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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.
Monkey Island, Orepuki
Valid Reviews
78 Valid Reviews
The Monkey Island, Orepuki experience has a total of 81 reviews. There are 78 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 78 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 28 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
24% |
| 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% |
88.85% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Monkey Island, Orepuki valid reviews is 88.85% and is based on 78 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 78 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
93.45%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Campbell | 8/10 | 47 days | 98% |
| Christina | 9/10 | 47 days | 99% |
| 无名氏Y_3 | 10/10 | 78 days | 100% |
| Pauline | 10/10 | 321 days | 94% |
| Henry | 10/10 | 536 days | 84% |
| Steve | 9/10 | 627 days | 77% |
| Willow | 10/10 | 686 days | 73% |
| Simon. | 9/10 | 778 days | 65% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 778 days | 66% |
| Jrod | 10/10 | 992 days | 45% |
| Joseph Buckett | 10/10 | 1023 days | 42% |
| Karen Strange | 9/10 | 1051 days | 39% |
| Don Strange | 9/10 | 1082 days | 36% |
| Annie87 | 10/10 | 1082 days | 37% |
| Kuimiria Auton | 9/10 | 1416 days | 14% |
| Alice | 4/10 | 1782 days | 3% |
| Leona | 8/10 | 1813 days | 5% |
| Lauren | 7/10 | 1813 days | 5% |
| Bob | 10/10 | 1905 days | 5% |
| Cris | 9/10 | 2119 days | 4% |
| kevin | 7/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Maxime | 9/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Maycamper | 7/10 | 2209 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2270 days | 4% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 2300 days | 4% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2453 days | 4% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 2484 days | 4% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 8/10 | 2554 days | 3% |
| Annina Jarvinen | 9/10 | 2562 days | 2% |
| Ronald Daigneault | 8/10 | 2567 days | 2% |
| Matt French | 10/10 | 2600 days | 3% |
| Sophie Nightingale | 10/10 | 2602 days | 3% |
| Geoff Steele | 8/10 | 2664 days | 3% |
| Nathan Lal | 10/10 | 2716 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 2812 days | 3% |
| Harriet Smith | 10/10 | 2847 days | 3% |
| Rosanna Leeming | 10/10 | 2863 days | 3% |
| Xanthe Bowater | 10/10 | 2902 days | 3% |
| Erich Brueggermann | 6/10 | 2906 days | 2% |
| Roeland Driessen | 9/10 | 2907 days | 3% |
| Lenka Pruherova | 9/10 | 2919 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 2943 days | 2% |
| Josie Gray | 10/10 | 3011 days | 3% |
| Rita Ashby | 8/10 | 3121 days | 2% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3152 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3162 days | 2% |
| Matilda | 7/10 | 3181 days | 1% |
| Shelley Rohloff | 8/10 | 3219 days | 2% |
| Stephan Friedrich | 9/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| Neil | 10/10 | 3281 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3313 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3338 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3364 days | 2% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 9/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Daniel Winsvold | 10/10 | 3552 days | 2% |
| Wyklicky | 7/10 | 3553 days | 1% |
| Danica Vrsaljko | 8/10 | 3566 days | 1% |
| Christoph | 10/10 | 3570 days | 1% |
| David Lee | 10/10 | 3590 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3638 days | 1% |
| Cam Alex Bindatessier | 8/10 | 3661 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Andrew Kermode | 10/10 | 3823 days | 1% |
| Penny Lee | 8/10 | 3918 days | 1% |
| Deb Scaff | 10/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Rhi | 10/10 | 4096 days | 0% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4157 days | 0% |
| Rebel Warren | 10/10 | 4157 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4294 days | 0% |
| Pete Wilson | 9/10 | 4296 days | 0% |
| Héléna Degres | 9/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| patrick+ katerina | 9/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| Kristin Denny | 10/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4735 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5026 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5494 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
0.59% 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.