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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 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
89.01%
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 | 60 days | 100% |
| Robert Maslen | 10/10 | 150 days | 99% |
| Rory M | 9/10 | 211 days | 97% |
| Paul T Beisser III | 8/10 | 211 days | 96% |
| Richard Howell | 10/10 | 242 days | 97% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 395 days | 90% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 576 days | 80% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 576 days | 80% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 790 days | 63% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 850 days | 58% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 881 days | 55% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1034 days | 41% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1215 days | 26% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1215 days | 26% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1246 days | 13% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1246 days | 16% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1491 days | 11% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1611 days | 7% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1945 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 1976 days | 4% |
| Daniëlle van Hal | 10/10 | 1976 days | 4% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 2037 days | 4% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 2098 days | 4% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2342 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2373 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2373 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2403 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2707 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2707 days | 3% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2768 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2768 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2799 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2799 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 2952 days | 3% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 2952 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2952 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3384 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3487 days | 2% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3513 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3571 days | 1% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3699 days | 1% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3713 days | 0% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3749 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3766 days | 1% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3835 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3847 days | 0% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 3961 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4053 days | 0% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 4080 days | 0% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 4099 days | 0% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4134 days | 0% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4205 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4206 days | 0% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4260 days | 0% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4451 days | 1% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4472 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4474 days | 1% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4495 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4538 days | 1% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4538 days | 1% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4839 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4839 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4843 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4843 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4843 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 4933 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5191 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5218 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5220 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5264 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5264 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5279 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5284 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5561 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5561 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5561 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5563 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5563 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5571 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5572 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5572 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5574 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5575 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5588 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5588 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5588 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5588 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5590 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5591 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 5868 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 5874 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 5925 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 5925 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 5925 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 5929 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 5937 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 5937 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 5937 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 5937 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 5948 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 5951 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 5955 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 5957 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 5957 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 5959 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 5959 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 5959 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 5962 days | 1% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 5963 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 5994 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 6009 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6009 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 6009 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 6014 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 6014 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 6018 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 6018 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 6019 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 6025 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 6035 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 6035 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6035 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 6035 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 6035 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 6035 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 6044 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6311 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6313 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6316 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6316 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
-0.52% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 105 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 42 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 39 | -0.48% |
| 40 | -0.49% |
| 41 | -0.51% |
| 42 | -0.52% |
| 43 | -0.53% |
| 44 | -0.54% |
| 45 | -0.56% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.21% 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
90%
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.