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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 Roys Peak 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.
Roys Peak Track
Valid Reviews
115 Valid Reviews
The Roys Peak Track experience has a total of 115 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 115 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 50 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 40 |
|
35% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roys Peak Track valid reviews is 91.13% and is based on 115 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
105 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 115 valid reviews, the experience has 105 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 105 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 42 |
|
40% |
| 9/10 | 38 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.48% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Roys Peak Track face-to-face reviews is 90.48% and is based on 105 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.19%
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 | 234 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 600 days | 81% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2031 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2426 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 2807 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 2810 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 2814 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 2814 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 2819 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 2835 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 2851 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 2851 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 2865 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 2871 days | 3% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 2871 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 2872 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 2874 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 2893 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 2896 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 2896 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 2896 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 2896 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 2911 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 2916 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 2920 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 2920 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 2927 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 2927 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 2937 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 2946 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 2953 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3157 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3157 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3159 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3165 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3166 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3171 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3171 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3172 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3177 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3177 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3179 days | 2% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3188 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3188 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3191 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3191 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3191 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3194 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3205 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3211 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3212 days | 2% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3218 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3223 days | 2% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3228 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3236 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3239 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3240 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3262 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 3540 days | 2% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 3540 days | 2% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 3568 days | 2% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 3626 days | 2% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 3918 days | 1% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 3937 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 3965 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5012 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5015 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5018 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5042 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5367 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5373 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5383 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5389 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5493 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 5735 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 5735 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Roys Peak Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.62% 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
94%
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.