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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.

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Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park

Valid Reviews

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.

Face-to-Face Reviews

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.

Weighted Average

87.85%

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 10/10 131 days 100%
Paul Hoffman 8/10 159 days 98%
Len Cons 7/10 830 days 57%
Caron 10/10 861 days 58%
Virginie 7/10 890 days 51%
Mikael Warner 9/10 921 days 52%
Rian Caccianiga 7/10 982 days 43%
Kelly 9/10 1013 days 43%
Giani 10/10 1043 days 40%
Ben 10/10 1196 days 28%
Mickey Smillie 9/10 1255 days 23%
Charles Vaughan 10/10 1378 days 16%
Fernando 10/10 1439 days 13%
Lunar Orbit 9/10 1620 days 7%
Anna Swain 10/10 1804 days 5%
Jenna 10/10 1835 days 5%
Dan 10/10 1835 days 5%
Marg Dale 7/10 1835 days 5%
Kerry 10/10 1926 days 5%
Chris Harding 9/10 1957 days 5%
Maree 9/10 2230 days 4%
Ian & Wendy 10/10 2322 days 4%
Alex Tikonoff 9/10 2382 days 4%
Ancient Uncle 6/10 2474 days 3%
D and I singh 10/10 2566 days 3%
Kate 10/10 2627 days 3%
Tam 5/10 2688 days 2%
Snips 9/10 2778 days 3%
Regina 8/10 2778 days 3%
Keilani 10/10 2839 days 3%
ian kennedy 9/10 2839 days 3%
Daphne H 9/10 2869 days 3%
Caity 10/10 2961 days 3%
Juliane 8/10 2992 days 3%
Emma Medina 10/10 3078 days 2%
Jim Bass 9/10 3081 days 2%
Joe Trigg 9/10 3167 days 2%
Paul Smith 7/10 3446 days 2%
James Braithwaite 9/10 3453 days 2%
Saskia Ruttor 9/10 3537 days 1%
Mark Johnston 9/10 3548 days 1%
Stephanie Oliver 7/10 3647 days 1%
Jude and Chris 10/10 3729 days 1%
Justyna Blajerska 5/10 3759 days 1%
Sharon 9/10 3764 days 1%
Casa Tone 9/10 3769 days 1%
Julia Clearwater 10/10 3826 days 1%
Heather Peart 10/10 3843 days 1%
Sally Young 10/10 3874 days 1%
Norbert Dekker Kleijn 8/10 3904 days 1%
Denelle Coutts 10/10 3954 days 1%
Jule & Thomas aus Hamburg Elternzeit 2015 8/10 3965 days 1%
J V Henare 7/10 4054 days 0%
Gregory Agnoux 9/10 4086 days 0%
Matt Betts 8/10 4093 days 0%
Colin Petherbridge 8/10 4144 days 0%
Dani Bummler 2/10 4201 days 0%
Mike Fricker 8/10 4453 days 1%
Dusty Miller 9/10 4483 days 1%
Simon Mehlmann 9/10 4491 days 1%
Andrew Luke 9/10 4528 days 1%
Jade Fleming 7/10 4634 days 1%
David Wood 9/10 4665 days 1%
Shantell Hunter 8/10 4757 days 1%
Eddie 8/10 4848 days 1%
Schuster 10/10 4892 days 1%
Steven Wood 8/10 4938 days 1%
Hans 10/10 4959 days 1%
Claudia Mueller 9/10 4974 days 1%
Lotte Uneken 10/10 4981 days 1%
Helmut Schmid 7/10 5238 days 1%
Hanna_Malte 9/10 5244 days 1%
Romla 7/10 5251 days 1%
Ronald Veldman 7/10 5251 days 1%
Susie Christensen 9/10 5259 days 1%
Ralph & Marloes Meyers 8/10 5578 days 1%
Chris Ashton 8/10 5604 days 1%
Roman & Esther 10/10 5607 days 1%
Shirley 9/10 5608 days 1%
Berger 8/10 5614 days 1%
Chris White 7/10 5617 days 1%
Peter & Margo Boullin 10/10 5618 days 1%
Bolt 8/10 5629 days 1%
Simon Vallis 9/10 5629 days 1%
Andrew Hammond 8/10 5761 days 1%
nosey 8/10 5761 days 1%
Bob Lenihan 10/10 5961 days 1%
Alan & Lorna 8/10 5968 days 1%
John N 8/10 5969 days 1%
Ivo Braakhuis 8/10 5983 days 1%
Regina Giger 10/10 6000 days 1%
Nick 8/10 6002 days 1%
Taya Cross 9/10 6003 days 1%
EA Anders 9/10 6020 days 1%
Werner Swiss 10/10 6025 days 1%
Dawn Campbell 8/10 6034 days 1%
deanlaw 10/10 6048 days 1%
dirkdev 8/10 6069 days 1%
Ulyate 7/10 6076 days 1%

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 Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-1.21% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 125 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 121 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
118 -1.18%
119 -1.19%
120 -1.20%
121 -1.21%
122 -1.22%
123 -1.23%
124 -1.24%

Balancing Adjustment

1.52% 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

88%

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.