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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
86.95%
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 | 2166 days | 100% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2714 days | 75% |
| Lucile | 9/10 | 3205 days | 52% |
| Simon Hall | 8/10 | 3238 days | 50% |
| Mario Schaeffer | 9/10 | 3240 days | 50% |
| Erna Muller | 8/10 | 3246 days | 49% |
| Kristina Nunoz | 8/10 | 3250 days | 49% |
| Wendy Steer | 9/10 | 3287 days | 48% |
| Hannes | 7/10 | 3542 days | 34% |
| Sylvie Smets | 8/10 | 3543 days | 36% |
| Jamie Serieux | 8/10 | 3550 days | 36% |
| Luala F | 8/10 | 3554 days | 35% |
| Birthe | 8/10 | 3558 days | 35% |
| Michael Regensburger | 7/10 | 3565 days | 33% |
| Paul and Astrid | 10/10 | 3579 days | 35% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 10/10 | 3586 days | 35% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3586 days | 35% |
| Fabian | 6/10 | 3591 days | 29% |
| Josef Biller | 10/10 | 3591 days | 34% |
| Stella and Merle | 8/10 | 3603 days | 33% |
| Christine Schtenker | 8/10 | 3603 days | 33% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 3605 days | 34% |
| Mikkel Pallesen | 6/10 | 3607 days | 29% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3608 days | 33% |
| Tom Theuer | 10/10 | 3616 days | 33% |
| Paul McDermott | 10/10 | 3660 days | 31% |
| Celia Nowak | 9/10 | 3966 days | 17% |
| Ives van der Sluijs | 8/10 | 3980 days | 16% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 4269 days | 3% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 4280 days | 2% |
| Fenna Newmann | 8/10 | 4305 days | 1% |
| Sara Berton | 10/10 | 4307 days | 1% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 4307 days | 1% |
| Ruth Watkin | 7/10 | 4322 days | 1% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Jeremy | 10/10 | 4388 days | 22% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4722 days | 18% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4735 days | 21% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4757 days | 22% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4757 days | 22% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4758 days | 21% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4758 days | 21% |
| Verest | 9/10 | 4769 days | 21% |
| Jaqi_Gary | 9/10 | 4783 days | 21% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 4814 days | 22% |
| Keegan Jansen | 8/10 | 5023 days | 21% |
| Mike Breele | 9/10 | 5028 days | 21% |
| Denise & Maciej Holzer | 8/10 | 5032 days | 21% |
| Anglea de Smit | 8/10 | 5039 days | 21% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 5039 days | 22% |
| Frans | 9/10 | 5040 days | 21% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 5043 days | 22% |
| Fleur & Nils | 8/10 | 5050 days | 21% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 5056 days | 21% |
| Janet | 8/10 | 5057 days | 21% |
| bosha22 | 10/10 | 5088 days | 22% |
| Andreas & Sonja | 9/10 | 5135 days | 21% |
| Derek | 10/10 | 5374 days | 22% |
| De Groot | 9/10 | 5378 days | 21% |
| Henrick Lund | 10/10 | 5381 days | 22% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5386 days | 21% |
| Monica | 10/10 | 5390 days | 22% |
| Jan Vlasblom | 8/10 | 5402 days | 21% |
| Faucon | 7/10 | 5409 days | 20% |
| Derek Dean | 9/10 | 5414 days | 21% |
| Jarob Brezigar | 8/10 | 5415 days | 21% |
| ersinger | 7/10 | 5728 days | 20% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 5752 days | 21% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 8/10 | 5756 days | 21% |
| jongejan | 9/10 | 5765 days | 21% |
| Josy | 10/10 | 5779 days | 22% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 9/10 | 5783 days | 21% |
| Matthias & Johannes | 8/10 | 5785 days | 21% |
| balthes | 9/10 | 5832 days | 21% |
| biene | 10/10 | 5833 days | 22% |
| braunweiler | 8/10 | 5838 days | 21% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 5841 days | 21% |
| andres | 9/10 | 5841 days | 21% |
| Anne Ford | 7/10 | 5851 days | 20% |
| Artur D | 8/10 | 5851 days | 21% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 6/10 | 6077 days | 18% |
| neeltjec | 9/10 | 6093 days | 21% |
| LaurensD | 9/10 | 6093 days | 21% |
| LuukKarin | 8/10 | 6095 days | 21% |
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
1.46% 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.