Kia ora, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 Rotorua Campervans.

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.

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Rotorua Campervans

Valid Reviews

101 Valid Reviews

The Rotorua Campervans experience has a total of 104 reviews. There are 101 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 101 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 45
45%
9/10 37
37%
8/10 16
16%
7/10 2
2%
6/10 1
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

92.18% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rotorua Campervans valid reviews is 92.18% and is based on 101 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

16 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 101 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 0
0%
9/10 4
25%
8/10 10
63%
7/10 1
6%
6/10 1
6%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

80.63% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rotorua Campervans face-to-face reviews is 80.63% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

92.42%

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
Marcel Brinkhof 8/10 963 days 100%
Danielle 10/10 1208 days 57%
Rick en Ina 9/10 1267 days 48%
Peter van Leeuwen 10/10 1267 days 49%
Jouke 10/10 1328 days 41%
Lisette en Hans 10/10 2303 days 8%
Tom & Martine 10/10 2363 days 8%
Wiechert en Lia Eschbach 10/10 2424 days 8%
Paul Berresford 10/10 2668 days 7%
Lidy and Jan 10/10 2669 days 7%
Henriette en Gerard Donkers 9/10 2669 days 7%
Andrew Saunders 10/10 2669 days 7%
Richard 8/10 2728 days 7%
Kaas 9/10 2759 days 6%
Ron Baldal 10/10 2788 days 6%
Angela Rawsthorn 9/10 2789 days 6%
Ingrid & Gerben Siegersma 9/10 2789 days 6%
Rens and Jenny Hollander 9/10 2956 days 4%
Jane Hargreaves 9/10 3002 days 5%
Benno Roest 9/10 3003 days 5%
Geert De Vreese 10/10 3003 days 6%
Valerie Homeniuk 9/10 3033 days 5%
Jacob Batema 9/10 3033 days 5%
Femke Zeegers 9/10 3033 days 5%
Inga Serfort 10/10 3034 days 5%
Myra Van Dijk 9/10 3092 days 5%
Ruth Hermans 10/10 3092 days 5%
guus van ginkel 9/10 3092 days 5%
jean-francois Gervais 8/10 3153 days 5%
Maritza 9/10 3153 days 5%
Sara No 10/10 3153 days 5%
J. Coolen 9/10 3345 days 4%
Bart Waanders 10/10 3367 days 4%
Hans-Joachim Stocker 9/10 3398 days 4%
Roelof Wouda 9/10 3398 days 4%
Joop Hendricks 8/10 3398 days 4%
Ole Zinck Østergaard 9/10 3426 days 4%
Frits en Marijke Spieker 10/10 3457 days 4%
Sico Kool 9/10 3518 days 3%
willem hoogerbeets 9/10 3763 days 2%
Hadewich D 10/10 3823 days 2%
Evelien Pruis 9/10 3823 days 2%
A. van Dort 9/10 3824 days 2%
tineenfook dewawy 9/10 3824 days 2%
marius Van Ninhuijs 10/10 3946 days 2%
Jason Wells 10/10 4098 days 1%
Loretta 9/10 4129 days 1%
Femke Stevens 9/10 4157 days 1%
Martin Bakker 10/10 4188 days 1%
ursula voorhorst 9/10 4189 days 1%
s ruijgt 7/10 4189 days 0%
Aart Wagelaar 10/10 4189 days 1%
Jack Buermans 9/10 4220 days 0%
Henk van Leeuwen 10/10 4249 days 0%
Etta van Mullem 9/10 4250 days 0%
Robby van Gruythuysen 10/10 4250 days 0%
Hans en Sil 9/10 4281 days 0%
j k 9/10 4311 days 0%
Jan Legein 9/10 4472 days 1%
joth arends 9/10 4495 days 2%
Benjamin de witte 10/10 4495 days 2%
Henk Bos 9/10 4495 days 2%
Carina Mortelmans 10/10 4523 days 2%
Jan ten Berge 10/10 4523 days 2%
Roy Hengeveld 10/10 4554 days 2%
Joachim 10/10 4554 days 2%
Kees Van Steenis 10/10 4554 days 2%
Aletta . 9/10 4554 days 2%
Tim Bosch 10/10 4585 days 2%
Joke Diependaal 10/10 4646 days 2%
jurgen42 10/10 4919 days 2%
pcbennekom 10/10 4980 days 2%
Hugh Barraclough 10/10 5194 days 2%
Eric Lombaard 9/10 5237 days 1%
Dick van Doorn 8/10 5253 days 1%
Johan Kroese 6/10 5265 days 1%
MartinPierik 10/10 5285 days 2%
Uitslag 8/10 5316 days 2%
loesennicojongerius 10/10 5316 days 2%
LMvdWerd 10/10 5316 days 2%
timenanne 9/10 5316 days 2%
GeorgesBert 10/10 5346 days 2%
mennoarts 10/10 5346 days 2%
Herman Heskamp 10/10 5346 days 2%
garmtenesther 10/10 5377 days 2%
John 8/10 5589 days 1%
Michel Op't Landt 7/10 5597 days 1%
Win Groen 8/10 5600 days 1%
Anja Allphell 8/10 5600 days 1%
Bakker 8/10 5604 days 1%
ChrisJeanne 9/10 5650 days 2%
Rogier_Elvira 10/10 5650 days 2%
sachahonig 10/10 5681 days 2%
MartijnSuzanne 10/10 5711 days 2%
koster 8/10 5890 days 1%
Truus en Pierre Wolters 8/10 5956 days 2%
Sjoerd de Witte 10/10 5956 days 2%
pvo plas 8/10 5978 days 1%
bdevries 8/10 6057 days 1%
UlaR 8/10 6280 days 1%
Johannes & Jopke Fokkema 8/10 6310 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 Rotorua Campervans experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-5.14% 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 119 days. The Rotorua Campervans 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 Rotorua Campervans experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -2.11%
198 -2.12%
199 -2.13%
200 -2.14%
201 -2.15%
202 -2.16%
203 -2.17%

Balancing Adjustment

1.41% 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.