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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 Taupo Information Centre.
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.
Taupo Information Centre
Valid Reviews
87 Valid Reviews
The Taupo Information Centre experience has a total of 88 reviews. There are 87 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 87 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 22 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.34% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Taupo Information Centre valid reviews is 80.34% and is based on 87 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
86 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 87 valid reviews, the experience has 86 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 86 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.12% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Taupo Information Centre face-to-face reviews is 80.12% and is based on 86 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
82.75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Jacobs | 10/10 | 2994 days | 100% |
| Johanna Lidel | 10/10 | 3927 days | 32% |
| Amelie Eschenbach | 10/10 | 3927 days | 32% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 7/10 | 3930 days | 30% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 3931 days | 32% |
| Nicol | 4/10 | 3968 days | 19% |
| Marie Weber | 10/10 | 3974 days | 29% |
| Sue Hempstead | 8/10 | 3975 days | 28% |
| Lukas Dost | 8/10 | 3987 days | 27% |
| Sophie Huybrechts | 9/10 | 4021 days | 25% |
| Bram and Laura | 6/10 | 4030 days | 21% |
| Cecilia Anderson | 3/10 | 4276 days | 4% |
| Mattias | 4/10 | 4276 days | 4% |
| Doreen Gendel | 10/10 | 4284 days | 6% |
| Christina | 10/10 | 4287 days | 6% |
| Kathrin Lerch | 8/10 | 4287 days | 6% |
| Meredith Griffiths | 8/10 | 4293 days | 6% |
| Philippe Chiasson | 8/10 | 4293 days | 6% |
| Stephen Revah | 9/10 | 4302 days | 5% |
| Hadler | 9/10 | 4306 days | 5% |
| Christine Helleiner | 10/10 | 4306 days | 5% |
| Steffen | 8/10 | 4308 days | 5% |
| Sergey Pronkin | 9/10 | 4308 days | 5% |
| Nina Helmling | 8/10 | 4308 days | 5% |
| Tobias Thull | 9/10 | 4308 days | 5% |
| Sara Clausen | 8/10 | 4311 days | 4% |
| Marieke Feyteres | 8/10 | 4311 days | 4% |
| Isabelle Bohle | 10/10 | 4315 days | 4% |
| Ian Garner | 9/10 | 4318 days | 4% |
| Steven Lotrian | 7/10 | 4319 days | 4% |
| Marvin Koever | 10/10 | 4319 days | 4% |
| Max Meternich | 10/10 | 4319 days | 4% |
| Philip Donachie | 10/10 | 4321 days | 4% |
| Luisa Bach | 10/10 | 4321 days | 4% |
| Sophia | 8/10 | 4322 days | 4% |
| Lopez Anandine | 6/10 | 4322 days | 3% |
| Ruth Watkin | 8/10 | 4329 days | 3% |
| Matthias Freiling | 8/10 | 4331 days | 3% |
| Jesseca Klausch | 5/10 | 4331 days | 2% |
| Vincent Schaeflier | 9/10 | 4331 days | 3% |
| Thomas Dequidt | 8/10 | 4332 days | 3% |
| Florian Littmann | 9/10 | 4335 days | 3% |
| Victor Herranz | 8/10 | 4336 days | 3% |
| Andreas Brodhaeker | 6/10 | 4347 days | 2% |
| Marius Buseh | 6/10 | 4347 days | 2% |
| Benedict Seite | 7/10 | 4347 days | 2% |
| Valerio Penita | 8/10 | 4347 days | 2% |
| Julia Bonisch | 2/10 | 4348 days | 1% |
| Luca Willensrock | 6/10 | 4349 days | 1% |
| Mathias Butterlin | 8/10 | 4351 days | 2% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 9/10 | 4352 days | 1% |
| Petra Kurcova | 10/10 | 4353 days | 1% |
| Adam Balcar | 10/10 | 4353 days | 1% |
| Josefina Tassone | 10/10 | 4354 days | 1% |
| Camille Gagnant | 10/10 | 4354 days | 1% |
| Anne Collet | 10/10 | 4357 days | 1% |
| Alexandra Kupper | 7/10 | 4367 days | 0% |
| Carina Huhmann | 9/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Romina Bolz | 4/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Kellie | 10/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Anja | 9/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 7/10 | 4653 days | 34% |
| Debiesse | 8/10 | 4658 days | 36% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 9/10 | 4663 days | 36% |
| Clodec | 7/10 | 4665 days | 34% |
| Molly Ladd | 6/10 | 4666 days | 31% |
| Sebastian | 9/10 | 4674 days | 36% |
| Sebastian | 10/10 | 4674 days | 37% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4674 days | 36% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4674 days | 36% |
| Jonas Schelbert | 7/10 | 4678 days | 34% |
| Missy and Chaz | 9/10 | 4680 days | 36% |
| Dani Wallinger | 8/10 | 4692 days | 36% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4693 days | 37% |
| Reinier Timmer | 9/10 | 4742 days | 36% |
| Michal | 10/10 | 4746 days | 37% |
| Ralph and Leonie | 8/10 | 4752 days | 36% |
| Stephan Olivier | 8/10 | 4764 days | 36% |
| Stephan Olivier | 8/10 | 4764 days | 36% |
| Doan | 8/10 | 4765 days | 36% |
| Thibault Bonenfant | 2/10 | 4766 days | 16% |
| Lutz Huuemorder | 7/10 | 4766 days | 34% |
| Shannon Taylor | 6/10 | 4769 days | 31% |
| Harald Prinz | 9/10 | 4771 days | 36% |
| Martina Posch | 8/10 | 4774 days | 36% |
| Megan Child | 3/10 | 4777 days | 20% |
| Jessica Marling | 10/10 | 5044 days | 37% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Taupo Information Centre does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.30% 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
85%
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.