Hi, 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 Magic Travellers Network.
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.
Magic Travellers Network
Valid Reviews
165 Valid Reviews
The Magic Travellers Network experience has a total of 170 reviews. There are 165 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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 165 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
15% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
9% |
| 8/10 | 66 |
|
40% |
| 7/10 | 38 |
|
23% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.52% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Magic Travellers Network valid reviews is 77.52% and is based on 165 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
162 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 165 valid reviews, the experience has 162 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 162 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 23 |
|
14% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
9% |
| 8/10 | 65 |
|
40% |
| 7/10 | 38 |
|
23% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.72% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Magic Travellers Network face-to-face reviews is 77.72% and is based on 162 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
78.80%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FlyKiwiFly | 8/10 | 5059 days | 96% |
| T J Andrews | 8/10 | 5440 days | 96% |
| Sandie Chan | 10/10 | 5835 days | 100% |
| Matty Boombatty | 10/10 | 5942 days | 100% |
| NicolaW | 10/10 | 6087 days | 100% |
| Laura | 7/10 | 6092 days | 87% |
| annma | 7/10 | 6096 days | 87% |
| CatherineA | 4/10 | 6118 days | 36% |
| CarolineZ | 7/10 | 6121 days | 87% |
| IngeB1 | 6/10 | 6122 days | 75% |
| EstherD | 7/10 | 6122 days | 87% |
| FloorN | 6/10 | 6122 days | 75% |
| Jows | 7/10 | 6131 days | 87% |
| SonnyL | 10/10 | 6136 days | 100% |
| LucyS | 10/10 | 6136 days | 100% |
| MattF | 7/10 | 6142 days | 87% |
| ClaudiaK | 5/10 | 6144 days | 56% |
| Jen | 9/10 | 6144 days | 98% |
| RachaelO | 10/10 | 6145 days | 100% |
| NinaH1 | 7/10 | 6145 days | 87% |
| Katy | 8/10 | 6145 days | 96% |
| Marianne | 7/10 | 6145 days | 87% |
| Debbie | 8/10 | 6145 days | 96% |
| Michelle | 9/10 | 6145 days | 98% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 6145 days | 96% |
| Rachel | 8/10 | 6167 days | 96% |
| Saskia | 7/10 | 6167 days | 87% |
| Bernhard | 4/10 | 6167 days | 36% |
| Annemyn | 7/10 | 6167 days | 87% |
| Chris | 6/10 | 6167 days | 75% |
| Dan | 7/10 | 6168 days | 87% |
| Sally | 8/10 | 6168 days | 96% |
| Rosseel | 10/10 | 6168 days | 100% |
| Shona | 8/10 | 6168 days | 96% |
| Chooi | 7/10 | 6169 days | 87% |
| Soong | 7/10 | 6169 days | 87% |
| Lee | 6/10 | 6169 days | 75% |
| Hazel | 8/10 | 6169 days | 96% |
| Amy | 8/10 | 6169 days | 96% |
| louisa | 7/10 | 6170 days | 87% |
| Hironori | 7/10 | 6171 days | 87% |
| Christian | 7/10 | 6213 days | 87% |
| Liekens | 9/10 | 6215 days | 98% |
| Paula | 8/10 | 6221 days | 96% |
| jfletch | 8/10 | 6225 days | 96% |
| Junko | 6/10 | 6226 days | 75% |
| Teresa | 10/10 | 6226 days | 100% |
| Lisa | 7/10 | 6226 days | 87% |
| siobhan | 7/10 | 6228 days | 87% |
| Evelyn | 10/10 | 6229 days | 100% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 6236 days | 100% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 6259 days | 87% |
| Kevin Donaldson | 2/10 | 6267 days | 0% |
| David | 10/10 | 6269 days | 100% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 6270 days | 100% |
| Lara | 8/10 | 6272 days | 96% |
| Kay | 10/10 | 6274 days | 100% |
| Niamh | 7/10 | 6281 days | 87% |
| John Paul | 8/10 | 6290 days | 96% |
| Jimmy | 7/10 | 6292 days | 87% |
| Sarah | 4/10 | 6293 days | 36% |
| sabine | 10/10 | 6293 days | 100% |
| Laura | 7/10 | 6301 days | 87% |
| Elisabeth | 10/10 | 6301 days | 100% |
| Jenny | 10/10 | 6305 days | 100% |
| Amy Shields | 8/10 | 6305 days | 96% |
| Louise | 7/10 | 6314 days | 87% |
| Danna | 8/10 | 6334 days | 96% |
| Helen | 7/10 | 6343 days | 87% |
| Dean Field | 2/10 | 6467 days | 0% |
| Joanne M | 8/10 | 6471 days | 96% |
| Jeppe Fischer | 8/10 | 6471 days | 96% |
| Paul Cotter | 8/10 | 6471 days | 96% |
| Camilla | 7/10 | 6471 days | 87% |
| John | 8/10 | 6471 days | 96% |
| Kristin | 8/10 | 6471 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 6472 days | 98% |
| Thibault | 7/10 | 6474 days | 87% |
| Leila | 8/10 | 6475 days | 96% |
| Sam | 8/10 | 6481 days | 96% |
| Claire | 8/10 | 6481 days | 96% |
| Rachael Hawson | 7/10 | 6481 days | 87% |
| Sarah Maudsley | 7/10 | 6481 days | 87% |
| Terri Williams | 8/10 | 6482 days | 96% |
| Kelly Noirin | 8/10 | 6482 days | 96% |
| Therese Axelsson | 4/10 | 6485 days | 36% |
| Stephen | 5/10 | 6486 days | 56% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 6486 days | 98% |
| Hendrik | 8/10 | 6487 days | 96% |
| Lizzy | 9/10 | 6487 days | 98% |
| Tina Daly | 6/10 | 6487 days | 75% |
| Silvia | 8/10 | 6492 days | 96% |
| George Clark | 8/10 | 6492 days | 96% |
| Stephanie | 10/10 | 6507 days | 100% |
| Audrey | 10/10 | 6507 days | 100% |
| Hanna | 8/10 | 6508 days | 96% |
| Maree | 8/10 | 6508 days | 96% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 6508 days | 96% |
| Orlaith | 8/10 | 6508 days | 96% |
| Lisa | 9/10 | 6508 days | 98% |
| John | 10/10 | 6509 days | 100% |
| Minke | 8/10 | 6509 days | 96% |
| Marigold | 7/10 | 6523 days | 87% |
| Debbie | 8/10 | 6531 days | 96% |
| Line Oehlinschloger | 9/10 | 6534 days | 98% |
| Andre Obineche | 8/10 | 6535 days | 96% |
| Laura Sutton | 7/10 | 6535 days | 87% |
| Warren | 8/10 | 6535 days | 96% |
| Assaf Kadury | 8/10 | 6535 days | 96% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 6535 days | 87% |
| Alannah McGurk | 10/10 | 6536 days | 100% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 6537 days | 96% |
| Jeroen | 8/10 | 6537 days | 96% |
| Mette de Graap | 8/10 | 6537 days | 96% |
| Paula Smith | 6/10 | 6538 days | 75% |
| Nick and Barbara | 10/10 | 6538 days | 100% |
| David | 8/10 | 6541 days | 96% |
| Daniela | 7/10 | 6541 days | 87% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 6541 days | 96% |
| Andrew | 8/10 | 6542 days | 96% |
| Aggie Taug | 8/10 | 6543 days | 96% |
| Jonathan | 9/10 | 6543 days | 98% |
| Kay | 9/10 | 6566 days | 98% |
| Gerber Liselotte | 8/10 | 6569 days | 96% |
| Daphne | 8/10 | 6571 days | 96% |
| marion | 8/10 | 6576 days | 96% |
| Linda | 7/10 | 6576 days | 87% |
| Fiona | 8/10 | 6576 days | 96% |
| Rich | 8/10 | 6576 days | 96% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 6577 days | 96% |
| Christine | 8/10 | 6580 days | 96% |
| Juliana | 9/10 | 6580 days | 98% |
| Tom Clements | 7/10 | 6585 days | 87% |
| Martina | 8/10 | 6585 days | 96% |
| Paulina | 8/10 | 6585 days | 96% |
| Willemien | 7/10 | 6587 days | 87% |
| Richard Kindgren | 8/10 | 6587 days | 96% |
| silja tans | 6/10 | 6587 days | 75% |
| Natalia | 9/10 | 6781 days | 98% |
| Andy | 8/10 | 6782 days | 96% |
| FrankOosterwijk | 8/10 | 6782 days | 96% |
| Bridgy | 8/10 | 6785 days | 96% |
| Caroline | 7/10 | 6801 days | 87% |
| Diane | 8/10 | 6802 days | 96% |
| HalRoberts | 7/10 | 6807 days | 87% |
| Claire | 9/10 | 6811 days | 98% |
| Jennifer | 5/10 | 6811 days | 56% |
| Clive | 8/10 | 6811 days | 96% |
| Jane | 9/10 | 6811 days | 98% |
| Craig | 6/10 | 6811 days | 75% |
| Linda | 3/10 | 6811 days | 16% |
| Siobhan | 6/10 | 6811 days | 75% |
| ShoshanaAbrams | 9/10 | 6816 days | 98% |
| Elaine | 8/10 | 6816 days | 96% |
| Valerie | 8/10 | 6822 days | 96% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 6824 days | 100% |
| MichelleLowry | 10/10 | 6825 days | 100% |
| Cat | 6/10 | 6825 days | 75% |
| Marije | 8/10 | 6831 days | 96% |
| Christina | 8/10 | 6831 days | 96% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 6831 days | 96% |
| GeorginaNolan | 7/10 | 6832 days | 87% |
| Roran | 6/10 | 6842 days | 75% |
| PamWalter | 8/10 | 6872 days | 96% |
| Leah | 10/10 | 6873 days | 100% |
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 Magic Travellers Network experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.07% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Magic Travellers Network 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 Magic Travellers Network experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.01% |
| 198 | -4.03% |
| 199 | -4.05% |
| 200 | -4.07% |
| 201 | -4.09% |
| 202 | -4.11% |
| 203 | -4.13% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
4.75% 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
79%
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.