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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 Haast River Motels and Holiday Park.

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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Haast River Motels and Holiday Park

Valid Reviews

82 Valid Reviews

The Haast River Motels and Holiday Park experience has a total of 86 reviews. There are 82 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 82 valid reviews, the experience has 3 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 82 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 11
13%
9/10 18
22%
8/10 24
29%
7/10 12
15%
6/10 8
10%
5/10 5
6%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 2
2%

76.59% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Haast River Motels and Holiday Park valid reviews is 76.59% and is based on 82 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

81.44%

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
Leo Li 9/10 38 days 100%
Francis Gallagher 6/10 221 days 85%
Jayne Wright 10/10 221 days 98%
Jan 9/10 252 days 96%
John Crancer 8/10 280 days 95%
Lea de Jong 6/10 280 days 83%
Andrew Lester 8/10 280 days 95%
Magnus Wallin 7/10 280 days 90%
Claire Robinson 8/10 280 days 95%
Marco Giusti 9/10 280 days 96%
Miku Asano 5/10 342 days 72%
Rich 8/10 464 days 87%
Marine 10/10 617 days 79%
Lud 8/10 645 days 76%
Anne 7/10 676 days 70%
Fredrik 8/10 676 days 73%
Bea 8/10 829 days 60%
Kay 10/10 951 days 49%
Christopher Parker 7/10 982 days 43%
JEH 10/10 982 days 46%
Katrina 10/10 1042 days 40%
Enrique 9/10 1103 days 35%
Larissa 10/10 1103 days 35%
Victoria 7/10 1134 days 30%
Kelsie 10/10 1195 days 28%
Kilee Leblanc 9/10 1317 days 20%
Laz. 8/10 1317 days 19%
Ju 7/10 1376 days 15%
Gary 9/10 1376 days 16%
Julia 7/10 1438 days 13%
Shaun 9/10 1682 days 6%
Lewis 8/10 1682 days 6%
Ingrid 9/10 1956 days 5%
Gary Clarkson 8/10 2106 days 4%
Sandy 7/10 2321 days 4%
Anneke 7/10 2443 days 3%
Kerry 9/10 2443 days 4%
Danke Lee 5/10 2443 days 3%
A&E 10/10 2595 days 3%
I. Ionescu 9/10 2778 days 3%
Lisanne 8/10 2778 days 3%
Mirandah 10/10 2809 days 3%
Marinette Kegels 8/10 2837 days 3%
Pim and Martine 8/10 2868 days 3%
Ruddah 8/10 2868 days 3%
Scooper 7/10 2990 days 2%
Teb 8/10 3052 days 2%
Vaul10 3/10 3143 days 1%
Candy 8/10 3143 days 2%
Antony Lewis 6/10 3143 days 2%
Maureen Barlow 8/10 3160 days 2%
Miria Gibson 1/10 3174 days 1%
Nadene Wheatley 6/10 3290 days 2%
Jozef Pinkerton 6/10 3345 days 2%
Geoff Steele 8/10 3355 days 2%
Isabel See 2/10 3388 days 1%
Laura Kudo 7/10 3519 days 1%
Josh Marks 6/10 3551 days 1%
Catherine Kay 10/10 3582 days 1%
dean madden 5/10 3598 days 1%
estelle D 8/10 3629 days 1%
Lyn Pobke 8/10 3822 days 1%
Caleigh 10/10 3886 days 0%
Colin von den Blobs 9/10 3900 days 1%
Ulrich Beckmann 1/10 3922 days 0%
Philippa and Adam 8/10 3936 days 1%
Mark Thorp 5/10 3941 days 1%
Antonio BENITEZ 8/10 3964 days 1%
Jacqui Deans 9/10 3964 days 1%
Yann Le Gac 9/10 4194 days 0%
Yvonne Wu 6/10 4209 days 0%
Robert Warner 9/10 4298 days 0%
Sebastian Sanne 5/10 4313 days 0%
Sunny Sailing 7/10 4543 days 1%
Sonja 7/10 4694 days 1%
Paul Wood 9/10 4725 days 1%
Elise Robson 8/10 4908 days 1%
K S 8/10 5000 days 1%
Bertiethebus 9/10 5000 days 1%
Craig Jones 9/10 5059 days 1%
Alex Laidlaw 9/10 5097 days 0%
roos wubben 6/10 5106 days 0%

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 Haast River Motels and Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.71% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 47 days. However the Haast River Motels and Holiday Park 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 Haast River Motels and Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 36 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
… …
33 -0.65%
34 -0.67%
35 -0.69%
36 -0.71%
37 -0.73%
38 -0.75%
39 -0.77%
… …

Balancing Adjustment

2.80% 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

84%

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.