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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
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
93.23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-cydah-traders | 10/10 | 258 days | 100% |
| Katrin Weise | 9/10 | 317 days | 97% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 348 days | 97% |
| Fiona | 9/10 | 379 days | 94% |
| Diane n Dave | 9/10 | 379 days | 94% |
| Nancy Campbell | 8/10 | 409 days | 92% |
| Christina | 9/10 | 409 days | 93% |
| 无名氏Y_3 | 10/10 | 440 days | 92% |
| Pauline | 10/10 | 683 days | 76% |
| Henry | 10/10 | 898 days | 56% |
| Steve | 9/10 | 989 days | 46% |
| Willow | 10/10 | 1048 days | 41% |
| Simon. | 9/10 | 1140 days | 33% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1140 days | 33% |
| Jrod | 10/10 | 1354 days | 18% |
| Joseph Buckett | 10/10 | 1385 days | 17% |
| Karen Strange | 9/10 | 1413 days | 15% |
| Don Strange | 9/10 | 1444 days | 14% |
| Annie87 | 10/10 | 1444 days | 14% |
| Kuimiria Auton | 9/10 | 1778 days | 5% |
| Alice | 4/10 | 2144 days | 3% |
| Leona | 8/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 7/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Bob | 10/10 | 2267 days | 4% |
| Cris | 9/10 | 2481 days | 4% |
| kevin | 7/10 | 2540 days | 3% |
| Maxime | 9/10 | 2540 days | 4% |
| Maycamper | 7/10 | 2571 days | 3% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2632 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 2662 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2815 days | 3% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 2846 days | 3% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 8/10 | 2916 days | 3% |
| Annina Jarvinen | 9/10 | 2924 days | 2% |
| Ronald Daigneault | 8/10 | 2929 days | 2% |
| Matt French | 10/10 | 2962 days | 3% |
| Sophie Nightingale | 10/10 | 2964 days | 3% |
| Geoff Steele | 8/10 | 3027 days | 3% |
| Nathan Lal | 10/10 | 3078 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 10/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Rosanna Leeming | 10/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| Xanthe Bowater | 10/10 | 3264 days | 2% |
| Erich Brueggermann | 6/10 | 3268 days | 2% |
| Roeland Driessen | 9/10 | 3270 days | 2% |
| Lenka Pruherova | 9/10 | 3281 days | 2% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3305 days | 1% |
| Josie Gray | 10/10 | 3373 days | 2% |
| Rita Ashby | 8/10 | 3484 days | 2% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3515 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3524 days | 2% |
| Matilda | 7/10 | 3543 days | 1% |
| Shelley Rohloff | 8/10 | 3581 days | 1% |
| Stephan Friedrich | 9/10 | 3587 days | 1% |
| Neil | 10/10 | 3643 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3675 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3726 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 9/10 | 3806 days | 1% |
| Daniel Winsvold | 10/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Wyklicky | 7/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Danica Vrsaljko | 8/10 | 3928 days | 0% |
| Christoph | 10/10 | 3932 days | 0% |
| David Lee | 10/10 | 3952 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Cam Alex Bindatessier | 8/10 | 4023 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 4093 days | 0% |
| Andrew Kermode | 10/10 | 4185 days | 0% |
| Penny Lee | 8/10 | 4280 days | 0% |
| Deb Scaff | 10/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Rhi | 10/10 | 4458 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4519 days | 1% |
| Rebel Warren | 10/10 | 4519 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4656 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 9/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 9/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| patrick+ katerina | 9/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| Kristin Denny | 10/10 | 4682 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4767 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5097 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5388 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5856 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
0.61% 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.