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 Lakes Edge 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.

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Lakes Edge Holiday Park

Valid Reviews

359 Valid Reviews

The Lakes Edge Holiday Park experience has a total of 365 reviews. There are 359 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 6 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 359 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 47
13%
9/10 60
17%
8/10 87
24%
7/10 63
18%
6/10 36
10%
5/10 22
6%
4/10 10
3%
3/10 12
3%
2/10 10
3%
1/10 12
3%

71.89% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Lakes Edge Holiday Park valid reviews is 71.89% and is based on 359 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

94 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 359 valid reviews, the experience has 94 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 94 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 14
15%
9/10 15
16%
8/10 29
31%
7/10 15
16%
6/10 7
7%
5/10 5
5%
4/10 4
4%
3/10 2
2%
2/10 2
2%
1/10 1
1%

75.11% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Lakes Edge Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 75.11% and is based on 94 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

79.53%

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
Elizabeth Merrifield 10/10 40 days 100%
John Bamforth 10/10 71 days 100%
Gill Shepherd 8/10 71 days 98%
Andy Mcmeeking 10/10 71 days 100%
Stuart Beare 9/10 71 days 99%
Dongjoo Lee 5/10 71 days 76%
Haydyn Bevis 9/10 71 days 99%
Jonathan Nurse 2/10 71 days 45%
Donna Kucera 10/10 99 days 100%
Poul Erik Rasmussen 8/10 99 days 98%
Jane Murphy 10/10 99 days 100%
Bonnie Creek 8/10 130 days 97%
Martin and Marie Scholing 10/10 130 days 99%
Jojo&Skoko 6/10 161 days 85%
David Rydevik 9/10 191 days 97%
Paul T Beisser III 10/10 191 days 98%
Jim Tikalsky 6/10 191 days 84%
Rich 9/10 252 days 96%
Debra Smith 9/10 405 days 90%
Pedro 5/10 464 days 67%
Hannah 5/10 526 days 64%
Jen 8/10 556 days 81%
Sue Peggs 3/10 556 days 45%
Stu 6/10 587 days 69%
Laura 7/10 617 days 73%
Dean 9/10 648 days 75%
Charlee d 10/10 648 days 76%
JD 7/10 709 days 66%
Becky RYG 1/10 770 days 27%
Jane 10/10 801 days 63%
Symen 9/10 801 days 63%
Vantrolls 7/10 801 days 59%
Loam 6/10 861 days 50%
Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com 8/10 922 days 51%
Nicky 5/10 953 days 37%
Marie Perret 9/10 953 days 48%
June Cormack 8/10 953 days 47%
Sandy 8/10 1014 days 42%
Kelsie 9/10 1014 days 42%
Bao 9/10 1075 days 37%
Walt Drechsler 8/10 1106 days 34%
Taylor Russell 7/10 1106 days 32%
Christy 7/10 1106 days 32%
Amy Catley 9/10 1106 days 34%
Ryli West 9/10 1136 days 32%
Kilee Leblanc 7/10 1136 days 30%
Anne 8/10 1136 days 31%
Gee 7/10 1136 days 30%
Sarah Woolley 9/10 1167 days 29%
Kornelia Pranjko 7/10 1167 days 28%
Laura 10/10 1167 days 30%
Esther 6/10 1195 days 24%
Kim 5/10 1195 days 21%
Sophie Rellensmann 7/10 1226 days 24%
Arie 6/10 1226 days 22%
Jonny 6/10 1226 days 22%
RR 7/10 1257 days 22%
Amel 9/10 1257 days 23%
Rob J 8/10 1257 days 23%
Jouke 6/10 1287 days 19%
Sophie Cooper 10/10 1348 days 18%
Rachel Wilcox 8/10 1348 days 18%
Kate Harroer 8/10 1379 days 16%
Hannah and Matthew 10/10 1379 days 16%
Joon 7/10 1410 days 14%
Karenw 10/10 1532 days 10%
Bill 1/10 1532 days 4%
Oonagh 8/10 1591 days 8%
Lisa 10/10 1591 days 8%
Rosie 9/10 1683 days 6%
Terry and Dj 10/10 1775 days 5%
Kirsti 10/10 1866 days 5%
Tash and Liam 9/10 1897 days 5%
Ellie Richards 10/10 1897 days 5%
Emma 9/10 1925 days 5%
Will 9/10 1987 days 5%
Matt 2/10 1987 days 2%
Dan 9/10 1987 days 5%
Graham 10/10 1987 days 5%
Rach 6/10 2017 days 4%
Hamish 10/10 2048 days 5%
Chi Niu 2/10 2048 days 2%
Nadia McKay 10/10 2048 days 5%
Morgan 9/10 2048 days 4%
Christopher 1/10 2078 days 2%
Ric van Weede 8/10 2078 days 4%
Edward 5/10 2078 days 3%
Chris 6/10 2109 days 4%
David 8/10 2170 days 4%
Justine 9/10 2170 days 4%
Robert Adler 9/10 2262 days 4%
Jamie Morrison 10/10 2262 days 4%
sandrine sainson 3/10 2291 days 2%
Miles 9/10 2291 days 4%
Clauds 9/10 2291 days 4%
Liz Wade 6/10 2322 days 3%
Tanja & Sven 7/10 2322 days 4%
Adam 9/10 2353 days 4%
Robert Killey 6/10 2353 days 3%
Tanja Rombey 8/10 2353 days 4%
David 7/10 2353 days 4%
Kellen Richter 7/10 2383 days 4%
Tahiti Sailor 2/10 2383 days 2%
Sabine 10/10 2383 days 4%
Sue W 8/10 2383 days 4%
K&KRahimi 4/10 2383 days 3%
Katherine Ong 7/10 2414 days 4%
Lauren Smith 10/10 2414 days 4%
Phil 5/10 2444 days 3%
Andrew Hammond 8/10 2444 days 4%
Ben and Liv 8/10 2475 days 4%
Brendan Trotter 10/10 2506 days 4%
Josie 1/10 2536 days 1%
Topher Ward 2/10 2536 days 2%
Taylor 7/10 2597 days 3%
Aisling 8/10 2628 days 3%
Tuval Rabina 2/10 2656 days 2%
Kimberly Boyle 9/10 2656 days 3%
Blazey’s 9/10 2656 days 3%
Jacqui 5/10 2687 days 2%
Siggi &Brian 8/10 2687 days 3%
Zoe 7/10 2687 days 3%
Kevin O'Brien 8/10 2687 days 3%
Samantha H. 6/10 2718 days 3%
Marieke 8/10 2748 days 3%
Nifty 4/10 2748 days 2%
James & Kerry 7/10 2748 days 3%
Violet Murphy 7/10 2779 days 3%
Mike Fricker 9/10 2779 days 3%
Claudia 8/10 2809 days 3%
Holly Bartholomew 9/10 2809 days 3%
Grizzly Girl 6/10 2809 days 3%
Louis 8/10 2871 days 3%
Rhiannon Mason 7/10 2901 days 3%
Bex & Jake 8/10 2932 days 3%
Charlesbrooksphotographer 7/10 2932 days 3%
Robin 7/10 2962 days 3%
Matt 8/10 2962 days 3%
Mike78 7/10 2962 days 3%
Frances L 9/10 2962 days 3%
Tati Moron 7/10 2966 days 2%
Boguslaw MAKIELLO 3/10 2976 days 1%
Philipp Stech 3/10 2981 days 1%
Nathaniel Bond 7/10 2991 days 2%
Qi Moss 9/10 2993 days 3%
Ben H 9/10 2993 days 3%
Nat 8/10 2993 days 3%
Jon Mulcaster 7/10 2996 days 2%
Clobby 5/10 3021 days 2%
Eversons 8/10 3021 days 3%
Leong Mee Yee 7/10 3025 days 2%
Suzanne Wijsman 8/10 3029 days 3%
Claire Hodges 7/10 3031 days 2%
Christian Schories 10/10 3033 days 3%
Helen Bond 9/10 3052 days 3%
Edwin Bos 3/10 3081 days 1%
Nadene Wheatley 9/10 3109 days 2%
Tammy Schein 8/10 3113 days 2%
Sandra Jeffers 6/10 3129 days 2%
M Karutz 6/10 3137 days 2%
Carl von Horstig 7/10 3141 days 2%
Gary Prescot 7/10 3146 days 2%
Geoff Steele 6/10 3174 days 2%
Andy Dearman 5/10 3195 days 2%
Jane Leong 3/10 3200 days 1%
Brooke McGregor 1/10 3204 days 1%
Nicholas Chan 8/10 3235 days 2%
Linn Niziak 6/10 3258 days 2%
Joanne Haslam 9/10 3277 days 2%
Elena Rusalen 7/10 3293 days 2%
Sama-Al Adim 1/10 3327 days 1%
Cecile 6/10 3332 days 2%
Peter Schurke 3/10 3351 days 1%
Kerry Lee 10/10 3357 days 2%
Fabio Flepp 8/10 3364 days 2%
Hartje Opfietse 4/10 3393 days 1%
Lee Burdett 6/10 3402 days 2%
Erika 2/10 3410 days 1%
Kelly Roxanne 6/10 3417 days 2%
Rebecca Lindsey 7/10 3417 days 2%
Nigel Heinemann 8/10 3445 days 2%
S Webb 5/10 3450 days 1%
Rima 7/10 3456 days 2%
Zipora Risakotta 8/10 3501 days 2%
Salvador Jimenez 1/10 3525 days 1%
Ana Ciocchini 1/10 3525 days 1%
Rosanne van Dooren 8/10 3529 days 2%
Michelle Klein 7/10 3539 days 2%
Jenny Parker 9/10 3549 days 2%
Mike Pierre 5/10 3550 days 1%
Kim Donze 8/10 3551 days 2%
Will Hughes 7/10 3567 days 1%
Jack Metcalfe 7/10 3569 days 1%
Mikael Torres 7/10 3571 days 1%
Peter Savory 8/10 3579 days 2%
Belinda Clarke 10/10 3636 days 1%
María del Carmen Escandell 7/10 3655 days 1%
W Donovan 8/10 3668 days 1%
J Neupaertl 1/10 3686 days 1%
Susan Boyton 7/10 3699 days 1%
Rik Lammers 5/10 3701 days 1%
Peter Barker 8/10 3703 days 1%
Al Hindley 9/10 3721 days 1%
Jennifer Gordon-Jones 7/10 3726 days 1%
Mattijs Hoogenbosch 10/10 3729 days 1%
Esther M 6/10 3736 days 1%
Perrine Pilate 6/10 3741 days 1%
Udo Morello 9/10 3745 days 1%
Philippa and Adam 6/10 3755 days 1%
R Werder 7/10 3767 days 1%
Lucia 8/10 3783 days 1%
David From Switzerland 9/10 3794 days 1%
Paul Frost 7/10 3857 days 1%
Lesa Price 4/10 3873 days 1%
Barbara Qin 9/10 3876 days 1%
Chloe Aspinall 9/10 3878 days 1%
Andreas Knipper 8/10 3929 days 1%
Mitchell Henderson 6/10 3934 days 1%
Annabelle deMontignie 8/10 3936 days 1%
Fabien Metro 8/10 3940 days 1%
Georgia Posar 10/10 4004 days 1%
Yann Le Gac 3/10 4028 days 0%
Yvonne Wu 7/10 4028 days 1%
Wolfgang Rank 10/10 4057 days 1%
Mike Gornall 8/10 4089 days 1%
Mike Merrick 6/10 4096 days 0%
Gethin Pearson 8/10 4110 days 0%
Averil Brown 8/10 4114 days 0%
Hol. M. 8/10 4148 days 0%
holidaymad from Solihull 8/10 4148 days 0%
Matthias Thorn 8/10 4148 days 0%
Hugo Hsu 6/10 4159 days 0%
Lisa Quayle 8/10 4166 days 0%
Andreas Iversen 10/10 4170 days 0%
Ron Clarke 8/10 4179 days 0%
Charlee Jayne 6/10 4301 days 0%
Fabian Rodriguez 7/10 4362 days 0%
Richard 8/10 4362 days 0%
Lindsay Berquist 8/10 4393 days 1%
Linda Morey 2/10 4393 days 0%
Julian Kuemme 8/10 4429 days 1%
Mandy Reich 8/10 4430 days 1%
Gillian Scott 9/10 4452 days 1%
Eva-Maria Krueger 9/10 4454 days 1%
Mike Fricker 8/10 4454 days 1%
tracey aylmer 3/10 4454 days 1%
Denise Ewbank 8/10 4469 days 1%
Manuela Michelbach 6/10 4471 days 1%
Marius Hoffmann 6/10 4471 days 1%
Sue L 7/10 4482 days 1%
Monique Monique 7/10 4482 days 1%
S B 10/10 4495 days 1%
M K 10/10 4495 days 1%
Maya Bakker-deDreu 7/10 4503 days 1%
Anne and Steve Bartlett 8/10 4505 days 1%
Gill Odell 8/10 4513 days 1%
Andrew Cattanach 4/10 4513 days 1%
Angelika Bottcher 9/10 4519 days 1%
Jesse Farrell 8/10 4522 days 1%
andrewmh 9/10 4544 days 1%
Kiwix3 10/10 4605 days 1%
Nigel & Annie Dale 9/10 4605 days 1%
Frankie Branco 4/10 4666 days 1%
Andrew Spooner 1/10 4697 days 0%
shaynne thompson 10/10 4788 days 1%
samuel maull 3/10 4788 days 1%
Friederike 9/10 4803 days 1%
Ken Milligan 8/10 4806 days 1%
Cmi 5/10 4878 days 1%
Roeland Driessen 7/10 4878 days 1%
rvonroad 5/10 4878 days 1%
JandJ Shafer 7/10 4878 days 1%
Loesje 7/10 4878 days 1%
Michael Kretzschmar 6/10 4895 days 1%
Al Stuart 5/10 4896 days 1%
Craig Jones 7/10 4909 days 1%
sueadegizmo 5/10 5092 days 1%
MeganG 8/10 5123 days 1%
TeamJames 1/10 5153 days 0%
Christina Bruellhardt 10/10 5166 days 1%
Marc Schmiedily 7/10 5170 days 1%
Harry Ruys 8/10 5180 days 1%
Marion Hassink 8/10 5190 days 1%
Melanie Mathiak 10/10 5196 days 1%
Stephanie Kohlmann 8/10 5198 days 1%
Judith Fowler 9/10 5199 days 1%
Helen Chilton 10/10 5201 days 1%
Clemens 8/10 5206 days 1%
Horst Langstein 9/10 5206 days 1%
Dugald McCallum 8/10 5212 days 1%
Mike1952 6/10 5213 days 1%
Ray Coombe 10/10 5287 days 1%
Sarah Graham 9/10 5291 days 1%
DJohnson 3/10 5366 days 1%
Lisa Milton 9/10 5512 days 1%
Gertz 8/10 5523 days 1%
Tom Bushell 9/10 5534 days 1%
Thomas 3/10 5537 days 0%
Irene and Werner Keil 7/10 5539 days 1%
Katherine and Pete Smal 5/10 5540 days 1%
T Lipscombe 2/10 5542 days 0%
Michaela Strohmarer 8/10 5542 days 1%
Harry Hammond 9/10 5543 days 1%
Chris & Anne Pearson 6/10 5544 days 1%
Douglas & Alison Mark 8/10 5546 days 1%
Pein van Nosrt 8/10 5549 days 1%
Fiona Crossley 4/10 5550 days 0%
Jennifer Sunderland 8/10 5552 days 1%
Manfred & Gabi 4/10 5561 days 0%
G Elliason 10/10 5564 days 1%
Jennie McIver 1/10 5565 days 0%
Teum and Orselien 4/10 5566 days 0%
Sandra Schneifer 9/10 5569 days 1%
Sarraute 6/10 5570 days 1%
D Hoekstra 6/10 5573 days 1%
John Simpson 8/10 5575 days 1%
Nuro 10/10 5656 days 1%
Andrew Hammond 7/10 5701 days 1%
aay451 7/10 5793 days 1%
Martina Pankova 4/10 5890 days 0%
katrina Marshall 7/10 5901 days 1%
Janny en Bert 8/10 5905 days 1%
Peter G 8/10 5909 days 1%
Chris Helms 8/10 5909 days 1%
Maureen Pearman 7/10 5916 days 1%
Hans Suess 2/10 5921 days 0%
Amanda Iavarone 9/10 5921 days 1%
Jobbs 10/10 5924 days 1%
Maria Newton 8/10 5925 days 1%
Robertson 5/10 5925 days 1%
Mattias Thorm 8/10 5937 days 1%
Ian E 8/10 5939 days 1%
Rob Alston 5/10 5943 days 1%
Michael and Tanja Kreugel 8/10 5952 days 1%
helennz 6/10 5959 days 1%
marylus 5/10 5989 days 1%
carsteng 7/10 5999 days 1%
Silvana Thom 10/10 6015 days 1%
Chris Bulman 7/10 6016 days 1%
Tillener 8/10 6031 days 1%
eowyn2k 8/10 6035 days 1%
bondd 7/10 6114 days 1%
richards1 9/10 6130 days 1%
marianneb 7/10 6249 days 1%
SteveB 9/10 6249 days 1%
Jelle 7/10 6252 days 1%
Dave Ashun 9/10 6256 days 1%
Eckhard Koepper 10/10 6261 days 1%
BevanLisa 9/10 6266 days 1%
Loethke 9/10 6267 days 1%
James O'Neil 10/10 6269 days 1%
Joel 10/10 6269 days 1%
JoanneM 7/10 6284 days 1%
RobC1 8/10 6284 days 1%
SebastianGermany1 8/10 6284 days 1%
JoT 10/10 6284 days 1%
AstridVG 8/10 6290 days 1%
Terry 8/10 6296 days 1%
John&Denise 5/10 6298 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 Lakes Edge Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.33% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 87 days. However the Lakes Edge 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 Lakes Edge Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 23 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
20 -0.29%
21 -0.30%
22 -0.32%
23 -0.33%
24 -0.35%
25 -0.36%
26 -0.38%

Balancing Adjustment

3.23% 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

82%

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.