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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 Piha Domain Motor Camp.
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.
Piha Domain Motor Camp
Valid Reviews
80 Valid Reviews
The Piha Domain Motor Camp experience has a total of 85 reviews. There are 80 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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 80 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 18 |
|
23% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
19% |
| 8/10 | 20 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 1/10 | 9 |
|
11% |
74.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Piha Domain Motor Camp valid reviews is 74.13% and is based on 80 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
14 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 80 valid reviews, the experience has 14 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 14 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
14% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
43% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Piha Domain Motor Camp face-to-face reviews is 85.00% and is based on 14 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
90.31%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Pik | 10/10 | 118 days | 100% |
| Danice Carlson | 10/10 | 149 days | 100% |
| Julie | 10/10 | 180 days | 99% |
| Ailsa McIntosh | 10/10 | 210 days | 98% |
| Jake | 10/10 | 241 days | 97% |
| McLean | 9/10 | 455 days | 88% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 545 days | 84% |
| Luka | 8/10 | 636 days | 76% |
| Stefan Lee | 10/10 | 667 days | 75% |
| Guest | 7/10 | 820 days | 58% |
| Virginie | 8/10 | 849 days | 58% |
| Marie | 8/10 | 1214 days | 26% |
| Caleb | 1/10 | 1245 days | 10% |
| Wendy | 1/10 | 1245 days | 10% |
| Stephen | 1/10 | 1337 days | 7% |
| Jimbo | 10/10 | 1429 days | 14% |
| Michaela | 10/10 | 2281 days | 4% |
| Charles M | 8/10 | 2341 days | 4% |
| Eric | 10/10 | 2402 days | 4% |
| Martin Hansen | 8/10 | 2433 days | 3% |
| Max | 9/10 | 2525 days | 3% |
| Julie | 1/10 | 2555 days | 1% |
| Wal | 1/10 | 2616 days | 1% |
| Maree | 1/10 | 2616 days | 1% |
| Rueben | 1/10 | 2647 days | 1% |
| Christopher | 1/10 | 2675 days | 1% |
| Willem | 8/10 | 2675 days | 3% |
| Courtney | 8/10 | 2675 days | 3% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2706 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 1/10 | 2706 days | 1% |
| Elke fuenfstueck | 5/10 | 2737 days | 2% |
| Dave | 6/10 | 2828 days | 2% |
| Nat | 7/10 | 3012 days | 2% |
| Claus | 2/10 | 3012 days | 1% |
| Inigo Baranano | 9/10 | 3069 days | 2% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 10/10 | 3082 days | 2% |
| Marc Willemsen | 10/10 | 3094 days | 2% |
| Jo Dawson | 7/10 | 3279 days | 2% |
| Julia Weiss | 9/10 | 3340 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 3414 days | 2% |
| John Curries | 9/10 | 3631 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3683 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Kearns | 9/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 7/10 | 3721 days | 1% |
| Tanja Laube | 7/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Janneke Hekhuis | 7/10 | 3782 days | 1% |
| Craig Scott | 8/10 | 3793 days | 1% |
| Brandy Brooks | 8/10 | 3806 days | 1% |
| M Bakker | 9/10 | 3808 days | 1% |
| Julia Summa | 7/10 | 3808 days | 1% |
| Hana Rachfalik | 9/10 | 3820 days | 1% |
| Michael | 8/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 6/10 | 3970 days | 0% |
| Ardene Ver Hoef | 2/10 | 4032 days | 0% |
| Connor Skelly | 10/10 | 4072 days | 0% |
| Rodrigo De Sebastian | 10/10 | 4077 days | 0% |
| Emma Keegan | 5/10 | 4077 days | 0% |
| Andrew Jones | 9/10 | 4108 days | 0% |
| Katerina Hlavsova | 10/10 | 4127 days | 0% |
| Ines | 8/10 | 4139 days | 0% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4141 days | 0% |
| Lisa Tomlinson | 10/10 | 4167 days | 0% |
| Laurene | 10/10 | 4493 days | 0% |
| Guillaume | 9/10 | 4497 days | 0% |
| Nataliya Hare | 7/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 4842 days | 0% |
| Hanneke P | 7/10 | 4897 days | 1% |
| Will and Taylor | 8/10 | 4897 days | 1% |
| David Restell | 8/10 | 4897 days | 1% |
| Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell | 9/10 | 4910 days | 0% |
| Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell | 9/10 | 4910 days | 0% |
| Hans | 7/10 | 4918 days | 0% |
| Cennart ud Brock | 9/10 | 4927 days | 0% |
| Liz Marquart Scholtz | 8/10 | 4939 days | 0% |
| Lucie Rutherfurd | 8/10 | 5230 days | 0% |
| Tim Clark | 8/10 | 5231 days | 0% |
| Lukas Bauer | 9/10 | 5555 days | 0% |
| Johannes Klein | 8/10 | 5561 days | 0% |
| Cara Dungay | 6/10 | 5585 days | 0% |
| AliB | 10/10 | 6076 days | 0% |
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 Piha Domain Motor Camp experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-1.12% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 104 days. However the Piha Domain Motor Camp 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 Piha Domain Motor Camp experience has been adjusted for 90 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 87 | -1.08% |
| 88 | -1.10% |
| 89 | -1.11% |
| 90 | -1.12% |
| 91 | -1.13% |
| 92 | -1.15% |
| 93 | -1.16% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.11% 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
90%
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.