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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 Go Orange.
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.
Go Orange
Valid Reviews
97 Valid Reviews
The Go Orange experience has a total of 98 reviews. There are 97 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 97 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 27 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 27 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
82.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Go Orange valid reviews is 82.58% and is based on 97 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
81 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 97 valid reviews, the experience has 81 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 81 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 22 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.68% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Go Orange face-to-face reviews is 85.68% and is based on 81 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
84.39%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | 1/10 | 1756 days | 35% |
| Adrian Macdonald | 9/10 | 1908 days | 100% |
| Vicki Hoskinson | 10/10 | 2092 days | 92% |
| Hang Tran | 1/10 | 2121 days | 26% |
| Rafi | 1/10 | 2152 days | 26% |
| San Thompson | 1/10 | 2336 days | 22% |
| Derek Green | 9/10 | 2457 days | 74% |
| Molly | 2/10 | 2458 days | 24% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2547 days | 70% |
| Jared Cordner | 8/10 | 2798 days | 57% |
| Nigel Mead | 10/10 | 2822 days | 57% |
| Nazlinda Md Nasir | 10/10 | 2822 days | 57% |
| Klaus | 10/10 | 2825 days | 57% |
| Philip Busd | 9/10 | 2828 days | 56% |
| Henna | 10/10 | 2853 days | 56% |
| Felicity Hughes | 10/10 | 2863 days | 55% |
| Sandra Marangi | 4/10 | 2872 days | 30% |
| Sebasitian | 9/10 | 2875 days | 54% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 2897 days | 54% |
| Barbara Knops | 10/10 | 2901 days | 53% |
| Jasmine Rogers | 4/10 | 2915 days | 28% |
| Olde Vogel | 8/10 | 2915 days | 51% |
| Connor Hormell | 10/10 | 2916 days | 53% |
| Karlee Hormell | 8/10 | 2917 days | 51% |
| Petr Jesko | 7/10 | 2918 days | 48% |
| Sandra Piechoua | 9/10 | 2918 days | 52% |
| Joni Vihakara | 9/10 | 2919 days | 52% |
| Bruno | 10/10 | 2921 days | 52% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 2950 days | 51% |
| Timothy Delaney | 8/10 | 3117 days | 42% |
| Jorg Muller | 10/10 | 3155 days | 41% |
| Max | 8/10 | 3158 days | 40% |
| Olivier Reculeau | 10/10 | 3159 days | 41% |
| Coralie Dhenin | 4/10 | 3160 days | 21% |
| Anja Rakers | 9/10 | 3161 days | 40% |
| Valentine de Beer | 9/10 | 3162 days | 40% |
| Mathilde | 8/10 | 3169 days | 39% |
| Floriane Desnoyer | 9/10 | 3170 days | 40% |
| Renoit Besnard | 8/10 | 3173 days | 39% |
| Jaime Alarma Olmos | 10/10 | 3175 days | 40% |
| Dominique | 9/10 | 3179 days | 40% |
| Derick Trotter | 8/10 | 3179 days | 39% |
| Dennis Springer | 8/10 | 3181 days | 39% |
| Laura Mahdavian | 10/10 | 3184 days | 40% |
| Stan | 9/10 | 3184 days | 39% |
| Alexander Mattea | 7/10 | 3185 days | 36% |
| S Black | 8/10 | 3187 days | 39% |
| Gae Saevane | 8/10 | 3188 days | 39% |
| Joe Rogers | 8/10 | 3192 days | 38% |
| Riviere | 9/10 | 3199 days | 39% |
| Gerardo Furtado | 10/10 | 3205 days | 39% |
| Melanie Kronbichler | 8/10 | 3218 days | 37% |
| Lucile Souday | 8/10 | 3226 days | 37% |
| Franziska Hohmann | 9/10 | 3231 days | 37% |
| Ian Hortop | 10/10 | 3232 days | 38% |
| Rachael and Nik | 7/10 | 3232 days | 34% |
| Gregory | 7/10 | 3234 days | 34% |
| Laura Sturm | 10/10 | 3272 days | 36% |
| Xue Rong Kok | 10/10 | 3278 days | 35% |
| Frans Diebrink | 9/10 | 3278 days | 35% |
| Fides | 10/10 | 3544 days | 23% |
| Christoph | 8/10 | 3544 days | 22% |
| Vanessa | 9/10 | 3544 days | 22% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3544 days | 23% |
| Annika Funk | 8/10 | 3579 days | 20% |
| Ivan Dimitrov | 9/10 | 3602 days | 19% |
| Cora and Franzi | 10/10 | 3635 days | 18% |
| Stefanie | 8/10 | 3887 days | 6% |
| Karolina Gren | 7/10 | 3888 days | 4% |
| Maria-Julia Frilaj | 8/10 | 3896 days | 5% |
| Adriana | 9/10 | 3896 days | 5% |
| Pavel Jarolimek | 8/10 | 3896 days | 5% |
| Lilli Erni | 10/10 | 3897 days | 6% |
| Manuel Bleiker | 9/10 | 3897 days | 5% |
| Marie Toulemonde | 5/10 | 3898 days | 0% |
| Annika Marz | 10/10 | 3911 days | 5% |
| Julian Zeissler | 9/10 | 3911 days | 5% |
| Claudia Bauch | 9/10 | 3917 days | 4% |
| thibaut vernelle | 9/10 | 3917 days | 4% |
| Mara | 8/10 | 3921 days | 4% |
| Andrea Morello | 8/10 | 3921 days | 4% |
| Vera Kreipe | 8/10 | 3924 days | 4% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 8/10 | 3924 days | 4% |
| Carolin Kettler | 9/10 | 3933 days | 4% |
| Matusala Habtemariam | 9/10 | 3943 days | 3% |
| Francisco Pablo Miguel | 7/10 | 3944 days | 2% |
| Bjoern | 8/10 | 3946 days | 3% |
| Viola | 9/10 | 3946 days | 3% |
| Amanda | 10/10 | 3947 days | 3% |
| Julien de la lande | 9/10 | 3960 days | 2% |
| Aude Moulin | 9/10 | 3960 days | 2% |
| Emmanuelle Brevier | 7/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Jean Batiste Le meur | 8/10 | 3967 days | 2% |
| Doran Swartz | 9/10 | 3968 days | 2% |
| Sapir Lifshitz | 8/10 | 3968 days | 2% |
| Maya Barad | 8/10 | 3968 days | 2% |
| Nora Zeitz | 10/10 | 3977 days | 2% |
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 Go Orange experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.05% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 43 days. However the Go Orange 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 Go Orange experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.99% |
| 198 | -4.01% |
| 199 | -4.03% |
| 200 | -4.05% |
| 201 | -4.07% |
| 202 | -4.09% |
| 203 | -4.11% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.91% 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
83%
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.