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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
87.20%
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 | 2254 days | 100% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2802 days | 74% |
| Lucile | 9/10 | 3293 days | 50% |
| Simon Hall | 8/10 | 3326 days | 48% |
| Mario Schaeffer | 9/10 | 3328 days | 49% |
| Erna Muller | 8/10 | 3334 days | 48% |
| Kristina Nunoz | 8/10 | 3338 days | 48% |
| Wendy Steer | 9/10 | 3375 days | 47% |
| Hannes | 7/10 | 3630 days | 32% |
| Sylvie Smets | 8/10 | 3631 days | 34% |
| Jamie Serieux | 8/10 | 3638 days | 34% |
| Luala F | 8/10 | 3642 days | 34% |
| Birthe | 8/10 | 3646 days | 33% |
| Michael Regensburger | 7/10 | 3653 days | 31% |
| Paul and Astrid | 10/10 | 3667 days | 33% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 10/10 | 3674 days | 33% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3674 days | 33% |
| Fabian | 6/10 | 3679 days | 28% |
| Josef Biller | 10/10 | 3679 days | 33% |
| Stella and Merle | 8/10 | 3691 days | 31% |
| Christine Schtenker | 8/10 | 3691 days | 31% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 3693 days | 32% |
| Mikkel Pallesen | 6/10 | 3695 days | 27% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3696 days | 31% |
| Tom Theuer | 10/10 | 3704 days | 31% |
| Paul McDermott | 10/10 | 3748 days | 29% |
| Celia Nowak | 9/10 | 4054 days | 15% |
| Ives van der Sluijs | 8/10 | 4068 days | 14% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 4357 days | 0% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 4368 days | 0% |
| Fenna Newmann | 8/10 | 4393 days | 23% |
| Sara Berton | 10/10 | 4395 days | 24% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 4395 days | 24% |
| Ruth Watkin | 7/10 | 4410 days | 22% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 4426 days | 24% |
| Jeremy | 10/10 | 4476 days | 24% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4810 days | 20% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4823 days | 23% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4845 days | 24% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4845 days | 24% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4846 days | 23% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4846 days | 23% |
| Verest | 9/10 | 4857 days | 23% |
| Jaqi_Gary | 9/10 | 4871 days | 23% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 4902 days | 24% |
| Keegan Jansen | 8/10 | 5111 days | 23% |
| Mike Breele | 9/10 | 5116 days | 23% |
| Denise & Maciej Holzer | 8/10 | 5120 days | 23% |
| Anglea de Smit | 8/10 | 5127 days | 23% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 5127 days | 24% |
| Frans | 9/10 | 5128 days | 23% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 5131 days | 24% |
| Fleur & Nils | 8/10 | 5138 days | 23% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 5144 days | 23% |
| Janet | 8/10 | 5145 days | 23% |
| bosha22 | 10/10 | 5176 days | 24% |
| Andreas & Sonja | 9/10 | 5223 days | 23% |
| Derek | 10/10 | 5462 days | 24% |
| De Groot | 9/10 | 5466 days | 23% |
| Henrick Lund | 10/10 | 5469 days | 24% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5474 days | 23% |
| Monica | 10/10 | 5478 days | 24% |
| Jan Vlasblom | 8/10 | 5490 days | 23% |
| Faucon | 7/10 | 5497 days | 22% |
| Derek Dean | 9/10 | 5502 days | 23% |
| Jarob Brezigar | 8/10 | 5503 days | 23% |
| ersinger | 7/10 | 5816 days | 22% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 5840 days | 23% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 8/10 | 5844 days | 23% |
| jongejan | 9/10 | 5853 days | 23% |
| Josy | 10/10 | 5867 days | 24% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 9/10 | 5871 days | 23% |
| Matthias & Johannes | 8/10 | 5873 days | 23% |
| balthes | 9/10 | 5920 days | 23% |
| biene | 10/10 | 5921 days | 24% |
| braunweiler | 8/10 | 5926 days | 23% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 5929 days | 23% |
| andres | 9/10 | 5929 days | 23% |
| Anne Ford | 7/10 | 5939 days | 22% |
| Artur D | 8/10 | 5939 days | 23% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 6/10 | 6165 days | 20% |
| neeltjec | 9/10 | 6181 days | 23% |
| LaurensD | 9/10 | 6181 days | 23% |
| LuukKarin | 8/10 | 6183 days | 23% |
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
1.42% 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
89%
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.