G'day, 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 Blue Pools 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.
Blue Pools Track
Valid Reviews
72 Valid Reviews
The Blue Pools Track experience has a total of 73 reviews. There are 72 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 72 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 18 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.81% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Blue Pools Track valid reviews is 86.81% and is based on 72 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
57 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 72 valid reviews, the experience has 57 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 57 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 13 |
|
23% |
| 9/10 | 20 |
|
35% |
| 8/10 | 17 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Blue Pools Track face-to-face reviews is 86.67% and is based on 57 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
80.19%
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 | 6/10 | 305 days | 100% |
| Lucy | 10/10 | 914 days | 64% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 1979 days | 6% |
| Flatlanders | 5/10 | 2163 days | 4% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2617 days | 4% |
| Samantha Brewin | 10/10 | 2659 days | 4% |
| Magdalena | 10/10 | 2968 days | 3% |
| Luuk Kienhorst | 6/10 | 2972 days | 3% |
| Sammy Kerrod | 9/10 | 2974 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 9/10 | 2979 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 7/10 | 2979 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 8/10 | 2979 days | 3% |
| Shay | 10/10 | 3136 days | 3% |
| Jaime Alarma Olmos | 8/10 | 3245 days | 3% |
| Kirsten Helsgaun | 8/10 | 3245 days | 3% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 9/10 | 3247 days | 3% |
| Navina | 10/10 | 3247 days | 3% |
| gonzalo caldiz | 9/10 | 3247 days | 3% |
| Juan Viscegle | 7/10 | 3251 days | 2% |
| Sydney Lupton | 7/10 | 3260 days | 2% |
| Mira Huckfield | 9/10 | 3264 days | 3% |
| Lili Souris | 9/10 | 3267 days | 3% |
| Flo Egger | 10/10 | 3269 days | 3% |
| Remi Lopez | 9/10 | 3277 days | 3% |
| Wil Goes | 8/10 | 3283 days | 3% |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 3288 days | 3% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 3297 days | 3% |
| Brandon Patton | 10/10 | 3300 days | 3% |
| Ferry and Carlyn | 10/10 | 3303 days | 3% |
| Wayne Brew | 7/10 | 3308 days | 2% |
| Sandy Stamp | 6/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| Monika Dippel | 8/10 | 3332 days | 2% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 3332 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 8/10 | 3353 days | 2% |
| Tom Reber | 9/10 | 3458 days | 2% |
| Nina Gottselig | 9/10 | 3670 days | 2% |
| Cora and Franzi | 9/10 | 3705 days | 2% |
| Claudia Hillebrand | 8/10 | 3962 days | 1% |
| Andrea Sole | 7/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Sybille Willenbrock | 9/10 | 4011 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4016 days | 1% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 9/10 | 4040 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 10/10 | 4048 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4051 days | 1% |
| shaynne thompson | 10/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Stella Thoben | 10/10 | 4356 days | 0% |
| Justin Leest | 8/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Anna Neuenfeldt | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Francois Marchar | 10/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Mike Edwards | 9/10 | 4429 days | 1% |
| Kevin Desjandino | 10/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4447 days | 1% |
| James Darren Tennant | 8/10 | 4456 days | 1% |
| Thomas & Ruth Hardmeier | 9/10 | 4736 days | 1% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 4901 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5071 days | 1% |
| Fredrik Thornell | 9/10 | 5075 days | 1% |
| Ian & Phyllis | 8/10 | 5077 days | 1% |
| Diane Johnston | 8/10 | 5078 days | 1% |
| Fiona Crossley | 9/10 | 5085 days | 1% |
| Robert Smith | 9/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Gillian de Vries | 8/10 | 5106 days | 1% |
| Robert Haidt | 8/10 | 5106 days | 1% |
| Leontine van Laar | 9/10 | 5108 days | 1% |
| Quin | 8/10 | 5419 days | 1% |
| Polil | 10/10 | 5436 days | 1% |
| Arnold | 7/10 | 5441 days | 1% |
| Rod C | 9/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Trude | 9/10 | 5452 days | 1% |
| Sievers | 9/10 | 5453 days | 1% |
| Jackie | 9/10 | 5469 days | 1% |
| Belinda Godhard | 10/10 | 5475 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Blue Pools Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.95% 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
83%
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.