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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 Cave Stream Scenic Reserve.
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.
Cave Stream Scenic Reserve
Valid Reviews
50 Valid Reviews
The Cave Stream Scenic Reserve experience has a total of 53 reviews. There are 50 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 50 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 37 |
|
74% |
| 9/10 | 10 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
6% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
96.80% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cave Stream Scenic Reserve valid reviews is 96.80% and is based on 50 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
37 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 50 valid reviews, the experience has 37 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 37 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 26 |
|
70% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
8% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
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0% |
96.22% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cave Stream Scenic Reserve face-to-face reviews is 96.22% and is based on 37 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
98.52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kdoe | 10/10 | 631 days | 100% |
| Pete | 10/10 | 1573 days | 11% |
| Justin | 10/10 | 1726 days | 7% |
| Joan Dangerfield | 10/10 | 2182 days | 5% |
| Bob the genious | 10/10 | 2457 days | 5% |
| Wilhelm Wiechel | 9/10 | 2561 days | 4% |
| Emma Philpott | 10/10 | 2808 days | 4% |
| Frank Ryan | 10/10 | 2837 days | 4% |
| Car R | 10/10 | 2850 days | 4% |
| Kolar | 10/10 | 2871 days | 4% |
| Stuart Gange | 9/10 | 2904 days | 4% |
| Huon | 10/10 | 3160 days | 3% |
| Cecile | 9/10 | 3160 days | 3% |
| Jari Kahelin | 10/10 | 3167 days | 3% |
| Floriane Desnoyer | 10/10 | 3169 days | 3% |
| Elodie Bardolle | 8/10 | 3196 days | 3% |
| Yarden Oliva | 10/10 | 3208 days | 3% |
| Jan Penicka | 10/10 | 3213 days | 3% |
| Kim S | 10/10 | 3400 days | 2% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3543 days | 2% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 3543 days | 2% |
| Sue Strebe | 8/10 | 3571 days | 2% |
| Oliver Andres | 10/10 | 3627 days | 2% |
| Helen Olsson | 10/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Simeon W | 10/10 | 3900 days | 1% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Jonas Hessel | 10/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Igor | 10/10 | 3918 days | 1% |
| Ann Winter | 10/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Phillip | 10/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 3946 days | 1% |
| Debora Grusler | 10/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Lisbeth Sorum | 10/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Cameron Tarbotton | 10/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 10/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 10/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Eric | 9/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| Rogier Ramaker | 9/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| Melvin Groenhof | 9/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4342 days | 0% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 4739 days | 1% |
| D Patterson | 10/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| Sophie Burge | 9/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Lenore Dejong | 10/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| Paap | 9/10 | 5019 days | 1% |
| Tim Pfahlert | 9/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| Daniela Seibel | 10/10 | 5034 days | 1% |
| Rissa W | 9/10 | 6138 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cave Stream Scenic Reserve does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.12% 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
99%
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.