Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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 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

77.25%

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 41 days 99%
Andrew Lester 6/10 100 days 87%
Clement 9/10 100 days 100%
Joann Petry 9/10 131 days 100%
Joy 1/10 527 days 35%
Shaun 9/10 771 days 66%
Prof. Dr. Henrik Schroeder-Boersch 9/10 893 days 55%
Chrissy 5/10 893 days 42%
Jaye Manso 10/10 1015 days 43%
Paige Hayward 6/10 1258 days 20%
River 5/10 1288 days 17%
Linc 7/10 1349 days 17%
Stacey 9/10 1592 days 8%
Ella 7/10 1867 days 5%
ShaneandJosiegoat 3/10 2415 days 2%
Raph 9/10 2537 days 4%
Niven 10/10 2657 days 3%
Cris 10/10 2749 days 3%
Ryan 9/10 2872 days 3%
João Muchon 1/10 2872 days 1%
Sandra Wilson-Ryke 8/10 3118 days 2%
Fifi and Jay 6/10 3272 days 2%
Wayne Britton 9/10 3351 days 2%
Sheona Smith 9/10 3400 days 2%
Mick Williams 9/10 3433 days 2%
Irene Buckle 10/10 3483 days 2%
Mike Guest 10/10 3516 days 2%
Paul O'Neill 9/10 3699 days 1%
Paul Abernethy 10/10 3744 days 1%
Patrick Austin 9/10 3784 days 1%
Jerry Trentham 2/10 4271 days 0%
Daniel Capener 6/10 4333 days 0%
monique colello 1/10 4455 days 0%
Chevy Levy 6/10 4455 days 1%
John Daniels 2/10 4698 days 0%
Eddie 8/10 4789 days 1%
Hendrik Rother 6/10 4811 days 1%
Michael Nolan 9/10 4820 days 1%
Julian Roots 7/10 4820 days 1%
Kyle Guffei 7/10 4843 days 1%
Steve Douthwaite 10/10 4899 days 1%
Joan and Colin Price 7/10 4911 days 1%
Jim and JoAnn Harllee 9/10 4916 days 1%
Julia Ramseier 10/10 4922 days 1%
Moss 8/10 5170 days 1%
Ian Douglas 9/10 5172 days 1%
D van Dongen 8/10 5189 days 1%
Christian & Julia 9/10 5195 days 1%
Moehl 9/10 5197 days 1%
Patricia Fearon 8/10 5197 days 1%
Walter & Heidi Baumann 8/10 5199 days 1%
Dave Simpson 9/10 5199 days 1%
Mags Adams 8/10 5200 days 1%
Hayo Heerink 9/10 5200 days 1%
de Weijer 8/10 5202 days 1%
Frank Waskikowski 10/10 5208 days 1%
Kim Thorsted 8/10 5208 days 1%
Janet 9/10 5214 days 1%
polzeath 7/10 5214 days 1%
Stig Domander 6/10 5227 days 1%
Bernhard & Brigitte Gosch 8/10 5283 days 1%
Sunshine25 10/10 5306 days 1%
damaca 6/10 5337 days 1%
Nicola Shaw 10/10 5544 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 9/10 5551 days 1%
Colin Lockwood 8/10 5554 days 1%
Rachel Gerrand 4/10 5556 days 1%
Walter Peters 9/10 5563 days 1%
Anita Aleva 8/10 5563 days 1%
Mark Robinson 7/10 5571 days 1%
Rossiter 10/10 5572 days 1%
Patrick Decoster 9/10 5572 days 1%
Jorgen vahl Rasmussen 10/10 5572 days 1%
Mike Robinson 9/10 5909 days 1%
Gerdes 9/10 5913 days 1%
Phil Bruce 8/10 5922 days 1%
Malcolm Glad 4/10 5929 days 1%
Walter 9/10 5930 days 1%
Liz Pursey 9/10 5936 days 1%
Bryan Keddie 8/10 5940 days 1%
Camenzind 8/10 5964 days 1%
T S 10/10 5975 days 1%
Furger 9/10 6008 days 1%
Hansjoerg Ehrmann 10/10 6017 days 1%
Katerina Wimmer 9/10 6017 days 1%
wanganuilover 10/10 6128 days 1%
Sejna 5/10 6192 days 1%
monikav 8/10 6250 days 1%
Anita Nai 7/10 6253 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

-0.39% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 88 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 27 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
24 -0.34%
25 -0.36%
26 -0.37%
27 -0.39%
28 -0.40%
29 -0.42%
30 -0.43%

Balancing Adjustment

3.96% 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

81%

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.