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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 Roys Peak 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.
Roys Peak Track
Valid Reviews
115 Valid Reviews
The Roys Peak Track experience has a total of 115 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 115 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 50 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 40 |
|
35% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roys Peak Track valid reviews is 91.13% and is based on 115 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
105 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 115 valid reviews, the experience has 105 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 105 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 42 |
|
40% |
| 9/10 | 38 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.48% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roys Peak Track face-to-face reviews is 90.48% and is based on 105 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.47%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 710 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 1076 days | 51% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2507 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2749 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2902 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2987 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 3283 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 3285 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 3286 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 3290 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 3290 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 3295 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 3306 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 3311 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 3313 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 3318 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 3327 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 3327 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 3341 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 3347 days | 2% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 3347 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 3348 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 3350 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 3369 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 3372 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 3372 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 3372 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 3372 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 3384 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 3384 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 3384 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 3384 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3387 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 3390 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 3390 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3392 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3396 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3396 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 3399 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 3403 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 3403 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 3413 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3422 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3429 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3633 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3633 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3635 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3641 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3642 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3643 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3643 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3647 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3647 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3648 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3649 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3651 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3651 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3653 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3653 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3655 days | 2% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3658 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3658 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3658 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3662 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3664 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3664 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3667 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3667 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3667 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3670 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3672 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3681 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3687 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3688 days | 2% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3694 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3699 days | 2% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3701 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3704 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3712 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3715 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3716 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3738 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3750 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 4016 days | 1% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 4016 days | 1% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 4044 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 4102 days | 1% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4362 days | 0% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 4394 days | 1% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 4413 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 4441 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4745 days | 1% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4834 days | 1% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4836 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4840 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4854 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5134 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 5147 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5477 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5488 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5491 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5494 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5518 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5843 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5849 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5859 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5865 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5969 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 6211 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 6211 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Roys Peak Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.59% 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.