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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 | 1921 days | 100% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2470 days | 75% |
| Lucile | 9/10 | 2960 days | 53% |
| Simon Hall | 8/10 | 2993 days | 51% |
| Mario Schaeffer | 9/10 | 2995 days | 51% |
| Erna Muller | 8/10 | 3001 days | 50% |
| Kristina Nunoz | 8/10 | 3005 days | 50% |
| Wendy Steer | 9/10 | 3042 days | 49% |
| Hannes | 7/10 | 3297 days | 35% |
| Sylvie Smets | 8/10 | 3298 days | 37% |
| Jamie Serieux | 8/10 | 3305 days | 37% |
| Luala F | 8/10 | 3309 days | 37% |
| Birthe | 8/10 | 3313 days | 36% |
| Michael Regensburger | 7/10 | 3320 days | 34% |
| Paul and Astrid | 10/10 | 3334 days | 36% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 10/10 | 3341 days | 36% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3341 days | 36% |
| Fabian | 6/10 | 3346 days | 29% |
| Josef Biller | 10/10 | 3346 days | 36% |
| Stella and Merle | 8/10 | 3358 days | 34% |
| Christine Schtenker | 8/10 | 3358 days | 34% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 10/10 | 3360 days | 35% |
| Mikkel Pallesen | 6/10 | 3362 days | 29% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3363 days | 34% |
| Tom Theuer | 10/10 | 3371 days | 35% |
| Paul McDermott | 10/10 | 3415 days | 33% |
| Celia Nowak | 9/10 | 3721 days | 19% |
| Ives van der Sluijs | 8/10 | 3735 days | 18% |
| Mattias | 7/10 | 4024 days | 4% |
| Christina | 7/10 | 4035 days | 4% |
| Fenna Newmann | 8/10 | 4060 days | 3% |
| Sara Berton | 10/10 | 4062 days | 4% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 4062 days | 4% |
| Ruth Watkin | 7/10 | 4077 days | 2% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 4093 days | 2% |
| Jeremy | 10/10 | 4143 days | 0% |
| Loesje | 6/10 | 4477 days | 9% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4490 days | 12% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4512 days | 12% |
| Stephan Olivier | 10/10 | 4512 days | 12% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4513 days | 12% |
| Reinhard Stahl | 8/10 | 4513 days | 12% |
| Verest | 9/10 | 4524 days | 12% |
| Jaqi_Gary | 9/10 | 4538 days | 12% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 4569 days | 12% |
| Keegan Jansen | 8/10 | 4778 days | 12% |
| Mike Breele | 9/10 | 4783 days | 12% |
| Denise & Maciej Holzer | 8/10 | 4787 days | 12% |
| Anglea de Smit | 8/10 | 4794 days | 12% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 4794 days | 12% |
| Frans | 9/10 | 4795 days | 12% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 4798 days | 12% |
| Fleur & Nils | 8/10 | 4805 days | 12% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 4811 days | 12% |
| Janet | 8/10 | 4812 days | 12% |
| bosha22 | 10/10 | 4843 days | 12% |
| Andreas & Sonja | 9/10 | 4890 days | 12% |
| Derek | 10/10 | 5129 days | 12% |
| De Groot | 9/10 | 5133 days | 12% |
| Henrick Lund | 10/10 | 5136 days | 12% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5141 days | 12% |
| Monica | 10/10 | 5145 days | 12% |
| Jan Vlasblom | 8/10 | 5157 days | 12% |
| Faucon | 7/10 | 5164 days | 11% |
| Derek Dean | 9/10 | 5169 days | 12% |
| Jarob Brezigar | 8/10 | 5170 days | 12% |
| ersinger | 7/10 | 5483 days | 11% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 5507 days | 12% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 8/10 | 5511 days | 12% |
| jongejan | 9/10 | 5520 days | 12% |
| Josy | 10/10 | 5534 days | 12% |
| Ake Erlandsson | 9/10 | 5538 days | 12% |
| Matthias & Johannes | 8/10 | 5540 days | 12% |
| balthes | 9/10 | 5587 days | 12% |
| biene | 10/10 | 5588 days | 12% |
| braunweiler | 8/10 | 5593 days | 12% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 5596 days | 12% |
| andres | 9/10 | 5596 days | 12% |
| Anne Ford | 7/10 | 5606 days | 11% |
| Artur D | 8/10 | 5606 days | 12% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 6/10 | 5832 days | 9% |
| neeltjec | 9/10 | 5848 days | 12% |
| LaurensD | 9/10 | 5848 days | 12% |
| LuukKarin | 8/10 | 5850 days | 12% |
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.