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 Hampshire Holiday Park Arrowtown.
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.
85 Valid Reviews
The Hampshire Holiday Park Arrowtown experience has a total of 86 reviews. There are 85 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 85 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 12 |
|
14% |
| 9/10 | 20 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 2/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
72.71% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Hampshire Holiday Park Arrowtown valid reviews is 72.71% and is based on 85 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
18 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 85 valid reviews, the experience has 18 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 18 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
33% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.22% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Hampshire Holiday Park Arrowtown face-to-face reviews is 82.22% and is based on 18 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
78.30%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | 9/10 | 193 days | 99% |
| Craig | 10/10 | 193 days | 100% |
| Mirek | 3/10 | 252 days | 54% |
| Ailsa McIntosh | 8/10 | 252 days | 97% |
| Hannah | 7/10 | 648 days | 72% |
| Larissa | 9/10 | 1044 days | 40% |
| Laura | 8/10 | 1317 days | 20% |
| Lucy | 1/10 | 1501 days | 4% |
| Anne S | 8/10 | 1654 days | 7% |
| Suzanne | 9/10 | 1958 days | 5% |
| HSnow | 8/10 | 2200 days | 4% |
| Kelly | 9/10 | 2292 days | 4% |
| Melanie | 5/10 | 2444 days | 3% |
| Neroli | 9/10 | 2475 days | 4% |
| William | 9/10 | 2505 days | 4% |
| Sarah | 9/10 | 2536 days | 4% |
| Catharina | 1/10 | 2778 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 5/10 | 2809 days | 2% |
| Steve | 2/10 | 2809 days | 1% |
| Francois & Caroline | 7/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Arne | 5/10 | 2809 days | 2% |
| chris marshall | 5/10 | 2809 days | 2% |
| Kelsie | 5/10 | 2870 days | 2% |
| Nifty | 8/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Yar Ni Ng | 6/10 | 2931 days | 2% |
| Antony Lewis | 9/10 | 3084 days | 2% |
| Bailey Dunne | 6/10 | 3115 days | 2% |
| Simon Zimmermann | 2/10 | 3131 days | 1% |
| Eversons | 6/10 | 3143 days | 2% |
| Fedor Bezrukov | 2/10 | 3167 days | 1% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 3316 days | 2% |
| Gerry Boobis | 8/10 | 3418 days | 2% |
| Louise Russell | 9/10 | 3448 days | 2% |
| Vicky Moore | 2/10 | 3460 days | 1% |
| Roberto | 6/10 | 3465 days | 1% |
| Sophie Ross | 8/10 | 3488 days | 2% |
| Andy Payne | 8/10 | 3583 days | 1% |
| Joost de Hond | 2/10 | 3587 days | 1% |
| Tom Relou | 3/10 | 3623 days | 1% |
| Maggy Kinniburgh | 3/10 | 3649 days | 1% |
| Michelle Klein | 10/10 | 3660 days | 1% |
| Wayne Jeskie | 10/10 | 3801 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 8/10 | 3813 days | 1% |
| Goldfinger | 8/10 | 3844 days | 1% |
| R Werder | 8/10 | 3889 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 8/10 | 3942 days | 1% |
| Penny King | 9/10 | 3971 days | 1% |
| Lesa Price | 9/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Viki Ziemba | 9/10 | 4027 days | 1% |
| AusCampa | 9/10 | 4149 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 4149 days | 0% |
| Chris Read | 8/10 | 4155 days | 0% |
| Rossco | 10/10 | 4179 days | 0% |
| Nyla and Alan Ramsay | 9/10 | 4210 days | 0% |
| Jan Collins | 10/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Ron Clarke | 7/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| Hol. M. | 7/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| bzh974 | 6/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| Andy Jobst | 10/10 | 4301 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 8/10 | 4308 days | 0% |
| travelscot | 9/10 | 4515 days | 1% |
| Anthony Brown | 5/10 | 4628 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Meun | 7/10 | 4971 days | 1% |
| William Notcutt | 5/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Berquist | 7/10 | 5245 days | 1% |
| Signe Kaspersen | 9/10 | 5300 days | 1% |
| Steve Goodyear | 10/10 | 5327 days | 1% |
| Andreas Kristiansen | 8/10 | 5329 days | 1% |
| John Heal | 8/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| prasub | 4/10 | 5427 days | 1% |
| qofd | 7/10 | 5611 days | 1% |
| Jon_and_Family | 9/10 | 5641 days | 1% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 8/10 | 5641 days | 1% |
| Tina Madsen | 4/10 | 5658 days | 0% |
| Lenny Appel | 8/10 | 5673 days | 1% |
| Tyson Burnett | 8/10 | 5673 days | 1% |
| Hadleigh | 7/10 | 5677 days | 1% |
| nelliekaye | 8/10 | 5853 days | 1% |
| Kevin & Chris | 8/10 | 5970 days | 1% |
| Chris Bil | 9/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 6044 days | 1% |
| Bert Tonwen | 10/10 | 6046 days | 1% |
| Ian E | 9/10 | 6061 days | 1% |
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
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 Hampshire Holiday Park Arrowtown experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
-2.33% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 84 days. However the Hampshire Holiday Park Arrowtown 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 Hampshire Holiday Park Arrowtown experience has been adjusted for 166 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 163 | -2.29% |
| 164 | -2.30% |
| 165 | -2.31% |
| 166 | -2.33% |
| 167 | -2.34% |
| 168 | -2.36% |
| 169 | -2.37% |
| … | … |
4.27% 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.
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.