Ranking Score Explained

G'day, 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 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

81 Valid Reviews

The Haast River Motels and Holiday Park experience has a total of 83 reviews. There are 81 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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 81 valid reviews, the experience has 3 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 81 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 11
14%
9/10 17
21%
8/10 24
30%
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%

76.42% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Haast River Motels and Holiday Park valid reviews is 76.42% and is based on 81 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

81.56%

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
Francis Gallagher 6/10 39 days 86%
Jayne Wright 10/10 39 days 100%
Jan 9/10 70 days 99%
John Crancer 8/10 98 days 98%
Lea de Jong 6/10 98 days 86%
Andrew Lester 8/10 98 days 98%
Magnus Wallin 7/10 98 days 93%
Claire Robinson 8/10 98 days 98%
Marco Giusti 9/10 98 days 99%
Miku Asano 5/10 160 days 75%
Rich 8/10 282 days 94%
Marine 10/10 435 days 89%
Lud 8/10 463 days 86%
Anne 7/10 494 days 80%
Fredrik 8/10 494 days 84%
Bea 8/10 647 days 75%
Kay 10/10 769 days 66%
Christopher Parker 7/10 800 days 59%
JEH 10/10 800 days 64%
Katrina 10/10 860 days 58%
Enrique 9/10 921 days 51%
Larissa 10/10 921 days 52%
Victoria 7/10 952 days 45%
Kelsie 10/10 1013 days 43%
Kilee Leblanc 9/10 1135 days 32%
Laz. 8/10 1135 days 32%
Ju 7/10 1194 days 26%
Gary 9/10 1194 days 27%
Julia 7/10 1256 days 22%
Shaun 9/10 1500 days 11%
Lewis 8/10 1500 days 11%
Ingrid 9/10 1774 days 5%
Gary Clarkson 8/10 1924 days 5%
Sandy 7/10 2139 days 4%
Anneke 7/10 2261 days 4%
Kerry 9/10 2261 days 4%
Danke Lee 5/10 2261 days 3%
A&E 10/10 2413 days 4%
I. Ionescu 9/10 2596 days 3%
Lisanne 8/10 2596 days 3%
Mirandah 10/10 2627 days 3%
Marinette Kegels 8/10 2655 days 3%
Pim and Martine 8/10 2686 days 3%
Ruddah 8/10 2686 days 3%
Scooper 7/10 2808 days 3%
Teb 8/10 2870 days 3%
Vaul10 3/10 2961 days 1%
Candy 8/10 2961 days 3%
Antony Lewis 6/10 2961 days 2%
Maureen Barlow 8/10 2978 days 3%
Miria Gibson 1/10 2992 days 1%
Nadene Wheatley 6/10 3108 days 2%
Jozef Pinkerton 6/10 3163 days 2%
Geoff Steele 8/10 3173 days 2%
Isabel See 2/10 3206 days 1%
Laura Kudo 7/10 3337 days 2%
Josh Marks 6/10 3369 days 2%
Catherine Kay 10/10 3400 days 2%
dean madden 5/10 3416 days 1%
estelle D 8/10 3447 days 2%
Lyn Pobke 8/10 3640 days 1%
Caleigh 10/10 3704 days 1%
Colin von den Blobs 9/10 3718 days 1%
Ulrich Beckmann 1/10 3740 days 0%
Philippa and Adam 8/10 3754 days 1%
Mark Thorp 5/10 3759 days 1%
Antonio BENITEZ 8/10 3782 days 1%
Jacqui Deans 9/10 3782 days 1%
Yann Le Gac 9/10 4012 days 1%
Yvonne Wu 6/10 4027 days 1%
Robert Warner 9/10 4116 days 0%
Sebastian Sanne 5/10 4131 days 0%
Sunny Sailing 7/10 4361 days 0%
Sonja 7/10 4512 days 1%
Paul Wood 9/10 4543 days 1%
Elise Robson 8/10 4726 days 1%
K S 8/10 4818 days 1%
Bertiethebus 9/10 4818 days 1%
Craig Jones 9/10 4877 days 1%
Alex Laidlaw 9/10 4915 days 1%
roos wubben 6/10 4924 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

-0.31% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 86 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 21 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
18 -0.26%
19 -0.28%
20 -0.29%
21 -0.31%
22 -0.32%
23 -0.33%
24 -0.35%

Balancing Adjustment

2.66% 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.