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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
89.25%
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 | 141 days | 100% |
| Robert Maslen | 10/10 | 231 days | 98% |
| Rory M | 9/10 | 292 days | 95% |
| Paul T Beisser III | 8/10 | 292 days | 94% |
| Richard Howell | 10/10 | 323 days | 95% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 476 days | 87% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 657 days | 75% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 657 days | 75% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 871 days | 56% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 931 days | 51% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 962 days | 47% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1115 days | 34% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1296 days | 21% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1296 days | 21% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1327 days | 10% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1327 days | 13% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1572 days | 9% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1692 days | 6% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 2026 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 2057 days | 4% |
| Daniëlle van Hal | 10/10 | 2057 days | 5% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 2118 days | 4% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 2179 days | 4% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2423 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2484 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3465 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3568 days | 2% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3594 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3652 days | 1% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3780 days | 1% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3794 days | 0% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3827 days | 1% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3830 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3847 days | 1% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3916 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3928 days | 1% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 4042 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4134 days | 0% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 4161 days | 0% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 4180 days | 0% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 4194 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4215 days | 0% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4532 days | 1% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4553 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4555 days | 1% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4576 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4619 days | 1% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4619 days | 1% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4920 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4920 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4924 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4924 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4924 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5272 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5299 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5301 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5345 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5345 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5365 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5642 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5642 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5642 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5644 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5644 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5652 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5653 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5653 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5655 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5656 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5666 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5666 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5666 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5669 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5669 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5669 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5669 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5671 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5672 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 5949 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 5955 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 6006 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 6006 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 6006 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 6010 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 6018 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 6018 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 6018 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 6018 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 6029 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 6036 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 6038 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 6038 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 6040 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 6040 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 6040 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 6043 days | 1% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 6044 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 6075 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 6099 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 6099 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 6100 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 6106 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 6113 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 6113 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 6113 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 6113 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 6113 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 6113 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 6125 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6383 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6383 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6383 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6383 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6383 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6392 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6394 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6397 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6397 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
-1.46% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 109 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 123 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 120 | -1.43% |
| 121 | -1.44% |
| 122 | -1.45% |
| 123 | -1.46% |
| 124 | -1.48% |
| 125 | -1.49% |
| 126 | -1.50% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.33% 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.