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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
88.96%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Starý | 10/10 | 40 days | 100% |
| Robert Maslen | 10/10 | 130 days | 99% |
| Rory M | 9/10 | 191 days | 97% |
| Paul T Beisser III | 8/10 | 191 days | 96% |
| Richard Howell | 10/10 | 222 days | 97% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 375 days | 91% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 556 days | 81% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 556 days | 82% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 770 days | 65% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 830 days | 60% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 861 days | 57% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1014 days | 42% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1195 days | 27% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1195 days | 27% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1226 days | 14% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1226 days | 16% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1471 days | 12% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1591 days | 8% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1925 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 1956 days | 4% |
| Daniëlle van Hal | 10/10 | 1956 days | 4% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 2017 days | 4% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 2078 days | 4% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2291 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2291 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2322 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2353 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2353 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2383 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2687 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2687 days | 3% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 2932 days | 3% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 2932 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2932 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3364 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3493 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3551 days | 1% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3679 days | 1% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3693 days | 0% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3726 days | 1% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3815 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3827 days | 0% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 3941 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4033 days | 0% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 4060 days | 0% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 4079 days | 0% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 4093 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4114 days | 0% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4185 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4186 days | 0% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4240 days | 0% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4452 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4454 days | 1% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4475 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4518 days | 0% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4518 days | 1% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4819 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4819 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 4913 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5171 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5198 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5200 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5244 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5244 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5259 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5264 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5541 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5541 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5541 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5543 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5543 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5551 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5552 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5552 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5554 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5555 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5565 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5565 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5565 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5570 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5571 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 5848 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 5854 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 5905 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 5905 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 5905 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 5909 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 5917 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 5917 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 5917 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 5917 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 5928 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 5931 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 5935 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 5937 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 5937 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 5942 days | 0% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 5943 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 5974 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 5989 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 5989 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 5989 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 5994 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 5994 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 5998 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 5998 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 5999 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 6005 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 6024 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6282 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6282 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6282 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6282 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6282 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6291 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6293 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6296 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6296 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
-0.32% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 87 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 22 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 19 | -0.27% |
| 20 | -0.29% |
| 21 | -0.30% |
| 22 | -0.32% |
| 23 | -0.33% |
| 24 | -0.35% |
| 25 | -0.36% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.19% 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.