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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
89.19%
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 | 120 days | 100% |
| Robert Maslen | 10/10 | 210 days | 98% |
| Rory M | 9/10 | 271 days | 96% |
| Paul T Beisser III | 8/10 | 271 days | 95% |
| Richard Howell | 10/10 | 302 days | 96% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 455 days | 88% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 636 days | 76% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 636 days | 77% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 850 days | 58% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 910 days | 53% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 941 days | 49% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1094 days | 36% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1275 days | 22% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1275 days | 22% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1306 days | 11% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1306 days | 13% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1551 days | 9% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1671 days | 6% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 2005 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 2036 days | 4% |
| Daniëlle van Hal | 10/10 | 2036 days | 5% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 2097 days | 4% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 2158 days | 4% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2371 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2371 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2402 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2463 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2767 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2767 days | 3% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3547 days | 2% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3573 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3631 days | 1% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3759 days | 1% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3773 days | 0% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3806 days | 1% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3809 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3826 days | 1% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3895 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3907 days | 0% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 4021 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 4140 days | 0% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 4173 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4194 days | 0% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4265 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4266 days | 0% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4511 days | 1% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4532 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4555 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4598 days | 1% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4598 days | 1% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4899 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4899 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4903 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4903 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4903 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5251 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5278 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5280 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5324 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5324 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5339 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5344 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5621 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5621 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5621 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5623 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5623 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5631 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5632 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5632 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5634 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5635 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5645 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5645 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5645 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5648 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5648 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5648 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5648 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5650 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5651 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 5928 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 5934 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 5985 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 5985 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 5985 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 5989 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 5997 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 5997 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 5997 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 5997 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 6008 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 6011 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 6017 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 6017 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 6019 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 6019 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 6019 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 6022 days | 1% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 6023 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 6054 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 6069 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6069 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 6069 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 6074 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 6074 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 6079 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 6085 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 6104 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6362 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6362 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6362 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6362 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6362 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6371 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6373 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6376 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6376 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
-1.06% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 123 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 102 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 99 | -1.03% |
| 100 | -1.04% |
| 101 | -1.05% |
| 102 | -1.06% |
| 103 | -1.07% |
| 104 | -1.08% |
| 105 | -1.09% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.27% 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.
Final Ranking Score
89%
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.