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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 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
93.19%
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 | 232 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 598 days | 81% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2028 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2270 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2423 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2509 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 2805 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 2807 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 2808 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 2812 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 2812 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 2817 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 2833 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 2835 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 2840 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 2863 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 2872 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 2891 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 2894 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 2894 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 2894 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 2894 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 2906 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 2906 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 2906 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 2906 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 2912 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 2912 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 2918 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 2918 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 2921 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 2925 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 2925 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 2935 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 2944 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2951 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3155 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3155 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3157 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3164 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3165 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3165 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3169 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3169 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3170 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3171 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3177 days | 2% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3180 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3180 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3180 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3192 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3194 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3203 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3210 days | 2% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3216 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3221 days | 2% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3223 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3226 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3234 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3237 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3238 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3260 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3272 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 3538 days | 2% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 3538 days | 2% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 3566 days | 2% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3624 days | 2% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 3900 days | 1% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 3900 days | 1% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 3916 days | 1% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 3963 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4267 days | 0% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4356 days | 0% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4362 days | 0% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4656 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 4669 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 4999 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5010 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5013 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5365 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5371 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5381 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5387 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5491 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 5733 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 5733 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.