Ranking Score Explained

Hi, 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 Harbour Tourist Park Oamaru.

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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Harbour Tourist Park Oamaru

Valid Reviews

103 Valid Reviews

The Harbour Tourist Park Oamaru experience has a total of 108 reviews. There are 103 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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 103 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 103 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 36
35%
9/10 26
25%
8/10 19
18%
7/10 9
9%
6/10 7
7%
5/10 5
5%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

85.34% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Harbour Tourist Park Oamaru valid reviews is 85.34% and is based on 103 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

84.99%

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
Danielle 9/10 79 days 100%
Nuala McAleer 10/10 138 days 100%
Hannah 10/10 138 days 100%
Mladen Savov 10/10 200 days 99%
Rory 5/10 230 days 75%
Sue Peggs 10/10 230 days 98%
Symen 7/10 475 days 82%
Ian Garcia 5/10 504 days 66%
Ulli 5/10 535 days 64%
Pippin 8/10 566 days 81%
Anna 10/10 566 days 83%
Dan 8/10 657 days 75%
Marie Perret 6/10 657 days 65%
Varneia 9/10 780 days 65%
Liz 9/10 810 days 62%
Julia 10/10 900 days 54%
Kirsty Speers 10/10 961 days 48%
Sarah 8/10 961 days 47%
Colin 10/10 1022 days 42%
Sara 5/10 1752 days 4%
Katie 8/10 1996 days 4%
Anton 9/10 1996 days 4%
Leona 8/10 1996 days 4%
Jennifer Hebert 10/10 2027 days 4%
Jennifer Hebert 10/10 2027 days 4%
Tea 9/10 2027 days 4%
Beth Carlton 10/10 2057 days 4%
ShaneandJosiegoat 9/10 2088 days 4%
ShaneandJosiegoat 9/10 2088 days 4%
EmStems 8/10 2118 days 4%
Joanne 6/10 2302 days 3%
Stefan Miedzinski 10/10 2302 days 4%
Flo 9/10 2330 days 3%
Siggi &Brian 9/10 2361 days 3%
Marilli 8/10 2392 days 3%
Mel 9/10 2422 days 3%
helen reeve 8/10 2453 days 3%
Melinda Pyke 9/10 2483 days 3%
S Weslake 7/10 2636 days 3%
Peacock 8/10 2636 days 3%
sand.sarit 10/10 2636 days 3%
Kat 9/10 2667 days 3%
Ben H 10/10 2667 days 3%
Mark Lindeman 10/10 2695 days 3%
Eversons 10/10 2695 days 3%
Nick Cartmell 6/10 2700 days 1%
Suzanne Wijsman 10/10 2703 days 3%
Joe Trigg 10/10 2805 days 3%
Phil and Mel Rowson 10/10 2806 days 3%
Howard Morris 9/10 2819 days 3%
Michael Taing 9/10 2820 days 3%
Yasmin Tisdall 10/10 2841 days 3%
Nathan Lal 10/10 2899 days 2%
Jane 9/10 2942 days 2%
Eric Lau 3/10 2989 days 1%
Janet Pentelow 9/10 2993 days 2%
Jessica Holmes 8/10 2998 days 2%
Harriet Smith 10/10 3025 days 2%
Valeska Lauer 10/10 3032 days 2%
Kati Behrendt 10/10 3038 days 2%
Trent O'Keeffe 9/10 3081 days 2%
Erich Brueggermann 8/10 3089 days 2%
Walter Neff 9/10 3090 days 2%
Rebecca Lindsey 9/10 3090 days 2%
Sylvie Martel 10/10 3110 days 2%
P Rhodes 8/10 3120 days 2%
Rima 10/10 3130 days 2%
Marie Bittmann 9/10 3151 days 2%
Mike Guest 8/10 3170 days 2%
Lyle Walker 10/10 3191 days 2%
Jim MacDiarmid 8/10 3274 days 2%
Rawiri johnston 8/10 3274 days 2%
Eileen Teo 10/10 3274 days 2%
Jenny Sharp 7/10 3275 days 1%
Kathy Hart 10/10 3335 days 2%
Markus Grau 6/10 3336 days 1%
Julian Minnis 10/10 3348 days 1%
Marian K 9/10 3353 days 1%
Chadd Holland 7/10 3368 days 1%
Matthew Francisco 10/10 3386 days 1%
Diana Worwood 7/10 3393 days 1%
Mallory Lopez 10/10 3400 days 1%
Lay Tyng Chan 6/10 3421 days 1%
Clint waters 9/10 3456 days 1%
veda wills 7/10 3456 days 1%
Zhao Lu 10/10 3456 days 1%
Andy Bell 9/10 3487 days 1%
Rebecca Hope 9/10 3529 days 1%
Juan Gomez 6/10 3536 days 1%
Amy Taylor 8/10 3656 days 1%
Jessie Karsif 10/10 3661 days 1%
Nicole 8/10 3678 days 1%
Moira Moroney 10/10 3693 days 1%
AusCampa 6/10 3701 days 1%
Erica b 7/10 3731 days 1%
Mike Gornall 7/10 3762 days 1%
John Drake 5/10 3778 days 0%
Gethin Pearson 8/10 3784 days 1%
Kimberley Garrod 8/10 3830 days 1%
Bjorn Privat 7/10 3844 days 0%
Todd MacFarlane 10/10 3852 days 0%
Bert Snel 9/10 3852 days 0%
Matt Newby 9/10 4097 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 Harbour Tourist Park Oamaru experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.79% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 118 days. However the Harbour Tourist Park Oamaru 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 Harbour Tourist Park Oamaru experience has been adjusted for 73 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
70 -0.76%
71 -0.77%
72 -0.78%
73 -0.79%
74 -0.80%
75 -0.81%
76 -0.82%

Balancing Adjustment

1.98% 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

86%

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.