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 Paihia TOP 10 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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Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park

Valid Reviews

97 Valid Reviews

The Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has a total of 97 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.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 97 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 29
30%
9/10 29
30%
8/10 22
23%
7/10 13
13%
6/10 1
1%
5/10 2
2%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 0
0%

86.19% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park valid reviews is 86.19% and is based on 97 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

30 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 97 valid reviews, the experience has 30 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 30 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 9
30%
9/10 7
23%
8/10 9
30%
7/10 5
17%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

86.67% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 86.67% and is based on 30 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

88.80%

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
Len Cons 7/10 270 days 94%
Caron 10/10 301 days 100%
Virginie 7/10 330 days 92%
Mikael Warner 9/10 361 days 97%
Rian Caccianiga 7/10 422 days 88%
Kelly 9/10 453 days 92%
Giani 10/10 482 days 91%
Ben 10/10 636 days 81%
Mickey Smillie 9/10 695 days 76%
Charles Vaughan 10/10 818 days 65%
Fernando 10/10 878 days 59%
Lunar Orbit 9/10 1060 days 40%
Anna Swain 10/10 1243 days 26%
Jenna 10/10 1274 days 24%
Dan 10/10 1274 days 24%
Marg Dale 7/10 1274 days 22%
Kerry 10/10 1366 days 18%
Chris Harding 9/10 1397 days 16%
Maree 9/10 1669 days 7%
Ian & Wendy 10/10 1762 days 6%
Alex Tikonoff 9/10 1822 days 5%
Ancient Uncle 6/10 1914 days 4%
D and I singh 10/10 2005 days 5%
Kate 10/10 2066 days 5%
Tam 5/10 2128 days 4%
Snips 9/10 2218 days 4%
Regina 8/10 2218 days 4%
Keilani 10/10 2279 days 4%
ian kennedy 9/10 2279 days 4%
Daphne H 9/10 2308 days 4%
Caity 10/10 2400 days 4%
Juliane 8/10 2431 days 4%
Emma Medina 10/10 2518 days 4%
Jim Bass 9/10 2521 days 4%
Joe Trigg 9/10 2607 days 4%
Paul Smith 7/10 2886 days 3%
James Braithwaite 9/10 2893 days 3%
Saskia Ruttor 9/10 2977 days 3%
Mark Johnston 9/10 2988 days 3%
Stephanie Oliver 7/10 3086 days 2%
Jude and Chris 10/10 3168 days 2%
Justyna Blajerska 5/10 3199 days 2%
Sharon 9/10 3204 days 2%
Casa Tone 9/10 3209 days 2%
Julia Clearwater 10/10 3266 days 2%
Heather Peart 10/10 3282 days 2%
Sally Young 10/10 3313 days 2%
Norbert Dekker Kleijn 8/10 3344 days 2%
Denelle Coutts 10/10 3393 days 2%
Jule & Thomas aus Hamburg Elternzeit 2015 8/10 3404 days 2%
J V Henare 7/10 3493 days 2%
Gregory Agnoux 9/10 3525 days 2%
Matt Betts 8/10 3532 days 2%
Colin Petherbridge 8/10 3584 days 2%
Dani Bummler 2/10 3641 days 1%
Mike Fricker 8/10 3892 days 1%
Dusty Miller 9/10 3923 days 1%
Simon Mehlmann 9/10 3931 days 1%
Andrew Luke 9/10 3968 days 1%
Jade Fleming 7/10 4074 days 1%
David Wood 9/10 4105 days 1%
Shantell Hunter 8/10 4196 days 0%
Eddie 8/10 4288 days 0%
Schuster 10/10 4332 days 0%
Steven Wood 8/10 4378 days 0%
Hans 10/10 4399 days 1%
Claudia Mueller 9/10 4414 days 1%
Lotte Uneken 10/10 4421 days 1%
Helmut Schmid 7/10 4678 days 1%
Hanna_Malte 9/10 4684 days 1%
Romla 7/10 4691 days 1%
Ronald Veldman 7/10 4691 days 1%
Susie Christensen 9/10 4699 days 1%
Ralph & Marloes Meyers 8/10 5018 days 1%
Chris Ashton 8/10 5044 days 1%
Roman & Esther 10/10 5047 days 1%
Shirley 9/10 5048 days 1%
Berger 8/10 5054 days 1%
Chris White 7/10 5057 days 1%
Peter & Margo Boullin 10/10 5058 days 1%
Bolt 8/10 5069 days 1%
Simon Vallis 9/10 5069 days 1%
Andrew Hammond 8/10 5201 days 1%
nosey 8/10 5201 days 1%
Bob Lenihan 10/10 5401 days 1%
Alan & Lorna 8/10 5408 days 1%
John N 8/10 5409 days 1%
Ivo Braakhuis 8/10 5423 days 1%
Regina Giger 10/10 5440 days 1%
Nick 8/10 5442 days 1%
Taya Cross 9/10 5443 days 1%
EA Anders 9/10 5460 days 1%
Werner Swiss 10/10 5465 days 1%
Dawn Campbell 8/10 5474 days 1%
deanlaw 10/10 5488 days 1%
dirkdev 8/10 5509 days 1%
Ulyate 7/10 5516 days 1%

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 Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.01% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 40 days. However the Paihia TOP 10 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 Paihia TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.95%
198 -3.97%
199 -3.99%
200 -4.01%
201 -4.03%
202 -4.05%
203 -4.07%

Balancing Adjustment

1.87% 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

87%

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.