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

88.91%

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 7/10 231 days 94%
Caron 10/10 262 days 100%
Virginie 7/10 291 days 92%
Mikael Warner 9/10 322 days 97%
Rian Caccianiga 7/10 383 days 89%
Kelly 9/10 414 days 93%
Giani 10/10 444 days 92%
Ben 10/10 597 days 83%
Mickey Smillie 9/10 656 days 78%
Charles Vaughan 10/10 779 days 68%
Fernando 10/10 840 days 62%
Lunar Orbit 9/10 1021 days 43%
Anna Swain 10/10 1205 days 28%
Jenna 10/10 1236 days 26%
Dan 10/10 1236 days 26%
Marg Dale 7/10 1236 days 24%
Kerry 10/10 1327 days 20%
Chris Harding 9/10 1358 days 18%
Maree 9/10 1631 days 7%
Ian & Wendy 10/10 1723 days 6%
Alex Tikonoff 9/10 1783 days 5%
Ancient Uncle 6/10 1875 days 4%
D and I singh 10/10 1967 days 5%
Kate 10/10 2028 days 5%
Tam 5/10 2089 days 4%
Snips 9/10 2179 days 4%
Regina 8/10 2179 days 4%
Keilani 10/10 2240 days 4%
ian kennedy 9/10 2240 days 4%
Daphne H 9/10 2270 days 4%
Caity 10/10 2362 days 4%
Juliane 8/10 2393 days 4%
Emma Medina 10/10 2479 days 4%
Jim Bass 9/10 2482 days 4%
Joe Trigg 9/10 2568 days 4%
Paul Smith 7/10 2847 days 3%
James Braithwaite 9/10 2854 days 3%
Saskia Ruttor 9/10 2938 days 3%
Mark Johnston 9/10 2949 days 3%
Stephanie Oliver 7/10 3048 days 3%
Jude and Chris 10/10 3130 days 3%
Justyna Blajerska 5/10 3160 days 2%
Sharon 9/10 3165 days 2%
Casa Tone 9/10 3170 days 2%
Julia Clearwater 10/10 3227 days 2%
Heather Peart 10/10 3244 days 2%
Sally Young 10/10 3275 days 2%
Norbert Dekker Kleijn 8/10 3305 days 2%
Denelle Coutts 10/10 3355 days 2%
Jule & Thomas aus Hamburg Elternzeit 2015 8/10 3366 days 2%
J V Henare 7/10 3455 days 2%
Gregory Agnoux 9/10 3487 days 2%
Matt Betts 8/10 3494 days 2%
Colin Petherbridge 8/10 3545 days 2%
Dani Bummler 2/10 3602 days 1%
Mike Fricker 8/10 3854 days 1%
Dusty Miller 9/10 3884 days 1%
Simon Mehlmann 9/10 3892 days 1%
Andrew Luke 9/10 3929 days 1%
Jade Fleming 7/10 4035 days 1%
David Wood 9/10 4066 days 1%
Shantell Hunter 8/10 4158 days 0%
Eddie 8/10 4249 days 0%
Schuster 10/10 4293 days 0%
Steven Wood 8/10 4339 days 0%
Hans 10/10 4360 days 0%
Claudia Mueller 9/10 4375 days 0%
Lotte Uneken 10/10 4382 days 1%
Helmut Schmid 7/10 4639 days 1%
Hanna_Malte 9/10 4645 days 1%
Romla 7/10 4652 days 1%
Ronald Veldman 7/10 4652 days 1%
Susie Christensen 9/10 4660 days 1%
Ralph & Marloes Meyers 8/10 4979 days 1%
Chris Ashton 8/10 5005 days 1%
Roman & Esther 10/10 5008 days 1%
Shirley 9/10 5009 days 1%
Berger 8/10 5015 days 1%
Chris White 7/10 5018 days 1%
Peter & Margo Boullin 10/10 5019 days 1%
Bolt 8/10 5030 days 1%
Simon Vallis 9/10 5030 days 1%
Andrew Hammond 8/10 5162 days 1%
nosey 8/10 5162 days 1%
Bob Lenihan 10/10 5362 days 1%
Alan & Lorna 8/10 5369 days 1%
John N 8/10 5370 days 1%
Ivo Braakhuis 8/10 5384 days 1%
Regina Giger 10/10 5401 days 1%
Nick 8/10 5403 days 1%
Taya Cross 9/10 5404 days 1%
EA Anders 9/10 5421 days 1%
Werner Swiss 10/10 5426 days 1%
Dawn Campbell 8/10 5435 days 1%
deanlaw 10/10 5449 days 1%
dirkdev 8/10 5470 days 1%
Ulyate 7/10 5477 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

-4.03% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 44 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 -3.97%
198 -3.99%
199 -4.01%
200 -4.03%
201 -4.05%
202 -4.07%
203 -4.09%

Balancing Adjustment

1.85% 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.