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 Ohiwa 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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Ohiwa Tasman Holiday Parks

Valid Reviews

117 Valid Reviews

The Ohiwa Tasman Holiday Parks experience has a total of 120 reviews. There are 117 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 117 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 87
74%
9/10 18
15%
8/10 7
6%
7/10 4
3%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 0
0%

95.56% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Ohiwa Tasman Holiday Parks valid reviews is 95.56% and is based on 117 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

6 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 117 valid reviews, the experience has 6 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 6 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 3
50%
9/10 1
17%
8/10 2
33%
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%

91.67% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Ohiwa Tasman Holiday Parks face-to-face reviews is 91.67% and is based on 6 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

96.21%

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
Nick 9/10 430 days 100%
DJ 10/10 826 days 69%
Silke 10/10 979 days 52%
Elizabeth Keller 10/10 979 days 52%
Jan and Ian 9/10 1038 days 45%
Stuart Edwards - Green Jersey Explorer Tours 10/10 1161 days 34%
MIke 10/10 1191 days 31%
NR 10/10 1222 days 29%
Reece and Sonja Allan 10/10 1283 days 25%
christine borst 10/10 1314 days 22%
Rachel 10/10 1314 days 22%
Jane 10/10 1314 days 22%
Fids 9/10 1314 days 22%
Jane Sutton 10/10 1344 days 21%
Dianne Mankelow 8/10 1344 days 20%
Heidi 10/10 1344 days 21%
Simone 10/10 1344 days 21%
Cherie 10/10 1375 days 19%
Maureen 8/10 1375 days 18%
Reash 8/10 1375 days 18%
Colin and Heather Lewis 10/10 1375 days 19%
Tim & Jan 10/10 1403 days 17%
Heather 10/10 1434 days 15%
Sharon 10/10 1434 days 15%
MK 10/10 1434 days 15%
David 10/10 1465 days 14%
Sandra Davies 10/10 1465 days 14%
Faisal malik 10/10 1465 days 14%
David 7/10 1465 days 13%
Judith & John Bishop 9/10 1526 days 11%
ML 10/10 1556 days 10%
Stu 10/10 1709 days 6%
Christine Martin 10/10 1709 days 6%
T McLeod 10/10 1709 days 6%
Tracey Kereopa 10/10 1709 days 6%
Jan Mclaren 10/10 1709 days 6%
Desa 10/10 1740 days 6%
Dons 10/10 1740 days 6%
Evelyn Pine 10/10 1740 days 6%
Joan Pritchard 9/10 1740 days 6%
Otilia and Johan 9/10 1768 days 6%
blair stephens 10/10 1768 days 6%
kay henderson 10/10 1768 days 6%
Pete Harrison 10/10 1768 days 6%
Kathleen Chan 9/10 1768 days 6%
Allen 10/10 1768 days 6%
Bethan 7/10 1799 days 5%
MK 10/10 1799 days 6%
Sharon 10/10 1799 days 6%
Sue Shoemack 10/10 1799 days 6%
Elrika Keyser 10/10 1799 days 6%
Aaron Menzies 10/10 1830 days 6%
Ian Buck 10/10 1830 days 6%
Sarah Jane Ramaker 10/10 1860 days 6%
Tess Nesdale 10/10 1891 days 5%
Janet Henderson 10/10 1891 days 5%
Sue 10/10 1891 days 5%
NATALIE ERASMUS 9/10 1983 days 5%
John Jury 10/10 1983 days 5%
Brian Derbyshire 10/10 2013 days 5%
James & Derryn 10/10 2044 days 5%
Karen and Eric 10/10 2105 days 5%
Meryl D 8/10 2105 days 5%
Merle Bray, Elizabeth Watson & Bella 9/10 2134 days 5%
Ian Campbell 10/10 2165 days 5%
Jabba 9/10 2165 days 5%
Johannes 10/10 2196 days 5%
Dieter Giesen 10/10 2196 days 5%
Neal Rastrick 10/10 2226 days 5%
Mike Taylor 10/10 2226 days 5%
Truds/ Shaun McGregor 10/10 2318 days 5%
Rachael 10/10 2349 days 4%
Tarina McKenzie 10/10 2349 days 4%
Dianne Wade 10/10 2379 days 4%
Cliff & Tracey 10/10 2379 days 4%
Beth 10/10 2440 days 4%
Liz 10/10 2440 days 4%
Paul Smith 8/10 2499 days 4%
Alan & Lesley Ball 9/10 2499 days 4%
John Zoetebier 2/10 2530 days 2%
phil smith 9/10 2530 days 4%
Anne & John 10/10 2683 days 4%
Chris&Kevin Rush 10/10 2775 days 3%
Paul and Nat Wright 10/10 2805 days 3%
Dan Kilkelly 10/10 2805 days 3%
John Curries 10/10 2836 days 3%
Trish & Ian 10/10 2836 days 3%
Jenny Sullivan 10/10 2836 days 3%
Tina and Terry 9/10 2864 days 3%
Katie Wiffin 10/10 2895 days 3%
kay henderson 10/10 2895 days 3%
Phil and Dianne Neal 9/10 2896 days 3%
Leith Milson 10/10 2956 days 3%
John Peddie 10/10 3535 days 2%
York Tüchelmann 10/10 3560 days 2%
Liz Peters 10/10 3566 days 2%
Shelley Martin 10/10 3595 days 2%
Debbie Thomas 10/10 3626 days 2%
Hana Rachfalik 10/10 3645 days 2%
Sheriden Derby 10/10 3901 days 1%
Trevor Brown 9/10 3983 days 1%
BernardB 10/10 3991 days 1%
Jason 9/10 3991 days 1%
Ray 10/10 4189 days 0%
C&P Macwhippy 9/10 4266 days 0%
Daisy Shasta 10/10 4304 days 0%
Rita Hochstiasser 9/10 4322 days 0%
Jacqui V 7/10 4325 days 0%
Brendan K 10/10 4325 days 0%
E and C Tipuna 10/10 4356 days 0%
Jenny Hall 7/10 4387 days 1%
Tracie Thornborough 10/10 4387 days 1%
justin butler 10/10 4387 days 1%
Mick McIvor 10/10 4478 days 1%
E Smudde 8/10 5040 days 1%
Eric & Liz McKean 10/10 5375 days 1%
Pieter Middeldorp 8/10 5754 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 Ohiwa Tasman Holiday Parks experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.07% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Ohiwa 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 Ohiwa Tasman Holiday Parks experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -4.01%
198 -4.03%
199 -4.05%
200 -4.07%
201 -4.09%
202 -4.11%
203 -4.13%

Balancing Adjustment

0.73% 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

93%

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.