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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
155 Valid Reviews
The The Barn Cabins & Camping experience has a total of 158 reviews. There are 155 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 155 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 32 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 53 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 39 |
|
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% |
83.10% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the The Barn Cabins & Camping valid reviews is 83.10% and is based on 155 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 155 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
85.96%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory M | 9/10 | 34 days | 100% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 218 days | 97% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 399 days | 90% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 399 days | 91% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 613 days | 78% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 673 days | 74% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 704 days | 71% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 857 days | 59% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1038 days | 41% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1038 days | 40% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1069 days | 21% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1069 days | 25% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1314 days | 20% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1434 days | 14% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1768 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 1799 days | 5% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 1860 days | 5% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 1921 days | 5% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2134 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2134 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2165 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2196 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2196 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2226 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2530 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2530 days | 4% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2591 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2591 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2622 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2622 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 2775 days | 3% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 2775 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2775 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3207 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3336 days | 2% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3394 days | 2% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3536 days | 1% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3569 days | 2% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3572 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3589 days | 2% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3595 days | 2% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3658 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3670 days | 1% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 3784 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 3876 days | 1% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 3903 days | 1% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 3922 days | 1% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3957 days | 1% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4028 days | 1% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4029 days | 1% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4083 days | 1% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4274 days | 0% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4297 days | 0% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4318 days | 0% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4662 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4662 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 4756 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5041 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5043 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5087 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5087 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5102 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5107 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5386 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5386 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5395 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5395 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5413 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 5691 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 5697 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 5748 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 5748 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 5748 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 5752 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 5760 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 5760 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 5760 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 5760 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 5771 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 5774 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 5778 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 5780 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 5780 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 5782 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 5782 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 5782 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 5785 days | 1% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 5786 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 5817 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 5832 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 5832 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 5832 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 5837 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 5837 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 5841 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 5841 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 5842 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 5848 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 5858 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 5858 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 5858 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 5858 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 5858 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 5858 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 5867 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6125 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6125 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6125 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6125 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6125 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6136 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6139 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6139 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
-0.59% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 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 29 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 26 | -0.53% |
| 27 | -0.55% |
| 28 | -0.57% |
| 29 | -0.59% |
| 30 | -0.61% |
| 31 | -0.63% |
| 32 | -0.65% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.75% 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
87%
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.