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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 Tane Mahuta Walk.
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.
Tane Mahuta Walk
Valid Reviews
84 Valid Reviews
The Tane Mahuta Walk experience has a total of 84 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 84 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 29 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.07% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tane Mahuta Walk valid reviews is 86.07% and is based on 84 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
76 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 84 valid reviews, the experience has 76 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 76 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
37% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.53% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tane Mahuta Walk face-to-face reviews is 85.53% and is based on 76 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpack On Fire | 10/10 | 1817 days | 100% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2366 days | 79% |
| Lucile | 9/10 | 2856 days | 59% |
| Simon Hall | 8/10 | 2889 days | 57% |
| Mario Schaeffer | 9/10 | 2891 days | 58% |
| Erna Muller | 8/10 | 2897 days | 57% |
| Kristina Nunoz | 8/10 | 2901 days | 57% |
| Wendy Steer | 9/10 | 2938 days | 56% |
| Hannes | 7/10 | 3193 days | 43% |
| Sylvie Smets | 8/10 | 3194 days | 45% |
| Jamie Serieux | 8/10 | 3201 days | 45% |
| Luala F | 8/10 | 3205 days | 45% |
| Birthe | 8/10 | 3209 days | 45% |
| Michael Regensburger | 7/10 | 3216 days | 42% |
| Paul and Astrid | 10/10 | 3230 days | 45% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 10/10 | 3237 days | 45% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3237 days | 45% |
| Fabian | 6/10 | 3242 days | 38% |
| Josef Biller | 10/10 | 3242 days | 44% |
| Stella and Merle | 8/10 | 3254 days | 43% |
| Christine Schtenker | 8/10 | 3254 days | 43% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 3256 days | 44% |
| Mikkel Pallesen | 6/10 | 3258 days | 38% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3259 days | 43% |
| Tom Theuer | 10/10 | 3267 days | 43% |
| Paul McDermott | 10/10 | 3311 days | 42% |
| Celia Nowak | 9/10 | 3617 days | 29% |
| Ives van der Sluijs | 8/10 | 3631 days | 29% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 3920 days | 17% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 3931 days | 16% |
| Fenna Newmann | 8/10 | 3956 days | 16% |
| Sara Berton | 10/10 | 3958 days | 16% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 3958 days | 16% |
| Ruth Watkin | 7/10 | 3973 days | 15% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 3989 days | 15% |
| Jeremy | 10/10 | 4039 days | 13% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4386 days | 20% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4408 days | 20% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4408 days | 20% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4409 days | 19% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4409 days | 19% |
| Verest | 9/10 | 4420 days | 20% |
| Jaqi_Gary | 9/10 | 4434 days | 20% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 4465 days | 20% |
| Keegan Jansen | 8/10 | 4674 days | 19% |
| Mike Breele | 9/10 | 4679 days | 20% |
| Denise & Maciej Holzer | 8/10 | 4683 days | 19% |
| Anglea de Smit | 8/10 | 4690 days | 19% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 4690 days | 20% |
| Frans | 9/10 | 4691 days | 20% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 4694 days | 20% |
| Fleur & Nils | 8/10 | 4701 days | 19% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 4707 days | 19% |
| Janet | 8/10 | 4708 days | 19% |
| bosha22 | 10/10 | 4739 days | 20% |
| Andreas & Sonja | 9/10 | 4786 days | 20% |
| Derek | 10/10 | 5025 days | 20% |
| De Groot | 9/10 | 5029 days | 20% |
| Henrick Lund | 10/10 | 5032 days | 20% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5037 days | 20% |
| Monica | 10/10 | 5041 days | 20% |
| Jan Vlasblom | 8/10 | 5053 days | 19% |
| Faucon | 7/10 | 5060 days | 18% |
| Derek Dean | 9/10 | 5065 days | 20% |
| Jarob Brezigar | 8/10 | 5066 days | 19% |
| ersinger | 7/10 | 5379 days | 18% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 5403 days | 19% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 8/10 | 5407 days | 19% |
| jongejan | 9/10 | 5416 days | 20% |
| Josy | 10/10 | 5430 days | 20% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 9/10 | 5434 days | 20% |
| Matthias & Johannes | 8/10 | 5436 days | 19% |
| balthes | 9/10 | 5483 days | 20% |
| biene | 10/10 | 5484 days | 20% |
| braunweiler | 8/10 | 5489 days | 19% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 5492 days | 19% |
| andres | 9/10 | 5492 days | 20% |
| Anne Ford | 7/10 | 5502 days | 18% |
| Artur D | 8/10 | 5502 days | 19% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 6/10 | 5728 days | 17% |
| neeltjec | 9/10 | 5744 days | 20% |
| LaurensD | 9/10 | 5744 days | 20% |
| LuukKarin | 8/10 | 5746 days | 19% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Tane Mahuta Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.48% 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 folk 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
88%
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.