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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 Rental Car Village.
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.
Rental Car Village
Valid Reviews
134 Valid Reviews
The Rental Car Village experience has a total of 140 reviews. There are 134 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 6 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 134 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
22% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 35 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 21 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
78.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rental Car Village valid reviews is 78.58% and is based on 134 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
87 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 134 valid reviews, the experience has 87 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 87 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10 |
|
11% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 30 |
|
34% |
| 7/10 | 20 |
|
23% |
| 6/10 | 9 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
79.54% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rental Car Village face-to-face reviews is 79.54% and is based on 87 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
81.63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Golnar | 6/10 | 2290 days | 86% |
| Harshal Patil | 10/10 | 2321 days | 100% |
| Glendha Kreutzer | 10/10 | 2321 days | 100% |
| Pamela Johnson | 9/10 | 2321 days | 99% |
| Arturo Yague | 7/10 | 2321 days | 92% |
| Jordi Marin | 3/10 | 2322 days | 50% |
| Nurit Klinghoffer | 5/10 | 2627 days | 61% |
| Tomas Muller | 9/10 | 2627 days | 83% |
| Beth | 9/10 | 2656 days | 81% |
| Sivan Redel | 9/10 | 2747 days | 76% |
| KIHYUN YOU | 10/10 | 3051 days | 61% |
| Violet | 8/10 | 3051 days | 59% |
| Tim Struessmann | 8/10 | 3357 days | 43% |
| Gloria | 10/10 | 3357 days | 44% |
| Liah Sun | 10/10 | 3357 days | 44% |
| Rick Andres | 10/10 | 3357 days | 44% |
| Monica Francia | 10/10 | 3399 days | 42% |
| Lori Nicole Brackbill | 10/10 | 3416 days | 41% |
| Pim Vermerris | 8/10 | 3416 days | 40% |
| Christian Schaefer | 8/10 | 3416 days | 40% |
| May | 10/10 | 3460 days | 39% |
| Kat | 8/10 | 3460 days | 38% |
| Claudia Klinge | 10/10 | 3487 days | 38% |
| Heidi Newnham | 10/10 | 3691 days | 27% |
| Chantal Compagner | 7/10 | 3696 days | 24% |
| Bas Marinus | 8/10 | 3707 days | 25% |
| Michael Busching | 10/10 | 3711 days | 26% |
| Carsten Purschke | 6/10 | 3722 days | 20% |
| Chris Hamnett | 9/10 | 3722 days | 25% |
| ANDREY ABLAMUNETS | 5/10 | 3723 days | 16% |
| Esther Deloure | 5/10 | 3723 days | 16% |
| Aaron Stalley | 6/10 | 3731 days | 20% |
| THOMAS TARTARY | 8/10 | 3752 days | 23% |
| Ives van Neck | 10/10 | 3752 days | 23% |
| Leanna Wyer | 9/10 | 3759 days | 23% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3770 days | 22% |
| Stefanie Giese | 8/10 | 3772 days | 22% |
| Lena Seelert | 4/10 | 3783 days | 11% |
| Eline Meijer | 9/10 | 3795 days | 21% |
| Julia Martin | 8/10 | 3799 days | 20% |
| Anika and Mike | 8/10 | 3810 days | 20% |
| Howard Lockhart | 9/10 | 3843 days | 18% |
| Charles Aubry | 8/10 | 4111 days | 4% |
| Martin Kroek | 9/10 | 4123 days | 3% |
| Raita | 9/10 | 4180 days | 0% |
| Polly Rider | 8/10 | 4183 days | 0% |
| Simon Mehlmann | 8/10 | 4431 days | 16% |
| Carolin Siegert | 8/10 | 4431 days | 16% |
| Christopher Buch Madsen | 7/10 | 4449 days | 15% |
| Nina Helmling | 10/10 | 4452 days | 17% |
| Anna Sternberg | 9/10 | 4455 days | 17% |
| Mara | 7/10 | 4456 days | 15% |
| Janne Hansen | 10/10 | 4462 days | 17% |
| Dana | 9/10 | 4472 days | 17% |
| Lena Jensen | 8/10 | 4489 days | 16% |
| Aude Moulin | 6/10 | 4495 days | 13% |
| Ludvig Fagerstrom | 8/10 | 4501 days | 16% |
| Johanna Bak | 7/10 | 4501 days | 15% |
| Fabian Lee | 7/10 | 4512 days | 15% |
| Bertrand Gilles | 6/10 | 4801 days | 13% |
| Supiot Zudovic | 9/10 | 4801 days | 17% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 4803 days | 16% |
| Rampon | 9/10 | 4806 days | 17% |
| Debiesse | 7/10 | 4807 days | 15% |
| Mo Downes | 5/10 | 4833 days | 11% |
| Markus Braun | 10/10 | 4878 days | 17% |
| Bene | 9/10 | 4895 days | 17% |
| Aurelie Morin | 8/10 | 4900 days | 16% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 7/10 | 4908 days | 15% |
| Simon_J | 10/10 | 4909 days | 17% |
| jooj | 1/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| S B | 4/10 | 4909 days | 8% |
| W_Cameron | 1/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 6/10 | 5176 days | 13% |
| J Jmal | 6/10 | 5180 days | 13% |
| Nicholas Prakenhammar | 7/10 | 5197 days | 15% |
| Margaret Wendell | 10/10 | 5211 days | 17% |
| Johan | 8/10 | 5211 days | 16% |
| Roberto Hallblom | 8/10 | 5211 days | 16% |
| Therese | 8/10 | 5211 days | 16% |
| Mesa Anderson | 10/10 | 5213 days | 17% |
| schmechf | 6/10 | 5244 days | 13% |
| matta | 2/10 | 5244 days | 2% |
| Lefty | 10/10 | 5244 days | 17% |
| estatemanager1 | 10/10 | 5275 days | 17% |
| Debby | 10/10 | 5365 days | 17% |
| Nong | 10/10 | 5365 days | 17% |
| Karin & Bastiaan | 6/10 | 5513 days | 13% |
| Dogoneit | 9/10 | 5519 days | 17% |
| Markus | 6/10 | 5522 days | 13% |
| Adi Leheucel | 9/10 | 5531 days | 17% |
| Marian | 9/10 | 5536 days | 17% |
| Amanda Neall | 9/10 | 5542 days | 17% |
| Emma Ducat | 10/10 | 5550 days | 17% |
| Mirka Tinterova | 8/10 | 5552 days | 16% |
| Mark | 7/10 | 5557 days | 15% |
| Frank Lehe | 6/10 | 5563 days | 13% |
| Arne Kiesbye | 7/10 | 5564 days | 15% |
| Canille Lechat | 7/10 | 5567 days | 15% |
| Daniela Seibel | 10/10 | 5570 days | 17% |
| Jean-Paul Le Clair | 8/10 | 5572 days | 16% |
| Ashleigh Buckley | 8/10 | 5578 days | 16% |
| David Boyle | 7/10 | 5578 days | 15% |
| JaneWiltshire | 10/10 | 5578 days | 17% |
| OhWhatAFamily | 10/10 | 5578 days | 17% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 5609 days | 17% |
| HoBerg | 1/10 | 5640 days | 1% |
| JudyandAndre | 10/10 | 5640 days | 17% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5905 days | 16% |
| S Millet | 6/10 | 5921 days | 13% |
| Gail Mckinstry | 8/10 | 5921 days | 16% |
| Jan Kuenzel | 8/10 | 5921 days | 16% |
| Hans de Rijk | 8/10 | 5925 days | 16% |
| Johan | 8/10 | 5925 days | 16% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 5928 days | 17% |
| Mark Marg | 8/10 | 5942 days | 16% |
| sanneb1 | 8/10 | 5990 days | 16% |
| jameswhite | 8/10 | 5997 days | 16% |
| lund | 2/10 | 6005 days | 2% |
| Bas van Schagen | 7/10 | 6012 days | 15% |
| Chris Leach | 7/10 | 6012 days | 15% |
| Jenny Davies | 8/10 | 6015 days | 16% |
| Kitty | 9/10 | 6266 days | 17% |
| CornelissenS | 9/10 | 6266 days | 17% |
| Wouter Muller | 7/10 | 6272 days | 15% |
| DavidMurray | 7/10 | 6283 days | 15% |
| Wilco | 7/10 | 6311 days | 15% |
| Oliver | 7/10 | 6313 days | 15% |
| Filippo | 8/10 | 6317 days | 16% |
| Sofie | 9/10 | 6366 days | 17% |
| Benjamin Throk | 9/10 | 6628 days | 17% |
| Bauer | 10/10 | 6647 days | 17% |
| Walker | 7/10 | 6697 days | 15% |
| Wouter Ewalts | 7/10 | 6731 days | 15% |
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 Rental Car Village experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-5.91% Adjustment
Recent reviews reflect the experience as it currently operates. This means it's important to get fresh reviews. Some experiences discovered they could get a few good reviews and then, resting on their laurels, discourage any further reviews. This adjustment stimulates experiences to be positively involved in the review generating process and discourages them from manipulating the ranking system in this manner.
What constitutes a recent review is based on the how old it is, what type of experience it is applied to and and what time of year it currently is. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, what is considered recent is dynamically adjusted throughout the year.
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received enough reviews within the last 86 days. The Rental Car Village experience has 0 recent rankings. Adjustments are according to the following table:
| Recent Reviews | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| 0 | -3.00% |
| 1 | -2.63% |
| 2 | -1.50% |
| 3 | -0.38% |
| 4 | -0.00% |
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 Rental Car Village experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -2.87% |
| 198 | -2.88% |
| 199 | -2.90% |
| 200 | -2.91% |
| 201 | -2.93% |
| 202 | -2.94% |
| 203 | -2.96% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
4.37% 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.
Onboarding Rating
This rating is about customer service and camper availability. It measures aspects of the customer journey that are often missing from online ratings. It includes performances based on: pre-booking communication, product availability and responsiveness to customer enquiries.
All metrics come from actual customer interactions.
Details are calculated daily from statistics over several years and merged with the score derived from customer reviews - to then form the final ranking score.
Final Ranking Score
74%
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.