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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
93.13%
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 | 168 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 534 days | 84% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 1964 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2206 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2359 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2445 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 2741 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 2743 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 2744 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 2753 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 2764 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 2771 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 2776 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 2785 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 2785 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 2799 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 2805 days | 3% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 2805 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 2806 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 2808 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 2827 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 2845 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 2848 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 2848 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 2854 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 2854 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 2857 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 2861 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 2861 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 2871 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2887 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3091 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3091 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3093 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3099 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3100 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3101 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3101 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3105 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3105 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3106 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3107 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3109 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3109 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3111 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3111 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3113 days | 2% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3116 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3116 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3116 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3120 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3122 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3122 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3125 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3125 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3125 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3128 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3130 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3139 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3145 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3146 days | 2% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3152 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3157 days | 2% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3159 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3162 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3170 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3208 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 3474 days | 2% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 3474 days | 2% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 3502 days | 2% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3560 days | 1% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 3818 days | 1% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 3818 days | 1% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 3818 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 3820 days | 1% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 3836 days | 1% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 3836 days | 1% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 3852 days | 1% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 3871 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4203 days | 0% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4292 days | 0% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4294 days | 0% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4592 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 4605 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 4935 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 4946 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 4976 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5301 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5307 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5317 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5323 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5427 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 5669 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 5669 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
0.62% 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.