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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 Ahipara 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.
Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
102 Valid Reviews
The Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park experience has a total of 106 reviews. There are 102 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 102 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 51 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 30 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
13% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park valid reviews is 91.67% and is based on 102 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
13 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 102 valid reviews, the experience has 13 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 13 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
15% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
54% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
31% |
| 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% |
88.46% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 88.46% and is based on 13 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.81%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anja | 10/10 | 252 days | 100% |
| Debbie | 9/10 | 558 days | 84% |
| Marilyn Miller | 10/10 | 586 days | 83% |
| Stefan Lee | 9/10 | 770 days | 68% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 801 days | 66% |
| Morgane | 9/10 | 831 days | 62% |
| Roger Clark | 9/10 | 952 days | 50% |
| Kurt | 10/10 | 1258 days | 24% |
| Roger Heckly | 10/10 | 1289 days | 22% |
| Anne Hiske | 10/10 | 1317 days | 20% |
| Kellie | 9/10 | 1470 days | 12% |
| Dan | 10/10 | 1562 days | 9% |
| Jo Pullar | 10/10 | 1654 days | 7% |
| Amy | 9/10 | 1713 days | 6% |
| Tyler | 7/10 | 1744 days | 5% |
| Peri | 10/10 | 1988 days | 5% |
| Tayler | 8/10 | 2019 days | 5% |
| Richard ChCh NZ | 7/10 | 2047 days | 4% |
| Paul Thomas | 10/10 | 2078 days | 5% |
| Edy @#$ | 10/10 | 2170 days | 4% |
| Sara | 9/10 | 2200 days | 4% |
| Kris | 10/10 | 2200 days | 4% |
| Swiny101 | 10/10 | 2200 days | 4% |
| Robo | 9/10 | 2231 days | 4% |
| Evans Family | 10/10 | 2262 days | 4% |
| Michael Northam | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Wendy | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Dave Kitson | 9/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Maria | 10/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| N&A | 5/10 | 2475 days | 3% |
| Dean | 10/10 | 2536 days | 4% |
| Traveller | 10/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Jen Doherty | 9/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Paul Smith | 10/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Lizzie | 10/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Harrie | 10/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Stefan Beiner | 10/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Daphne H | 10/10 | 2931 days | 3% |
| Kimberly | 10/10 | 2931 days | 3% |
| Teaghan | 10/10 | 3023 days | 3% |
| Phil Masters | 10/10 | 3083 days | 3% |
| Michael Stützle | 10/10 | 3084 days | 3% |
| Birte | 9/10 | 3115 days | 2% |
| Annette | 10/10 | 3115 days | 2% |
| Cindy Blignaut | 10/10 | 3153 days | 2% |
| Leanne Taylor-Smith | 8/10 | 3193 days | 2% |
| Nora Tobies | 10/10 | 3210 days | 2% |
| Sandra Wilson-Ryke | 10/10 | 3245 days | 2% |
| Eline Stoutjesdijk | 8/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Leonie Scholten | 10/10 | 3315 days | 2% |
| Viola Cube | 9/10 | 3343 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Smith | 10/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Wayne Britton | 10/10 | 3472 days | 2% |
| Bert Tory | 10/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 10/10 | 3510 days | 2% |
| Paul Schleifenbaum | 10/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Geoffrey McCall | 10/10 | 3568 days | 2% |
| Robert Hunt | 8/10 | 3580 days | 1% |
| Rima | 9/10 | 3600 days | 1% |
| Kelsey Nolan | 8/10 | 3612 days | 1% |
| Miraz Tastula | 10/10 | 3640 days | 1% |
| Graeme Herbert | 9/10 | 3646 days | 1% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3691 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Oliver | 10/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Julian Minnis | 10/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3813 days | 1% |
| Clare Backman | 8/10 | 3815 days | 1% |
| Elaine Carter | 9/10 | 3820 days | 1% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Ulrich Rix | 9/10 | 3844 days | 1% |
| Bill Milburn | 9/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Darma Bone | 9/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Ashley Shand | 10/10 | 3887 days | 1% |
| Chris Brasell | 7/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Ron Ozarka | 9/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Fabien Metro | 8/10 | 4039 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Buehlmann | 5/10 | 4155 days | 0% |
| Heather Kingston | 7/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| chris young | 6/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Sarah Beyeler | 10/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Kim Lavener | 10/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Family Trip | 10/10 | 4576 days | 1% |
| catherine welsh | 9/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 4696 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4880 days | 1% |
| KDS_Holiday | 7/10 | 5092 days | 1% |
| Adrian Weidell | 9/10 | 5236 days | 1% |
| Markus Heummer | 9/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Fleur & Nils | 9/10 | 5328 days | 1% |
| Sashia | 9/10 | 5387 days | 1% |
| Chris & Susanna | 8/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Eri & Udo Seifert | 9/10 | 5406 days | 1% |
| Erik Folkersen | 8/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Julie Norton | 8/10 | 5642 days | 1% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5664 days | 1% |
| GrantW | 10/10 | 5762 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5823 days | 1% |
| Taya Cross | 10/10 | 6065 days | 1% |
| parker1 | 9/10 | 6111 days | 1% |
| Robert | 8/10 | 6418 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 Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-2.62% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 84 days. However the Ahipara 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 Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 187 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 184 | -2.58% |
| 185 | -2.60% |
| 186 | -2.61% |
| 187 | -2.62% |
| 188 | -2.64% |
| 189 | -2.65% |
| 190 | -2.67% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.73% 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
93%
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.