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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 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.
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
86.50%
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 | 159 days | 99% |
| Detlef Wynen | 10/10 | 159 days | 100% |
| Lily | 1/10 | 1013 days | 17% |
| Andrew Smith | 6/10 | 1074 days | 32% |
| Max | 9/10 | 1166 days | 30% |
| Kirsty | 10/10 | 1286 days | 21% |
| Steve Courtenay | 9/10 | 1439 days | 13% |
| Holly | 9/10 | 1620 days | 7% |
| traveller2019 | 9/10 | 2413 days | 3% |
| Richard K | 10/10 | 2443 days | 3% |
| Dlg | 8/10 | 2716 days | 3% |
| Fer&And | 8/10 | 2900 days | 2% |
| Shira LA | 8/10 | 3081 days | 2% |
| Steve Johnn | 6/10 | 3095 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3112 days | 2% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 3234 days | 1% |
| Greg MacFire | 10/10 | 3514 days | 1% |
| Janin Kleine | 9/10 | 3880 days | 0% |
| Jan mentink | 8/10 | 4004 days | 0% |
| Stephanie | 9/10 | 4093 days | 0% |
| Richard | 7/10 | 4392 days | 0% |
| Sunny Sailing | 8/10 | 4422 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 9/10 | 4483 days | 0% |
| Rachael Venour | 10/10 | 4512 days | 0% |
| Matthew Rowles | 9/10 | 4512 days | 0% |
| Glenda | 7/10 | 4542 days | 0% |
| Celine Darde | 8/10 | 4554 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Denee | 8/10 | 4554 days | 0% |
| Alastair MacDonald | 9/10 | 4956 days | 0% |
| Martin Thomas | 9/10 | 4961 days | 0% |
| Thys | 7/10 | 4981 days | 0% |
| Peter W. | 10/10 | 5152 days | 0% |
| Annie | 9/10 | 5256 days | 0% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 5256 days | 0% |
| Mickey | 6/10 | 5256 days | 0% |
| Rene | 8/10 | 5256 days | 0% |
| Dirk Faupel | 10/10 | 5339 days | 0% |
| Dirk Faupel | 10/10 | 5339 days | 0% |
| Caroline | 8/10 | 5349 days | 0% |
| Verhahr | 8/10 | 5355 days | 0% |
| AndreF | 10/10 | 5365 days | 0% |
| Boehmer | 9/10 | 5594 days | 0% |
| Schroeder | 10/10 | 5598 days | 0% |
| J Palmer | 8/10 | 5602 days | 0% |
| Ursula Scherch | 9/10 | 5614 days | 0% |
| F Horrex | 8/10 | 5629 days | 0% |
| Daniel Lang | 10/10 | 5631 days | 0% |
| D Oostrum | 8/10 | 5633 days | 0% |
| Andreas | 10/10 | 5637 days | 0% |
| Maria | 9/10 | 5944 days | 0% |
| Gerhard Kronen | 9/10 | 5972 days | 0% |
| Mary | 9/10 | 5977 days | 0% |
| Klass | 10/10 | 5989 days | 0% |
| JeanOddy | 9/10 | 5997 days | 0% |
| joe Reibli | 10/10 | 6000 days | 0% |
| Douglas Kirby | 9/10 | 6016 days | 0% |
| nadinef | 8/10 | 6057 days | 0% |
| aages | 9/10 | 6058 days | 0% |
| mvano | 7/10 | 6059 days | 0% |
| Sandra M | 9/10 | 6067 days | 0% |
| David D S | 10/10 | 6073 days | 0% |
| Hans Barth | 10/10 | 6085 days | 0% |
| Andrew Wilson | 9/10 | 6326 days | 0% |
| Marianne Klotterich | 8/10 | 6327 days | 0% |
| Kruiver | 8/10 | 6350 days | 0% |
| Maria | 9/10 | 6356 days | 0% |
| Carmel | 9/10 | 6358 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 Ohakune TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-1.37% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 125 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 137 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 134 | -1.34% |
| 135 | -1.35% |
| 136 | -1.36% |
| 137 | -1.37% |
| 138 | -1.38% |
| 139 | -1.39% |
| 140 | -1.40% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.80% 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.