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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.
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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
86.73%
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 | 1912 days | 100% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2461 days | 75% |
| Lucile | 9/10 | 2951 days | 53% |
| Simon Hall | 8/10 | 2984 days | 51% |
| Mario Schaeffer | 9/10 | 2986 days | 51% |
| Erna Muller | 8/10 | 2992 days | 50% |
| Kristina Nunoz | 8/10 | 2996 days | 50% |
| Wendy Steer | 9/10 | 3033 days | 49% |
| Hannes | 7/10 | 3288 days | 35% |
| Sylvie Smets | 8/10 | 3289 days | 37% |
| Jamie Serieux | 8/10 | 3296 days | 37% |
| Luala F | 8/10 | 3300 days | 37% |
| Birthe | 8/10 | 3304 days | 36% |
| Michael Regensburger | 7/10 | 3311 days | 34% |
| Paul and Astrid | 10/10 | 3325 days | 36% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 10/10 | 3332 days | 36% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3332 days | 36% |
| Fabian | 6/10 | 3337 days | 29% |
| Josef Biller | 10/10 | 3337 days | 36% |
| Stella and Merle | 8/10 | 3349 days | 34% |
| Christine Schtenker | 8/10 | 3349 days | 34% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 3351 days | 35% |
| Mikkel Pallesen | 6/10 | 3353 days | 29% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3354 days | 34% |
| Tom Theuer | 10/10 | 3362 days | 35% |
| Paul McDermott | 10/10 | 3406 days | 33% |
| Celia Nowak | 9/10 | 3712 days | 19% |
| Ives van der Sluijs | 8/10 | 3726 days | 18% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 4015 days | 4% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 4026 days | 4% |
| Fenna Newmann | 8/10 | 4051 days | 3% |
| Sara Berton | 10/10 | 4053 days | 4% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 4053 days | 4% |
| Ruth Watkin | 7/10 | 4068 days | 2% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 4084 days | 2% |
| Jeremy | 10/10 | 4134 days | 0% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4468 days | 9% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4481 days | 12% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4503 days | 12% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4503 days | 12% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4504 days | 11% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4504 days | 11% |
| Verest | 9/10 | 4515 days | 12% |
| Jaqi_Gary | 9/10 | 4529 days | 12% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 4560 days | 12% |
| Keegan Jansen | 8/10 | 4769 days | 11% |
| Mike Breele | 9/10 | 4774 days | 12% |
| Denise & Maciej Holzer | 8/10 | 4778 days | 11% |
| Anglea de Smit | 8/10 | 4785 days | 11% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 4785 days | 12% |
| Frans | 9/10 | 4786 days | 12% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 4789 days | 12% |
| Fleur & Nils | 8/10 | 4796 days | 11% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 4802 days | 11% |
| Janet | 8/10 | 4803 days | 11% |
| bosha22 | 10/10 | 4834 days | 12% |
| Andreas & Sonja | 9/10 | 4881 days | 12% |
| Derek | 10/10 | 5120 days | 12% |
| De Groot | 9/10 | 5124 days | 12% |
| Henrick Lund | 10/10 | 5127 days | 12% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5132 days | 12% |
| Monica | 10/10 | 5136 days | 12% |
| Jan Vlasblom | 8/10 | 5148 days | 11% |
| Faucon | 7/10 | 5155 days | 10% |
| Derek Dean | 9/10 | 5160 days | 12% |
| Jarob Brezigar | 8/10 | 5161 days | 11% |
| ersinger | 7/10 | 5474 days | 10% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 5498 days | 11% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 8/10 | 5502 days | 11% |
| jongejan | 9/10 | 5511 days | 12% |
| Josy | 10/10 | 5525 days | 12% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 9/10 | 5529 days | 12% |
| Matthias & Johannes | 8/10 | 5531 days | 11% |
| balthes | 9/10 | 5578 days | 12% |
| biene | 10/10 | 5579 days | 12% |
| braunweiler | 8/10 | 5584 days | 11% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 5587 days | 11% |
| andres | 9/10 | 5587 days | 12% |
| Anne Ford | 7/10 | 5597 days | 10% |
| Artur D | 8/10 | 5597 days | 11% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 6/10 | 5823 days | 9% |
| neeltjec | 9/10 | 5839 days | 12% |
| LaurensD | 9/10 | 5839 days | 12% |
| LuukKarin | 8/10 | 5841 days | 11% |
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
1.50% 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.