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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 Rental Car Village.
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.
Rental Car Village
Valid Reviews
134 Valid Reviews
The Rental Car Village experience has a total of 140 reviews. There are 134 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 6 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 134 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
22% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 35 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 21 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
78.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rental Car Village valid reviews is 78.58% and is based on 134 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
87 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 134 valid reviews, the experience has 87 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 87 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10 |
|
11% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 30 |
|
34% |
| 7/10 | 20 |
|
23% |
| 6/10 | 9 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
79.54% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rental Car Village face-to-face reviews is 79.54% and is based on 87 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
82.21%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Golnar | 6/10 | 1782 days | 88% |
| Harshal Patil | 10/10 | 1813 days | 100% |
| Glendha Kreutzer | 10/10 | 1813 days | 100% |
| Pamela Johnson | 9/10 | 1813 days | 99% |
| Arturo Yague | 7/10 | 1813 days | 93% |
| Jordi Marin | 3/10 | 1813 days | 54% |
| Nurit Klinghoffer | 5/10 | 2119 days | 67% |
| Tomas Muller | 9/10 | 2119 days | 87% |
| Beth | 9/10 | 2147 days | 86% |
| Sivan Redel | 9/10 | 2239 days | 83% |
| KIHYUN YOU | 10/10 | 2543 days | 72% |
| Violet | 8/10 | 2543 days | 70% |
| Tim Struessmann | 8/10 | 2848 days | 58% |
| Gloria | 10/10 | 2849 days | 60% |
| Liah Sun | 10/10 | 2849 days | 60% |
| Rick Andres | 10/10 | 2849 days | 60% |
| Monica Francia | 10/10 | 2890 days | 58% |
| Lori Nicole Brackbill | 10/10 | 2908 days | 57% |
| Pim Vermerris | 8/10 | 2908 days | 56% |
| Christian Schaefer | 8/10 | 2908 days | 56% |
| May | 10/10 | 2951 days | 56% |
| Kat | 8/10 | 2951 days | 55% |
| Claudia Klinge | 10/10 | 2978 days | 55% |
| Heidi Newnham | 10/10 | 3183 days | 47% |
| Chantal Compagner | 7/10 | 3187 days | 43% |
| Bas Marinus | 8/10 | 3198 days | 45% |
| Michael Busching | 10/10 | 3202 days | 46% |
| Carsten Purschke | 6/10 | 3214 days | 39% |
| Chris Hamnett | 9/10 | 3214 days | 45% |
| ANDREY ABLAMUNETS | 5/10 | 3214 days | 34% |
| Esther Deloure | 5/10 | 3214 days | 34% |
| Aaron Stalley | 6/10 | 3222 days | 39% |
| THOMAS TARTARY | 8/10 | 3243 days | 43% |
| Ives van Neck | 10/10 | 3243 days | 44% |
| Leanna Wyer | 9/10 | 3250 days | 43% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3261 days | 43% |
| Stefanie Giese | 8/10 | 3263 days | 43% |
| Lena Seelert | 4/10 | 3274 days | 28% |
| Eline Meijer | 9/10 | 3286 days | 42% |
| Julia Martin | 8/10 | 3290 days | 41% |
| Anika and Mike | 8/10 | 3301 days | 41% |
| Howard Lockhart | 9/10 | 3335 days | 40% |
| Charles Aubry | 8/10 | 3602 days | 29% |
| Martin Kroek | 9/10 | 3614 days | 29% |
| Raita | 9/10 | 3671 days | 27% |
| Polly Rider | 8/10 | 3674 days | 27% |
| Simon Mehlmann | 8/10 | 3922 days | 17% |
| Carolin Siegert | 8/10 | 3922 days | 17% |
| Christopher Buch Madsen | 7/10 | 3940 days | 16% |
| Nina Helmling | 10/10 | 3943 days | 17% |
| Anna Sternberg | 9/10 | 3946 days | 16% |
| Mara | 7/10 | 3947 days | 15% |
| Janne Hansen | 10/10 | 3953 days | 16% |
| Dana | 9/10 | 3963 days | 16% |
| Lena Jensen | 8/10 | 3980 days | 15% |
| Aude Moulin | 6/10 | 3986 days | 13% |
| Ludvig Fagerstrom | 8/10 | 3992 days | 14% |
| Johanna Bak | 7/10 | 3992 days | 14% |
| Fabian Lee | 7/10 | 4003 days | 13% |
| Bertrand Gilles | 6/10 | 4292 days | 3% |
| Supiot Zudovic | 9/10 | 4292 days | 3% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 4294 days | 3% |
| Rampon | 9/10 | 4297 days | 3% |
| Debiesse | 7/10 | 4298 days | 3% |
| Mo Downes | 5/10 | 4324 days | 1% |
| Markus Braun | 10/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Bene | 9/10 | 4386 days | 19% |
| Aurelie Morin | 8/10 | 4391 days | 19% |
| Andreas and Christine and Nora Busch | 7/10 | 4399 days | 18% |
| Simon_J | 10/10 | 4400 days | 20% |
| jooj | 1/10 | 4400 days | 8% |
| S B | 4/10 | 4400 days | 13% |
| W_Cameron | 1/10 | 4522 days | 8% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 6/10 | 4667 days | 17% |
| J Jmal | 6/10 | 4671 days | 17% |
| Nicholas Prakenhammar | 7/10 | 4688 days | 18% |
| Margaret Wendell | 10/10 | 4702 days | 20% |
| Johan | 8/10 | 4702 days | 19% |
| Roberto Hallblom | 8/10 | 4702 days | 19% |
| Therese | 8/10 | 4702 days | 19% |
| Mesa Anderson | 10/10 | 4704 days | 20% |
| schmechf | 6/10 | 4735 days | 17% |
| matta | 2/10 | 4735 days | 9% |
| Lefty | 10/10 | 4735 days | 20% |
| estatemanager1 | 10/10 | 4766 days | 20% |
| Debby | 10/10 | 4857 days | 20% |
| Nong | 10/10 | 4857 days | 20% |
| Karin & Bastiaan | 6/10 | 5005 days | 17% |
| Dogoneit | 9/10 | 5010 days | 19% |
| Markus | 6/10 | 5013 days | 17% |
| Adi Leheucel | 9/10 | 5022 days | 19% |
| Marian | 9/10 | 5027 days | 19% |
| Amanda Neall | 9/10 | 5033 days | 19% |
| Emma Ducat | 10/10 | 5041 days | 20% |
| Mirka Tinterova | 8/10 | 5043 days | 19% |
| Mark | 7/10 | 5048 days | 18% |
| Frank Lehe | 6/10 | 5054 days | 17% |
| Arne Kiesbye | 7/10 | 5055 days | 18% |
| Canille Lechat | 7/10 | 5058 days | 18% |
| Daniela Seibel | 10/10 | 5061 days | 20% |
| Jean-Paul Le Clair | 8/10 | 5063 days | 19% |
| Ashleigh Buckley | 8/10 | 5069 days | 19% |
| David Boyle | 7/10 | 5069 days | 18% |
| JaneWiltshire | 10/10 | 5069 days | 20% |
| OhWhatAFamily | 10/10 | 5069 days | 20% |
| TheBigLebowski | 10/10 | 5100 days | 20% |
| HoBerg | 1/10 | 5131 days | 8% |
| JudyandAndre | 10/10 | 5131 days | 20% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5396 days | 19% |
| S Millet | 6/10 | 5412 days | 17% |
| Gail Mckinstry | 8/10 | 5412 days | 19% |
| Jan Kuenzel | 8/10 | 5412 days | 19% |
| Hans de Rijk | 8/10 | 5416 days | 19% |
| Johan | 8/10 | 5416 days | 19% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 5419 days | 19% |
| Mark Marg | 8/10 | 5433 days | 19% |
| sanneb1 | 8/10 | 5481 days | 19% |
| jameswhite | 8/10 | 5488 days | 19% |
| lund | 2/10 | 5496 days | 9% |
| Bas van Schagen | 7/10 | 5503 days | 18% |
| Chris Leach | 7/10 | 5503 days | 18% |
| Jenny Davies | 8/10 | 5506 days | 19% |
| Kitty | 9/10 | 5757 days | 19% |
| CornelissenS | 9/10 | 5757 days | 19% |
| Wouter Muller | 7/10 | 5764 days | 18% |
| DavidMurray | 7/10 | 5774 days | 18% |
| Wilco | 7/10 | 5803 days | 18% |
| Oliver | 7/10 | 5805 days | 18% |
| Filippo | 8/10 | 5809 days | 19% |
| Sofie | 9/10 | 5858 days | 19% |
| Benjamin Throk | 9/10 | 6119 days | 19% |
| Bauer | 10/10 | 6138 days | 20% |
| Walker | 7/10 | 6188 days | 18% |
| Wouter Ewalts | 7/10 | 6222 days | 18% |
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 Rental Car Village experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-7.05% 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 42 days. The Rental Car Village 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 Rental Car Village experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.98% |
| 198 | -4.01% |
| 199 | -4.03% |
| 200 | -4.05% |
| 201 | -4.07% |
| 202 | -4.09% |
| 203 | -4.11% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
4.59% 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
74%
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.