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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
93.47%
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 | 680 days | 100% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 1046 days | 53% |
| Emmanuel Hatzis | 10/10 | 2477 days | 5% |
| Christie Duncan | 10/10 | 2719 days | 4% |
| Hamish Wedd | 10/10 | 2872 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2957 days | 4% |
| Dan Coates | 9/10 | 3253 days | 3% |
| Fabien Dussarrat | 9/10 | 3255 days | 3% |
| Walter van der Eng | 9/10 | 3256 days | 3% |
| Mael Ouron | 9/10 | 3260 days | 3% |
| Moe Bouchard | 9/10 | 3260 days | 3% |
| Jessica and Henry | 10/10 | 3265 days | 3% |
| Fentrup | 8/10 | 3276 days | 3% |
| Rashi Birla | 10/10 | 3281 days | 3% |
| Katie and Rob | 9/10 | 3283 days | 3% |
| Christer Moberg | 10/10 | 3288 days | 3% |
| Liam Elferins | 10/10 | 3297 days | 3% |
| Xander | 10/10 | 3297 days | 3% |
| Alice Ormandy | 9/10 | 3311 days | 3% |
| Sam Howard | 6/10 | 3317 days | 2% |
| Amy Smith | 8/10 | 3317 days | 3% |
| Simon | 8/10 | 3318 days | 3% |
| Cornelia Timm | 9/10 | 3320 days | 3% |
| Clementine | 9/10 | 3339 days | 3% |
| Saskia Irblich | 9/10 | 3342 days | 3% |
| Franziska Lobe | 8/10 | 3342 days | 3% |
| Max Mueller | 10/10 | 3342 days | 3% |
| Laura Bellhauser | 9/10 | 3342 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 10/10 | 3354 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 9/10 | 3354 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 9/10 | 3354 days | 3% |
| Allie Nertz | 10/10 | 3354 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3357 days | 3% |
| Lieke vol Velde | 10/10 | 3360 days | 3% |
| Olde Vogel | 9/10 | 3360 days | 3% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3362 days | 3% |
| Nicole Joersen | 9/10 | 3366 days | 3% |
| Matthus Groem | 9/10 | 3366 days | 3% |
| Maarten | 9/10 | 3369 days | 3% |
| Jakob Lovdahl | 8/10 | 3373 days | 3% |
| Lina Kiellamn | 10/10 | 3373 days | 3% |
| Jonny Horn | 8/10 | 3383 days | 3% |
| Karine Dransart | 10/10 | 3392 days | 3% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 3399 days | 3% |
| Alix | 10/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Lukas Boller | 10/10 | 3605 days | 2% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3611 days | 2% |
| Denisa Tuckova | 8/10 | 3612 days | 2% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 10/10 | 3613 days | 2% |
| Caroline | 10/10 | 3613 days | 2% |
| Benedikt Maus | 9/10 | 3617 days | 2% |
| Leonie Kaufmann | 8/10 | 3617 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Maus | 8/10 | 3618 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3619 days | 2% |
| Lisa Fenzl | 8/10 | 3621 days | 2% |
| Gessica | 7/10 | 3621 days | 2% |
| Szu-Yi Hsu | 9/10 | 3623 days | 2% |
| Chao Lai | 10/10 | 3623 days | 2% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 3625 days | 2% |
| Helen Hazelwood | 9/10 | 3628 days | 2% |
| Ruby Reynolds | 8/10 | 3628 days | 2% |
| Jana Formankoua | 10/10 | 3628 days | 2% |
| Brenda Oomen | 8/10 | 3632 days | 2% |
| Quentin Sauve | 10/10 | 3634 days | 2% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 9/10 | 3634 days | 2% |
| Regina Baum | 10/10 | 3637 days | 2% |
| Florian Baum | 10/10 | 3637 days | 2% |
| Joe Rogers | 7/10 | 3637 days | 2% |
| Annika | 10/10 | 3640 days | 2% |
| Munne | 8/10 | 3642 days | 2% |
| Max | 9/10 | 3651 days | 2% |
| Laurent Petit | 10/10 | 3657 days | 2% |
| Christoph Herrmann | 7/10 | 3658 days | 2% |
| Nilles Ullner | 9/10 | 3664 days | 2% |
| Alyssa Wyer | 6/10 | 3669 days | 2% |
| Lucile Souday | 10/10 | 3671 days | 2% |
| Ivan Dupont | 10/10 | 3674 days | 2% |
| Bonnie Krautz | 9/10 | 3682 days | 2% |
| Maxim Reim | 9/10 | 3685 days | 2% |
| Till | 10/10 | 3686 days | 2% |
| Patrick Edwards | 10/10 | 3708 days | 2% |
| James Newton | 10/10 | 3720 days | 2% |
| Lenka Korinkova | 10/10 | 3986 days | 1% |
| Jiri Benda | 10/10 | 3986 days | 1% |
| Kristina Farkas | 10/10 | 4014 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 4072 days | 1% |
| Shona MacDonald | 10/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| Ane Didriksen | 10/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| Iris Anette Berger | 10/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| Wouter Vanmoz | 8/10 | 4348 days | 0% |
| Julian | 9/10 | 4348 days | 0% |
| Ruud Biemans | 9/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Simon Tanguy | 9/10 | 4383 days | 1% |
| Johanna Bak | 9/10 | 4411 days | 1% |
| Tom Somers | 7/10 | 4715 days | 1% |
| Margaret and Derek McNeil | 10/10 | 4804 days | 1% |
| M Booty | 9/10 | 4806 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Vondette | 9/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4824 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 5117 days | 1% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 5447 days | 1% |
| Kai Eppink | 7/10 | 5458 days | 1% |
| Lieve Verdonck | 10/10 | 5461 days | 1% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 5464 days | 1% |
| HighlandLassie | 9/10 | 5488 days | 1% |
| Einar | 9/10 | 5813 days | 1% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5819 days | 1% |
| Don & Alice | 8/10 | 5829 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5835 days | 1% |
| Andrea and Craig Swinson | 10/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Francesca Sabat | 7/10 | 6181 days | 1% |
| GraceB | 9/10 | 6181 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.