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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 The Barn Cabins & Camping.
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.
The Barn Cabins & Camping
Valid Reviews
160 Valid Reviews
The The Barn Cabins & Camping experience has a total of 163 reviews. There are 160 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 160 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 36 |
|
23% |
| 9/10 | 53 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 40 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 14 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 9 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
83.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the The Barn Cabins & Camping valid reviews is 83.50% and is based on 160 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
97 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 160 valid reviews, the experience has 97 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 97 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 12 |
|
12% |
| 9/10 | 35 |
|
36% |
| 8/10 | 30 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the The Barn Cabins & Camping face-to-face reviews is 82.58% and is based on 97 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
89.43%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Starý | 10/10 | 201 days | 100% |
| Robert Maslen | 10/10 | 291 days | 97% |
| Rory M | 9/10 | 352 days | 94% |
| Paul T Beisser III | 8/10 | 352 days | 93% |
| Richard Howell | 10/10 | 383 days | 94% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 536 days | 85% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 717 days | 71% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 717 days | 72% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 931 days | 51% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 991 days | 45% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 1022 days | 42% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1175 days | 30% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1356 days | 18% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1356 days | 18% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1387 days | 9% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1387 days | 11% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1632 days | 7% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1752 days | 5% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 2086 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 2117 days | 4% |
| Daniëlle van Hal | 10/10 | 2117 days | 4% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 2239 days | 4% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2452 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2452 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2483 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2514 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2514 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2544 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2848 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2848 days | 3% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2940 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2940 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 3093 days | 2% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 3093 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 3093 days | 2% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3525 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3628 days | 1% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3654 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3712 days | 1% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3840 days | 1% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3854 days | 0% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3887 days | 1% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3890 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3907 days | 1% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3913 days | 1% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3976 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3988 days | 0% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 4102 days | 0% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4194 days | 0% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 4221 days | 0% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 4240 days | 0% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 4254 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4275 days | 0% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4346 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4401 days | 1% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4592 days | 1% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4636 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4679 days | 1% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4679 days | 1% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4980 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4980 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 5074 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5332 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5359 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5361 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5420 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5702 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5702 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5702 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5704 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5704 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5713 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5713 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5715 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5716 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5731 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5732 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 6009 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 6066 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 6066 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 6066 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 6070 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 6089 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 6096 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 6098 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 6098 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 6100 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 6100 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 6100 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 6103 days | 1% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 6104 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 6135 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 6150 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6150 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 6150 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 6155 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 6155 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 6159 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 6159 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 6160 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 6166 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 6176 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 6176 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6176 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 6176 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 6176 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 6176 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 6185 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6452 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6454 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6457 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6457 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 The Barn Cabins & Camping experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-3.33% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 57 days. However the The Barn Cabins & Camping 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 The Barn Cabins & Camping experience has been adjusted for 183 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 180 | -3.28% |
| 181 | -3.29% |
| 182 | -3.31% |
| 183 | -3.33% |
| 184 | -3.35% |
| 185 | -3.37% |
| 186 | -3.39% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.61% 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
88%
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.