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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
93.23%
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 | 350 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 716 days | 75% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2389 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2542 days | 3% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2627 days | 3% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 2923 days | 2% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 2925 days | 2% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 2926 days | 2% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 2930 days | 2% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 2930 days | 2% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 2935 days | 2% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 2946 days | 2% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 2951 days | 2% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 2953 days | 2% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 2958 days | 2% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 2967 days | 2% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 2967 days | 2% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 2981 days | 2% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 2987 days | 2% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 2987 days | 2% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 2988 days | 2% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 2990 days | 2% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 3009 days | 2% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 3012 days | 2% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 3012 days | 2% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 3012 days | 2% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 3012 days | 2% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 3024 days | 2% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 3024 days | 2% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 3024 days | 2% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 3024 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3027 days | 2% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 3030 days | 2% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 3030 days | 2% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3032 days | 2% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3036 days | 2% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3036 days | 2% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 3039 days | 2% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 3043 days | 2% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 3043 days | 2% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 3053 days | 2% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3062 days | 2% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3069 days | 2% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3273 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3273 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3275 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3281 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3282 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3283 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3283 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3287 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3287 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3288 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3289 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3291 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3291 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3295 days | 1% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3302 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3307 days | 1% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3312 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3327 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3328 days | 1% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3334 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3339 days | 1% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3352 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3355 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3356 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3378 days | 1% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3390 days | 1% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 3656 days | 1% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 3656 days | 1% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 3684 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 4000 days | 0% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 4000 days | 0% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 4000 days | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4002 days | 0% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 4018 days | 0% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 4018 days | 0% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 4034 days | 0% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 4053 days | 0% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 4081 days | 0% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4385 days | 0% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4474 days | 0% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4476 days | 0% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4480 days | 0% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4494 days | 0% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4774 days | 0% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 4787 days | 0% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5117 days | 0% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5128 days | 0% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5131 days | 0% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5134 days | 0% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5158 days | 0% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5483 days | 0% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5489 days | 0% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5499 days | 0% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5505 days | 0% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5609 days | 0% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 5851 days | 0% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 5851 days | 0% |
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
0.61% 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.