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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 Taumarunui 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.
Taumarunui Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
127 Valid Reviews
The Taumarunui Holiday Park experience has a total of 128 reviews. There are 127 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 127 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 68 |
|
54% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
19% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
9% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 5 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
85.35% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Taumarunui Holiday Park valid reviews is 85.35% and is based on 127 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
5 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 127 valid reviews, the experience has 5 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 5 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 1 |
|
20% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
60% |
| 8/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
20% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Taumarunui Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 82.00% and is based on 5 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
72.23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LN | 9/10 | 221 days | 100% |
| Richard | 3/10 | 403 days | 51% |
| Philippe | 1/10 | 645 days | 32% |
| Carolyn Wilson | 10/10 | 676 days | 77% |
| Hilary Murphy | 5/10 | 768 days | 53% |
| Janet and Kevin | 8/10 | 982 days | 46% |
| Dissatisfied Local | 1/10 | 1256 days | 10% |
| Tanja | 5/10 | 1317 days | 16% |
| River | 6/10 | 1468 days | 11% |
| Colleen | 8/10 | 1772 days | 5% |
| Melanie | 7/10 | 1956 days | 5% |
| Dan | 6/10 | 1986 days | 4% |
| Nik | 7/10 | 2503 days | 4% |
| Shannon | 8/10 | 2534 days | 4% |
| Flatlanders | 9/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Merm | 1/10 | 2899 days | 1% |
| Kim | 2/10 | 2899 days | 1% |
| Peter | 10/10 | 3113 days | 3% |
| Lindsey Horton | 10/10 | 3215 days | 2% |
| Jye Hurrell | 10/10 | 3291 days | 2% |
| Anke Vehmeiers | 9/10 | 3396 days | 2% |
| Eric Tunnicliffe | 10/10 | 3417 days | 2% |
| Sijmen Vos | 10/10 | 3550 days | 2% |
| Alejandro Cano | 10/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Tom and Janet | 9/10 | 3665 days | 1% |
| Jenny Dickinson | 10/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Kevin Thompson | 8/10 | 3812 days | 1% |
| Sven Kraschinski | 5/10 | 3895 days | 1% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| Tinna Flower | 9/10 | 3904 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 6/10 | 3909 days | 1% |
| Don | 9/10 | 3933 days | 1% |
| Christy Stead | 5/10 | 3956 days | 1% |
| Rob Brown | 10/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Kresten Skak | 7/10 | 3986 days | 1% |
| Jacqui | 5/10 | 4063 days | 0% |
| Yvonne Bell | 9/10 | 4086 days | 1% |
| Susan Chambers | 8/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Ines | 8/10 | 4301 days | 0% |
| Adam Taylor | 10/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| tim harnisch | 10/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Sibylle and Nadine | 9/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Huw Harvey | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 8/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Cedrick Poirier | 4/10 | 4403 days | 0% |
| Mike Fricker | 6/10 | 4574 days | 1% |
| Elise Boinnot | 10/10 | 4662 days | 1% |
| M & S Ross | 10/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Theresa Meredith | 9/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| ManuKris | 10/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| michael@tracey bennett | 10/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Graeme&Ann Bullock | 10/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Barbara Schädl | 10/10 | 4725 days | 1% |
| Doug Gerrard | 9/10 | 4725 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Bourla | 10/10 | 4816 days | 1% |
| Sue Clark | 10/10 | 4939 days | 1% |
| Mandy | 10/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Tomek | 8/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| KDS_Holiday | 10/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| allyson wilson | 10/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Janice Marinkovich | 8/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Katie T | 10/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Clive | 8/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Cabby | 10/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| marilyncd | 10/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| antje fricke | 10/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Matt Dobson | 10/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Fred and Carin | 9/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Jacksons | 10/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Christine196 | 10/10 | 5090 days | 1% |
| Lisa81 | 10/10 | 5181 days | 1% |
| akie64 | 10/10 | 5212 days | 1% |
| evvoltura | 10/10 | 5243 days | 1% |
| lindsaynadine | 10/10 | 5304 days | 1% |
| Nepolo | 10/10 | 5304 days | 1% |
| Lindafd1 | 9/10 | 5334 days | 1% |
| Yakker | 10/10 | 5334 days | 1% |
| Ute Rogawski | 9/10 | 5386 days | 1% |
| margaretblakeley | 9/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| hermanverman | 10/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| Ela | 8/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| stevenkarlclark | 10/10 | 5456 days | 1% |
| impivaarajones | 10/10 | 5456 days | 1% |
| simone13 | 10/10 | 5456 days | 1% |
| davedouglas | 10/10 | 5456 days | 1% |
| le60vin | 10/10 | 5486 days | 1% |
| Angela_Kay | 10/10 | 5517 days | 1% |
| patricio77 | 10/10 | 5517 days | 1% |
| rjbenito | 10/10 | 5517 days | 1% |
| agustin | 10/10 | 5517 days | 1% |
| steve1234 | 10/10 | 5517 days | 1% |
| forden | 10/10 | 5578 days | 1% |
| pig | 10/10 | 5609 days | 1% |
| tobygeorge | 9/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| wxcooper | 10/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| English_Campers | 10/10 | 5700 days | 1% |
| hopkinsfamily | 9/10 | 5700 days | 1% |
| ericn | 10/10 | 5731 days | 1% |
| TJD | 10/10 | 5731 days | 1% |
| amyrobertson | 10/10 | 5731 days | 1% |
| Bain | 9/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| Kim Verschaffelt | 10/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| richard___ilona | 10/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| bls | 10/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| clydewalshe | 10/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| franciewalshe | 10/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| kated371 | 10/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| ieb | 10/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| ci600 | 9/10 | 5821 days | 1% |
| kaye | 10/10 | 5821 days | 1% |
| Gerdefisherman | 10/10 | 5851 days | 1% |
| KiwiAngler | 9/10 | 5851 days | 1% |
| BJP | 9/10 | 5851 days | 1% |
| ThePresident | 10/10 | 5851 days | 1% |
| Andrea Hasenoehrl | 10/10 | 5851 days | 1% |
| cst | 10/10 | 5882 days | 1% |
| lalaishu | 9/10 | 5943 days | 1% |
| olgazurdo | 10/10 | 5974 days | 1% |
| MXNUT | 8/10 | 6065 days | 1% |
| dino3310 | 9/10 | 6065 days | 1% |
| Caseye | 1/10 | 6124 days | 0% |
| FC46 | 1/10 | 6124 days | 0% |
| HerrKlink | 1/10 | 6124 days | 0% |
| Cabin_fever | 4/10 | 6124 days | 1% |
| dadpole | 3/10 | 6124 days | 1% |
| Kazmeister | 9/10 | 6216 days | 1% |
| david | 9/10 | 6473 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 Taumarunui Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.94% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 47 days. However the Taumarunui 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 Taumarunui Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.88% |
| 198 | -3.90% |
| 199 | -3.92% |
| 200 | -3.94% |
| 201 | -3.96% |
| 202 | -3.98% |
| 203 | -4.00% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
8.01% 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
76%
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.