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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 Canyonz Adventure Company.
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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Canyonz Adventure Company
Valid Reviews
97 Valid Reviews
The Canyonz Adventure Company experience has a total of 99 reviews. There are 97 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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 97 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 86 |
|
89% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
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9% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
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2% |
| 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 |
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0% |
98.66% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Canyonz Adventure Company valid reviews is 98.66% and is based on 97 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
12 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 97 valid reviews, the experience has 12 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 12 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
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50% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
42% |
| 8/10 | 1 |
|
8% |
| 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 |
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0% |
94.17% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Canyonz Adventure Company face-to-face reviews is 94.17% and is based on 12 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
99.68%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coline | 10/10 | 538 days | 100% |
| Manuel Navarro | 10/10 | 538 days | 100% |
| Marcus Weldon | 10/10 | 630 days | 93% |
| Jonas Ho | 10/10 | 842 days | 71% |
| Jay F | 10/10 | 842 days | 71% |
| Rachael | 10/10 | 873 days | 68% |
| Anthony Messina | 10/10 | 903 days | 64% |
| Rhiana Wheadon | 10/10 | 903 days | 64% |
| Tahlia Brody | 10/10 | 903 days | 64% |
| KJB | 10/10 | 964 days | 56% |
| Ron | 10/10 | 1056 days | 46% |
| David | 10/10 | 1117 days | 40% |
| Clar | 10/10 | 1148 days | 37% |
| Joel | 10/10 | 1207 days | 32% |
| Louise | 10/10 | 1238 days | 29% |
| Anne MacAulay | 10/10 | 1238 days | 29% |
| Rah | 9/10 | 1238 days | 29% |
| Darren & Sarah Linton | 10/10 | 1482 days | 14% |
| Brydon | 10/10 | 1482 days | 14% |
| Trudi Miles | 10/10 | 1482 days | 14% |
| Mike Fistonich | 10/10 | 1513 days | 12% |
| brucehoppy@gmail.com | 10/10 | 1513 days | 12% |
| Char | 10/10 | 1513 days | 12% |
| Sally | 10/10 | 1541 days | 11% |
| Kurt | 10/10 | 1572 days | 10% |
| Megan Couzyn | 10/10 | 1633 days | 8% |
| Jayne du Plessis | 10/10 | 1633 days | 8% |
| Lars Wyatt | 10/10 | 1756 days | 6% |
| Felix Hoornaert | 10/10 | 1786 days | 6% |
| Ange | 10/10 | 1878 days | 5% |
| Robert Roy Poapst | 10/10 | 1878 days | 5% |
| Katerina | 10/10 | 1907 days | 5% |
| Wendy | 10/10 | 1938 days | 5% |
| trysomethingnew2020 | 10/10 | 1938 days | 5% |
| Keely Hanē Larkin Meredith | 10/10 | 1969 days | 5% |
| Nicki | 10/10 | 1969 days | 5% |
| Birgit | 10/10 | 1999 days | 5% |
| Mary Bishop | 10/10 | 1999 days | 5% |
| Andrew Ng | 10/10 | 2030 days | 5% |
| Bullet | 10/10 | 2213 days | 5% |
| Rax Anderson | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Mackenzie | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Kate V | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Femke Verbree | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Jessy Green | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Luke | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Tsui-Wen Chen | 10/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| Ivana | 10/10 | 2609 days | 4% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2609 days | 4% |
| kmh0369 | 10/10 | 2668 days | 4% |
| Yasmine van Wijngaarden | 10/10 | 2668 days | 4% |
| Stanley Leonard | 10/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| Paul Hoefer | 10/10 | 2882 days | 3% |
| Erik Schamberger | 10/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Christian Tattum | 10/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Jan Kerkhof | 10/10 | 2974 days | 3% |
| Julie Roark | 10/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| Jo Corbett | 10/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| laure reva | 10/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| Chris Guy | 10/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| Daan Terra | 10/10 | 3064 days | 3% |
| Jared Tyler | 10/10 | 3217 days | 2% |
| Robin Stamm | 10/10 | 3333 days | 1% |
| Pauline Misset | 10/10 | 3339 days | 2% |
| Adrienne Hoet | 9/10 | 3342 days | 1% |
| David Stoddard | 10/10 | 3368 days | 2% |
| Jules and Rudy Boonen | 10/10 | 3368 days | 2% |
| Thom McNatt | 10/10 | 3399 days | 2% |
| Debbi O'Sullivan | 10/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Mikel Acedo | 10/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| A J | 10/10 | 4039 days | 0% |
| Bridget Riley | 10/10 | 4070 days | 0% |
| Stef Versluis | 10/10 | 4160 days | 0% |
| Renee Johnson | 10/10 | 4160 days | 0% |
| Gemma Root | 10/10 | 4404 days | 1% |
| toby barach | 10/10 | 4404 days | 1% |
| Neil_T | 10/10 | 4435 days | 1% |
| Sugar | 10/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| Stefan Martin | 10/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| Chris D'Amico | 10/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| rachelg | 9/10 | 4525 days | 1% |
| DylanM | 10/10 | 4525 days | 1% |
| Malena | 9/10 | 4800 days | 1% |
| Clare Cade | 10/10 | 4811 days | 0% |
| GenH | 9/10 | 5135 days | 1% |
| PerspirationJournal | 8/10 | 5317 days | 1% |
| AliB | 10/10 | 5673 days | 0% |
| Carolina Dalmazzo | 10/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| henka | 10/10 | 5896 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 9/10 | 5930 days | 0% |
| Jasmine | 10/10 | 5931 days | 0% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 5931 days | 0% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 5937 days | 0% |
| Jess | 9/10 | 5991 days | 0% |
| Tim | 10/10 | 5995 days | 0% |
| Stef | 9/10 | 6575 days | 0% |
| Fred Highsmith | 8/10 | 6595 days | 0% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Canyonz Adventure Company experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.31% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 70 days. However the Canyonz Adventure Company experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Canyonz Adventure Company experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.26% |
| 198 | -3.28% |
| 199 | -3.30% |
| 200 | -3.31% |
| 201 | -3.33% |
| 202 | -3.35% |
| 203 | -3.36% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.31% 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 customers 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
97%
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.