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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 Kennedy Park Resort Napier.

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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Kennedy Park Resort Napier

Valid Reviews

89 Valid Reviews

The Kennedy Park Resort Napier experience has a total of 94 reviews. There are 89 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 89 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 16
18%
9/10 29
33%
8/10 17
19%
7/10 8
9%
6/10 8
9%
5/10 3
3%
4/10 2
2%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 2
2%
1/10 3
3%

77.98% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Kennedy Park Resort Napier valid reviews is 77.98% and is based on 89 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

46 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 89 valid reviews, the experience has 46 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 46 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 7
15%
9/10 16
35%
8/10 14
30%
7/10 4
9%
6/10 2
4%
5/10 1
2%
4/10 2
4%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

82.39% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Kennedy Park Resort Napier face-to-face reviews is 82.39% and is based on 46 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

77.44%

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
Carolyn Christiansen 8/10 199 days 100%
Andrew Lester 6/10 258 days 86%
Clement 9/10 258 days 99%
Joann Petry 9/10 289 days 98%
Joy 1/10 685 days 31%
Shaun 9/10 929 days 52%
Prof. Dr. Henrik Schroeder-Boersch 9/10 1051 days 40%
Chrissy 5/10 1051 days 31%
Jaye Manso 10/10 1173 days 30%
Paige Hayward 6/10 1416 days 13%
River 5/10 1446 days 10%
Linc 7/10 1507 days 10%
Stacey 9/10 1750 days 5%
Ella 7/10 2025 days 4%
ShaneandJosiegoat 3/10 2573 days 2%
Raph 9/10 2695 days 3%
Niven 10/10 2815 days 3%
Cris 10/10 2907 days 3%
Ryan 9/10 3030 days 2%
João Muchon 1/10 3030 days 1%
Sandra Wilson-Ryke 8/10 3276 days 2%
Fifi and Jay 6/10 3430 days 1%
Wayne Britton 9/10 3509 days 1%
Sheona Smith 9/10 3558 days 1%
Mick Williams 9/10 3591 days 1%
Irene Buckle 10/10 3641 days 1%
Mike Guest 10/10 3674 days 1%
Paul O'Neill 9/10 3857 days 1%
Paul Abernethy 10/10 3902 days 1%
Patrick Austin 9/10 3942 days 0%
Jerry Trentham 2/10 4429 days 0%
Daniel Capener 6/10 4491 days 0%
monique colello 1/10 4613 days 0%
Chevy Levy 6/10 4613 days 0%
John Daniels 2/10 4856 days 0%
Eddie 8/10 4947 days 1%
Hendrik Rother 6/10 4969 days 0%
Michael Nolan 9/10 4978 days 1%
Julian Roots 7/10 4978 days 1%
Kyle Guffei 7/10 5001 days 1%
Steve Douthwaite 10/10 5057 days 1%
Joan and Colin Price 7/10 5069 days 1%
Jim and JoAnn Harllee 9/10 5074 days 1%
Julia Ramseier 10/10 5080 days 1%
Moss 8/10 5328 days 1%
Ian Douglas 9/10 5330 days 1%
D van Dongen 8/10 5347 days 1%
Christian & Julia 9/10 5353 days 1%
Moehl 9/10 5355 days 1%
Patricia Fearon 8/10 5355 days 1%
Walter & Heidi Baumann 8/10 5357 days 1%
Dave Simpson 9/10 5357 days 1%
Mags Adams 8/10 5358 days 1%
Hayo Heerink 9/10 5358 days 1%
de Weijer 8/10 5360 days 1%
Frank Waskikowski 10/10 5366 days 1%
Kim Thorsted 8/10 5366 days 1%
Janet 9/10 5372 days 1%
polzeath 7/10 5372 days 1%
Stig Domander 6/10 5385 days 0%
Bernhard & Brigitte Gosch 8/10 5441 days 1%
Sunshine25 10/10 5464 days 1%
damaca 6/10 5495 days 0%
Nicola Shaw 10/10 5702 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 9/10 5709 days 1%
Colin Lockwood 8/10 5712 days 1%
Rachel Gerrand 4/10 5714 days 0%
Walter Peters 9/10 5721 days 1%
Anita Aleva 8/10 5721 days 1%
Mark Robinson 7/10 5729 days 1%
Rossiter 10/10 5730 days 1%
Patrick Decoster 9/10 5730 days 1%
Jorgen vahl Rasmussen 10/10 5730 days 1%
Mike Robinson 9/10 6067 days 1%
Gerdes 9/10 6071 days 1%
Phil Bruce 8/10 6080 days 1%
Malcolm Glad 4/10 6087 days 0%
Walter 9/10 6088 days 1%
Liz Pursey 9/10 6094 days 1%
Bryan Keddie 8/10 6098 days 1%
Camenzind 8/10 6122 days 1%
T S 10/10 6133 days 1%
Furger 9/10 6166 days 1%
Hansjoerg Ehrmann 10/10 6175 days 1%
Katerina Wimmer 9/10 6175 days 1%
wanganuilover 10/10 6286 days 1%
Sejna 5/10 6350 days 0%
monikav 8/10 6408 days 1%
Anita Nai 7/10 6411 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 Kennedy Park Resort Napier experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-3.33% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 58 days. However the Kennedy Park Resort Napier 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 Kennedy Park Resort Napier experience has been adjusted for 185 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
… …
182 -3.28%
183 -3.30%
184 -3.31%
185 -3.33%
186 -3.35%
187 -3.37%
188 -3.39%
… …

Balancing Adjustment

5.00% 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

79%

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.