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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 Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks.

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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Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks

Valid Reviews

68 Valid Reviews

The Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks experience has a total of 68 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 68 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 29
43%
9/10 12
18%
8/10 11
16%
7/10 6
9%
6/10 2
3%
5/10 3
4%
4/10 2
3%
3/10 2
3%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 0
0%

83.97% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks valid reviews is 83.97% and is based on 68 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

33 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 68 valid reviews, the experience has 33 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 33 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 6
18%
9/10 10
30%
8/10 7
21%
7/10 5
15%
6/10 2
6%
5/10 1
3%
4/10 1
3%
3/10 1
3%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

80.30% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks face-to-face reviews is 80.30% and is based on 33 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

83.85%

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
Micaela Bretton 10/10 1694 days 100%
Thomas 10/10 1847 days 83%
Jennifer Fay 5/10 2213 days 54%
Elke fuenfstueck 8/10 2303 days 67%
Johan 3/10 2333 days 36%
UK 50-something couple 4/10 2578 days 38%
Helen Bond 8/10 2606 days 57%
Thomas Crow 7/10 2616 days 54%
Achim Stegmann 8/10 3282 days 35%
Lea Hotz 9/10 3717 days 21%
holidaymad from Solihull 10/10 3732 days 21%
Amanda hays/laursen 10/10 4039 days 11%
Tracey Foy 10/10 4098 days 9%
FlyingKiwiGirl 8/10 4373 days 0%
Schuster 5/10 4417 days 13%
Adam Hassan 8/10 4499 days 16%
Henzen 7/10 4503 days 15%
Tuibaby22 5/10 4585 days 13%
TrudiPeet 10/10 4738 days 17%
Stefan 4/10 4783 days 11%
Farid Juillot 9/10 4783 days 16%
Scott Simpson 10/10 4786 days 17%
Peter Broosder 8/10 4859 days 16%
Helle 10/10 4860 days 17%
Cornelis 8/10 4874 days 16%
carmelpritchard 10/10 4890 days 17%
damaca 10/10 4921 days 17%
geoffnew 9/10 4982 days 16%
Smith 10/10 4982 days 17%
Lilly 10/10 4982 days 17%
Brent 10/10 5043 days 17%
katecrunden 10/10 5043 days 17%
Susannah Eduart 9/10 5115 days 16%
Boehmer 9/10 5119 days 16%
Kuhu 10/10 5119 days 17%
Sabine Tippman 9/10 5121 days 16%
Veronica Warren 10/10 5125 days 17%
Peter & Angela Brown 10/10 5125 days 17%
Katy Bourne 7/10 5129 days 15%
Jane & Regis 9/10 5151 days 16%
Graham 8/10 5151 days 16%
Loren van Oordt 9/10 5158 days 16%
T Chapman 6/10 5158 days 14%
HighlandLassie 2/10 5163 days 7%
Kiwidellar 10/10 5194 days 17%
Janda 10/10 5194 days 17%
DeGeMaZo 10/10 5194 days 17%
aimzie 10/10 5316 days 17%
gloria 10/10 5316 days 17%
BiancaMae 10/10 5347 days 17%
meganwnz 10/10 5500 days 17%
Mark 6/10 5519 days 14%
Charlie Jewell 9/10 5524 days 16%
jan and john 7/10 5544 days 15%
biene 10/10 5574 days 17%
blokzyl 8/10 5579 days 16%
selinab 3/10 5583 days 9%
Anne Ford 9/10 5592 days 16%
Helen Pet 9/10 5598 days 16%
Hennie Neeleman 8/10 5602 days 16%
Andrea and Craig Swinson 10/10 5614 days 17%
Kazmeister 10/10 5620 days 17%
richardh 7/10 5715 days 15%
MorganK 9/10 5831 days 16%
wanganuilover 10/10 5834 days 17%
StefanGermany1 7/10 5852 days 15%
Lucy 8/10 5883 days 16%
Tamara 10/10 6290 days 17%

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 Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-3.90% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 58 days. However the Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks 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 Waihi Beach Tasman Holiday Parks experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.84%
198 -3.86%
199 -3.88%
200 -3.90%
201 -3.92%
202 -3.94%
203 -3.96%

Balancing Adjustment

3.01% 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

83%

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.