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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 Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park.
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.
99 Valid Reviews
The Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has a total of 100 reviews. There are 99 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 99 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 23 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.26% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park valid reviews is 86.26% and is based on 99 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
30 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 99 valid reviews, the experience has 30 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 30 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 9 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 9 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 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 Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 86.67% and is based on 30 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
87.89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Mooij | 10/10 | 253 days | 100% |
| Paul Hoffman | 8/10 | 281 days | 97% |
| Len Cons | 7/10 | 952 days | 47% |
| Caron | 10/10 | 983 days | 47% |
| Virginie | 7/10 | 1012 days | 41% |
| Mikael Warner | 9/10 | 1043 days | 41% |
| Rian Caccianiga | 7/10 | 1104 days | 33% |
| Kelly | 9/10 | 1135 days | 33% |
| Giani | 10/10 | 1165 days | 31% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 1318 days | 20% |
| Mickey Smillie | 9/10 | 1377 days | 17% |
| Charles Vaughan | 10/10 | 1500 days | 11% |
| Fernando | 10/10 | 1561 days | 9% |
| Lunar Orbit | 9/10 | 1742 days | 5% |
| Anna Swain | 10/10 | 1926 days | 5% |
| Jenna | 10/10 | 1957 days | 5% |
| Dan | 10/10 | 1957 days | 5% |
| Marg Dale | 7/10 | 1957 days | 5% |
| Kerry | 10/10 | 2048 days | 5% |
| Chris Harding | 9/10 | 2079 days | 5% |
| Maree | 9/10 | 2352 days | 4% |
| Ian & Wendy | 10/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| Alex Tikonoff | 9/10 | 2504 days | 4% |
| Ancient Uncle | 6/10 | 2596 days | 3% |
| D and I singh | 10/10 | 2688 days | 3% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Tam | 5/10 | 2810 days | 2% |
| Snips | 9/10 | 2900 days | 3% |
| Regina | 8/10 | 2900 days | 3% |
| Keilani | 10/10 | 2961 days | 3% |
| ian kennedy | 9/10 | 2961 days | 3% |
| Daphne H | 9/10 | 2991 days | 3% |
| Caity | 10/10 | 3083 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 3114 days | 2% |
| Emma Medina | 10/10 | 3200 days | 2% |
| Jim Bass | 9/10 | 3203 days | 2% |
| Joe Trigg | 9/10 | 3289 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3568 days | 1% |
| James Braithwaite | 9/10 | 3575 days | 2% |
| Saskia Ruttor | 9/10 | 3659 days | 1% |
| Mark Johnston | 9/10 | 3670 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Oliver | 7/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Jude and Chris | 10/10 | 3851 days | 1% |
| Justyna Blajerska | 5/10 | 3881 days | 1% |
| Sharon | 9/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Casa Tone | 9/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Julia Clearwater | 10/10 | 3948 days | 1% |
| Heather Peart | 10/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Sally Young | 10/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Norbert Dekker Kleijn | 8/10 | 4026 days | 1% |
| Denelle Coutts | 10/10 | 4076 days | 1% |
| Jule & Thomas aus Hamburg Elternzeit 2015 | 8/10 | 4086 days | 1% |
| J V Henare | 7/10 | 4176 days | 0% |
| Gregory Agnoux | 9/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4215 days | 0% |
| Colin Petherbridge | 8/10 | 4266 days | 0% |
| Dani Bummler | 2/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Dusty Miller | 9/10 | 4605 days | 1% |
| Simon Mehlmann | 9/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Andrew Luke | 9/10 | 4650 days | 1% |
| Jade Fleming | 7/10 | 4756 days | 1% |
| David Wood | 9/10 | 4787 days | 1% |
| Shantell Hunter | 8/10 | 4879 days | 1% |
| Eddie | 8/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| Schuster | 10/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Steven Wood | 8/10 | 5060 days | 1% |
| Hans | 10/10 | 5081 days | 1% |
| Claudia Mueller | 9/10 | 5096 days | 1% |
| Lotte Uneken | 10/10 | 5103 days | 1% |
| Helmut Schmid | 7/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| Hanna_Malte | 9/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Romla | 7/10 | 5373 days | 1% |
| Ronald Veldman | 7/10 | 5373 days | 1% |
| Susie Christensen | 9/10 | 5381 days | 1% |
| Ralph & Marloes Meyers | 8/10 | 5700 days | 1% |
| Chris Ashton | 8/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Roman & Esther | 10/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| Shirley | 9/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| Berger | 8/10 | 5736 days | 1% |
| Chris White | 7/10 | 5739 days | 1% |
| Peter & Margo Boullin | 10/10 | 5740 days | 1% |
| Bolt | 8/10 | 5751 days | 1% |
| Simon Vallis | 9/10 | 5751 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5883 days | 1% |
| nosey | 8/10 | 5883 days | 1% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Alan & Lorna | 8/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| John N | 8/10 | 6091 days | 1% |
| Ivo Braakhuis | 8/10 | 6105 days | 1% |
| Regina Giger | 10/10 | 6122 days | 1% |
| Nick | 8/10 | 6124 days | 1% |
| Taya Cross | 9/10 | 6125 days | 1% |
| EA Anders | 9/10 | 6142 days | 1% |
| Werner Swiss | 10/10 | 6147 days | 1% |
| Dawn Campbell | 8/10 | 6156 days | 1% |
| deanlaw | 10/10 | 6170 days | 1% |
| dirkdev | 8/10 | 6191 days | 1% |
| Ulyate | 7/10 | 6198 days | 1% |
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
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 Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
-3.95% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 47 days. However the Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park 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 Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.89% |
| 198 | -3.91% |
| 199 | -3.93% |
| 200 | -3.95% |
| 201 | -3.97% |
| 202 | -3.99% |
| 203 | -4.01% |
| … | … |
2.04% 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.
86%
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.