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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 Waitomo Adventures Ltd.
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.
Waitomo Adventures Ltd
Valid Reviews
93 Valid Reviews
The Waitomo Adventures Ltd experience has a total of 94 reviews. There are 93 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 93 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 32 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 23 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Waitomo Adventures Ltd valid reviews is 86.13% and is based on 93 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
77 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 93 valid reviews, the experience has 77 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 77 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 23 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 20 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 20 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.32% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Waitomo Adventures Ltd face-to-face reviews is 85.32% and is based on 77 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.93%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis | 10/10 | 2840 days | 100% |
| Thomas Klinting | 10/10 | 2894 days | 96% |
| Franz Mesey | 9/10 | 2909 days | 94% |
| Judit Van lanen | 10/10 | 2927 days | 94% |
| Jack Robinson | 8/10 | 2965 days | 90% |
| Mikulas and Dominika | 8/10 | 2987 days | 88% |
| Elizabeth Braidotti | 10/10 | 3037 days | 87% |
| Craig Forsyth | 10/10 | 3154 days | 79% |
| Lea Behnem | 10/10 | 3227 days | 74% |
| Nicolas Justin | 7/10 | 3571 days | 46% |
| Stephanie Piou | 8/10 | 3571 days | 49% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 3599 days | 48% |
| Devan Sheppard | 10/10 | 3668 days | 44% |
| Nina Coopmans | 7/10 | 4280 days | 2% |
| Katherine | 10/10 | 4304 days | 0% |
| Lieven De Vlaminck | 9/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| Andy | 10/10 | 4401 days | 30% |
| Ron | 9/10 | 4405 days | 30% |
| Bart Slingerland | 9/10 | 4660 days | 30% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 4661 days | 30% |
| Malena | 10/10 | 4676 days | 30% |
| Schael | 10/10 | 4680 days | 30% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 9/10 | 4687 days | 30% |
| Tobias Forst | 8/10 | 4768 days | 29% |
| Sarah and Soren | 9/10 | 4773 days | 30% |
| Alberto Redner | 10/10 | 4783 days | 30% |
| Dozza | 10/10 | 4828 days | 30% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5010 days | 30% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5010 days | 30% |
| Laurent P | 10/10 | 5014 days | 30% |
| Paap | 8/10 | 5047 days | 29% |
| Wouter Jansen | 8/10 | 5047 days | 29% |
| Luise Jaeger | 3/10 | 5060 days | 14% |
| Steff | 9/10 | 5062 days | 30% |
| wannaraft | 10/10 | 5070 days | 30% |
| elpo | 6/10 | 5315 days | 25% |
| kempt | 8/10 | 5346 days | 29% |
| Andy | 8/10 | 5397 days | 29% |
| Sam Bishop | 10/10 | 5407 days | 30% |
| Kay Beaumont | 10/10 | 5409 days | 30% |
| Johan | 10/10 | 5417 days | 30% |
| Jakob Pedersen | 7/10 | 5417 days | 28% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 5431 days | 30% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 5431 days | 29% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 5433 days | 29% |
| Kasper | 9/10 | 5433 days | 30% |
| Chance McGuire | 10/10 | 5435 days | 30% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 5486 days | 30% |
| rosalindm | 9/10 | 5491 days | 30% |
| jennyb | 9/10 | 5495 days | 30% |
| Thomas Willi | 10/10 | 5507 days | 30% |
| Jess Pasos | 10/10 | 5516 days | 30% |
| Nikki Turner | 8/10 | 5662 days | 29% |
| Sejna | 8/10 | 5683 days | 29% |
| michellew | 10/10 | 5689 days | 30% |
| erikholland | 8/10 | 5742 days | 29% |
| mariea | 9/10 | 5753 days | 30% |
| Krapels | 9/10 | 5765 days | 30% |
| Halley | 5/10 | 5772 days | 22% |
| Katie | 10/10 | 5789 days | 30% |
| Ian S | 8/10 | 5790 days | 29% |
| Debbie | 7/10 | 5792 days | 28% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 5800 days | 29% |
| Kristy825 | 10/10 | 5804 days | 30% |
| Limor | 6/10 | 5812 days | 25% |
| Prentner | 6/10 | 5822 days | 25% |
| Sonja | 9/10 | 5846 days | 30% |
| Bronagh Mcartan | 9/10 | 5990 days | 30% |
| Tim | 10/10 | 6014 days | 30% |
| Brent Scanlan | 10/10 | 6083 days | 30% |
| Meike Biel | 10/10 | 6091 days | 30% |
| Hendrik | 6/10 | 6133 days | 25% |
| Sabrina | 8/10 | 6133 days | 29% |
| Peter Aston | 5/10 | 6133 days | 22% |
| helga | 9/10 | 6135 days | 30% |
| Janne | 8/10 | 6144 days | 29% |
| Melissa Steedman | 9/10 | 6180 days | 30% |
| gemma1 | 6/10 | 6185 days | 25% |
| Francesco | 8/10 | 6215 days | 29% |
| Jim&Rachel | 9/10 | 6298 days | 30% |
| MarkReid | 10/10 | 6431 days | 30% |
| HalRoberts | 8/10 | 6453 days | 29% |
| David | 9/10 | 6462 days | 30% |
| Justin | 8/10 | 6462 days | 29% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 6469 days | 29% |
| Hilary | 7/10 | 6478 days | 28% |
| Roran | 7/10 | 6488 days | 28% |
| Nina | 10/10 | 6513 days | 30% |
| Inga | 9/10 | 6513 days | 30% |
| Italy | 8/10 | 6513 days | 29% |
| Nina | 8/10 | 6513 days | 29% |
| Helen | 7/10 | 6513 days | 28% |
| JuanPablo | 7/10 | 6530 days | 28% |
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 Waitomo Adventures Ltd experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.04% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 41 days. However the Waitomo Adventures Ltd 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 Waitomo Adventures Ltd experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.98% |
| 198 | -4.00% |
| 199 | -4.02% |
| 200 | -4.04% |
| 201 | -4.06% |
| 202 | -4.08% |
| 203 | -4.10% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.05% 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
86%
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.