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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
89.31%
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 | 162 days | 100% |
| Robert Maslen | 10/10 | 252 days | 98% |
| Rory M | 9/10 | 313 days | 95% |
| Paul T Beisser III | 8/10 | 313 days | 94% |
| Richard Howell | 10/10 | 344 days | 95% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 497 days | 86% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 678 days | 73% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 678 days | 74% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 892 days | 54% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 952 days | 49% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 983 days | 45% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1136 days | 33% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1317 days | 20% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1317 days | 20% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1348 days | 10% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1348 days | 12% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1593 days | 8% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1713 days | 6% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 2047 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 2078 days | 4% |
| Daniëlle van Hal | 10/10 | 2078 days | 5% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 2139 days | 4% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 2200 days | 4% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2475 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2475 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2505 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 3054 days | 3% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 3054 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 3054 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3486 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3589 days | 2% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3615 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3801 days | 1% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3815 days | 0% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3848 days | 1% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3851 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3868 days | 1% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3873 days | 1% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3937 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3949 days | 1% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 4063 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4155 days | 0% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 4182 days | 0% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 4201 days | 0% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 4215 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4236 days | 0% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4308 days | 0% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4553 days | 1% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4574 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4576 days | 1% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4597 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4640 days | 1% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4640 days | 1% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4941 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4945 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4945 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4945 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 5035 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5293 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5322 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5381 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5386 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5663 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5663 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5663 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5665 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5665 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5673 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5674 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5674 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5676 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5677 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5687 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5687 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5687 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5690 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5690 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5690 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5690 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5692 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5693 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 5970 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 5976 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 6027 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 6027 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 6027 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 6031 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 6039 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 6039 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 6039 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 6039 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 6050 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 6053 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 6057 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 6059 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 6059 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 6061 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 6061 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 6061 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 6064 days | 1% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 6065 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 6096 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 6111 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6111 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 6111 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 6120 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 6120 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 6121 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 6127 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 6137 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 6137 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6137 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 6137 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 6137 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 6137 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 6146 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6404 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6404 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6404 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6404 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6404 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6413 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6415 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6418 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6418 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
-2.01% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 84 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 143 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 140 | -1.96% |
| 141 | -1.98% |
| 142 | -1.99% |
| 143 | -2.01% |
| 144 | -2.02% |
| 145 | -2.03% |
| 146 | -2.05% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.40% 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.