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 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

77.39%

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 8/10 164 days 100%
Andrew Lester 6/10 223 days 87%
Clement 9/10 223 days 100%
Joann Petry 9/10 254 days 99%
Joy 1/10 650 days 32%
Shaun 9/10 894 days 56%
Prof. Dr. Henrik Schroeder-Boersch 9/10 1016 days 43%
Chrissy 5/10 1016 days 33%
Jaye Manso 10/10 1138 days 33%
Paige Hayward 6/10 1381 days 14%
River 5/10 1411 days 11%
Linc 7/10 1472 days 11%
Stacey 9/10 1715 days 5%
Ella 7/10 1990 days 4%
ShaneandJosiegoat 3/10 2538 days 2%
Raph 9/10 2660 days 3%
Niven 10/10 2780 days 3%
Cris 10/10 2872 days 3%
Ryan 9/10 2995 days 2%
João Muchon 1/10 2995 days 1%
Sandra Wilson-Ryke 8/10 3241 days 2%
Fifi and Jay 6/10 3395 days 1%
Wayne Britton 9/10 3474 days 1%
Sheona Smith 9/10 3523 days 1%
Mick Williams 9/10 3556 days 1%
Irene Buckle 10/10 3606 days 1%
Mike Guest 10/10 3639 days 1%
Paul O'Neill 9/10 3822 days 1%
Paul Abernethy 10/10 3867 days 1%
Patrick Austin 9/10 3907 days 1%
Jerry Trentham 2/10 4394 days 0%
Daniel Capener 6/10 4456 days 0%
monique colello 1/10 4578 days 0%
Chevy Levy 6/10 4578 days 0%
John Daniels 2/10 4821 days 0%
Eddie 8/10 4912 days 1%
Hendrik Rother 6/10 4934 days 0%
Michael Nolan 9/10 4943 days 1%
Julian Roots 7/10 4943 days 1%
Kyle Guffei 7/10 4966 days 1%
Steve Douthwaite 10/10 5022 days 1%
Joan and Colin Price 7/10 5034 days 1%
Jim and JoAnn Harllee 9/10 5039 days 1%
Julia Ramseier 10/10 5045 days 1%
Moss 8/10 5293 days 1%
Ian Douglas 9/10 5295 days 1%
D van Dongen 8/10 5312 days 1%
Christian & Julia 9/10 5318 days 1%
Moehl 9/10 5320 days 1%
Patricia Fearon 8/10 5320 days 1%
Walter & Heidi Baumann 8/10 5322 days 1%
Dave Simpson 9/10 5322 days 1%
Mags Adams 8/10 5323 days 1%
Hayo Heerink 9/10 5323 days 1%
de Weijer 8/10 5325 days 1%
Frank Waskikowski 10/10 5331 days 1%
Kim Thorsted 8/10 5331 days 1%
Janet 9/10 5337 days 1%
polzeath 7/10 5337 days 1%
Stig Domander 6/10 5350 days 0%
Bernhard & Brigitte Gosch 8/10 5406 days 1%
Sunshine25 10/10 5429 days 1%
damaca 6/10 5460 days 0%
Nicola Shaw 10/10 5667 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 9/10 5674 days 1%
Colin Lockwood 8/10 5677 days 1%
Rachel Gerrand 4/10 5679 days 0%
Walter Peters 9/10 5686 days 1%
Anita Aleva 8/10 5686 days 1%
Mark Robinson 7/10 5694 days 1%
Rossiter 10/10 5695 days 1%
Patrick Decoster 9/10 5695 days 1%
Jorgen vahl Rasmussen 10/10 5695 days 1%
Mike Robinson 9/10 6032 days 1%
Gerdes 9/10 6036 days 1%
Phil Bruce 8/10 6045 days 1%
Malcolm Glad 4/10 6052 days 0%
Walter 9/10 6053 days 1%
Liz Pursey 9/10 6059 days 1%
Bryan Keddie 8/10 6063 days 1%
Camenzind 8/10 6087 days 1%
T S 10/10 6098 days 1%
Furger 9/10 6131 days 1%
Hansjoerg Ehrmann 10/10 6140 days 1%
Katerina Wimmer 9/10 6140 days 1%
wanganuilover 10/10 6251 days 1%
Sejna 5/10 6315 days 0%
monikav 8/10 6373 days 1%
Anita Nai 7/10 6376 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

-2.14% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 82 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 150 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
147 -2.09%
148 -2.11%
149 -2.12%
150 -2.14%
151 -2.15%
152 -2.17%
153 -2.18%

Balancing Adjustment

4.55% 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

80%

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.