Wellington Cable Car valid reviews is 72.86% and is based on 112 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

96 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 112 valid reviews, the experience has 96 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 96 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 12
13%
9/10 16
17%
8/10 17
18%
7/10 23
24%
6/10 9
9%
5/10 10
10%
4/10 3
3%
3/10 3
3%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 2
2%

71.88% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Wellington Cable Car face-to-face reviews is 71.88% and is based on 96 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

75.30%

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
Jeny Smolders 7/10 2675 days 100%
Gielis and Anne 8/10 2919 days 90%
Vermeulen 9/10 2929 days 90%
Sandra Webb 10/10 2930 days 91%
Anders Frank 9/10 2951 days 89%
Mark 5/10 2963 days 68%
Kimberley Gardien 7/10 2964 days 83%
Jet Henmans 8/10 3000 days 85%
Colin George 10/10 3001 days 87%
Frank Bien 7/10 3003 days 81%
Megan Telford 8/10 3009 days 85%
Stuart 7/10 3009 days 80%
David Santos 6/10 3011 days 74%
Sabrina and Hannes 9/10 3029 days 84%
Basia Mikozatorak 8/10 3029 days 83%
Heidi Hipp 10/10 3253 days 71%
Chloe and Guillame 7/10 3268 days 65%
Sebastiaan 8/10 3269 days 69%
Sybille 8/10 3270 days 68%
Marine 7/10 3271 days 65%
Pat Dye 7/10 3275 days 65%
Florian Bisault 6/10 3279 days 60%
Adam Pulkrabek 5/10 3282 days 53%
Chris Cullen 6/10 3288 days 59%
Louise Boje 10/10 3294 days 68%
Petra Fragner 7/10 3294 days 64%
Joel Papak 7/10 3299 days 63%
Johannes 8/10 3302 days 66%
Alexandra Nagelu 9/10 3307 days 67%
Florent Callet 1/10 3309 days 27%
Cindy Rizzo 6/10 3309 days 58%
Ulli 10/10 3312 days 67%
Stella and Merle 7/10 3314 days 62%
Christine Schtenker 6/10 3314 days 58%
Lisa Kalkert 6/10 3317 days 58%
Philip Piel 5/10 3317 days 51%
Nils Kissel 10/10 3317 days 67%
Mikkel Pallesen 5/10 3318 days 51%
Melissa Fuster 5/10 3319 days 51%
Iris Kerbler 5/10 3322 days 51%
Lara Baetz 8/10 3333 days 65%
Annika Oldenburger 5/10 3349 days 49%
Daria and Annika 6/10 3350 days 56%
Marc 7/10 3352 days 60%
Markus Wabing 8/10 3369 days 62%
hendrik king 3/10 3399 days 33%
Laura and Marie 2/10 3695 days 19%
Carolin Siegert 9/10 3986 days 24%
Hirsch Svenja 9/10 4012 days 23%
Mahr Svenja 7/10 4012 days 21%
Friederike Kranzin 1/10 4016 days 9%
Roy Matthieu 6/10 4020 days 19%
Cindy Benayoum 4/10 4020 days 15%
Bernhard Fulterer 7/10 4025 days 21%
I LOVE NZ 6/10 4190 days 10%
Julian Roots 8/10 4374 days 0%
Kathy Arthurs 8/10 4374 days 0%
Hans 9/10 4454 days 32%
Anne and John 9/10 4463 days 32%
Diana Allan 9/10 4755 days 32%
Lepied 7/10 4755 days 30%
Andy & Lynnie Nevin 9/10 4762 days 32%
Lotte Foged 7/10 4766 days 30%
CMJ 7/10 4799 days 30%
Curry 7/10 4842 days 30%
Jon_and_Family 10/10 5074 days 32%
Nicola Thackray 10/10 5092 days 32%
Wheeler 10/10 5094 days 32%
Omar Candon 3/10 5106 days 17%
Matthew Franklin 7/10 5107 days 30%
Markus Richert 8/10 5127 days 31%
Gea Middelbos 5/10 5402 days 24%
Remro 4/10 5458 days 21%
Pieter Middeldorp 3/10 5466 days 17%
Frans N 10/10 5478 days 32%
Bo Moenstead 9/10 5507 days 32%
Ann Grandchamp 8/10 5512 days 31%
Beute Hjel 7/10 5514 days 30%
Anne Ford 8/10 5562 days 31%
Miranda 7/10 5682 days 30%
monniere 6/10 5714 days 27%
DustyLaptop 7/10 5743 days 30%
BVanW 4/10 5796 days 21%
BrunoG 8/10 5822 days 31%
Craig 7/10 5823 days 30%
Tony 7/10 5852 days 30%
James 5/10 5854 days 24%
Claire 8/10 5890 days 31%
Maggie 9/10 5922 days 32%
Patricia 9/10 5925 days 32%
Katja 9/10 6010 days 32%
Peddy 10/10 6033 days 32%
Bronagh Mcartan 8/10 6052 days 31%
Carmen 10/10 6056 days 32%
Dave 8/10 6063 days 31%
Liz Brown 10/10 6140 days 32%
Amy Clark 7/10 6175 days 30%
Toby 7/10 6176 days 30%
Kerstin Brantryd 9/10 6191 days 32%
Leo 10/10 6196 days 32%
Nancy Dol 8/10 6201 days 31%
Christian Schwerdt 3/10 6205 days 17%
Carmen Dolny 8/10 6205 days 31%
Jim Curley 10/10 6216 days 32%
Bill Lambert 9/10 6220 days 32%
Bex 8/10 6231 days 31%
Fred 5/10 6251 days 24%
purplekat99 10/10 6260 days 32%
Jessica Callen 7/10 6406 days 30%
Elaine 6/10 6525 days 27%
Daniel 8/10 6530 days 31%
Petra 10/10 6544 days 32%

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 Wellington Cable Car experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.14% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 53 days. However the Wellington Cable Car 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 Wellington Cable Car experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -4.08%
198 -4.10%
199 -4.12%
200 -4.14%
201 -4.16%
202 -4.19%
203 -4.21%

Balancing Adjustment

6.38% 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

78%

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.