Ranking Score Explained

Kia ora, 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

364 Valid Reviews

The Rings Scenic Tours experience has a total of 364 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 364 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 83
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%

81.57% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rings Scenic Tours valid reviews is 81.57% and is based on 364 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 364 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

83.13%

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
Sarah Killury 5/10 2637 days 78%
Rado Hank 10/10 2725 days 100%
Eva Cordemeyer 9/10 2727 days 99%
Janneke van Krieken 8/10 2729 days 98%
Jennie Tollerton 10/10 2731 days 100%
Anis Quentin 10/10 2733 days 99%
Phil Baker 9/10 2734 days 98%
Jeny Smolders 9/10 2737 days 98%
Linnea Sahlberg 10/10 2744 days 99%
Steve Jackson 8/10 2982 days 81%
Christoph Grubmair 9/10 2989 days 81%
Robin 7/10 2990 days 76%
Andy 6/10 2991 days 69%
Philip Grant 7/10 2993 days 76%
Sam Wolfe 7/10 2994 days 76%
Pierre 7/10 3004 days 75%
Sophie Pettler 8/10 3006 days 79%
Auba Mateos 10/10 3011 days 81%
Charlotte 10/10 3011 days 81%
Francesca Scott 9/10 3011 days 80%
Anders Frank 7/10 3013 days 74%
Benedikt Lorenz 9/10 3015 days 80%
Simon Briens 7/10 3016 days 74%
Kathrin Herbst 8/10 3017 days 79%
Chaulet 10/10 3022 days 80%
Kristina Nunoz 9/10 3023 days 79%
Riccardo 8/10 3024 days 78%
Theerada Wongkaew 10/10 3044 days 79%
Joonas Lehtomaki 9/10 3049 days 77%
Jessica Freeland 8/10 3051 days 76%
Laura David 9/10 3052 days 77%
Gretha 9/10 3054 days 77%
Dries 9/10 3054 days 77%
Bjorn Nielsen 10/10 3054 days 78%
Stephan Bruhwile 8/10 3054 days 76%
Micha Kuster 9/10 3055 days 77%
Alna 10/10 3060 days 78%
Patricia 10/10 3061 days 78%
Alex 10/10 3061 days 78%
Jennie Holland 10/10 3066 days 77%
Jasmine Rogers 8/10 3067 days 75%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3070 days 75%
Alonso 8/10 3073 days 75%
Sophie 9/10 3074 days 76%
Jannika Cao 6/10 3076 days 65%
Rose Guillaume 6/10 3076 days 65%
Pierre Landenne 8/10 3076 days 75%
Evelyn Rloeh 10/10 3077 days 77%
John Edwards 10/10 3078 days 76%
Alice Frater 9/10 3078 days 76%
Rik van der Niet 8/10 3079 days 75%
Sina Schmidt 8/10 3088 days 74%
Simeon Manz 10/10 3088 days 76%
Charlotte Molesworth 8/10 3090 days 74%
Sam Staines 8/10 3092 days 74%
Christine 5/10 3093 days 55%
Jessica Nasstrom 7/10 3094 days 69%
Megan 8/10 3097 days 73%
Laura Leoekloek 8/10 3097 days 73%
Gordon Todan 10/10 3102 days 75%
Niels 9/10 3103 days 74%
MARK CURPHEY 10/10 3105 days 75%
Sam Taylor 8/10 3106 days 73%
Dave Ellis 8/10 3106 days 73%
Anne 8/10 3112 days 72%
Catherine Pigeon 9/10 3217 days 66%
Jana Ebelina 8/10 3293 days 61%
Celina 7/10 3293 days 57%
Vanuxem 7/10 3310 days 56%
Lukas Boller 7/10 3312 days 56%
Thomas Michel 8/10 3312 days 59%
Simon Schatz 9/10 3315 days 60%
Lisa Haedrich 9/10 3316 days 60%
Thomas Le Buzulier 7/10 3319 days 55%
Emmanuel Roux 7/10 3321 days 55%
Bas Marinus 6/10 3324 days 50%
Liam King 8/10 3325 days 59%
Caroline Shaw 10/10 3325 days 60%
Sabrina Schneider 10/10 3326 days 60%
Christian Krause 9/10 3327 days 59%
Sam Fenton-Elston 8/10 3327 days 58%
Karin Karlsson 9/10 3328 days 59%
Anika D 7/10 3330 days 55%
Stephanie Still 10/10 3330 days 60%
Chloe and Guillame 8/10 3330 days 58%
Hana Rachfalik 10/10 3331 days 60%
Saskia Peek 7/10 3333 days 55%
Erika Tarant 8/10 3333 days 58%
Julie Duvert 10/10 3334 days 59%
Dan Ramsl 4/10 3334 days 35%
Lucy Mulvin 9/10 3335 days 59%
Fine Kochling 10/10 3337 days 59%
Hannes 9/10 3338 days 58%
Samuel Lucht 9/10 3338 days 58%
Laura Moore 10/10 3339 days 59%
Nathan Raymond 7/10 3340 days 54%
Arthur Portolleau 8/10 3341 days 58%
Ellie Doughty 5/10 3342 days 42%
Nancy Logan 7/10 3344 days 54%
Isabella Sinnesbickle 10/10 3345 days 59%
Verena Konetzhi 7/10 3346 days 54%
Severin Knegsch 6/10 3347 days 49%
Anna Jungclaus 9/10 3348 days 58%
Nanna Torp 8/10 3350 days 57%
Lewis Whittle 8/10 3350 days 57%
Lukas Seager 8/10 3350 days 57%
Lea Behnem 10/10 3352 days 58%
Ben and Pauline 9/10 3352 days 57%
Marcus 8/10 3354 days 57%
Jesper 8/10 3354 days 57%
Johannes Koch 10/10 3354 days 58%
Ann-Kathrin 9/10 3357 days 57%
Dawn Howard 8/10 3357 days 56%
Amit Bass 10/10 3358 days 58%
Laura Schafer 10/10 3358 days 58%
Robin Lakner 4/10 3358 days 34%
Sebastian 10/10 3359 days 58%
Jaquein Bucholz 10/10 3359 days 58%
Ben Schieber 4/10 3359 days 34%
Annika Weber 10/10 3359 days 58%
Antoine Boudin 7/10 3359 days 53%
Cariotta Kemper 9/10 3359 days 57%
Richard May 6/10 3360 days 48%
Max Butteli 6/10 3361 days 48%
Mijke Boesten 8/10 3365 days 56%
Pierre Alexandre 7/10 3366 days 53%
Charlotte Schleicher 10/10 3368 days 57%
Briony 9/10 3369 days 56%
Kirsten Gehrenbeck 9/10 3369 days 56%
Felix Sternke 6/10 3370 days 48%
Gerrit 8/10 3370 days 56%
Sascha Daub 8/10 3370 days 56%
Melanie Kronbichler 10/10 3370 days 57%
Henry Wichler 9/10 3370 days 56%
Richard Starkeq 7/10 3370 days 52%
Ruven Rintelmann 6/10 3370 days 48%
Katlin Pollinger 7/10 3371 days 52%
Taylor Fabricius 10/10 3372 days 57%
Sophia Harnisch 10/10 3372 days 57%
Brianna Burd 8/10 3373 days 55%
Markus Wabing 6/10 3374 days 47%
Uschi Pongratz 10/10 3374 days 57%
Jessica Ruhland 8/10 3374 days 55%
David Soukal 9/10 3375 days 56%
Olivia Aliprandi 8/10 3376 days 55%
Jacquiline Bukmann 7/10 3377 days 52%
Isabelle 10/10 3378 days 56%
M J 9/10 3379 days 56%
Susi 9/10 3380 days 56%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3381 days 52%
Franziska Hohmann 8/10 3383 days 55%
Faye Oliver 4/10 3384 days 33%
Alice Melker 7/10 3384 days 51%
Lauren Thompson 8/10 3384 days 55%
Sophie NIemann 10/10 3387 days 56%
Christian Reimund 7/10 3389 days 51%
Nina Kletner 7/10 3390 days 51%
Pekka and Jonna 8/10 3390 days 54%
Fabian Graf 8/10 3390 days 54%
Julia Ebneter 8/10 3392 days 54%
Jenny and Till 7/10 3393 days 51%
Sara and Antoine 7/10 3394 days 51%
Kathanina Jasik 10/10 3394 days 55%
Josephine 8/10 3395 days 54%
Toni Gabby 9/10 3395 days 55%
Luisa and Hannes 7/10 3395 days 51%
Nico 6/10 3396 days 46%
Eline Meijer 8/10 3412 days 53%
Nicola Wiggan 7/10 3413 days 50%
Marc 7/10 3414 days 50%
Linda and Gunther 9/10 3414 days 53%
Malina 8/10 3416 days 53%
Julia Martin 6/10 3416 days 45%
Sebastian Schurchardt 10/10 3417 days 54%
Elodie 8/10 3419 days 52%
Mette and Jesper 10/10 3421 days 54%
Jessica and Leonie 8/10 3427 days 52%
Hannah Fidora 8/10 3427 days 52%
Elizabeth Nash 7/10 3432 days 48%
Selma Krap 9/10 3433 days 52%
Julia Waenninger 7/10 3439 days 48%
Lee Farrington 10/10 3460 days 51%
Sarah Boettcher 4/10 3475 days 29%
Luis . 7/10 3521 days 43%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 3693 days 35%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 3693 days 35%
Anna Birzle 10/10 3693 days 35%
Mak Walther 8/10 3695 days 34%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 3695 days 35%
Celia Nowak 9/10 3739 days 32%
Andrew Simpson 10/10 3740 days 32%
Dominik Rehbaum 7/10 3754 days 28%
Marie Sander 8/10 3754 days 31%
Felix Holm 7/10 3777 days 27%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 3787 days 28%
Lukas, Anne and Malte 8/10 3797 days 28%
Hubert Schmid 10/10 3850 days 25%
Ron Clarke 10/10 3856 days 25%
Greg Gilmore 9/10 4033 days 12%
Fiona Hawkins 6/10 4033 days 10%
Lagarde 7/10 4038 days 11%
Julia Schabenberger 8/10 4039 days 12%
Lola 8/10 4039 days 12%
Alisa 9/10 4039 days 12%
Laura 8/10 4039 days 12%
Camille Bellay 5/10 4042 days 7%
Guillaume Yedoux 6/10 4042 days 9%
Catherine Schlachter 6/10 4046 days 9%
Christina Perez 6/10 4046 days 9%
Alex 10/10 4049 days 12%
Becky 9/10 4049 days 11%
Christoph Betten 9/10 4049 days 11%
Leonie Moeller 9/10 4049 days 11%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4050 days 12%
Laura 9/10 4054 days 11%
Andreas Schindler 9/10 4054 days 11%
Bea Westkam 9/10 4055 days 11%
Julia Moellers 10/10 4055 days 11%
Sam Bruylant 8/10 4056 days 11%
Ines Bruylant 10/10 4057 days 11%
Laura 10/10 4065 days 11%
Christopher Buch Madsen 9/10 4066 days 10%
Laina Black 9/10 4070 days 10%
Ricky White 7/10 4070 days 9%
Eva-Maria Krueger 10/10 4071 days 10%
Hadler 8/10 4072 days 10%
Felicitas 7/10 4072 days 9%
Steffen 10/10 4074 days 10%
Sergey Pronkin 8/10 4074 days 10%
Nina Helmling 10/10 4074 days 10%
Cathrin Wisgiekl 7/10 4075 days 9%
Amanda 10/10 4081 days 10%
Derek 8/10 4081 days 9%
Julie Ledanois 9/10 4082 days 9%
Pierre Gentile 7/10 4082 days 8%
Steven Lotrian 7/10 4085 days 8%
Emeline Brocard 7/10 4085 days 8%
Marvin Koever 8/10 4085 days 9%
Max Meternich 8/10 4085 days 9%
Klaus Petersen 7/10 4089 days 8%
Dana 10/10 4089 days 9%
Rikke Petersen 9/10 4089 days 9%
Toke Frederiksen 8/10 4094 days 8%
Ruth Watkin 9/10 4095 days 8%
Elena Goschia 7/10 4097 days 7%
Matthias Freiling 9/10 4097 days 8%
Philipp Kluseuer 7/10 4097 days 7%
Jesseca Klausch 8/10 4097 days 8%
Johannes 8/10 4098 days 8%
Florian Littmann 9/10 4101 days 8%
Anna 8/10 4101 days 8%
Dan Lawson 7/10 4111 days 6%
Philipp 9/10 4111 days 7%
Sina Sacranie 8/10 4111 days 7%
Benedict Seite 7/10 4113 days 6%
Valerio Penita 6/10 4113 days 5%
Piotr Jurkowski 9/10 4115 days 7%
Roland Beer 8/10 4118 days 7%
Alexia Greasbaum 10/10 4118 days 7%
Petra Kurcova 10/10 4119 days 7%
Magdalene Zech 5/10 4120 days 3%
Marco Newald 5/10 4120 days 3%
Hendrik Schanz 10/10 4123 days 7%
B D 10/10 4130 days 6%
Elin Andersson 8/10 4130 days 6%
Elin Paulssen 10/10 4130 days 6%
Romina Bolz 7/10 4135 days 5%
Jeremy 9/10 4161 days 4%
Brian 9/10 4222 days 0%
Memain 9/10 4402 days 23%
Anton Thisted 8/10 4403 days 23%
Josefine Sjodin 7/10 4403 days 21%
Konza 9/10 4403 days 23%
Katie Fleck 6/10 4403 days 19%
Tim Vennewold 7/10 4423 days 21%
Francois 3/10 4436 days 8%
Stephanie Belanger 1/10 4439 days 3%
Tina 6/10 4442 days 19%
Bjorn Hedmark 10/10 4447 days 24%
Collacott 9/10 4450 days 23%
Dani Wallinger 8/10 4458 days 23%
Lis Bon 7/10 4464 days 21%
Craig Jones 9/10 4495 days 23%
Glyn Ethelston 4/10 4495 days 12%
Jurgen 7/10 4512 days 21%
Brigitte 8/10 4514 days 23%
Kohler 9/10 4515 days 23%
Wouter Trumpie 8/10 4515 days 23%
Roux 10/10 4516 days 24%
Reijenga 6/10 4517 days 19%
tanyap 9/10 4526 days 23%
Gary Brooks 10/10 4526 days 24%
Kristina Mårtensson 9/10 4526 days 23%
Alexander Klein 3/10 4530 days 8%
The Mowbrays 8/10 4536 days 23%
Martina Posch 10/10 4540 days 24%
Oliver German 9/10 4773 days 23%
Jill Homewood 10/10 4794 days 24%
Jaroslav Gajdos 5/10 4804 days 16%
Christian & Julia 10/10 4811 days 24%
Miina Hyuonen 9/10 4812 days 23%
Thomas 10/10 4812 days 24%
Verne Heath 10/10 4815 days 24%
Stefan 8/10 4815 days 23%
Ralf Glaser 7/10 4818 days 21%
Gloria, Rose & An 8/10 4822 days 23%
Anika 9/10 4829 days 23%
Asha 10/10 4861 days 24%
Tobias Forst 9/10 4893 days 23%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 4908 days 23%
Christina 9/10 4909 days 23%
JadesWorld 6/10 4922 days 19%
Patricia French 9/10 5126 days 23%
Chantal Wendel 8/10 5147 days 23%
Guult Ryan 7/10 5153 days 21%
Veronica Warren 7/10 5157 days 21%
Monica 9/10 5163 days 23%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 8/10 5167 days 23%
Anika Jedelsky 8/10 5168 days 23%
Rebecca Stones 8/10 5169 days 23%
Claudio 3/10 5173 days 8%
Faucon 5/10 5182 days 16%
Sebastian Engelke 4/10 5183 days 12%
Olivia Carvill 8/10 5183 days 23%
Marianne Astorp 10/10 5186 days 24%
Sprangers 7/10 5188 days 21%
qofd 9/10 5318 days 23%
ahtom82 2/10 5410 days 5%
heather Cardinal 9/10 5487 days 23%
Wim Van Gastel 8/10 5558 days 23%
Jansen 9/10 5626 days 23%
Tim Beuzeval 9/10 5629 days 23%
Elodie 8/10 5633 days 23%
Lionel Mouesca 9/10 5634 days 23%
neilchelt 7/10 5652 days 21%
suet 8/10 5866 days 23%
monikav 10/10 5866 days 24%
Nick 10/10 5896 days 24%
Rafael 9/10 5902 days 23%
Nanno 8/10 5916 days 23%
Florian 8/10 5923 days 23%
Thamar 7/10 5930 days 21%
Anna 7/10 5933 days 21%
Burkhalter 10/10 5937 days 24%
Lucas 10/10 5938 days 24%
Mark 8/10 5997 days 23%
Zoe Summers 9/10 6078 days 23%
Toby 5/10 6238 days 16%
Therese Axelsson 10/10 6256 days 24%
Anna Cronmalm 10/10 6258 days 24%
Christian Schutte 9/10 6312 days 23%
Gail 8/10 6312 days 23%
Christian Arnot 7/10 6335 days 21%
Anita 5/10 6335 days 16%
Jessica Callen 8/10 6468 days 23%
Millie 8/10 6576 days 23%
Stephanie 9/10 6577 days 23%
Kristine 6/10 6578 days 19%
Mike Shirley 9/10 6594 days 23%
Denise Nick 9/10 6605 days 23%
Austin 10/10 6610 days 24%
Claire 7/10 6610 days 21%
Detlef 8/10 6610 days 23%
Lukas 10/10 6642 days 24%

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

-3.29% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 71 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 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.24%
198 -3.26%
199 -3.28%
200 -3.29%
201 -3.31%
202 -3.32%
203 -3.34%

Balancing Adjustment

3.04% 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.