Ranking Score Explained

G'day, 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 Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks.

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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Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks

Valid Reviews

96 Valid Reviews

The Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks experience has a total of 97 reviews. There are 96 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 96 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 23
24%
9/10 27
28%
8/10 32
33%
7/10 6
6%
6/10 6
6%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 1
1%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
1%

84.58% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks valid reviews is 84.58% and is based on 96 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

54 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 96 valid reviews, the experience has 54 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 54 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 15
28%
9/10 15
28%
8/10 18
33%
7/10 2
4%
6/10 2
4%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 1
2%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 1
2%

85.19% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks face-to-face reviews is 85.19% and is based on 54 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

86.94%

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
Nadia 8/10 105 days 100%
Maud Jabouley 10/10 258 days 99%
AR 7/10 288 days 91%
Ben 10/10 379 days 94%
Kate 9/10 1658 days 6%
COUSTEIX Guy 9/10 1658 days 6%
California caravan first time 8/10 1809 days 5%
Su 9/10 1871 days 5%
Brian Palmer 8/10 2205 days 4%
helen reeve 8/10 2297 days 4%
Ingrid Peters 8/10 2297 days 4%
Eversons 8/10 2539 days 3%
Lene Hendel 8/10 2556 days 3%
Shira LA 9/10 2570 days 3%
sarah garlough 6/10 2608 days 3%
Anna Holloway 9/10 2674 days 3%
CARMERS 10/10 2692 days 3%
Jon Veitch 9/10 2845 days 3%
Joan Robinson 8/10 2863 days 3%
Breanna Alexander 7/10 2924 days 2%
Rebecca Lindsey 6/10 2935 days 2%
Stuart Morgan 8/10 3031 days 2%
Shane Mun 10/10 3083 days 2%
Catherine Davison 9/10 3205 days 2%
Elaine Carter 10/10 3216 days 2%
Phillippa McLernon 8/10 3252 days 2%
Alan Field 8/10 3362 days 2%
Chester Martin 10/10 3438 days 1%
John Chilcote 9/10 3534 days 1%
Stephanie 9/10 3551 days 1%
Christian Jenny 10/10 3554 days 1%
Melvin Spear 9/10 3608 days 1%
Philippe Lopez 8/10 3640 days 1%
holidaymad from Solihull 7/10 3666 days 1%
Lea Karl 10/10 3684 days 1%
Jurgen Moors 6/10 3701 days 1%
David Krasner 10/10 3997 days 0%
John Treasure 6/10 4000 days 0%
1246km 7/10 4396 days 1%
Craig Jones 9/10 4396 days 1%
Reinier Timmer 8/10 4409 days 1%
Michal 8/10 4413 days 1%
Julien Bocherens 10/10 4413 days 1%
Wouter Trumpie 8/10 4416 days 1%
Marian 6/10 4429 days 0%
Adam Hassan 8/10 4432 days 1%
Laurits and Bettina 8/10 4434 days 1%
Liz Marquart Scholtz 8/10 4438 days 1%
Julia Ramseier 10/10 4439 days 1%
Christian 10/10 4439 days 1%
Megan Child 9/10 4444 days 1%
Ruben Kunze 1/10 4692 days 0%
Be Groen 8/10 4694 days 1%
Patricia Fearon 10/10 4714 days 1%
Hans Erik Munch 8/10 4729 days 1%
Sarah and Soren 9/10 4799 days 1%
Marc & Pauline 9/10 4799 days 1%
Alice Bastiman 9/10 5045 days 1%
Schroeder 8/10 5056 days 1%
Leanne Shepherd 8/10 5060 days 1%
lyndavid 9/10 5068 days 1%
Justin Pearce 8/10 5072 days 1%
Peter & Margo Boullin 10/10 5076 days 1%
Walter Peters 10/10 5080 days 1%
Annie Pennington 10/10 5083 days 1%
Phillips 8/10 5083 days 1%
Jansen 9/10 5083 days 1%
Angela 10/10 5084 days 1%
Philipp Rau 9/10 5087 days 1%
Eva Stauderova 10/10 5087 days 1%
G R Vangerven 9/10 5089 days 1%
Igor Filart 9/10 5091 days 1%
D Oostrum 9/10 5091 days 1%
T Chapman 7/10 5091 days 1%
De Blaeij 8/10 5094 days 1%
Michelle Booty 8/10 5095 days 1%
Mikeminch 8/10 5188 days 1%
Andrew Hammond 8/10 5219 days 1%
bqueen_111 10/10 5219 days 1%
BigSis 8/10 5280 days 1%
Silke Seemann 10/10 5424 days 1%
Lamb 9/10 5460 days 1%
mariekef 7/10 5507 days 1%
hofstetterf 9/10 5521 days 1%
Anayara Diaz Torres 6/10 5534 days 0%
Geoff Renshaw 4/10 5534 days 0%
Fer Bonsel 8/10 5546 days 1%
ulrichk 10/10 5640 days 1%
michellew 9/10 5715 days 1%
GemmaC 8/10 5756 days 1%
neeltjec 9/10 5767 days 1%
desl 9/10 5767 days 1%
Martien van Brakel 9/10 5767 days 1%
Viktoria Stoffel 10/10 5774 days 1%
DavidMurray 10/10 5801 days 1%
RichardE 8/10 5802 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 Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-1.53% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 45 days. However the Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks 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 Rotorua Tasman Holiday Parks experience has been adjusted for 75 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
72 -1.47%
73 -1.49%
74 -1.51%
75 -1.53%
76 -1.55%
77 -1.57%
78 -1.59%

Balancing Adjustment

1.74% 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.