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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 Monkey Island, Orepuki.
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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Monkey Island, Orepuki
Valid Reviews
83 Valid Reviews
The Monkey Island, Orepuki experience has a total of 86 reviews. There are 83 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 83 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 27 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.16% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Monkey Island, Orepuki valid reviews is 89.16% and is based on 83 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
14 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 83 valid reviews, the experience has 14 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 14 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 3 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
36% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.14% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Monkey Island, Orepuki face-to-face reviews is 87.14% and is based on 14 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-cydah-traders | 10/10 | 26 days | 100% |
| Katrin Weise | 9/10 | 85 days | 99% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 116 days | 99% |
| Fiona | 9/10 | 147 days | 98% |
| Diane n Dave | 9/10 | 147 days | 98% |
| Nancy Campbell | 8/10 | 177 days | 96% |
| Christina | 9/10 | 177 days | 97% |
| 无名氏Y_3 | 10/10 | 208 days | 98% |
| Pauline | 10/10 | 451 days | 88% |
| Henry | 10/10 | 666 days | 75% |
| Steve | 9/10 | 757 days | 67% |
| Willow | 10/10 | 816 days | 62% |
| Simon. | 9/10 | 908 days | 52% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 908 days | 53% |
| Jrod | 10/10 | 1122 days | 33% |
| Joseph Buckett | 10/10 | 1153 days | 31% |
| Karen Strange | 9/10 | 1181 days | 28% |
| Don Strange | 9/10 | 1212 days | 26% |
| Annie87 | 10/10 | 1212 days | 26% |
| Kuimiria Auton | 9/10 | 1546 days | 9% |
| Alice | 4/10 | 1912 days | 3% |
| Leona | 8/10 | 1943 days | 5% |
| Lauren | 7/10 | 1943 days | 4% |
| Bob | 10/10 | 2035 days | 4% |
| Cris | 9/10 | 2249 days | 4% |
| kevin | 7/10 | 2308 days | 4% |
| Maxime | 9/10 | 2308 days | 4% |
| Maycamper | 7/10 | 2339 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2400 days | 4% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 2430 days | 4% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2583 days | 3% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 2614 days | 3% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 8/10 | 2684 days | 3% |
| Annina Jarvinen | 9/10 | 2692 days | 2% |
| Ronald Daigneault | 8/10 | 2697 days | 2% |
| Matt French | 10/10 | 2730 days | 3% |
| Sophie Nightingale | 10/10 | 2732 days | 3% |
| Geoff Steele | 8/10 | 2795 days | 3% |
| Nathan Lal | 10/10 | 2846 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 2942 days | 3% |
| Harriet Smith | 10/10 | 2977 days | 3% |
| Rosanna Leeming | 10/10 | 2993 days | 3% |
| Xanthe Bowater | 10/10 | 3032 days | 2% |
| Erich Brueggermann | 6/10 | 3036 days | 2% |
| Roeland Driessen | 9/10 | 3038 days | 2% |
| Lenka Pruherova | 9/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3073 days | 2% |
| Josie Gray | 10/10 | 3141 days | 2% |
| Rita Ashby | 8/10 | 3252 days | 2% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3283 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3292 days | 2% |
| Matilda | 7/10 | 3311 days | 1% |
| Shelley Rohloff | 8/10 | 3349 days | 2% |
| Stephan Friedrich | 9/10 | 3355 days | 2% |
| Neil | 10/10 | 3411 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3443 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3468 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3494 days | 2% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 9/10 | 3574 days | 1% |
| Daniel Winsvold | 10/10 | 3682 days | 1% |
| Wyklicky | 7/10 | 3683 days | 1% |
| Danica Vrsaljko | 8/10 | 3696 days | 1% |
| Christoph | 10/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| David Lee | 10/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Cam Alex Bindatessier | 8/10 | 3791 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 3861 days | 1% |
| Andrew Kermode | 10/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Penny Lee | 8/10 | 4048 days | 0% |
| Deb Scaff | 10/10 | 4075 days | 0% |
| Rhi | 10/10 | 4226 days | 0% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| Rebel Warren | 10/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4424 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 9/10 | 4426 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 9/10 | 4440 days | 1% |
| patrick+ katerina | 9/10 | 4440 days | 1% |
| Kristin Denny | 10/10 | 4450 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4535 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 4801 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4865 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5156 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5624 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Monkey Island, Orepuki does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.58% 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.