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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 Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park.
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.
Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
96 Valid Reviews
The Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park 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 | 41 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
85.83% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park valid reviews is 85.83% 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
22 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 22 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 22 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
41% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
18% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
78.18% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 78.18% and is based on 22 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
95.40%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Wiemer | 10/10 | 140 days | 100% |
| Ruth | 10/10 | 171 days | 99% |
| Jorgelina | 10/10 | 201 days | 99% |
| cirefice bernard | 9/10 | 201 days | 98% |
| EUNJI | 10/10 | 232 days | 98% |
| John Mitchell | 10/10 | 446 days | 90% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 474 days | 88% |
| Doug | 10/10 | 474 days | 88% |
| Dora | 10/10 | 505 days | 86% |
| Bruce Ross | 10/10 | 505 days | 86% |
| Jojo&Skoko | 10/10 | 505 days | 86% |
| Franklin | 10/10 | 536 days | 84% |
| Annette McGrath | 7/10 | 566 days | 77% |
| TravelingVan | 10/10 | 597 days | 80% |
| Shenay | 10/10 | 627 days | 78% |
| Sheryl Watson | 9/10 | 780 days | 65% |
| Sally Gillespie | 10/10 | 811 days | 63% |
| Christopher Parker | 10/10 | 811 days | 63% |
| Mike C | 10/10 | 811 days | 63% |
| Ginny | 10/10 | 840 days | 60% |
| velvetmayhem | 9/10 | 871 days | 57% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 871 days | 57% |
| Heledd | 9/10 | 871 days | 57% |
| Tom | 10/10 | 871 days | 57% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 902 days | 53% |
| Steve Collins | 8/10 | 902 days | 53% |
| Pauline | 10/10 | 902 days | 54% |
| George | 10/10 | 963 days | 48% |
| Chelsea | 10/10 | 963 days | 48% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 963 days | 47% |
| Maria Fidler | 9/10 | 963 days | 47% |
| Mae | 10/10 | 1116 days | 34% |
| Corrina Smith | 10/10 | 1116 days | 34% |
| Riley | 10/10 | 1177 days | 29% |
| Kate Fairhall | 10/10 | 1205 days | 27% |
| Karen Gilchrist | 10/10 | 1205 days | 27% |
| Dannie | 7/10 | 1236 days | 23% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 1236 days | 24% |
| Jamieson Kohe | 10/10 | 1267 days | 23% |
| K Arnold | 1/10 | 1389 days | 6% |
| Emma | 9/10 | 1907 days | 4% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1935 days | 4% |
| Jay W | 8/10 | 2119 days | 4% |
| Lena L. | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 2332 days | 4% |
| Georgie | 10/10 | 2607 days | 3% |
| Mirandah | 8/10 | 2638 days | 3% |
| Sebastian | 10/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 2728 days | 3% |
| Philip Page | 8/10 | 2819 days | 3% |
| Sandra Day | 1/10 | 3003 days | 1% |
| Wolfgang Sulzer | 5/10 | 3313 days | 1% |
| Andrea Aschenbrenner | 10/10 | 3328 days | 2% |
| Kathy Miller | 9/10 | 3355 days | 1% |
| Johanna Dorner | 9/10 | 3382 days | 2% |
| Annalena Harmeyer | 10/10 | 3392 days | 2% |
| Z H | 1/10 | 3396 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Lindsey | 10/10 | 3427 days | 1% |
| Tracy Ivory | 4/10 | 3458 days | 1% |
| Greg MacFire | 10/10 | 3464 days | 1% |
| Ivan Wee | 8/10 | 3492 days | 1% |
| Ulrich Rix | 8/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Ives van Neck | 7/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Bianca Nielsen | 10/10 | 3762 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 6/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Manu Hume | 9/10 | 3770 days | 1% |
| Singapore Sling | 6/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| Tom H | 10/10 | 4099 days | 0% |
| Nicki Rehn | 10/10 | 4115 days | 0% |
| Tim Porter | 9/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Helene Andersen | 9/10 | 4459 days | 0% |
| Douglas Dean | 9/10 | 4464 days | 0% |
| Antton Vappula | 9/10 | 4482 days | 0% |
| Michael Turek | 9/10 | 4492 days | 1% |
| Tanje Norton | 10/10 | 4492 days | 1% |
| Sugar Price | 7/10 | 4492 days | 1% |
| Florian Carli | 9/10 | 4523 days | 1% |
| Orla Hughes | 9/10 | 4532 days | 0% |
| Abby Rescr | 7/10 | 4829 days | 0% |
| Frederick Dean | 9/10 | 4829 days | 0% |
| Helen Dean | 9/10 | 4829 days | 0% |
| Joey Mertzig | 9/10 | 4846 days | 0% |
| Henry Howard | 10/10 | 4888 days | 1% |
| Jaap & Susanne | 7/10 | 5203 days | 0% |
| Cindy & Glen Kerunsky | 9/10 | 5210 days | 0% |
| Heini | 8/10 | 5222 days | 0% |
| Fran Williams | 8/10 | 5540 days | 0% |
| Winskowsky | 3/10 | 5562 days | 0% |
| Kuno Eugster | 7/10 | 5568 days | 0% |
| Marleen Meyers | 8/10 | 5571 days | 0% |
| Bob Warne | 7/10 | 5571 days | 0% |
| Irene and Thib Schneider | 6/10 | 5576 days | 0% |
| Patrick Hugener | 8/10 | 5584 days | 0% |
| mikestep | 8/10 | 6259 days | 0% |
| davidne | 8/10 | 6259 days | 0% |
| David_H | 6/10 | 6318 days | 0% |
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 Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-1.72% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 96 days. However the Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park 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 Rapahoe Beach Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 129 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 126 | -1.68% |
| 127 | -1.70% |
| 128 | -1.71% |
| 129 | -1.72% |
| 130 | -1.74% |
| 131 | -1.75% |
| 132 | -1.76% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.56% 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.