Hi, 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 Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours.
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.
Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours
Valid Reviews
70 Valid Reviews
The Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours experience has a total of 70 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 70 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 61 |
|
87% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
11% |
| 8/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
98.57% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours valid reviews is 98.57% and is based on 70 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Weighted Average
98.63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minesh Govenji | 10/10 | 2168 days | 100% |
| Srikant | 10/10 | 2168 days | 100% |
| Meir Boukris | 9/10 | 2229 days | 96% |
| Shravan Shetty | 10/10 | 2260 days | 96% |
| Mariano | 10/10 | 2352 days | 92% |
| Océane | 10/10 | 2413 days | 89% |
| Elyce Rotella | 10/10 | 2474 days | 86% |
| Nir | 10/10 | 2502 days | 85% |
| Lisa Hanline | 10/10 | 2594 days | 81% |
| Jaime G. del Rosario | 10/10 | 2625 days | 79% |
| Bob and Joyce Kroencke, USA | 10/10 | 2839 days | 69% |
| John M | 10/10 | 2897 days | 67% |
| Vivien Kalvaria | 9/10 | 2928 days | 65% |
| Stephen Forte | 10/10 | 2958 days | 64% |
| Christian | 10/10 | 3568 days | 36% |
| gloria tseng | 10/10 | 4269 days | 4% |
| Steven Hucik | 10/10 | 4328 days | 1% |
| Brid Devlin | 9/10 | 4328 days | 1% |
| David McLemore | 10/10 | 4328 days | 1% |
| Carrie | 10/10 | 4328 days | 1% |
| Ed | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| reviewer | 10/10 | 4390 days | 22% |
| Felicia Ng | 10/10 | 4420 days | 22% |
| Timmy & Megan | 10/10 | 4420 days | 22% |
| Christian | 10/10 | 4420 days | 22% |
| anton prawira | 9/10 | 4512 days | 22% |
| june isono | 9/10 | 4543 days | 22% |
| Cynthia Nardelli | 10/10 | 4543 days | 22% |
| angeline_ang | 9/10 | 4573 days | 22% |
| Alex London | 8/10 | 4665 days | 22% |
| Sharon K | 10/10 | 4665 days | 22% |
| Terry Bryk | 10/10 | 4693 days | 22% |
| Philips | 10/10 | 4724 days | 22% |
| scott | 10/10 | 4755 days | 22% |
| Courtney1 | 10/10 | 4816 days | 22% |
| aurbanes | 10/10 | 4877 days | 22% |
| joanhsieh | 10/10 | 4908 days | 22% |
| Varda Mehta | 10/10 | 4908 days | 22% |
| raminderrayar | 10/10 | 4969 days | 22% |
| PegTraveller | 10/10 | 4969 days | 22% |
| Shaunhk | 10/10 | 4999 days | 22% |
| arlenemattera | 10/10 | 4999 days | 22% |
| MBaum735 | 10/10 | 5030 days | 22% |
| terig | 10/10 | 5059 days | 22% |
| tfeng | 9/10 | 5059 days | 22% |
| james09173 | 10/10 | 5151 days | 22% |
| Lei | 10/10 | 5212 days | 22% |
| shlomo iager | 10/10 | 5212 days | 22% |
| gigirup | 10/10 | 5212 days | 22% |
| pinecliffs | 10/10 | 5424 days | 22% |
| GiancarloB | 10/10 | 5424 days | 22% |
| Maria_in_HongKong | 10/10 | 5424 days | 22% |
| gtspencer | 10/10 | 5455 days | 22% |
| dgreddy | 10/10 | 5486 days | 22% |
| nancy33 | 10/10 | 5547 days | 22% |
| PrettyPrincess | 10/10 | 5577 days | 22% |
| NawshirMirza | 10/10 | 5669 days | 22% |
| barbarakburtb | 10/10 | 5730 days | 22% |
| clive903 | 10/10 | 5851 days | 22% |
| Carlos | 10/10 | 5851 days | 22% |
| Jody | 10/10 | 5912 days | 22% |
| Holdenluvr | 10/10 | 6126 days | 22% |
| Irina | 10/10 | 6185 days | 22% |
| franz_renate | 10/10 | 6246 days | 22% |
| harpal | 10/10 | 6430 days | 22% |
| enngee | 10/10 | 6612 days | 22% |
| shivaniagarwala | 10/10 | 6704 days | 22% |
| primarosa | 10/10 | 6947 days | 22% |
| gilluncles | 9/10 | 7008 days | 22% |
| Mohan_Leela_KamnaKrishnan | 10/10 | 7191 days | 22% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.07% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.01% |
| 198 | -4.03% |
| 199 | -4.05% |
| 200 | -4.07% |
| 201 | -4.09% |
| 202 | -4.11% |
| 203 | -4.13% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.48% 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 customers 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
95%
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.