Ranking Score Explained

G'day, 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 Rings Scenic 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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Rings Scenic Tours

Valid Reviews

365 Valid Reviews

The Rings Scenic Tours experience has a total of 365 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 365 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 84
23%
9/10 83
23%
8/10 92
25%
7/10 62
17%
6/10 22
6%
5/10 10
3%
4/10 7
2%
3/10 3
1%
2/10 1
0%
1/10 1
0%

81.62% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rings Scenic Tours valid reviews is 81.62% and is based on 365 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

339 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 365 valid reviews, the experience has 339 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 339 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 76
22%
9/10 75
22%
8/10 92
27%
7/10 57
17%
6/10 21
6%
5/10 9
3%
4/10 6
2%
3/10 2
1%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
0%

81.77% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rings Scenic Tours face-to-face reviews is 81.77% and is based on 339 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

86.35%

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
Philip Kohli 10/10 76 days 100%
Sarah Killury 5/10 2874 days 2%
Rado Hank 10/10 2962 days 3%
Eva Cordemeyer 9/10 2964 days 3%
Janneke van Krieken 8/10 2966 days 3%
Jennie Tollerton 10/10 2968 days 3%
Anis Quentin 10/10 2970 days 3%
Phil Baker 9/10 2971 days 3%
Jeny Smolders 9/10 2974 days 3%
Linnea Sahlberg 10/10 2981 days 3%
Steve Jackson 8/10 3219 days 2%
Christoph Grubmair 9/10 3226 days 2%
Robin 7/10 3227 days 2%
Andy 6/10 3228 days 2%
Philip Grant 7/10 3230 days 2%
Sam Wolfe 7/10 3231 days 2%
Pierre 7/10 3241 days 2%
Sophie Pettler 8/10 3243 days 2%
Auba Mateos 10/10 3248 days 2%
Charlotte 10/10 3248 days 2%
Francesca Scott 9/10 3248 days 2%
Anders Frank 7/10 3250 days 2%
Benedikt Lorenz 9/10 3252 days 2%
Simon Briens 7/10 3253 days 2%
Kathrin Herbst 8/10 3254 days 2%
Chaulet 10/10 3259 days 2%
Kristina Nunoz 9/10 3260 days 2%
Riccardo 8/10 3261 days 2%
Theerada Wongkaew 10/10 3281 days 2%
Joonas Lehtomaki 9/10 3286 days 2%
Jessica Freeland 8/10 3288 days 2%
Laura David 9/10 3289 days 2%
Gretha 9/10 3291 days 2%
Dries 9/10 3291 days 2%
Bjorn Nielsen 10/10 3291 days 2%
Stephan Bruhwile 8/10 3291 days 2%
Micha Kuster 9/10 3292 days 2%
Alna 10/10 3297 days 2%
Patricia 10/10 3298 days 2%
Alex 10/10 3298 days 2%
Jennie Holland 10/10 3303 days 2%
Jasmine Rogers 8/10 3304 days 2%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3307 days 2%
Alonso 8/10 3310 days 2%
Sophie 9/10 3311 days 2%
Jannika Cao 6/10 3313 days 2%
Rose Guillaume 6/10 3313 days 2%
Pierre Landenne 8/10 3313 days 2%
Evelyn Rloeh 10/10 3314 days 2%
John Edwards 10/10 3315 days 2%
Alice Frater 9/10 3315 days 2%
Rik van der Niet 8/10 3316 days 2%
Sina Schmidt 8/10 3325 days 2%
Simeon Manz 10/10 3325 days 2%
Charlotte Molesworth 8/10 3327 days 2%
Sam Staines 8/10 3329 days 2%
Christine 5/10 3330 days 2%
Jessica Nasstrom 7/10 3331 days 2%
Megan 8/10 3334 days 2%
Laura Leoekloek 8/10 3334 days 2%
Gordon Todan 10/10 3339 days 2%
Niels 9/10 3340 days 2%
MARK CURPHEY 10/10 3342 days 2%
Sam Taylor 8/10 3343 days 2%
Dave Ellis 8/10 3343 days 2%
Anne 8/10 3349 days 2%
Catherine Pigeon 9/10 3454 days 2%
Jana Ebelina 8/10 3530 days 2%
Celina 7/10 3530 days 2%
Vanuxem 7/10 3547 days 2%
Lukas Boller 7/10 3549 days 2%
Thomas Michel 8/10 3549 days 2%
Simon Schatz 9/10 3552 days 2%
Lisa Haedrich 9/10 3553 days 2%
Thomas Le Buzulier 7/10 3556 days 1%
Emmanuel Roux 7/10 3558 days 1%
Bas Marinus 6/10 3561 days 1%
Liam King 8/10 3562 days 2%
Caroline Shaw 10/10 3562 days 2%
Sabrina Schneider 10/10 3563 days 2%
Christian Krause 9/10 3564 days 2%
Sam Fenton-Elston 8/10 3564 days 2%
Karin Karlsson 9/10 3565 days 2%
Anika D 7/10 3567 days 1%
Stephanie Still 10/10 3567 days 2%
Chloe and Guillame 8/10 3567 days 2%
Hana Rachfalik 10/10 3568 days 2%
Saskia Peek 7/10 3570 days 1%
Erika Tarant 8/10 3570 days 2%
Julie Duvert 10/10 3571 days 2%
Dan Ramsl 4/10 3571 days 1%
Lucy Mulvin 9/10 3572 days 2%
Fine Kochling 10/10 3574 days 2%
Hannes 9/10 3575 days 2%
Samuel Lucht 9/10 3575 days 2%
Laura Moore 10/10 3576 days 2%
Nathan Raymond 7/10 3577 days 1%
Arthur Portolleau 8/10 3578 days 2%
Ellie Doughty 5/10 3579 days 1%
Nancy Logan 7/10 3581 days 1%
Isabella Sinnesbickle 10/10 3582 days 2%
Verena Konetzhi 7/10 3583 days 1%
Severin Knegsch 6/10 3584 days 1%
Anna Jungclaus 9/10 3585 days 2%
Nanna Torp 8/10 3587 days 2%
Lewis Whittle 8/10 3587 days 2%
Lukas Seager 8/10 3587 days 2%
Lea Behnem 10/10 3589 days 2%
Ben and Pauline 9/10 3589 days 2%
Marcus 8/10 3591 days 2%
Jesper 8/10 3591 days 2%
Johannes Koch 10/10 3591 days 2%
Ann-Kathrin 9/10 3594 days 2%
Dawn Howard 8/10 3594 days 1%
Amit Bass 10/10 3595 days 2%
Laura Schafer 10/10 3595 days 2%
Robin Lakner 4/10 3595 days 1%
Sebastian 10/10 3596 days 2%
Jaquein Bucholz 10/10 3596 days 2%
Ben Schieber 4/10 3596 days 1%
Annika Weber 10/10 3596 days 2%
Antoine Boudin 7/10 3596 days 1%
Cariotta Kemper 9/10 3596 days 2%
Richard May 6/10 3597 days 1%
Max Butteli 6/10 3598 days 1%
Mijke Boesten 8/10 3602 days 1%
Pierre Alexandre 7/10 3603 days 1%
Charlotte Schleicher 10/10 3605 days 2%
Briony 9/10 3606 days 1%
Kirsten Gehrenbeck 9/10 3606 days 1%
Felix Sternke 6/10 3607 days 1%
Gerrit 8/10 3607 days 1%
Sascha Daub 8/10 3607 days 1%
Melanie Kronbichler 10/10 3607 days 2%
Henry Wichler 9/10 3607 days 1%
Richard Starkeq 7/10 3607 days 1%
Ruven Rintelmann 6/10 3607 days 1%
Katlin Pollinger 7/10 3608 days 1%
Taylor Fabricius 10/10 3609 days 1%
Sophia Harnisch 10/10 3609 days 1%
Brianna Burd 8/10 3610 days 1%
Markus Wabing 6/10 3611 days 1%
Uschi Pongratz 10/10 3611 days 1%
Jessica Ruhland 8/10 3611 days 1%
David Soukal 9/10 3612 days 1%
Olivia Aliprandi 8/10 3613 days 1%
Jacquiline Bukmann 7/10 3614 days 1%
Isabelle 10/10 3615 days 1%
M J 9/10 3616 days 1%
Susi 9/10 3617 days 1%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3618 days 1%
Franziska Hohmann 8/10 3620 days 1%
Faye Oliver 4/10 3621 days 1%
Alice Melker 7/10 3621 days 1%
Lauren Thompson 8/10 3621 days 1%
Sophie NIemann 10/10 3624 days 1%
Christian Reimund 7/10 3626 days 1%
Nina Kletner 7/10 3627 days 1%
Pekka and Jonna 8/10 3627 days 1%
Fabian Graf 8/10 3627 days 1%
Julia Ebneter 8/10 3629 days 1%
Jenny and Till 7/10 3630 days 1%
Sara and Antoine 7/10 3631 days 1%
Kathanina Jasik 10/10 3631 days 1%
Josephine 8/10 3632 days 1%
Toni Gabby 9/10 3632 days 1%
Luisa and Hannes 7/10 3632 days 1%
Nico 6/10 3633 days 1%
Eline Meijer 8/10 3649 days 1%
Nicola Wiggan 7/10 3650 days 1%
Marc 7/10 3651 days 1%
Linda and Gunther 9/10 3651 days 1%
Malina 8/10 3653 days 1%
Julia Martin 6/10 3653 days 1%
Sebastian Schurchardt 10/10 3654 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 3656 days 1%
Mette and Jesper 10/10 3658 days 1%
Jessica and Leonie 8/10 3664 days 1%
Hannah Fidora 8/10 3664 days 1%
Elizabeth Nash 7/10 3669 days 1%
Selma Krap 9/10 3670 days 1%
Julia Waenninger 7/10 3676 days 1%
Lee Farrington 10/10 3697 days 1%
Sarah Boettcher 4/10 3712 days 1%
Luis . 7/10 3758 days 1%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 3930 days 1%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 3930 days 1%
Anna Birzle 10/10 3930 days 1%
Mak Walther 8/10 3932 days 1%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 3932 days 1%
Celia Nowak 9/10 3976 days 1%
Andrew Simpson 10/10 3977 days 1%
Dominik Rehbaum 7/10 3991 days 1%
Marie Sander 8/10 3991 days 1%
Felix Holm 7/10 4014 days 1%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 4024 days 1%
Lukas, Anne and Malte 8/10 4034 days 1%
Hubert Schmid 10/10 4087 days 1%
Ron Clarke 10/10 4093 days 1%
Greg Gilmore 9/10 4270 days 0%
Fiona Hawkins 6/10 4270 days 0%
Lagarde 7/10 4275 days 0%
Julia Schabenberger 8/10 4276 days 0%
Lola 8/10 4276 days 0%
Alisa 9/10 4276 days 0%
Laura 8/10 4276 days 0%
Camille Bellay 5/10 4279 days 0%
Guillaume Yedoux 6/10 4279 days 0%
Catherine Schlachter 6/10 4283 days 0%
Christina Perez 6/10 4283 days 0%
Alex 10/10 4286 days 0%
Becky 9/10 4286 days 0%
Christoph Betten 9/10 4286 days 0%
Leonie Moeller 9/10 4286 days 0%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4287 days 0%
Laura 9/10 4291 days 0%
Andreas Schindler 9/10 4291 days 0%
Bea Westkam 9/10 4292 days 0%
Julia Moellers 10/10 4292 days 0%
Sam Bruylant 8/10 4293 days 0%
Ines Bruylant 10/10 4294 days 0%
Laura 10/10 4302 days 0%
Christopher Buch Madsen 9/10 4303 days 0%
Laina Black 9/10 4307 days 0%
Ricky White 7/10 4307 days 0%
Eva-Maria Krueger 10/10 4308 days 0%
Hadler 8/10 4309 days 0%
Felicitas 7/10 4309 days 0%
Steffen 10/10 4311 days 0%
Sergey Pronkin 8/10 4311 days 0%
Nina Helmling 10/10 4311 days 0%
Cathrin Wisgiekl 7/10 4312 days 0%
Amanda 10/10 4318 days 0%
Derek 8/10 4318 days 0%
Julie Ledanois 9/10 4319 days 0%
Pierre Gentile 7/10 4319 days 0%
Steven Lotrian 7/10 4322 days 0%
Emeline Brocard 7/10 4322 days 0%
Marvin Koever 8/10 4322 days 0%
Max Meternich 8/10 4322 days 0%
Klaus Petersen 7/10 4326 days 0%
Dana 10/10 4326 days 0%
Rikke Petersen 9/10 4326 days 0%
Toke Frederiksen 8/10 4331 days 0%
Ruth Watkin 9/10 4332 days 0%
Elena Goschia 7/10 4334 days 0%
Matthias Freiling 9/10 4334 days 0%
Philipp Kluseuer 7/10 4334 days 0%
Jesseca Klausch 8/10 4334 days 0%
Johannes 8/10 4335 days 0%
Florian Littmann 9/10 4338 days 0%
Anna 8/10 4338 days 0%
Dan Lawson 7/10 4348 days 0%
Philipp 9/10 4348 days 0%
Sina Sacranie 8/10 4348 days 0%
Benedict Seite 7/10 4350 days 0%
Valerio Penita 6/10 4350 days 0%
Piotr Jurkowski 9/10 4352 days 0%
Roland Beer 8/10 4355 days 0%
Alexia Greasbaum 10/10 4355 days 0%
Petra Kurcova 10/10 4356 days 0%
Magdalene Zech 5/10 4357 days 0%
Marco Newald 5/10 4357 days 0%
Hendrik Schanz 10/10 4360 days 0%
B D 10/10 4367 days 0%
Elin Andersson 8/10 4367 days 0%
Elin Paulssen 10/10 4367 days 0%
Romina Bolz 7/10 4372 days 0%
Jeremy 9/10 4398 days 1%
Brian 9/10 4459 days 1%
Memain 9/10 4639 days 1%
Anton Thisted 8/10 4640 days 1%
Josefine Sjodin 7/10 4640 days 1%
Konza 9/10 4640 days 1%
Katie Fleck 6/10 4640 days 1%
Tim Vennewold 7/10 4660 days 1%
Francois 3/10 4673 days 1%
Stephanie Belanger 1/10 4676 days 0%
Tina 6/10 4679 days 1%
Bjorn Hedmark 10/10 4684 days 1%
Collacott 9/10 4687 days 1%
Dani Wallinger 8/10 4695 days 1%
Lis Bon 7/10 4701 days 1%
Craig Jones 9/10 4732 days 1%
Glyn Ethelston 4/10 4732 days 1%
Jurgen 7/10 4749 days 1%
Brigitte 8/10 4751 days 1%
Kohler 9/10 4752 days 1%
Wouter Trumpie 8/10 4752 days 1%
Roux 10/10 4753 days 1%
Reijenga 6/10 4754 days 1%
tanyap 9/10 4763 days 1%
Gary Brooks 10/10 4763 days 1%
Kristina Mårtensson 9/10 4763 days 1%
Alexander Klein 3/10 4767 days 1%
The Mowbrays 8/10 4773 days 1%
Martina Posch 10/10 4777 days 1%
Oliver German 9/10 5010 days 1%
Jill Homewood 10/10 5031 days 1%
Jaroslav Gajdos 5/10 5041 days 1%
Christian & Julia 10/10 5048 days 1%
Miina Hyuonen 9/10 5049 days 1%
Thomas 10/10 5049 days 1%
Verne Heath 10/10 5052 days 1%
Stefan 8/10 5052 days 1%
Ralf Glaser 7/10 5055 days 1%
Gloria, Rose & An 8/10 5059 days 1%
Anika 9/10 5066 days 1%
Asha 10/10 5098 days 1%
Tobias Forst 9/10 5130 days 1%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 5145 days 1%
Christina 9/10 5146 days 1%
JadesWorld 6/10 5159 days 1%
Patricia French 9/10 5363 days 1%
Chantal Wendel 8/10 5384 days 1%
Guult Ryan 7/10 5390 days 1%
Veronica Warren 7/10 5394 days 1%
Monica 9/10 5400 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 8/10 5404 days 1%
Anika Jedelsky 8/10 5405 days 1%
Rebecca Stones 8/10 5406 days 1%
Claudio 3/10 5410 days 1%
Faucon 5/10 5419 days 1%
Sebastian Engelke 4/10 5420 days 1%
Olivia Carvill 8/10 5420 days 1%
Marianne Astorp 10/10 5423 days 1%
Sprangers 7/10 5425 days 1%
qofd 9/10 5555 days 1%
ahtom82 2/10 5647 days 0%
heather Cardinal 9/10 5724 days 1%
Wim Van Gastel 8/10 5795 days 1%
Jansen 9/10 5863 days 1%
Tim Beuzeval 9/10 5866 days 1%
Elodie 8/10 5870 days 1%
Lionel Mouesca 9/10 5871 days 1%
neilchelt 7/10 5889 days 1%
suet 8/10 6103 days 1%
monikav 10/10 6103 days 1%
Nick 10/10 6133 days 1%
Rafael 9/10 6139 days 1%
Nanno 8/10 6153 days 1%
Florian 8/10 6160 days 1%
Thamar 7/10 6167 days 1%
Anna 7/10 6170 days 1%
Burkhalter 10/10 6174 days 1%
Lucas 10/10 6175 days 1%
Mark 8/10 6234 days 1%
Zoe Summers 9/10 6315 days 1%
Toby 5/10 6475 days 1%
Therese Axelsson 10/10 6493 days 1%
Anna Cronmalm 10/10 6495 days 1%
Christian Schutte 9/10 6549 days 1%
Gail 8/10 6549 days 1%
Christian Arnot 7/10 6572 days 1%
Anita 5/10 6572 days 1%
Jessica Callen 8/10 6705 days 1%
Millie 8/10 6813 days 1%
Stephanie 9/10 6814 days 1%
Kristine 6/10 6815 days 1%
Mike Shirley 9/10 6831 days 1%
Denise Nick 9/10 6842 days 1%
Austin 10/10 6847 days 1%
Claire 7/10 6847 days 1%
Detlef 8/10 6847 days 1%
Lukas 10/10 6879 days 1%

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 Rings Scenic Tours experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.95% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Rings Scenic 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 Rings Scenic Tours experience has been adjusted for 47 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
44 -0.89%
45 -0.91%
46 -0.93%
47 -0.95%
48 -0.97%
49 -0.99%
50 -1.01%

Balancing Adjustment

1.74% 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

87%

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.