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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 Devils Punchbowl Walking Track.
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.
Devils Punchbowl Walking Track
Valid Reviews
43 Valid Reviews
The Devils Punchbowl Walking Track experience has a total of 43 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 43 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 11 |
|
26% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
40% |
| 8/10 | 9 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.81% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Devils Punchbowl Walking Track valid reviews is 85.81% and is based on 43 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
35 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 43 valid reviews, the experience has 35 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 35 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
20% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
43% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
84.86% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Devils Punchbowl Walking Track face-to-face reviews is 84.86% and is based on 35 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMM | 10/10 | 656 days | 100% |
| Pete | 10/10 | 2298 days | 5% |
| Shan | 9/10 | 2601 days | 4% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 2652 days | 4% |
| Chris and Paula Lavery | 9/10 | 2843 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2877 days | 4% |
| Sarah | 9/10 | 2877 days | 4% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 2921 days | 4% |
| Franziska Lobe | 10/10 | 2921 days | 4% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 2929 days | 4% |
| Moreno | 7/10 | 2936 days | 3% |
| Karlee Hormell | 10/10 | 2941 days | 4% |
| Viki Kent | 8/10 | 2972 days | 3% |
| Floriane Desnoyer | 10/10 | 3194 days | 3% |
| Helena Bond | 8/10 | 3217 days | 3% |
| Mira Huckfield | 8/10 | 3218 days | 3% |
| Verena Konetzhi | 9/10 | 3218 days | 3% |
| Nadav Knoll | 5/10 | 3233 days | 2% |
| Philip | 9/10 | 3259 days | 3% |
| Stefanie Giese | 6/10 | 3261 days | 2% |
| Judy Rafferty | 10/10 | 3329 days | 3% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 3651 days | 2% |
| Clare Lambley | 4/10 | 3653 days | 1% |
| Eric Lambley | 5/10 | 3654 days | 1% |
| Marco Newald | 8/10 | 3992 days | 1% |
| Fabian Lee | 9/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Elizabeth | 9/10 | 4004 days | 1% |
| Roy Driehuis | 8/10 | 4004 days | 1% |
| Julia Ahrend | 8/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| hendrik king | 9/10 | 4216 days | 0% |
| Elizabeth Stenhouse | 9/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Tim Vennewold | 9/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Yves Vennewald | 10/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Matthieu Daveou | 8/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Julien Panossian | 10/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Loesje | 8/10 | 4459 days | 1% |
| Goran Backlund | 9/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Val Phillips | 9/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Patrick Schaad | 8/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| Hans de Rijk | 9/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| Debs NZ | 9/10 | 5555 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 7/10 | 5733 days | 1% |
| AndreaT | 10/10 | 5734 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Devils Punchbowl Walking Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.54% 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
94%
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.