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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
89.13%
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 | 100 days | 100% |
| Robert Maslen | 10/10 | 190 days | 99% |
| Rory M | 9/10 | 251 days | 96% |
| Paul T Beisser III | 8/10 | 251 days | 95% |
| Richard Howell | 10/10 | 282 days | 96% |
| Kylee | 9/10 | 435 days | 89% |
| Nadia | 8/10 | 616 days | 77% |
| Stephan Roeder | 9/10 | 616 days | 78% |
| nssg | 8/10 | 830 days | 60% |
| Tal Tal | 9/10 | 890 days | 55% |
| Kingyclan | 8/10 | 921 days | 51% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1074 days | 37% |
| Victoria Wendows | 10/10 | 1255 days | 24% |
| Kristina | 9/10 | 1255 days | 23% |
| Kyle | 3/10 | 1286 days | 12% |
| Ritchie | 4/10 | 1286 days | 14% |
| Emer | 10/10 | 1531 days | 10% |
| Oonagh | 10/10 | 1651 days | 7% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1985 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 7/10 | 2016 days | 4% |
| Daniëlle van Hal | 10/10 | 2016 days | 5% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 2077 days | 4% |
| Himi | 9/10 | 2138 days | 4% |
| Ju | 10/10 | 2351 days | 4% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 2351 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 10/10 | 2382 days | 4% |
| Su | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Susanne | 10/10 | 2443 days | 4% |
| Pim and Martine | 9/10 | 2747 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 9/10 | 2747 days | 3% |
| Marieke | 9/10 | 2808 days | 3% |
| James & Kerry | 9/10 | 2808 days | 3% |
| Angela | 10/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 8/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Ella | 9/10 | 2992 days | 3% |
| Bex & Jake | 10/10 | 2992 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2992 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 7/10 | 3424 days | 2% |
| Szymon Stoma | 10/10 | 3527 days | 2% |
| Maura O'Connell | 10/10 | 3553 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3611 days | 1% |
| Nora Gutscher | 10/10 | 3739 days | 1% |
| Charlie Sullivan | 1/10 | 3753 days | 0% |
| T Gerhardy | 9/10 | 3786 days | 1% |
| Carlotta Hubner | 7/10 | 3789 days | 1% |
| Adam Stevens | 8/10 | 3806 days | 1% |
| Pieter-Jan V | 9/10 | 3812 days | 1% |
| Valerie Wee | 6/10 | 3875 days | 1% |
| Geraldine La Forge | 4/10 | 3887 days | 0% |
| Jan Mentink | 9/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 8/10 | 4093 days | 0% |
| Berni Hart | 8/10 | 4120 days | 0% |
| Tarillon Family | 8/10 | 4139 days | 0% |
| Sophia Pickles | 9/10 | 4153 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4174 days | 0% |
| Candice Bergon | 9/10 | 4245 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4246 days | 0% |
| tschavalon | 9/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| Carolin Siegert | 9/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Gillian Scott | 9/10 | 4512 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 10/10 | 4514 days | 1% |
| Xavier | 8/10 | 4535 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 5/10 | 4578 days | 1% |
| Romina Bolz | 6/10 | 4578 days | 1% |
| Dirk Sörensen | 1/10 | 4879 days | 0% |
| marypy | 9/10 | 4879 days | 1% |
| Annika | 9/10 | 4883 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 7/10 | 4883 days | 1% |
| Jonas Herrmann | 8/10 | 4883 days | 1% |
| Innes Martin | 4/10 | 4973 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Peter | 9/10 | 5231 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 7/10 | 5258 days | 1% |
| Siegfried Krueger | 8/10 | 5260 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 7/10 | 5304 days | 1% |
| FlyKiwiFly | 6/10 | 5304 days | 1% |
| Dean | 9/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Sanne Ta Stroete | 8/10 | 5324 days | 1% |
| Sarah Haskell | 6/10 | 5601 days | 1% |
| Rolf | 7/10 | 5601 days | 1% |
| Mulder & vanNistelrooij | 8/10 | 5601 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5603 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Cree | 8/10 | 5603 days | 1% |
| John | 8/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 9/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Faye Cox | 8/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Russ White | 9/10 | 5611 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Stones | 10/10 | 5612 days | 1% |
| Pieter & Annelies | 10/10 | 5612 days | 1% |
| Wouter Teensma | 7/10 | 5614 days | 1% |
| Janine Diehl | 9/10 | 5615 days | 1% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5625 days | 1% |
| Hannah Watts | 6/10 | 5625 days | 1% |
| Janelie | 7/10 | 5625 days | 1% |
| Jau | 8/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Kathryn Knipe | 8/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Russell Stevens | 6/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Nataly Loewidt | 7/10 | 5630 days | 1% |
| Martin L | 10/10 | 5631 days | 1% |
| Meg & Steve | 9/10 | 5908 days | 1% |
| joycevanb | 8/10 | 5914 days | 1% |
| Andy | 7/10 | 5965 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 8/10 | 5965 days | 1% |
| Graeme + Jane Ryan | 9/10 | 5965 days | 1% |
| Christine T | 10/10 | 5969 days | 1% |
| Kay Beaumont | 9/10 | 5977 days | 1% |
| Zara Leyden | 9/10 | 5977 days | 1% |
| Matthias A | 10/10 | 5977 days | 1% |
| Johan | 7/10 | 5977 days | 1% |
| Will Jemma | 9/10 | 5988 days | 1% |
| Marco | 10/10 | 5991 days | 1% |
| Johan Norregaard | 8/10 | 5995 days | 1% |
| hermine Petz | 9/10 | 5997 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 5997 days | 1% |
| Jens van Evp | 9/10 | 5999 days | 1% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 5999 days | 1% |
| Hanz | 9/10 | 5999 days | 1% |
| Carolina Gonzalez | 8/10 | 6001 days | 1% |
| Carina Raeder | 7/10 | 6001 days | 1% |
| Kasper | 6/10 | 6001 days | 1% |
| Dersiree Moerbeek | 8/10 | 6001 days | 1% |
| Carol Dale | 8/10 | 6001 days | 1% |
| Brenda | 9/10 | 6001 days | 1% |
| Inga | 8/10 | 6001 days | 1% |
| Gary Judd | 5/10 | 6002 days | 1% |
| BenH | 10/10 | 6003 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 6034 days | 1% |
| ursinab | 9/10 | 6049 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6049 days | 1% |
| Marc | 8/10 | 6049 days | 1% |
| katesc | 9/10 | 6054 days | 1% |
| Marons | 6/10 | 6054 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 6058 days | 1% |
| richelle | 8/10 | 6058 days | 1% |
| rosalindm | 10/10 | 6059 days | 1% |
| katepat | 9/10 | 6065 days | 1% |
| Karen Raven | 8/10 | 6072 days | 1% |
| Aart Van Nooy | 8/10 | 6072 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 8/10 | 6072 days | 1% |
| Debbie Rathbone | 10/10 | 6072 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 9/10 | 6072 days | 1% |
| Chris Leach | 8/10 | 6072 days | 1% |
| Sarah Goeckener | 6/10 | 6075 days | 1% |
| Zach | 9/10 | 6075 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 6075 days | 1% |
| Lindsay Brown | 9/10 | 6075 days | 1% |
| katharina | 9/10 | 6075 days | 1% |
| Thomas Willi | 9/10 | 6075 days | 1% |
| Jess Pasos | 9/10 | 6084 days | 1% |
| TatiamT | 9/10 | 6342 days | 1% |
| VickiS | 9/10 | 6342 days | 1% |
| StephC | 9/10 | 6342 days | 1% |
| SamR1 | 9/10 | 6342 days | 1% |
| KeziaB | 8/10 | 6342 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 6351 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 6353 days | 1% |
| Abigail | 8/10 | 6356 days | 1% |
| Hayley | 7/10 | 6356 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
-0.82% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 125 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 82 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 79 | -0.79% |
| 80 | -0.80% |
| 81 | -0.81% |
| 82 | -0.82% |
| 83 | -0.83% |
| 84 | -0.84% |
| 85 | -0.85% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.24% 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.