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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 Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.
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.
Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park
Valid Reviews
67 Valid Reviews
The Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park experience has a total of 69 reviews. There are 67 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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 67 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 28 |
|
42% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
12% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.36% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park valid reviews is 88.36% and is based on 67 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
61 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 67 valid reviews, the experience has 61 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 61 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 26 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
13% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.18% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park face-to-face reviews is 89.18% and is based on 61 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.44%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | 4/10 | 2142 days | 90% |
| Gerry Boobis | 6/10 | 2691 days | 89% |
| Tobi Guga | 10/10 | 2757 days | 100% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 2854 days | 94% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 2888 days | 92% |
| Nancy Blindell | 10/10 | 3076 days | 80% |
| Diego Pablos | 10/10 | 3196 days | 72% |
| Anssens Weber Florie Brian | 9/10 | 3208 days | 71% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 9/10 | 3241 days | 69% |
| Coralie Ambrosino | 7/10 | 3470 days | 51% |
| Tarillon Family | 9/10 | 3473 days | 54% |
| Barthelemy | 9/10 | 3474 days | 54% |
| David McIntosh | 8/10 | 3518 days | 51% |
| Dawn Mulligan | 9/10 | 3524 days | 51% |
| Oliver Andres | 9/10 | 3557 days | 49% |
| Corinna Fallenbuchel | 10/10 | 3558 days | 49% |
| Fanny DeBon | 9/10 | 3571 days | 48% |
| Logan Leduc | 9/10 | 3579 days | 47% |
| Anna Grafenstein | 8/10 | 3813 days | 32% |
| Caroline Hennache | 8/10 | 3816 days | 32% |
| isabel Zander | 10/10 | 3816 days | 33% |
| Calvin Becker | 10/10 | 3816 days | 33% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 3818 days | 33% |
| Julien Joubert-Gaillard | 7/10 | 3820 days | 30% |
| Marek Heiurich | 10/10 | 3826 days | 32% |
| Linda Wainman | 9/10 | 3845 days | 31% |
| Chris Wainman | 9/10 | 3845 days | 31% |
| Ruud Biemans | 7/10 | 3848 days | 28% |
| Sarah Christman | 8/10 | 3850 days | 30% |
| Stina Hultberg | 10/10 | 3852 days | 31% |
| Sarah | 9/10 | 3856 days | 30% |
| Guillaume | 6/10 | 3857 days | 26% |
| Denise Ewbank | 9/10 | 3863 days | 30% |
| Marius Hoffmann | 8/10 | 3865 days | 29% |
| Ene Pold | 9/10 | 3870 days | 29% |
| Henrik Suefke | 10/10 | 3870 days | 29% |
| G Ballard | 10/10 | 3874 days | 29% |
| F Ballard | 9/10 | 3874 days | 29% |
| Glenda | 10/10 | 3876 days | 29% |
| Timothee Serres | 9/10 | 3878 days | 29% |
| Wouter Bosch | 7/10 | 3889 days | 26% |
| Claire Lieval | 9/10 | 3895 days | 28% |
| Guy David | 10/10 | 3897 days | 28% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 3900 days | 28% |
| Michael Rohn | 10/10 | 3904 days | 27% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 3904 days | 27% |
| Thomas Roche | 9/10 | 3909 days | 27% |
| Marc Greeve | 10/10 | 3915 days | 27% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4177 days | 10% |
| Sven Woelk | 10/10 | 4177 days | 10% |
| Audrey Ripoche | 7/10 | 4189 days | 8% |
| Kiki Wykstra | 10/10 | 4201 days | 8% |
| Raquel | 9/10 | 4220 days | 7% |
| Enna Keet | 8/10 | 4225 days | 7% |
| Maxime | 10/10 | 4225 days | 7% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4225 days | 7% |
| Veronica and Jordi | 9/10 | 4232 days | 6% |
| Fraser Goldsmith | 10/10 | 4237 days | 6% |
| Jeanne Moustier | 10/10 | 4254 days | 5% |
| Mathieu Brias | 8/10 | 4259 days | 5% |
| Natalie Nubler | 3/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Stefan and Brigit and Janek | 10/10 | 4295 days | 2% |
| Annie | 9/10 | 4296 days | 2% |
| Jacquemard | 10/10 | 4308 days | 2% |
| Oliver Kalmbach | 8/10 | 4312 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 5/10 | 4318 days | 0% |
| Kali Lohman | 9/10 | 4319 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.22% 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
90%
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.