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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 Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand.
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Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand
Valid Reviews
155 Valid Reviews
The Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand experience has a total of 155 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.
Within these 155 valid reviews, the experience has 2 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 155 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 137 |
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88% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
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10% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
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1% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
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0% |
98.71% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand valid reviews is 98.71% and is based on 155 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Weighted Average
98.71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Staab | 10/10 | 3931 days | 87% |
| Bruce B | 10/10 | 3959 days | 82% |
| barry aling | 10/10 | 3959 days | 82% |
| luiz montanari | 10/10 | 3990 days | 75% |
| EMMANUEL DIAS DA SILVA | 10/10 | 4021 days | 69% |
| Philip Gattey | 9/10 | 4021 days | 68% |
| Ch. Verling | 10/10 | 4051 days | 63% |
| Ulises Guevara | 10/10 | 4051 days | 63% |
| Dusty | 10/10 | 4051 days | 63% |
| Sandra Downie | 10/10 | 4356 days | 0% |
| Gisle Forseth | 9/10 | 4387 days | 99% |
| Asmawi Wahab | 10/10 | 4662 days | 100% |
| Shelli Leverty | 10/10 | 4662 days | 100% |
| Doug Hamerton | 10/10 | 4662 days | 100% |
| Becky Ivers | 10/10 | 4690 days | 100% |
| Mark Stanford | 10/10 | 4690 days | 100% |
| Lesley barber | 10/10 | 4721 days | 100% |
| Barryatkinson | 10/10 | 4721 days | 100% |
| DonKendra1 | 10/10 | 4813 days | 100% |
| Bushy | 10/10 | 4966 days | 100% |
| Calypso | 10/10 | 4996 days | 100% |
| yromanec | 10/10 | 4996 days | 100% |
| ladyharley | 10/10 | 5027 days | 100% |
| ChrisW | 10/10 | 5027 days | 100% |
| oldbiker | 10/10 | 5027 days | 100% |
| TheHoon | 10/10 | 5027 days | 100% |
| Banana | 10/10 | 5056 days | 100% |
| monakeehn | 10/10 | 5056 days | 100% |
| fdjavid | 10/10 | 5056 days | 100% |
| websterau | 9/10 | 5056 days | 99% |
| Dumyati | 10/10 | 5056 days | 100% |
| holidaze28 | 10/10 | 5087 days | 100% |
| michaelclout | 10/10 | 5087 days | 100% |
| ZeroID | 10/10 | 5087 days | 100% |
| donald | 10/10 | 5087 days | 100% |
| mulhooligan | 10/10 | 5087 days | 100% |
| Stanton | 10/10 | 5087 days | 100% |
| kakapo66 | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| HughConnor | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| ruudie012 | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| lynne_florence | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| johnnyr | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| pro213 | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| chrissywatson1711 | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| pahoia | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| Iand | 10/10 | 5118 days | 100% |
| jillowen | 9/10 | 5118 days | 99% |
| AbeB | 10/10 | 5148 days | 100% |
| mikereid | 10/10 | 5148 days | 100% |
| Cmax | 10/10 | 5179 days | 100% |
| gnh2011 | 9/10 | 5179 days | 99% |
| taylaw | 10/10 | 5179 days | 100% |
| mariarivas | 10/10 | 5179 days | 100% |
| flippy0 | 10/10 | 5209 days | 100% |
| squids12 | 10/10 | 5301 days | 100% |
| Rosco | 9/10 | 5362 days | 99% |
| blahutp | 9/10 | 5362 days | 99% |
| mrkunz | 10/10 | 5362 days | 100% |
| clouddreamer | 10/10 | 5362 days | 100% |
| May | 10/10 | 5362 days | 100% |
| mitchaoc | 10/10 | 5393 days | 100% |
| Welshy01 | 10/10 | 5393 days | 100% |
| pamc | 10/10 | 5393 days | 100% |
| zaphood | 10/10 | 5393 days | 100% |
| cruisequeens | 10/10 | 5421 days | 100% |
| adriennevergos | 10/10 | 5421 days | 100% |
| damondosterhus | 10/10 | 5421 days | 100% |
| janetc260 | 10/10 | 5421 days | 100% |
| marpet | 10/10 | 5452 days | 100% |
| roofie | 10/10 | 5452 days | 100% |
| musicman | 10/10 | 5452 days | 100% |
| Merran | 10/10 | 5452 days | 100% |
| traceymarcus1 | 10/10 | 5452 days | 100% |
| Budley1 | 10/10 | 5483 days | 100% |
| vjr | 10/10 | 5483 days | 100% |
| DukeMatthews | 10/10 | 5483 days | 100% |
| hellsknipe356 | 10/10 | 5544 days | 100% |
| KDStorey | 10/10 | 5544 days | 100% |
| robinson | 10/10 | 5544 days | 100% |
| JoeLeeKnipe | 10/10 | 5544 days | 100% |
| lstenhouse | 10/10 | 5574 days | 100% |
| doylouys | 10/10 | 5605 days | 100% |
| Jorgy | 10/10 | 5636 days | 100% |
| Phil Thurbon | 9/10 | 5727 days | 99% |
| awolnow | 10/10 | 5758 days | 100% |
| spb97 | 9/10 | 5758 days | 99% |
| stealhorsecowboy | 10/10 | 5758 days | 100% |
| smithy55 | 9/10 | 5758 days | 99% |
| fitbear | 9/10 | 5758 days | 99% |
| zebradiver | 8/10 | 5758 days | 98% |
| cowboyjohn | 10/10 | 5786 days | 100% |
| wahteh | 10/10 | 5786 days | 100% |
| tommarbru | 10/10 | 5786 days | 100% |
| Mathias | 10/10 | 5786 days | 100% |
| JParkinson | 10/10 | 5786 days | 100% |
| sinead drummy | 10/10 | 5817 days | 100% |
| philip andrew-artha | 10/10 | 5817 days | 100% |
| bmaier | 10/10 | 5817 days | 100% |
| alongthorn | 10/10 | 5817 days | 100% |
| KENMCD | 10/10 | 5817 days | 100% |
| kimreed | 10/10 | 5848 days | 100% |
| joshe051 | 10/10 | 5848 days | 100% |
| Travelling_Kiwi | 10/10 | 5848 days | 100% |
| John Stevens | 10/10 | 5878 days | 100% |
| big_rog | 10/10 | 5878 days | 100% |
| HairyHaggis | 10/10 | 5878 days | 100% |
| Mary Long | 10/10 | 5878 days | 100% |
| stegall | 10/10 | 5878 days | 100% |
| Maureen Lee | 10/10 | 5909 days | 100% |
| monkey | 10/10 | 5909 days | 100% |
| renaud bonnet | 10/10 | 5939 days | 100% |
| George Wheatley | 10/10 | 6062 days | 100% |
| eunie | 10/10 | 6092 days | 100% |
| antoinette | 10/10 | 6093 days | 100% |
| Bananna | 10/10 | 6103 days | 100% |
| Anne Cathala | 10/10 | 6105 days | 100% |
| gordy838 | 9/10 | 6113 days | 99% |
| Janet May | 9/10 | 6117 days | 99% |
| Chuffy57 | 10/10 | 6117 days | 100% |
| Tom Speed | 10/10 | 6123 days | 100% |
| Brenda | 10/10 | 6132 days | 100% |
| Jay & N | 10/10 | 6143 days | 58% |
| MoJo | 10/10 | 6151 days | 100% |
| Tomasz Trawniczek | 10/10 | 6151 days | 100% |
| David Lewis | 9/10 | 6165 days | 99% |
| andy Cant | 10/10 | 6166 days | 100% |
| Catherine Robinson | 10/10 | 6169 days | 100% |
| Samantha Fenton | 10/10 | 6174 days | 100% |
| Judy Macdonald | 10/10 | 6177 days | 100% |
| Allison | 10/10 | 6178 days | 58% |
| Gordon Lawrence | 10/10 | 6210 days | 100% |
| ivkemp | 10/10 | 6219 days | 100% |
| shonell | 10/10 | 6242 days | 100% |
| Aimee Marsh | 10/10 | 6243 days | 100% |
| Kathy Reily | 10/10 | 6247 days | 100% |
| CaptainObvious | 10/10 | 6255 days | 100% |
| Darren Rye | 10/10 | 6259 days | 100% |
| Dolphin | 10/10 | 6266 days | 100% |
| Robin | 10/10 | 6275 days | 100% |
| suedavies | 10/10 | 6275 days | 100% |
| Claire O'Donoghue | 10/10 | 6282 days | 100% |
| Mike | 10/10 | 6282 days | 100% |
| barbara hunn | 8/10 | 6286 days | 98% |
| Mike Morgan | 10/10 | 6288 days | 100% |
| Matt Cross | 10/10 | 6289 days | 100% |
| Denelle Adams | 10/10 | 6293 days | 100% |
| Belinda Keys | 10/10 | 6295 days | 100% |
| Tom Gordon | 9/10 | 6295 days | 99% |
| ashos | 10/10 | 6295 days | 100% |
| hottie | 9/10 | 6295 days | 99% |
| Karen Gibson | 10/10 | 6295 days | 100% |
| Michelle Mulgrew | 10/10 | 6303 days | 100% |
| thehammer | 10/10 | 6316 days | 100% |
| Ele | 10/10 | 6318 days | 100% |
| Bridget Cummins | 10/10 | 6324 days | 100% |
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 Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.07% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand 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 Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.01% |
| 198 | -4.03% |
| 199 | -4.05% |
| 200 | -4.07% |
| 201 | -4.09% |
| 202 | -4.11% |
| 203 | -4.13% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.47% 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
95%
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.