Ranking Score Explained

Hi, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 Haka Snow Tours.

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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Haka Snow Tours

Valid Reviews

76 Valid Reviews

The Haka Snow Tours experience has a total of 76 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 76 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 72
95%
9/10 3
4%
8/10 1
1%
7/10 0
0%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

99.34% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Haka Snow Tours valid reviews is 99.34% and is based on 76 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.

Weighted Average

99.26%

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
Jeremiah Blanch 10/10 2969 days 100%
Shreddy_Kreuger13 10/10 2969 days 100%
Jill Hayes 10/10 2969 days 100%
Tiina R 10/10 3304 days 71%
Josh S 10/10 3335 days 68%
Aidan Potter 10/10 3335 days 68%
stephen 9/10 3336 days 67%
Michael Woods 10/10 3366 days 66%
Ruth Tan 10/10 3366 days 66%
martin ramsey 10/10 3366 days 66%
steve mcelroy 10/10 3367 days 66%
Ery K 10/10 3396 days 63%
Stavros Mouslopoulos 10/10 3397 days 63%
T D 10/10 3669 days 40%
Gin Di Francesco 10/10 3669 days 40%
Lisa Bransby 10/10 3670 days 39%
Kylie O 10/10 3670 days 39%
Mercedes Zacuto 8/10 3700 days 36%
Jessica Thomas 10/10 3701 days 37%
perina drummond 10/10 3701 days 37%
Jonathan Barnes 10/10 3701 days 37%
Henk Mulder 9/10 3731 days 34%
Andrew Cheney 9/10 3913 days 18%
Sarah Mitchell 10/10 3913 days 18%
NZcrazyskichick 10/10 4066 days 5%
Stoowert 10/10 4097 days 3%
Nathan Douglas 10/10 4097 days 3%
Hefin Llewellyn-Evans 10/10 4097 days 3%
Scott Andersen 10/10 4097 days 3%
Gillian B 10/10 4127 days 0%
Deanna_E 10/10 4400 days 22%
ANIMALMANIA 10/10 4431 days 22%
benepet 10/10 4431 days 22%
cillianrouse 10/10 4431 days 22%
Beatox118 10/10 4431 days 22%
KateyeJ 10/10 4431 days 22%
baconmango 10/10 4431 days 22%
sanguine_bubble 10/10 4462 days 22%
Andrewc 10/10 4462 days 22%
CHOW 10/10 4736 days 22%
Hammo 10/10 4797 days 22%
roswren 10/10 4828 days 22%
Wally21 10/10 4828 days 22%
Thaino 10/10 4828 days 22%
Jaybags 10/10 5131 days 22%
mickey100 10/10 5131 days 22%
mikaaarnio 10/10 5131 days 22%
russ1116 10/10 5162 days 22%
surebuddy 10/10 5162 days 22%
Musdogg20 10/10 5162 days 22%
TristanB 10/10 5162 days 22%
Tony_K 10/10 5162 days 22%
sqwodknuckle 10/10 5162 days 22%
Evilems 10/10 5162 days 22%
skyer 10/10 5193 days 22%
lana 10/10 5193 days 22%
tim 10/10 5193 days 22%
Philcross 10/10 5193 days 22%
zuccs 10/10 5193 days 22%
mickeyo 10/10 5193 days 22%
Kat 10/10 5193 days 22%
Harks 10/10 5193 days 22%
Luise 10/10 5193 days 22%
MelanieClark 10/10 5193 days 22%
myfriendcolin 10/10 5496 days 22%
john rowbottom 10/10 5496 days 22%
Edward Bugg 10/10 5496 days 22%
Cassia Ferguson 10/10 5527 days 22%
Aaron Jones 10/10 5527 days 22%
vanessa koop 10/10 5527 days 22%
Bazza 10/10 5527 days 22%
Robert Aquadro 10/10 5527 days 22%
budgie 10/10 5527 days 22%
rabear 10/10 5527 days 22%
Philip Parle 10/10 5558 days 22%
jnegrete 10/10 5558 days 22%

Adjustments

Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.

Sample Size Adjustment

No Adjustment

A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Haka Snow Tours experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-3.01% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 75 days. However the Haka Snow Tours experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.

The Haka Snow Tours experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -2.96%
198 -2.98%
199 -2.99%
200 -3.01%
201 -3.02%
202 -3.04%
203 -3.05%

Balancing Adjustment

0.32% 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 customers 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

97%

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.