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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 Ahipara 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.
Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
101 Valid Reviews
The Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park experience has a total of 105 reviews. There are 101 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 101 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 50 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 30 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
13% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
91.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park valid reviews is 91.58% and is based on 101 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
13 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 101 valid reviews, the experience has 13 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 13 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
15% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
54% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.46% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 88.46% and is based on 13 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie | 9/10 | 288 days | 100% |
| Marilyn Miller | 10/10 | 316 days | 100% |
| Stefan Lee | 9/10 | 500 days | 90% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 531 days | 89% |
| Morgane | 9/10 | 561 days | 86% |
| Roger Clark | 9/10 | 682 days | 77% |
| Kurt | 10/10 | 988 days | 48% |
| Roger Heckly | 10/10 | 1019 days | 45% |
| Anne Hiske | 10/10 | 1047 days | 42% |
| Kellie | 9/10 | 1200 days | 29% |
| Dan | 10/10 | 1292 days | 22% |
| Jo Pullar | 10/10 | 1384 days | 17% |
| Amy | 9/10 | 1443 days | 14% |
| Tyler | 7/10 | 1474 days | 12% |
| Peri | 10/10 | 1718 days | 6% |
| Tayler | 8/10 | 1749 days | 6% |
| Richard ChCh NZ | 7/10 | 1777 days | 5% |
| Paul Thomas | 10/10 | 1808 days | 5% |
| Edy @#$ | 10/10 | 1900 days | 5% |
| Sara | 9/10 | 1930 days | 5% |
| Kris | 10/10 | 1930 days | 5% |
| Swiny101 | 10/10 | 1930 days | 5% |
| Robo | 9/10 | 1961 days | 5% |
| Evans Family | 10/10 | 1992 days | 5% |
| Michael Northam | 10/10 | 2143 days | 5% |
| Wendy | 10/10 | 2143 days | 5% |
| Dave Kitson | 9/10 | 2143 days | 5% |
| Maria | 10/10 | 2174 days | 5% |
| N&A | 5/10 | 2205 days | 3% |
| Dean | 10/10 | 2266 days | 4% |
| Traveller | 10/10 | 2508 days | 4% |
| Jen Doherty | 9/10 | 2508 days | 4% |
| Paul Smith | 10/10 | 2539 days | 4% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 2539 days | 4% |
| Lizzie | 10/10 | 2600 days | 4% |
| Harrie | 10/10 | 2600 days | 4% |
| Stefan Beiner | 10/10 | 2600 days | 4% |
| Daphne H | 10/10 | 2661 days | 4% |
| Kimberly | 10/10 | 2661 days | 4% |
| Teaghan | 10/10 | 2753 days | 3% |
| Phil Masters | 10/10 | 2813 days | 3% |
| Michael Stützle | 10/10 | 2814 days | 3% |
| Birte | 9/10 | 2845 days | 3% |
| Annette | 10/10 | 2845 days | 3% |
| Cindy Blignaut | 10/10 | 2883 days | 3% |
| Leanne Taylor-Smith | 8/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Nora Tobies | 10/10 | 2940 days | 3% |
| Sandra Wilson-Ryke | 10/10 | 2975 days | 3% |
| Eline Stoutjesdijk | 8/10 | 2979 days | 3% |
| Leonie Scholten | 10/10 | 3045 days | 3% |
| Viola Cube | 9/10 | 3073 days | 3% |
| Jonathan Smith | 10/10 | 3197 days | 2% |
| Wayne Britton | 10/10 | 3202 days | 2% |
| Bert Tory | 10/10 | 3222 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 10/10 | 3240 days | 2% |
| Paul Schleifenbaum | 10/10 | 3246 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3253 days | 2% |
| Geoffrey McCall | 10/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Robert Hunt | 8/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Rima | 9/10 | 3330 days | 2% |
| Kelsey Nolan | 8/10 | 3342 days | 2% |
| Miraz Tastula | 10/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Graeme Herbert | 9/10 | 3376 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3421 days | 2% |
| Stephanie Oliver | 10/10 | 3439 days | 2% |
| Julian Minnis | 10/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3543 days | 2% |
| Clare Backman | 8/10 | 3545 days | 2% |
| Elaine Carter | 9/10 | 3550 days | 2% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3551 days | 2% |
| Ulrich Rix | 9/10 | 3574 days | 2% |
| Bill Milburn | 9/10 | 3607 days | 2% |
| Darma Bone | 9/10 | 3616 days | 2% |
| Ashley Shand | 10/10 | 3617 days | 2% |
| Chris Brasell | 7/10 | 3632 days | 1% |
| Ron Ozarka | 9/10 | 3665 days | 1% |
| Fabien Metro | 8/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Buehlmann | 5/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| Heather Kingston | 7/10 | 4060 days | 1% |
| chris young | 6/10 | 4153 days | 0% |
| Sarah Beyeler | 10/10 | 4305 days | 0% |
| Kim Lavener | 10/10 | 4305 days | 0% |
| Family Trip | 10/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 9/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 4426 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4610 days | 1% |
| KDS_Holiday | 7/10 | 4822 days | 1% |
| Adrian Weidell | 9/10 | 4966 days | 1% |
| Markus Heummer | 9/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Fleur & Nils | 9/10 | 5058 days | 1% |
| Sashia | 9/10 | 5117 days | 1% |
| Chris & Susanna | 8/10 | 5128 days | 1% |
| Eri & Udo Seifert | 9/10 | 5136 days | 1% |
| Erik Folkersen | 8/10 | 5141 days | 1% |
| Julie Norton | 8/10 | 5372 days | 1% |
| Kari Tervo | 9/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| GrantW | 10/10 | 5492 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5553 days | 1% |
| Taya Cross | 10/10 | 5795 days | 1% |
| parker1 | 9/10 | 5841 days | 1% |
| Robert | 8/10 | 6148 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 Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.06% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Ahipara 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 Ahipara Top 10 Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.00% |
| 198 | -4.02% |
| 199 | -4.04% |
| 200 | -4.06% |
| 201 | -4.08% |
| 202 | -4.10% |
| 203 | -4.12% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.98% 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
91%
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.