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Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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 Hooker Valley Track.

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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Hooker Valley Track

Valid Reviews

314 Valid Reviews

The Hooker Valley Track experience has a total of 314 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 314 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 127
40%
9/10 104
33%
8/10 61
19%
7/10 18
6%
6/10 4
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

90.57% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Hooker Valley Track valid reviews is 90.57% and is based on 314 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

289 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 314 valid reviews, the experience has 289 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 289 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 112
39%
9/10 98
34%
8/10 59
20%
7/10 16
6%
6/10 4
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

90.31% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Hooker Valley Track face-to-face reviews is 90.31% and is based on 289 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

92.84%

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 Fricker 10/10 468 days 100%
Terrence 10/10 1381 days 18%
Guru 8/10 1868 days 5%
Melanie Bunch 10/10 2081 days 5%
Andrew Hammond 10/10 2142 days 5%
Davina 7/10 2354 days 4%
Cynthia Liew 10/10 2446 days 4%
Ben H 9/10 2691 days 3%
Hannibal Winther 9/10 2816 days 3%
Jayni L'Azou 9/10 2825 days 3%
Roland Eggli 10/10 3033 days 3%
Moe Bouchard 10/10 3048 days 3%
Lois and Gary Hampton 10/10 3059 days 3%
Sevi 8/10 3060 days 3%
Gilbert Keiser 10/10 3061 days 3%
Fritsi and Flo 10/10 3070 days 3%
Katie and Rob 10/10 3071 days 3%
Patrick and Valerie 8/10 3073 days 3%
Car R 9/10 3084 days 3%
Taylor Doolittle 10/10 3092 days 3%
Bruce Steadman 10/10 3092 days 3%
Sarah Doolittle 10/10 3092 days 3%
Barb Steadman 10/10 3092 days 3%
Jasmin Thuess 8/10 3093 days 3%
James Macguire 9/10 3097 days 3%
Orane Lefebuee 10/10 3097 days 3%
Ingrid Maple 8/10 3098 days 2%
Daniel Nanjh 10/10 3102 days 3%
Breanna Alexander 10/10 3104 days 3%
Emma Millett 8/10 3106 days 2%
Ilona Roeters 9/10 3127 days 2%
Loic Besson 10/10 3128 days 2%
Jerome Cluzel 10/10 3128 days 2%
Natasha 8/10 3129 days 2%
Oliver Francis 8/10 3129 days 2%
Adam Pullinger 7/10 3132 days 2%
Vallee Manon 10/10 3134 days 2%
Rebecca Holmes 9/10 3136 days 2%
Ruden Perez 10/10 3137 days 2%
Manu Liberta 10/10 3144 days 2%
Carole Schwab 10/10 3144 days 2%
Moreno 8/10 3145 days 2%
Sigrid Duus 10/10 3146 days 2%
Mads Nielsen 10/10 3146 days 2%
Olde Vogel 8/10 3148 days 2%
Lieke vol Velde 8/10 3148 days 2%
Bob 10/10 3150 days 2%
Yee How 7/10 3152 days 2%
Marc Perales 8/10 3153 days 2%
Mikkel Thomassen 9/10 3157 days 2%
Jannika Cao 9/10 3157 days 2%
Maarten 6/10 3157 days 2%
Jakob Lovdahl 8/10 3161 days 2%
Lina Kiellamn 10/10 3161 days 2%
Sarah 10/10 3171 days 2%
Simon Mueller 10/10 3171 days 2%
Karine Dransart 8/10 3180 days 2%
Thomas Nolwenn 10/10 3181 days 2%
Cat Johnston 10/10 3186 days 2%
James Jackson 10/10 3187 days 2%
Meghan Maloney 9/10 3207 days 2%
Moni Basuki 10/10 3237 days 2%
Matilda 8/10 3388 days 2%
Katharina Schick 8/10 3390 days 2%
Cecile 10/10 3394 days 2%
Patricia 9/10 3397 days 2%
Sam Creecy 9/10 3400 days 2%
Mathilde 10/10 3402 days 2%
Phlippe 9/10 3402 days 2%
Floriane Desnoyer 10/10 3403 days 2%
Arthur Tymins 9/10 3403 days 2%
Sophia and Karen 10/10 3403 days 2%
Helene Christensen 9/10 3404 days 2%
Sofie Madson 9/10 3404 days 2%
Laurine 9/10 3405 days 2%
Sonya Grimm 10/10 3406 days 2%
Milan Maiwald 8/10 3407 days 2%
Jeeyoung Kim 7/10 3407 days 2%
Kim Rasun 9/10 3407 days 2%
Laura Munguira Vadillo 9/10 3407 days 2%
Alvaro Rodriguez 9/10 3407 days 2%
Lisa Fenzl 9/10 3409 days 2%
Cori Schultz 8/10 3411 days 2%
Jill Stebbing 10/10 3411 days 2%
Nico Neubauer 10/10 3411 days 2%
Michael L 10/10 3413 days 2%
Celine 10/10 3413 days 2%
Kathryn Nolan 7/10 3414 days 2%
Jeroen 8/10 3415 days 2%
Lucy Mulvin 10/10 3416 days 2%
Michael Menrath 10/10 3418 days 2%
Alexandre Roche 8/10 3418 days 2%
Diane Toupaine 9/10 3418 days 2%
Anouk Jongsma 9/10 3419 days 2%
Lucy Murray 9/10 3420 days 2%
Elisabet 10/10 3423 days 2%
Lisa 10/10 3423 days 2%
Cecile Seramis 10/10 3427 days 2%
Alex 10/10 3429 days 2%
Kathi 10/10 3429 days 2%
Jacob Winchester 10/10 3429 days 2%
Anna Jungclaus 9/10 3429 days 2%
Sandra 9/10 3431 days 2%
Kim 8/10 3431 days 2%
Selina Frankenberger 10/10 3431 days 2%
Isaliner and Mathieu 6/10 3432 days 2%
Riviere 8/10 3432 days 2%
Tomas Lloyd 10/10 3433 days 2%
Paul and Astrid 10/10 3433 days 2%
Nadav Knoll 8/10 3442 days 2%
Rachel Aspinall 10/10 3443 days 2%
Levin Stuers 9/10 3444 days 2%
Laurent Petit 7/10 3445 days 2%
Cindy Rizzo 10/10 3452 days 2%
Sylvain Blanchet 8/10 3454 days 2%
Peter Hodgson 10/10 3455 days 2%
Leanna Wyer 10/10 3457 days 2%
Eric Hertort 8/10 3458 days 2%
Brendon Rudland 9/10 3460 days 2%
Sven and Annie 10/10 3463 days 2%
Fiona and Matthew 9/10 3468 days 2%
Philip 10/10 3468 days 2%
Hannes Puediger 9/10 3469 days 2%
Bonnie Krautz 10/10 3470 days 2%
Veronika and Radovan 10/10 3471 days 2%
Sabina Carney 10/10 3472 days 2%
Chloe 9/10 3478 days 2%
Matthias Hofer 10/10 3498 days 2%
Ahmed Mohsen Aly 10/10 3541 days 2%
Suzanne Vermeulen 10/10 3542 days 2%
Rachel S 10/10 3756 days 1%
Nurlaily Abu Bakar 10/10 3787 days 1%
Maria Schober 10/10 3803 days 1%
Finn and Melanie Lorbeer 9/10 3808 days 1%
Annika Funk 9/10 3812 days 1%
Thomas Blom 10/10 3815 days 1%
Tobias Becker 8/10 3829 days 1%
Laura and Marie 9/10 3838 days 1%
Corinna Fallenbuchel 10/10 3862 days 1%
Logan Leduc 9/10 3883 days 1%
Caroline Hennache 9/10 4120 days 0%
Calvin Becker 7/10 4120 days 0%
Jacques Revel 10/10 4122 days 0%
Karen Garvin 10/10 4122 days 0%
Claudia Hillebrand 8/10 4125 days 0%
Marek Heiurich 10/10 4130 days 0%
Te-Ana and Mark 10/10 4131 days 0%
Mark 7/10 4134 days 0%
Wouter Vanmoz 8/10 4136 days 0%
Laure Cops 8/10 4136 days 0%
Agathe Dupuis 8/10 4149 days 0%
Linda Wainman 10/10 4149 days 0%
Chris Wainman 10/10 4149 days 0%
jefft 8/10 4152 days 0%
Mara 9/10 4154 days 0%
Andrea Morello 8/10 4154 days 0%
Denise Ewbank 9/10 4167 days 0%
Antton Vappula 7/10 4170 days 0%
Xavier 10/10 4173 days 0%
Bjoern 7/10 4179 days 0%
Lena Jensen 9/10 4187 days 0%
Jesper Andersen 9/10 4187 days 0%
Alacchi Moustier 10/10 4193 days 0%
Julien de la lande 7/10 4193 days 0%
Wouter Bosch 8/10 4193 days 0%
Aude Moulin 8/10 4193 days 0%
Claire Lieval 10/10 4199 days 0%
Andrea Beck 6/10 4211 days 0%
Marc Greeve 10/10 4219 days 0%
Yvonne Horpershoeh 9/10 4219 days 0%
Bjorn Van Mulders 10/10 4221 days 0%
Kim Maertens 9/10 4221 days 0%
Clarissa Hanck 10/10 4492 days 1%
Marco Schmidt 8/10 4496 days 1%
Patrick 9/10 4501 days 1%
Lisa 10/10 4501 days 1%
Brandon Wells 8/10 4504 days 1%
Marcel 7/10 4510 days 1%
Maria 8/10 4510 days 1%
Billy Koichopolos 10/10 4510 days 1%
James Young 10/10 4519 days 1%
Eric 7/10 4522 days 1%
Rogier Ramaker 9/10 4522 days 1%
Kathryn Pisco 8/10 4523 days 1%
Raquel 9/10 4524 days 1%
Fernando Martin 7/10 4524 days 1%
Kristin Denny 9/10 4527 days 1%
Enna Keet 9/10 4529 days 1%
Jeanne Moustier 10/10 4558 days 1%
Mathieu Brias 9/10 4563 days 1%
Loesje 8/10 4576 days 1%
Mark and Eefie 9/10 4592 days 1%
Karin Genyn 10/10 4593 days 1%
Steven Switsers 9/10 4597 days 1%
Natalie Nubler 10/10 4599 days 1%
Annie 8/10 4600 days 1%
Jacquemard 9/10 4612 days 1%
Barbara Berkhout 9/10 4867 days 1%
Margreet Hanemaaijer 8/10 4868 days 1%
Sally Gordie 10/10 4869 days 1%
Def Fem 9/10 4877 days 1%
Alex Ross 10/10 4878 days 1%
M Robinson 10/10 4878 days 1%
Alan Brady 10/10 4879 days 1%
Richard and Janet 9/10 4885 days 1%
Laura Diepeveen 8/10 4887 days 1%
Emma Bagguley 8/10 4889 days 1%
Siegfried Richter 9/10 4892 days 1%
Peter & Kate Carmichael 9/10 4893 days 1%
Ed & Katie Riches 9/10 4894 days 1%
Tom Pratt 7/10 4894 days 1%
Beat Kindler 8/10 4894 days 1%
Seth & Carla 9/10 4896 days 1%
Houter 9/10 4896 days 1%
Butz 10/10 4897 days 1%
Marilyn Mobley 10/10 4897 days 1%
David & Sue Lokkerbol 9/10 4897 days 1%
Helen Chilton 9/10 4899 days 1%
Domroes 9/10 4903 days 1%
Andreas Kristiansen 9/10 4905 days 1%
Chris Marsh 10/10 4908 days 1%
Jessica Lane 10/10 4908 days 1%
Dave McLeish 8/10 4909 days 1%
Thyg Lingdal 10/10 4910 days 1%
Nicole van Bergen 8/10 4910 days 1%
Mike1952 9/10 4911 days 1%
Allison Meyoz 9/10 5193 days 1%
Fontvieille 10/10 5200 days 1%
Stephane Lebel 10/10 5221 days 1%
Gertz 10/10 5221 days 1%
Faith Whitcraft 10/10 5225 days 1%
Julie and Russ Charles 10/10 5230 days 1%
Sophia Kelly 9/10 5232 days 1%
Judith 9/10 5234 days 1%
Richard Dudfield 9/10 5234 days 1%
Thomas 10/10 5235 days 1%
Kauzta 9/10 5236 days 1%
Tricia Goggin 8/10 5240 days 1%
Keely & Mark Haynes 8/10 5241 days 1%
Michael Long 9/10 5241 days 1%
Harry Hammond 10/10 5241 days 1%
Gerstmann 6/10 5242 days 1%
E C Frans 9/10 5246 days 1%
Martin 10/10 5246 days 1%
Jessica Vogels 9/10 5246 days 1%
Betten 9/10 5247 days 1%
Gert Vogelaers 9/10 5251 days 1%
Manfred Liuduer 9/10 5252 days 1%
Jesper Hassel 9/10 5253 days 1%
Rian Bach 9/10 5254 days 1%
Dieter Uhlmann 8/10 5259 days 1%
Laura Hayes 8/10 5263 days 1%
Teum and Orselien 8/10 5264 days 1%
Cheryl 8/10 5266 days 1%
Ruben and Jetske 9/10 5266 days 1%
Dave and Lin Mungham 9/10 5269 days 1%
Tom Hill 9/10 5271 days 1%
Sue Haward 10/10 5271 days 1%
Rissa W 9/10 5276 days 1%
dollimyxture 10/10 5307 days 1%
Mikeminch 9/10 5368 days 1%
Pete & Judy McChesney 10/10 5545 days 1%
BelindaT 10/10 5560 days 1%
Martina Pankova 10/10 5588 days 1%
Agnes 9/10 5592 days 1%
Russ Turner 9/10 5599 days 1%
Ingrid Zell 10/10 5604 days 1%
Jana Steve 10/10 5607 days 1%
Bert Meuleuorijks 9/10 5609 days 1%
johnandgin 8/10 5613 days 1%
Schlaepfer 10/10 5615 days 1%
Horst 9/10 5616 days 1%
Don & Alice 7/10 5617 days 1%
Hans Suess 9/10 5619 days 1%
Yssel de Schepper 8/10 5619 days 1%
Janny Meerdinnk Veldboow 7/10 5619 days 1%
Chris Glasg 8/10 5621 days 1%
Nicola 9/10 5622 days 1%
Bert Tonwen 9/10 5622 days 1%
Max Mareen 10/10 5622 days 1%
Dieter Groscurth 9/10 5623 days 1%
Ronny 9/10 5627 days 1%
Jamie 10/10 5633 days 1%
Christian 7/10 5633 days 1%
Schygulla 9/10 5633 days 1%
Loleit 10/10 5634 days 1%
Harmann Volker 9/10 5635 days 1%
Susan Hitchins 9/10 5637 days 1%
Dick Rosman 9/10 5637 days 1%
Sinjc Grude 10/10 5638 days 1%
Carl Diehl 9/10 5639 days 1%
Kevin and Teresa 8/10 5641 days 1%
Michael and Tanja Kreugel 8/10 5650 days 1%
mariak 9/10 5689 days 1%
Marons 9/10 5692 days 1%
koellner 8/10 5701 days 1%
Melanie Bielefeld 10/10 5705 days 1%
Louis Duhaime 9/10 5714 days 1%
Chris Bulman 10/10 5714 days 1%
Katrin Wennin 10/10 5714 days 1%
Sara Reekmans 10/10 5726 days 1%
harryb 10/10 5812 days 1%
brianp 10/10 5819 days 1%
simonsandra 9/10 5820 days 1%
andriesk 8/10 5829 days 1%
jessica 9/10 5868 days 1%
DustyLaptop 10/10 5886 days 1%
HermannR 10/10 5935 days 1%
DanielGermany 10/10 5939 days 1%
Nathalie 8/10 5944 days 1%
annysp 8/10 5947 days 1%
johnst 9/10 5947 days 1%
Barry Smith 9/10 5967 days 1%
Robert 9/10 5991 days 1%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Hooker Valley Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

0.65% 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 folk 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

93%

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.