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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 Monkey Island, Orepuki.
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.
Monkey Island, Orepuki
Valid Reviews
83 Valid Reviews
The Monkey Island, Orepuki experience has a total of 86 reviews. There are 83 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 83 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 27 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.16% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Monkey Island, Orepuki valid reviews is 89.16% and is based on 83 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
14 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 83 valid reviews, the experience has 14 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 14 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 3 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
36% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.14% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Monkey Island, Orepuki face-to-face reviews is 87.14% and is based on 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-cydah-traders | 10/10 | 290 days | 100% |
| Katrin Weise | 9/10 | 349 days | 97% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 380 days | 96% |
| Fiona | 9/10 | 411 days | 94% |
| Diane n Dave | 9/10 | 411 days | 94% |
| Nancy Campbell | 8/10 | 441 days | 92% |
| Christina | 9/10 | 441 days | 92% |
| 无名氏Y_3 | 10/10 | 472 days | 92% |
| Pauline | 10/10 | 715 days | 74% |
| Henry | 10/10 | 930 days | 53% |
| Steve | 9/10 | 1021 days | 44% |
| Willow | 10/10 | 1080 days | 38% |
| Simon. | 9/10 | 1172 days | 30% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1172 days | 31% |
| Jrod | 10/10 | 1386 days | 17% |
| Joseph Buckett | 10/10 | 1417 days | 15% |
| Karen Strange | 9/10 | 1445 days | 14% |
| Don Strange | 9/10 | 1476 days | 12% |
| Annie87 | 10/10 | 1476 days | 12% |
| Kuimiria Auton | 9/10 | 1810 days | 5% |
| Alice | 4/10 | 2176 days | 3% |
| Leona | 8/10 | 2207 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 7/10 | 2207 days | 4% |
| Bob | 10/10 | 2299 days | 4% |
| Cris | 9/10 | 2513 days | 4% |
| kevin | 7/10 | 2572 days | 3% |
| Maxime | 9/10 | 2572 days | 4% |
| Maycamper | 7/10 | 2603 days | 3% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2664 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 2694 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2847 days | 3% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 2878 days | 3% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 8/10 | 2948 days | 3% |
| Annina Jarvinen | 9/10 | 2956 days | 2% |
| Ronald Daigneault | 8/10 | 2961 days | 2% |
| Matt French | 10/10 | 2994 days | 3% |
| Sophie Nightingale | 10/10 | 2996 days | 3% |
| Geoff Steele | 8/10 | 3059 days | 3% |
| Nathan Lal | 10/10 | 3110 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 3206 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 10/10 | 3241 days | 2% |
| Rosanna Leeming | 10/10 | 3257 days | 2% |
| Xanthe Bowater | 10/10 | 3296 days | 2% |
| Erich Brueggermann | 6/10 | 3300 days | 2% |
| Roeland Driessen | 9/10 | 3302 days | 2% |
| Lenka Pruherova | 9/10 | 3313 days | 2% |
| Bob | 9/10 | 3337 days | 1% |
| Josie Gray | 10/10 | 3405 days | 2% |
| Rita Ashby | 8/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3547 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3556 days | 2% |
| Matilda | 7/10 | 3575 days | 1% |
| Shelley Rohloff | 8/10 | 3613 days | 1% |
| Stephan Friedrich | 9/10 | 3619 days | 1% |
| Neil | 10/10 | 3675 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3707 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3758 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 9/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Daniel Winsvold | 10/10 | 3946 days | 1% |
| Wyklicky | 7/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Danica Vrsaljko | 8/10 | 3960 days | 1% |
| Christoph | 10/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| David Lee | 10/10 | 3984 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 4033 days | 1% |
| Cam Alex Bindatessier | 8/10 | 4055 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 4125 days | 0% |
| Andrew Kermode | 10/10 | 4217 days | 0% |
| Penny Lee | 8/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Deb Scaff | 10/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Rhi | 10/10 | 4490 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4551 days | 1% |
| Rebel Warren | 10/10 | 4551 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 9/10 | 4690 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 9/10 | 4704 days | 1% |
| patrick+ katerina | 9/10 | 4704 days | 1% |
| Kristin Denny | 10/10 | 4714 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 9/10 | 4799 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 8/10 | 5065 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5129 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5420 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5888 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Monkey Island, Orepuki 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.