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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
93.46%
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 | 701 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 1067 days | 52% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2498 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2740 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2893 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2978 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 3274 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 3276 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 3277 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 3281 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 3281 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 3286 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 3297 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 3302 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 3304 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 3309 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 3318 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 3318 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 3332 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 3338 days | 2% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 3338 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 3339 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 3341 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 3360 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 3363 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 3363 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 3363 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 3363 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 3375 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 3375 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 3375 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 3375 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3378 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 3381 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 3381 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3383 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3387 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3387 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 3390 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 3394 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 3394 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 3404 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3413 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3420 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3624 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3624 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3626 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3632 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3633 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3634 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3634 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3638 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3638 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3639 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3640 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3642 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3642 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3644 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3644 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3646 days | 2% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3649 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3649 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3649 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3653 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3655 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3655 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3658 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3658 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3658 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3661 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3663 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3672 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3678 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3679 days | 2% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3685 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3690 days | 2% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3692 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3695 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3703 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3706 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3707 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3729 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3741 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 4007 days | 1% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 4007 days | 1% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 4035 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 4093 days | 1% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4353 days | 0% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 4385 days | 1% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 4404 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 4432 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4736 days | 1% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4827 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4831 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4845 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5125 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 5138 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5468 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5479 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5482 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5485 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5509 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5834 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5840 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5850 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5856 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5960 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 6202 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 6202 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
0.59% 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.