Hi, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 Ohakune 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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Ohakune TOP 10 Holiday Park

Valid Reviews

67 Valid Reviews

The Ohakune TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has a total of 68 reviews. There are 67 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 67 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 18
27%
9/10 24
36%
8/10 16
24%
7/10 4
6%
6/10 4
6%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
1%

86.12% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Ohakune TOP 10 Holiday Park valid reviews is 86.12% and is based on 67 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

41 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 67 valid reviews, the experience has 41 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 41 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 11
27%
9/10 16
39%
8/10 11
27%
7/10 2
5%
6/10 1
2%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

88.29% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Ohakune TOP 10 Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 88.29% and is based on 41 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

86.28%

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
Donna Kucera 9/10 128 days 99%
Detlef Wynen 10/10 128 days 100%
Lily 1/10 982 days 19%
Andrew Smith 6/10 1043 days 35%
Max 9/10 1135 days 32%
Kirsty 10/10 1255 days 24%
Steve Courtenay 9/10 1408 days 15%
Holly 9/10 1589 days 8%
traveller2019 9/10 2382 days 4%
Richard K 10/10 2412 days 4%
Dlg 8/10 2685 days 3%
Fer&And 8/10 2869 days 3%
Shira LA 8/10 3050 days 3%
Steve Johnn 6/10 3064 days 2%
Helen Bond 10/10 3081 days 3%
CARMERS 6/10 3203 days 2%
Greg MacFire 10/10 3483 days 2%
Janin Kleine 9/10 3849 days 1%
Jan mentink 8/10 3973 days 1%
Stephanie 9/10 4062 days 1%
Richard 7/10 4361 days 0%
Sunny Sailing 8/10 4391 days 1%
Brita Topp 9/10 4452 days 1%
Rachael Venour 10/10 4481 days 1%
Matthew Rowles 9/10 4481 days 1%
Glenda 7/10 4511 days 1%
Celine Darde 8/10 4523 days 1%
Ludovic Denee 8/10 4523 days 1%
Alastair MacDonald 9/10 4925 days 1%
Martin Thomas 9/10 4930 days 1%
Thys 7/10 4950 days 1%
Peter W. 10/10 5121 days 1%
Annie 9/10 5225 days 1%
Sabine 10/10 5225 days 1%
Mickey 6/10 5225 days 1%
Rene 8/10 5225 days 1%
Dirk Faupel 10/10 5308 days 1%
Dirk Faupel 10/10 5308 days 1%
Caroline 8/10 5318 days 1%
Verhahr 8/10 5324 days 1%
AndreF 10/10 5334 days 1%
Boehmer 9/10 5563 days 1%
Schroeder 10/10 5567 days 1%
J Palmer 8/10 5571 days 1%
Ursula Scherch 9/10 5583 days 1%
F Horrex 8/10 5598 days 1%
Daniel Lang 10/10 5600 days 1%
D Oostrum 8/10 5602 days 1%
Andreas 10/10 5606 days 1%
Maria 9/10 5913 days 1%
Gerhard Kronen 9/10 5941 days 1%
Mary 9/10 5946 days 1%
Klass 10/10 5958 days 1%
JeanOddy 9/10 5966 days 1%
joe Reibli 10/10 5969 days 1%
Douglas Kirby 9/10 5985 days 1%
nadinef 8/10 6026 days 1%
aages 9/10 6027 days 1%
mvano 7/10 6028 days 1%
Sandra M 9/10 6036 days 1%
David D S 10/10 6042 days 1%
Hans Barth 10/10 6054 days 1%
Andrew Wilson 9/10 6295 days 1%
Marianne Klotterich 8/10 6296 days 1%
Kruiver 8/10 6319 days 1%
Maria 9/10 6325 days 1%
Carmel 9/10 6327 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 Ohakune TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-1.22% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 112 days. However the Ohakune 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 Ohakune TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 106 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
103 -1.19%
104 -1.20%
105 -1.21%
106 -1.22%
107 -1.24%
108 -1.25%
109 -1.26%

Balancing Adjustment

1.81% 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

87%

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.