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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 Travel NZ Motorhomes.
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.
Travel NZ Motorhomes
Valid Reviews
135 Valid Reviews
The Travel NZ Motorhomes experience has a total of 135 valid reviews. There are no 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 135 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 82 |
|
61% |
| 9/10 | 33 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
10% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
92.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Travel NZ Motorhomes valid reviews is 92.67% and is based on 135 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
4 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 135 valid reviews, the experience has 4 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 4 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 9/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
75% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
25% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Travel NZ Motorhomes face-to-face reviews is 77.50% and is based on 4 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
95.12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen | 9/10 | 2066 days | 100% |
| Cathrin and Markus Buckley | 9/10 | 2066 days | 100% |
| Diane E Maurice | 10/10 | 2097 days | 100% |
| Olga | 10/10 | 2128 days | 98% |
| Jason Salle | 9/10 | 2189 days | 94% |
| Amanda Robb | 9/10 | 2219 days | 93% |
| Greg Poole | 8/10 | 2219 days | 92% |
| Kathie Russell | 10/10 | 2249 days | 93% |
| Matt | 10/10 | 2250 days | 92% |
| Stephen Tanner | 10/10 | 2281 days | 91% |
| Penny | 10/10 | 2311 days | 90% |
| Bill Hayes | 10/10 | 2402 days | 85% |
| Paul Finnegan | 10/10 | 2403 days | 85% |
| Matthias Sozzi | 10/10 | 2431 days | 84% |
| Rob from Suffolk, UK | 9/10 | 2432 days | 83% |
| Neil Holland | 10/10 | 2432 days | 84% |
| Mike | 8/10 | 2432 days | 82% |
| Nathalie & Andy | 10/10 | 2463 days | 83% |
| Mike Russell | 10/10 | 2463 days | 83% |
| Vikki O'Sullivan | 10/10 | 2463 days | 83% |
| James Ryan | 8/10 | 2463 days | 81% |
| Adrian Baer | 10/10 | 2493 days | 81% |
| Max Stevens | 10/10 | 2494 days | 81% |
| Angela Hains | 10/10 | 2523 days | 80% |
| Helen S | 10/10 | 2524 days | 80% |
| Tanya Bottomley | 10/10 | 2524 days | 80% |
| wendy legge | 10/10 | 2584 days | 77% |
| Michelle | 10/10 | 2738 days | 70% |
| lucy Ashenden | 10/10 | 2738 days | 70% |
| Fabian | 10/10 | 2769 days | 68% |
| Nicole | 10/10 | 2797 days | 67% |
| Del C | 10/10 | 2797 days | 67% |
| Daniel | 10/10 | 2797 days | 67% |
| Hedde Ringel | 9/10 | 2797 days | 66% |
| David | 9/10 | 2828 days | 65% |
| Daphne Johnston | 10/10 | 2858 days | 64% |
| Salla Vainio | 10/10 | 2859 days | 64% |
| Nikki de Coninck | 10/10 | 2859 days | 64% |
| Pete Welply | 10/10 | 2889 days | 63% |
| Linda | 10/10 | 2920 days | 61% |
| Joe Harney | 10/10 | 2950 days | 60% |
| Roger Bayliss | 10/10 | 3073 days | 54% |
| Amanda Cleghorn | 9/10 | 3103 days | 52% |
| John and Jan Loxley | 9/10 | 3103 days | 52% |
| Maree | 10/10 | 3103 days | 53% |
| Keith and Jan | 10/10 | 3134 days | 51% |
| Bonnie Murphy | 9/10 | 3161 days | 49% |
| H Phillips | 10/10 | 3162 days | 50% |
| Glyn Jones | 10/10 | 3162 days | 50% |
| john dunn | 1/10 | 3223 days | 15% |
| Lords | 10/10 | 3223 days | 47% |
| Aruna Narandran | 9/10 | 3224 days | 46% |
| Mat Frei | 10/10 | 3224 days | 47% |
| Jeff Carmody | 10/10 | 3253 days | 46% |
| Louis DeMais | 10/10 | 3284 days | 44% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 3346 days | 41% |
| NonoBaba | 9/10 | 3498 days | 34% |
| Leslie Lindeman | 4/10 | 3832 days | 10% |
| Eva Rodriguez | 2/10 | 3863 days | 4% |
| Abby Hall | 10/10 | 3923 days | 14% |
| Jiri Lucius | 10/10 | 3954 days | 13% |
| Adrian Sant | 10/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Brendon | 9/10 | 4380 days | 17% |
| Joe Harney | 10/10 | 4410 days | 17% |
| Phil D | 10/10 | 4564 days | 17% |
| Camilla Suche | 10/10 | 4564 days | 17% |
| Marielle Stuij | 10/10 | 4564 days | 17% |
| Denise Ewbank | 8/10 | 4610 days | 7% |
| Tobias Rischer | 9/10 | 4623 days | 17% |
| Nicole O | 9/10 | 4654 days | 17% |
| Karen Bailey | 10/10 | 4654 days | 17% |
| Rhonda Marsden | 9/10 | 4654 days | 17% |
| Garry Blower | 10/10 | 4685 days | 17% |
| Joakim Ryman | 10/10 | 4685 days | 17% |
| MrsF | 10/10 | 4746 days | 17% |
| Bart70 | 9/10 | 4746 days | 17% |
| Gordylow | 10/10 | 4838 days | 17% |
| SouthernKiwi | 9/10 | 4899 days | 17% |
| richard edgerton | 7/10 | 4929 days | 15% |
| Tom | 9/10 | 4929 days | 17% |
| Anne_Range | 10/10 | 4960 days | 17% |
| Nico Saunders | 9/10 | 4960 days | 17% |
| armelle gaurier | 9/10 | 4988 days | 17% |
| Alan Jenkins | 9/10 | 4988 days | 17% |
| Bruce Marshall | 10/10 | 5019 days | 17% |
| waitara | 8/10 | 5019 days | 16% |
| Marcel and Gerrie Jonkman | 9/10 | 5019 days | 17% |
| John McMahon | 10/10 | 5019 days | 17% |
| Ron | 8/10 | 5054 days | 7% |
| mike12345 | 9/10 | 5080 days | 17% |
| Stitchymanda | 10/10 | 5080 days | 17% |
| corley | 10/10 | 5111 days | 17% |
| ortrae | 8/10 | 5294 days | 16% |
| Jen Sweeting | 8/10 | 5312 days | 7% |
| Rod100 | 10/10 | 5325 days | 17% |
| Meredith | 9/10 | 5385 days | 17% |
| Alistair | 10/10 | 5385 days | 17% |
| glenj | 9/10 | 5446 days | 17% |
| Trish Farrimond | 9/10 | 5446 days | 17% |
| Annie_C_Scott | 8/10 | 5446 days | 16% |
| GARRYBLOWER | 10/10 | 5446 days | 17% |
| Carolyn1 | 9/10 | 5477 days | 17% |
| tankman | 10/10 | 5477 days | 17% |
| Sacoetzee | 9/10 | 5477 days | 17% |
| Aaron | 10/10 | 5507 days | 17% |
| Cid | 10/10 | 5538 days | 17% |
| Steve | 9/10 | 5538 days | 17% |
| Free_Spirit | 10/10 | 5538 days | 17% |
| Telfer | 9/10 | 5569 days | 17% |
| Aileen_Lowe1 | 10/10 | 5569 days | 17% |
| Bruceadamscars | 10/10 | 5569 days | 17% |
| JackieT | 10/10 | 5569 days | 17% |
| quickshift1 | 10/10 | 5599 days | 17% |
| Adam | 10/10 | 5599 days | 17% |
| Happy_Camper | 10/10 | 5599 days | 17% |
| mikef1 | 8/10 | 5630 days | 16% |
| vand | 10/10 | 5630 days | 17% |
| Veronique1 | 10/10 | 5630 days | 17% |
| richk | 10/10 | 5660 days | 17% |
| shredder | 10/10 | 5660 days | 17% |
| moir | 9/10 | 5691 days | 17% |
| agmgwilson | 10/10 | 5691 days | 17% |
| jeffmorris | 10/10 | 5691 days | 17% |
| dmorris | 8/10 | 5719 days | 16% |
| campbell_trueman | 10/10 | 5750 days | 17% |
| Clive | 10/10 | 5750 days | 17% |
| TonyandAmisha | 10/10 | 5781 days | 17% |
| marty354 | 10/10 | 5811 days | 17% |
| DAVIDPRITCHARD | 8/10 | 5842 days | 16% |
| mgpss | 9/10 | 5903 days | 17% |
| Reilly | 8/10 | 5934 days | 16% |
| AndrewNess | 8/10 | 5964 days | 16% |
| pbayard | 10/10 | 6025 days | 17% |
| Mike Peirce | 7/10 | 6050 days | 6% |
| MikeGreen | 1/10 | 6056 days | 3% |
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 Travel NZ Motorhomes experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-6.23% Adjustment
Recent reviews reflect the experience as it currently operates. This means it's important to get fresh reviews. Some experiences discovered they could get a few good reviews and then, resting on their laurels, discourage any further reviews. This adjustment stimulates experiences to be positively involved in the review generating process and discourages them from manipulating the ranking system in this manner.
What constitutes a recent review is based on the how old it is, what type of experience it is applied to and and what time of year it currently is. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, what is considered recent is dynamically adjusted throughout the year.
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received enough reviews within the last 68 days. The Travel NZ Motorhomes experience has 0 recent rankings. Adjustments are according to the following table:
| Recent Reviews | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| 0 | -3.00% |
| 1 | -2.63% |
| 2 | -1.50% |
| 3 | -0.38% |
| 4 | -0.00% |
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 Travel NZ Motorhomes experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.18% |
| 198 | -3.20% |
| 199 | -3.21% |
| 200 | -3.23% |
| 201 | -3.25% |
| 202 | -3.26% |
| 203 | -3.28% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.16% 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.
Onboarding Rating
This rating is about customer service and camper availability. It measures aspects of the customer journey that are often missing from online ratings. It includes performances based on: pre-booking communication, product availability and responsiveness to customer enquiries.
All metrics come from actual customer interactions.
Details are calculated daily from statistics over several years and merged with the score derived from customer reviews - to then form the final ranking score.
Final Ranking Score
81%
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.