Ranking Score Explained

G'day, 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%

71.82% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Lakes Edge Holiday Park valid reviews is 71.82% and is based on 358 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

78.98%

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 19 days 100%
John Bamforth 10/10 50 days 100%
Gill Shepherd 8/10 50 days 98%
Andy Mcmeeking 10/10 50 days 100%
Stuart Beare 9/10 50 days 99%
Dongjoo Lee 5/10 50 days 76%
Haydyn Bevis 9/10 50 days 99%
Jonathan Nurse 2/10 50 days 45%
Donna Kucera 10/10 78 days 100%
Poul Erik Rasmussen 8/10 78 days 98%
Jane Murphy 10/10 78 days 100%
Bonnie Creek 8/10 109 days 97%
Martin and Marie Scholing 10/10 109 days 99%
Jojo&Skoko 6/10 140 days 85%
David Rydevik 9/10 170 days 97%
Paul T Beisser III 10/10 170 days 98%
Jim Tikalsky 6/10 170 days 85%
Rich 9/10 231 days 96%
Debra Smith 9/10 384 days 91%
Pedro 5/10 443 days 68%
Hannah 5/10 505 days 65%
Jen 8/10 535 days 82%
Sue Peggs 3/10 535 days 46%
Stu 6/10 566 days 70%
Laura 7/10 596 days 74%
Dean 9/10 627 days 77%
Charlee d 10/10 627 days 78%
JD 7/10 688 days 68%
Becky RYG 1/10 749 days 28%
Jane 10/10 780 days 65%
Symen 9/10 780 days 65%
Vantrolls 7/10 780 days 61%
Loam 6/10 840 days 51%
Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com 8/10 901 days 53%
Nicky 5/10 932 days 38%
Marie Perret 9/10 932 days 50%
June Cormack 8/10 932 days 49%
Sandy 8/10 993 days 44%
Kelsie 9/10 993 days 44%
Bao 9/10 1054 days 39%
Walt Drechsler 8/10 1085 days 36%
Taylor Russell 7/10 1085 days 34%
Christy 7/10 1085 days 34%
Amy Catley 9/10 1085 days 36%
Ryli West 9/10 1115 days 33%
Kilee Leblanc 7/10 1115 days 31%
Anne 8/10 1115 days 33%
Gee 7/10 1115 days 31%
Sarah Woolley 9/10 1146 days 31%
Kornelia Pranjko 7/10 1146 days 29%
Laura 10/10 1146 days 31%
Esther 6/10 1174 days 25%
Kim 5/10 1174 days 22%
Sophie Rellensmann 7/10 1205 days 25%
Arie 6/10 1205 days 23%
Jonny 6/10 1205 days 23%
RR 7/10 1236 days 23%
Amel 9/10 1236 days 25%
Rob J 8/10 1236 days 24%
Jouke 6/10 1266 days 20%
Sophie Cooper 10/10 1327 days 19%
Rachel Wilcox 8/10 1327 days 19%
Kate Harroer 8/10 1358 days 17%
Hannah and Matthew 10/10 1358 days 17%
Joon 7/10 1389 days 15%
Karenw 10/10 1511 days 11%
Bill 1/10 1511 days 4%
Oonagh 8/10 1570 days 9%
Lisa 10/10 1570 days 9%
Rosie 9/10 1662 days 6%
Terry and Dj 10/10 1754 days 5%
Kirsti 10/10 1845 days 5%
Tash and Liam 9/10 1876 days 5%
Ellie Richards 10/10 1876 days 5%
Emma 9/10 1904 days 5%
Will 9/10 1966 days 5%
Matt 2/10 1966 days 2%
Dan 9/10 1966 days 5%
Graham 10/10 1966 days 5%
Rach 6/10 1996 days 4%
Hamish 10/10 2027 days 5%
Chi Niu 2/10 2027 days 2%
Nadia McKay 10/10 2027 days 5%
Morgan 9/10 2027 days 5%
Christopher 1/10 2057 days 2%
Ric van Weede 8/10 2057 days 4%
Edward 5/10 2057 days 3%
Chris 6/10 2088 days 4%
David 8/10 2149 days 4%
Justine 9/10 2149 days 4%
Robert Adler 9/10 2241 days 4%
Jamie Morrison 10/10 2241 days 4%
sandrine sainson 3/10 2270 days 2%
Miles 9/10 2270 days 4%
Clauds 9/10 2270 days 4%
Liz Wade 6/10 2301 days 3%
Tanja & Sven 7/10 2301 days 4%
Adam 9/10 2332 days 4%
Robert Killey 6/10 2332 days 3%
Tanja Rombey 8/10 2332 days 4%
David 7/10 2332 days 4%
Kellen Richter 7/10 2362 days 4%
Tahiti Sailor 2/10 2362 days 2%
Sabine 10/10 2362 days 4%
Sue W 8/10 2362 days 4%
K&KRahimi 4/10 2362 days 3%
Katherine Ong 7/10 2393 days 4%
Lauren Smith 10/10 2393 days 4%
Phil 5/10 2423 days 3%
Andrew Hammond 8/10 2423 days 4%
Ben and Liv 8/10 2454 days 4%
Brendan Trotter 10/10 2485 days 4%
Josie 1/10 2515 days 1%
Topher Ward 2/10 2515 days 2%
Taylor 7/10 2576 days 3%
Aisling 8/10 2607 days 3%
Tuval Rabina 2/10 2635 days 2%
Kimberly Boyle 9/10 2635 days 3%
Blazey’s 9/10 2635 days 3%
Jacqui 5/10 2666 days 3%
Siggi &Brian 8/10 2666 days 3%
Zoe 7/10 2666 days 3%
Kevin O'Brien 8/10 2666 days 3%
Samantha H. 6/10 2697 days 3%
Marieke 8/10 2727 days 3%
Nifty 4/10 2727 days 2%
James & Kerry 7/10 2727 days 3%
Violet Murphy 7/10 2758 days 3%
Mike Fricker 9/10 2758 days 3%
Claudia 8/10 2788 days 3%
Holly Bartholomew 9/10 2788 days 3%
Grizzly Girl 6/10 2788 days 3%
Louis 8/10 2850 days 3%
Rhiannon Mason 7/10 2880 days 3%
Bex & Jake 8/10 2911 days 3%
Charlesbrooksphotographer 7/10 2911 days 3%
Robin 7/10 2941 days 3%
Matt 8/10 2941 days 3%
Mike78 7/10 2941 days 3%
Frances L 9/10 2941 days 3%
Tati Moron 7/10 2945 days 2%
Boguslaw MAKIELLO 3/10 2955 days 1%
Philipp Stech 3/10 2960 days 2%
Nathaniel Bond 7/10 2970 days 2%
Qi Moss 9/10 2972 days 3%
Ben H 9/10 2972 days 3%
Nat 8/10 2972 days 3%
Jon Mulcaster 7/10 2975 days 2%
Clobby 5/10 3000 days 2%
Eversons 8/10 3000 days 3%
Leong Mee Yee 7/10 3004 days 2%
Suzanne Wijsman 8/10 3008 days 3%
Claire Hodges 7/10 3010 days 2%
Christian Schories 10/10 3012 days 3%
Helen Bond 9/10 3031 days 3%
Edwin Bos 3/10 3060 days 1%
Nadene Wheatley 9/10 3088 days 2%
Tammy Schein 8/10 3092 days 2%
Sandra Jeffers 6/10 3108 days 2%
M Karutz 6/10 3116 days 2%
Carl von Horstig 7/10 3120 days 2%
Gary Prescot 7/10 3125 days 2%
Geoff Steele 6/10 3153 days 2%
Andy Dearman 5/10 3174 days 2%
Jane Leong 3/10 3179 days 1%
Brooke McGregor 1/10 3183 days 1%
Nicholas Chan 8/10 3214 days 2%
Linn Niziak 6/10 3237 days 2%
Joanne Haslam 9/10 3256 days 2%
Elena Rusalen 7/10 3272 days 2%
Sama-Al Adim 1/10 3306 days 1%
Cecile 6/10 3311 days 2%
Peter Schurke 3/10 3330 days 1%
Kerry Lee 10/10 3336 days 2%
Fabio Flepp 8/10 3343 days 2%
Hartje Opfietse 4/10 3372 days 1%
Lee Burdett 6/10 3381 days 2%
Erika 2/10 3389 days 1%
Kelly Roxanne 6/10 3396 days 2%
Rebecca Lindsey 7/10 3396 days 2%
Nigel Heinemann 8/10 3424 days 2%
S Webb 5/10 3429 days 1%
Rima 7/10 3435 days 2%
Zipora Risakotta 8/10 3480 days 2%
Salvador Jimenez 1/10 3504 days 1%
Ana Ciocchini 1/10 3504 days 1%
Rosanne van Dooren 8/10 3508 days 2%
Michelle Klein 7/10 3518 days 2%
Jenny Parker 9/10 3528 days 2%
Mike Pierre 5/10 3529 days 1%
Kim Donze 8/10 3530 days 2%
Will Hughes 7/10 3546 days 2%
Jack Metcalfe 7/10 3548 days 2%
Mikael Torres 7/10 3550 days 2%
Peter Savory 8/10 3558 days 2%
Belinda Clarke 10/10 3615 days 1%
María del Carmen Escandell 7/10 3634 days 1%
W Donovan 8/10 3647 days 1%
J Neupaertl 1/10 3665 days 1%
Susan Boyton 7/10 3678 days 1%
Rik Lammers 5/10 3680 days 1%
Peter Barker 8/10 3682 days 1%
Al Hindley 9/10 3700 days 1%
Jennifer Gordon-Jones 7/10 3705 days 1%
Mattijs Hoogenbosch 10/10 3708 days 1%
Esther M 6/10 3715 days 1%
Perrine Pilate 6/10 3720 days 1%
Udo Morello 9/10 3724 days 1%
Philippa and Adam 6/10 3734 days 1%
R Werder 7/10 3746 days 1%
Lucia 8/10 3762 days 1%
David From Switzerland 9/10 3773 days 1%
Paul Frost 7/10 3836 days 1%
Lesa Price 4/10 3852 days 1%
Barbara Qin 9/10 3855 days 1%
Chloe Aspinall 9/10 3857 days 1%
Andreas Knipper 8/10 3908 days 1%
Mitchell Henderson 6/10 3913 days 1%
Annabelle deMontignie 8/10 3915 days 1%
Fabien Metro 8/10 3919 days 1%
Georgia Posar 10/10 3983 days 1%
Yann Le Gac 3/10 4007 days 0%
Yvonne Wu 7/10 4007 days 1%
Wolfgang Rank 10/10 4036 days 1%
Mike Gornall 8/10 4068 days 1%
Mike Merrick 6/10 4075 days 1%
Gethin Pearson 8/10 4089 days 1%
Averil Brown 8/10 4093 days 1%
Hol. M. 8/10 4127 days 0%
holidaymad from Solihull 8/10 4127 days 0%
Matthias Thorn 8/10 4127 days 0%
Hugo Hsu 6/10 4138 days 0%
Lisa Quayle 8/10 4145 days 0%
Andreas Iversen 10/10 4149 days 0%
Ron Clarke 8/10 4158 days 0%
Charlee Jayne 6/10 4280 days 0%
Fabian Rodriguez 7/10 4341 days 0%
Richard 8/10 4341 days 0%
Lindsay Berquist 8/10 4372 days 0%
Linda Morey 2/10 4372 days 0%
Julian Kuemme 8/10 4408 days 1%
Mandy Reich 8/10 4409 days 1%
Gillian Scott 9/10 4431 days 1%
Eva-Maria Krueger 9/10 4433 days 1%
Mike Fricker 8/10 4433 days 1%
tracey aylmer 3/10 4433 days 1%
Denise Ewbank 8/10 4448 days 1%
Manuela Michelbach 6/10 4450 days 1%
Marius Hoffmann 6/10 4450 days 1%
Sue L 7/10 4461 days 1%
Monique Monique 7/10 4461 days 1%
S B 10/10 4474 days 1%
M K 10/10 4474 days 1%
Maya Bakker-deDreu 7/10 4482 days 1%
Anne and Steve Bartlett 8/10 4484 days 1%
Gill Odell 8/10 4492 days 1%
Andrew Cattanach 4/10 4492 days 1%
Angelika Bottcher 9/10 4498 days 1%
Jesse Farrell 8/10 4501 days 1%
andrewmh 9/10 4523 days 1%
Kiwix3 10/10 4584 days 1%
Nigel & Annie Dale 9/10 4584 days 1%
Frankie Branco 4/10 4645 days 1%
Andrew Spooner 1/10 4676 days 0%
shaynne thompson 10/10 4767 days 1%
samuel maull 3/10 4767 days 1%
Friederike 9/10 4782 days 1%
Ken Milligan 8/10 4785 days 1%
Cmi 5/10 4857 days 1%
Roeland Driessen 7/10 4857 days 1%
rvonroad 5/10 4857 days 1%
JandJ Shafer 7/10 4857 days 1%
Loesje 7/10 4857 days 1%
Michael Kretzschmar 6/10 4874 days 1%
Al Stuart 5/10 4875 days 1%
Craig Jones 7/10 4888 days 1%
sueadegizmo 5/10 5071 days 1%
MeganG 8/10 5102 days 1%
TeamJames 1/10 5132 days 0%
Christina Bruellhardt 10/10 5145 days 1%
Marc Schmiedily 7/10 5149 days 1%
Harry Ruys 8/10 5159 days 1%
Marion Hassink 8/10 5169 days 1%
Melanie Mathiak 10/10 5175 days 1%
Stephanie Kohlmann 8/10 5177 days 1%
Judith Fowler 9/10 5178 days 1%
Helen Chilton 10/10 5180 days 1%
Clemens 8/10 5185 days 1%
Horst Langstein 9/10 5185 days 1%
Dugald McCallum 8/10 5191 days 1%
Mike1952 6/10 5192 days 1%
Ray Coombe 10/10 5266 days 1%
Sarah Graham 9/10 5270 days 1%
DJohnson 3/10 5345 days 1%
Lisa Milton 9/10 5491 days 1%
Gertz 8/10 5502 days 1%
Tom Bushell 9/10 5513 days 1%
Thomas 3/10 5516 days 0%
Irene and Werner Keil 7/10 5518 days 1%
Katherine and Pete Smal 5/10 5519 days 1%
T Lipscombe 2/10 5521 days 0%
Michaela Strohmarer 8/10 5521 days 1%
Harry Hammond 9/10 5522 days 1%
Chris & Anne Pearson 6/10 5523 days 1%
Douglas & Alison Mark 8/10 5525 days 1%
Pein van Nosrt 8/10 5528 days 1%
Fiona Crossley 4/10 5529 days 0%
Jennifer Sunderland 8/10 5531 days 1%
Manfred & Gabi 4/10 5540 days 0%
G Elliason 10/10 5543 days 1%
Jennie McIver 1/10 5544 days 0%
Teum and Orselien 4/10 5545 days 0%
Sandra Schneifer 9/10 5548 days 1%
Sarraute 6/10 5549 days 1%
D Hoekstra 6/10 5552 days 1%
John Simpson 8/10 5554 days 1%
Nuro 10/10 5635 days 1%
Andrew Hammond 7/10 5680 days 1%
aay451 7/10 5772 days 1%
Martina Pankova 4/10 5869 days 0%
katrina Marshall 7/10 5880 days 1%
Janny en Bert 8/10 5884 days 1%
Peter G 8/10 5888 days 1%
Chris Helms 8/10 5888 days 1%
Maureen Pearman 7/10 5895 days 1%
Hans Suess 2/10 5900 days 0%
Amanda Iavarone 9/10 5900 days 1%
Jobbs 10/10 5903 days 1%
Maria Newton 8/10 5904 days 1%
Robertson 5/10 5904 days 1%
Mattias Thorm 8/10 5916 days 1%
Ian E 8/10 5918 days 1%
Rob Alston 5/10 5922 days 1%
Michael and Tanja Kreugel 8/10 5931 days 1%
helennz 6/10 5938 days 1%
marylus 5/10 5968 days 1%
carsteng 7/10 5978 days 1%
Silvana Thom 10/10 5994 days 1%
Chris Bulman 7/10 5995 days 1%
Tillener 8/10 6010 days 1%
eowyn2k 8/10 6014 days 1%
bondd 7/10 6093 days 1%
richards1 9/10 6109 days 1%
marianneb 7/10 6228 days 1%
SteveB 9/10 6228 days 1%
Jelle 7/10 6231 days 1%
Dave Ashun 9/10 6235 days 1%
Eckhard Koepper 10/10 6240 days 1%
BevanLisa 9/10 6245 days 1%
Loethke 9/10 6246 days 1%
James O'Neil 10/10 6248 days 1%
Joel 10/10 6248 days 1%
JoanneM 7/10 6263 days 1%
RobC1 8/10 6263 days 1%
SebastianGermany1 8/10 6263 days 1%
JoT 10/10 6263 days 1%
AstridVG 8/10 6269 days 1%
Terry 8/10 6275 days 1%
John&Denise 5/10 6277 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

-0.03% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 69 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 2 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
0 -0.00%
1 -0.02%
2 -0.03%
3 -0.05%
4 -0.07%
5 -0.08%

Balancing Adjustment

3.38% 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.