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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 Eketahuna Motor Camp.
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.
Eketahuna Motor Camp
Valid Reviews
84 Valid Reviews
The Eketahuna Motor Camp experience has a total of 87 reviews. There are 84 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 84 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 59 |
|
70% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
95.48% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Eketahuna Motor Camp valid reviews is 95.48% and is based on 84 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
4 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 84 valid reviews, the experience has 4 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 4 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
50% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Eketahuna Motor Camp face-to-face reviews is 90.00% and is based on 4 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.68%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Hetherington | 10/10 | 51 days | 100% |
| Evelien | 10/10 | 444 days | 89% |
| Kiran | 10/10 | 475 days | 87% |
| Swilson | 7/10 | 475 days | 81% |
| Dee | 9/10 | 841 days | 59% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 902 days | 53% |
| Lini | 10/10 | 933 days | 50% |
| Manoj Daram | 10/10 | 963 days | 47% |
| ElizabethE | 9/10 | 1206 days | 26% |
| Andy G | 10/10 | 1206 days | 27% |
| Felix | 10/10 | 1237 days | 24% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 1237 days | 24% |
| Andy | 9/10 | 1237 days | 24% |
| Aaron Bell | 10/10 | 1237 days | 24% |
| Katie | 9/10 | 1267 days | 22% |
| Gaelene | 10/10 | 1663 days | 6% |
| SageSimone | 9/10 | 1877 days | 4% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 1936 days | 4% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 1936 days | 4% |
| Steel steeds | 10/10 | 1967 days | 4% |
| Sudara Fernando | 10/10 | 2028 days | 4% |
| Rebecca | 9/10 | 2058 days | 4% |
| Sue Gollan | 10/10 | 2242 days | 4% |
| Lyn McIvor | 10/10 | 2242 days | 4% |
| Nils | 10/10 | 2242 days | 4% |
| Thpes | 9/10 | 2302 days | 4% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 2302 days | 4% |
| Nat | 10/10 | 2302 days | 4% |
| Kev&Tanya | 10/10 | 2333 days | 4% |
| David | 10/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| Haeun Nam | 10/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| Swiss MiRi | 9/10 | 2363 days | 3% |
| Kristyl | 10/10 | 2547 days | 3% |
| John Morrison | 10/10 | 2608 days | 3% |
| Daniel Soares | 10/10 | 2608 days | 3% |
| The butlers | 10/10 | 2636 days | 3% |
| Jana | 9/10 | 2728 days | 3% |
| Jim Barrell | 10/10 | 2789 days | 3% |
| Mark | 10/10 | 2789 days | 3% |
| Alina Vogelsang | 10/10 | 2789 days | 3% |
| Ruth Taaffee | 10/10 | 2838 days | 3% |
| Peter, Slovakia | 10/10 | 2973 days | 2% |
| Katharina Pisarew | 10/10 | 2996 days | 2% |
| Marine Fauquenot | 10/10 | 3017 days | 2% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 10/10 | 3043 days | 2% |
| Lada Krsnakova | 10/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Lukas and Katka | 10/10 | 3084 days | 2% |
| Joe Trigg | 9/10 | 3095 days | 2% |
| Jane Aitken | 5/10 | 3130 days | 1% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 3260 days | 2% |
| Brian Marshall | 10/10 | 3281 days | 2% |
| Audrey Conrad | 8/10 | 3306 days | 2% |
| Nicole Donlan | 10/10 | 3314 days | 2% |
| Philipp Jahn | 10/10 | 3458 days | 1% |
| Laurie | 9/10 | 3494 days | 1% |
| John Patterson | 10/10 | 3502 days | 1% |
| Nina van Alphen | 9/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3734 days | 1% |
| Penny Mercer | 9/10 | 3757 days | 1% |
| Phil | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Allan MacGibbon | 10/10 | 3766 days | 1% |
| Birgitta Schuelke | 10/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Miaomace | 10/10 | 3808 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3825 days | 1% |
| Martina Gencurova | 10/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Christine Slowiak | 10/10 | 3946 days | 0% |
| Chris Read | 10/10 | 3989 days | 0% |
| Sophie Branchut | 10/10 | 4030 days | 0% |
| Lorina Spring | 10/10 | 4034 days | 0% |
| Wendy Lynch | 10/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Damien | 10/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Ann Barrett | 7/10 | 4462 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 4554 days | 1% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Mike and Caroline | 10/10 | 4768 days | 1% |
| K & F | 9/10 | 4799 days | 1% |
| Christoph Mueller | 10/10 | 4821 days | 0% |
| Petra & Rolf | 10/10 | 5176 days | 0% |
| _mel_ | 10/10 | 5224 days | 1% |
| Peter W. | 9/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| Eric Grant | 8/10 | 5504 days | 0% |
| Pieter | 8/10 | 5535 days | 0% |
| anaru bazz | 7/10 | 6260 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 Eketahuna Motor Camp experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-0.83% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 70 days. However the Eketahuna Motor Camp 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 Eketahuna Motor Camp experience has been adjusted for 50 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 47 | -0.78% |
| 48 | -0.80% |
| 49 | -0.82% |
| 50 | -0.83% |
| 51 | -0.85% |
| 52 | -0.87% |
| 53 | -0.88% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.55% 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
94%
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.