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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
86.72%
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 | 1870 days | 100% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2419 days | 75% |
| Lucile | 9/10 | 2909 days | 53% |
| Simon Hall | 8/10 | 2942 days | 50% |
| Mario Schaeffer | 9/10 | 2944 days | 51% |
| Erna Muller | 8/10 | 2950 days | 50% |
| Kristina Nunoz | 8/10 | 2954 days | 50% |
| Wendy Steer | 9/10 | 2991 days | 49% |
| Hannes | 7/10 | 3246 days | 35% |
| Sylvie Smets | 8/10 | 3247 days | 37% |
| Jamie Serieux | 8/10 | 3254 days | 37% |
| Luala F | 8/10 | 3258 days | 37% |
| Birthe | 8/10 | 3262 days | 36% |
| Michael Regensburger | 7/10 | 3269 days | 34% |
| Paul and Astrid | 10/10 | 3283 days | 36% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 10/10 | 3290 days | 36% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3290 days | 36% |
| Fabian | 6/10 | 3295 days | 29% |
| Josef Biller | 10/10 | 3295 days | 36% |
| Stella and Merle | 8/10 | 3307 days | 34% |
| Christine Schtenker | 8/10 | 3307 days | 34% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 3309 days | 35% |
| Mikkel Pallesen | 6/10 | 3311 days | 28% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3312 days | 34% |
| Tom Theuer | 10/10 | 3320 days | 35% |
| Paul McDermott | 10/10 | 3364 days | 33% |
| Celia Nowak | 9/10 | 3670 days | 19% |
| Ives van der Sluijs | 8/10 | 3684 days | 18% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 3973 days | 4% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 3984 days | 4% |
| Fenna Newmann | 8/10 | 4009 days | 3% |
| Sara Berton | 10/10 | 4011 days | 4% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 4011 days | 4% |
| Ruth Watkin | 7/10 | 4026 days | 2% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 4042 days | 2% |
| Jeremy | 10/10 | 4092 days | 0% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4426 days | 7% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4439 days | 10% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4461 days | 10% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4461 days | 10% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4462 days | 10% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4462 days | 10% |
| Verest | 9/10 | 4473 days | 10% |
| Jaqi_Gary | 9/10 | 4487 days | 10% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 4518 days | 10% |
| Keegan Jansen | 8/10 | 4727 days | 10% |
| Mike Breele | 9/10 | 4732 days | 10% |
| Denise & Maciej Holzer | 8/10 | 4736 days | 10% |
| Anglea de Smit | 8/10 | 4743 days | 10% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 4743 days | 10% |
| Frans | 9/10 | 4744 days | 10% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 4747 days | 10% |
| Fleur & Nils | 8/10 | 4754 days | 10% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 4760 days | 10% |
| Janet | 8/10 | 4761 days | 10% |
| bosha22 | 10/10 | 4792 days | 10% |
| Andreas & Sonja | 9/10 | 4839 days | 10% |
| Derek | 10/10 | 5078 days | 10% |
| De Groot | 9/10 | 5082 days | 10% |
| Henrick Lund | 10/10 | 5085 days | 10% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5090 days | 10% |
| Monica | 10/10 | 5094 days | 10% |
| Jan Vlasblom | 8/10 | 5106 days | 10% |
| Faucon | 7/10 | 5113 days | 8% |
| Derek Dean | 9/10 | 5118 days | 10% |
| Jarob Brezigar | 8/10 | 5119 days | 10% |
| ersinger | 7/10 | 5432 days | 8% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 5456 days | 10% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 8/10 | 5460 days | 10% |
| jongejan | 9/10 | 5469 days | 10% |
| Josy | 10/10 | 5483 days | 10% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 9/10 | 5487 days | 10% |
| Matthias & Johannes | 8/10 | 5489 days | 10% |
| balthes | 9/10 | 5536 days | 10% |
| biene | 10/10 | 5537 days | 10% |
| braunweiler | 8/10 | 5542 days | 10% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 5545 days | 10% |
| andres | 9/10 | 5545 days | 10% |
| Anne Ford | 7/10 | 5555 days | 8% |
| Artur D | 8/10 | 5555 days | 10% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 6/10 | 5781 days | 7% |
| neeltjec | 9/10 | 5797 days | 10% |
| LaurensD | 9/10 | 5797 days | 10% |
| LuukKarin | 8/10 | 5799 days | 10% |
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
1.51% 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.