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
80.12%
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 | 346 days | 100% |
| Lucy | 10/10 | 954 days | 60% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 2019 days | 6% |
| Flatlanders | 5/10 | 2204 days | 4% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2658 days | 4% |
| Samantha Brewin | 10/10 | 2700 days | 4% |
| Magdalena | 10/10 | 3009 days | 3% |
| Luuk Kienhorst | 6/10 | 3013 days | 3% |
| Sammy Kerrod | 9/10 | 3015 days | 3% |
| Chris Schmolz | 9/10 | 3020 days | 3% |
| Colin Fisher | 7/10 | 3020 days | 3% |
| Katrina Sedl | 8/10 | 3020 days | 3% |
| Shay | 10/10 | 3176 days | 3% |
| Jaime Alarma Olmos | 8/10 | 3286 days | 3% |
| Kirsten Helsgaun | 8/10 | 3286 days | 3% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 9/10 | 3288 days | 3% |
| Navina | 10/10 | 3288 days | 3% |
| gonzalo caldiz | 9/10 | 3288 days | 3% |
| Juan Viscegle | 7/10 | 3292 days | 2% |
| Sydney Lupton | 7/10 | 3301 days | 2% |
| Mira Huckfield | 9/10 | 3305 days | 3% |
| Lili Souris | 9/10 | 3308 days | 3% |
| Flo Egger | 10/10 | 3310 days | 3% |
| Remi Lopez | 9/10 | 3318 days | 3% |
| Wil Goes | 8/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Dorothy | 10/10 | 3329 days | 3% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 3338 days | 2% |
| Brandon Patton | 10/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Ferry and Carlyn | 10/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Wayne Brew | 7/10 | 3349 days | 2% |
| Sandy Stamp | 6/10 | 3361 days | 2% |
| Monika Dippel | 8/10 | 3373 days | 2% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 3373 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 8/10 | 3394 days | 2% |
| Tom Reber | 9/10 | 3498 days | 2% |
| Nina Gottselig | 9/10 | 3711 days | 2% |
| Cora and Franzi | 9/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| Claudia Hillebrand | 8/10 | 4003 days | 1% |
| Andrea Sole | 7/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| Sybille Willenbrock | 9/10 | 4052 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4057 days | 1% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 9/10 | 4081 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 10/10 | 4089 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4092 days | 1% |
| shaynne thompson | 10/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Stella Thoben | 10/10 | 4397 days | 1% |
| Justin Leest | 8/10 | 4399 days | 1% |
| Anna Neuenfeldt | 10/10 | 4401 days | 1% |
| Francois Marchar | 10/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Mike Edwards | 9/10 | 4470 days | 1% |
| Kevin Desjandino | 10/10 | 4472 days | 1% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| James Darren Tennant | 8/10 | 4497 days | 1% |
| Thomas & Ruth Hardmeier | 9/10 | 4777 days | 1% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5112 days | 1% |
| Fredrik Thornell | 9/10 | 5116 days | 1% |
| Ian & Phyllis | 8/10 | 5118 days | 1% |
| Diane Johnston | 8/10 | 5119 days | 1% |
| Fiona Crossley | 9/10 | 5126 days | 1% |
| Robert Smith | 9/10 | 5145 days | 1% |
| Gillian de Vries | 8/10 | 5147 days | 1% |
| Robert Haidt | 8/10 | 5147 days | 1% |
| Leontine van Laar | 9/10 | 5149 days | 1% |
| Quin | 8/10 | 5460 days | 1% |
| Polil | 10/10 | 5477 days | 1% |
| Arnold | 7/10 | 5482 days | 1% |
| Rod C | 9/10 | 5489 days | 1% |
| Trude | 9/10 | 5493 days | 1% |
| Sievers | 9/10 | 5494 days | 1% |
| Jackie | 9/10 | 5510 days | 1% |
| Belinda Godhard | 10/10 | 5516 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
2.97% 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.