Ranking Score Explained

Kia ora, 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 Waiteti Trout Stream 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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Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park

Valid Reviews

119 Valid Reviews

The Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park experience has a total of 121 reviews. There are 119 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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 119 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 64
54%
9/10 28
24%
8/10 14
12%
7/10 4
3%
6/10 2
2%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 5
4%

88.57% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park valid reviews is 88.57% and is based on 119 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

17 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 119 valid reviews, the experience has 17 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 17 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 6
35%
9/10 6
35%
8/10 4
24%
7/10 1
6%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

90.00% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 90.00% and is based on 17 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

81.78%

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
Stefan 1/10 691 days 46%
Naomi 8/10 783 days 100%
Greg 10/10 905 days 84%
Liz Wade 8/10 1755 days 8%
Camilla 10/10 1787 days 8%
Orla 8/10 1818 days 8%
Javier Williams 7/10 1818 days 7%
D&R 10/10 1909 days 8%
Mark Jarvis 9/10 1909 days 7%
asomek 9/10 2062 days 7%
TP&MM 9/10 2093 days 7%
Rocket 9/10 2093 days 7%
Dlg 9/10 2152 days 7%
Camping-Dave 6/10 2244 days 6%
Brett Donald 10/10 2508 days 6%
Andy Sheard 9/10 2514 days 6%
Jan Vos 10/10 2562 days 6%
Anna Song 1/10 2791 days 2%
Elaine Yuill 9/10 2839 days 5%
Jo Norsworthy 9/10 2881 days 5%
Mike Guest 10/10 2989 days 4%
juki_ramones 8/10 3003 days 4%
Andrew Nelson 8/10 3137 days 4%
Eric Bellas 10/10 3169 days 4%
Katie Griffin 8/10 3193 days 4%
Axel Merz 8/10 3235 days 3%
Mark George 10/10 3245 days 3%
Anita Liow 9/10 3247 days 3%
Jacci Williams 2/10 3248 days 2%
Sam Howard 3/10 3263 days 2%
Roel Boorsma 8/10 3266 days 3%
David From Switzerland 9/10 3280 days 3%
Maxim Domashev 1/10 3282 days 1%
Gayle Campbell 10/10 3294 days 3%
Jade Duncan 8/10 3331 days 3%
Aengus Jankowsky 10/10 3339 days 3%
Nurul Nadia Naziron 10/10 3344 days 3%
Chiara Magelli 9/10 3445 days 3%
Jason Robus 7/10 3468 days 3%
Elka Keijzer 6/10 3492 days 2%
Emma Keegan 10/10 3522 days 3%
Sabine Hargens 10/10 3573 days 2%
Mike Merrick 10/10 3575 days 2%
Sarah Farr 10/10 3612 days 2%
Bob Lygo 10/10 3612 days 2%
misstassie 10/10 3612 days 2%
Huia Ketcham 10/10 3643 days 2%
Lars Van Uffelen 1/10 3643 days 1%
John K 10/10 3704 days 2%
Teresa Erana 10/10 3734 days 2%
Jenny Duncan 10/10 3766 days 2%
John W 10/10 3827 days 2%
john_seasoned_traveler 10/10 3827 days 2%
Miro Amsalem 9/10 3888 days 1%
Robyn McDermott 9/10 3888 days 1%
Cimino Cole 10/10 3888 days 1%
Julie Ledanois 8/10 3930 days 1%
Pierre Gentile 8/10 3930 days 1%
Alex Sheldon 9/10 3944 days 1%
Stefan Reutler 10/10 3944 days 1%
Granste Stéphane 10/10 3947 days 1%
Andrew Young 10/10 3947 days 1%
Jenny Hall 7/10 3978 days 1%
Janine K 9/10 3978 days 1%
Stuart Hazelton 10/10 3978 days 1%
Paul Lipsanos 10/10 4009 days 1%
dominique raccah 9/10 4009 days 1%
Joseph Ross 10/10 4070 days 1%
W & K Boyd 10/10 4100 days 1%
Nigel Shaw 10/10 4192 days 1%
Emily Sweetman 9/10 4284 days 0%
Julian Roots 9/10 4284 days 0%
Heather Macdonald 10/10 4312 days 0%
MiriamWhelan 10/10 4343 days 0%
Vullings_Family 9/10 4343 days 0%
Maurice Grice 10/10 4343 days 0%
Trason 10/10 4374 days 0%
Daniel Kwon 10/10 4374 days 0%
David 8/10 4404 days 2%
Robertson 10/10 4435 days 2%
shaunarana 10/10 4527 days 2%
TravelGran 10/10 4588 days 2%
greena_world 9/10 4588 days 2%
The_Thorpes 10/10 4618 days 2%
TararuaSocialRiders 10/10 4618 days 2%
sidcupjon 10/10 4649 days 2%
Anglea de Smit 9/10 4660 days 1%
thebrems 9/10 4709 days 2%
TurnerClan 10/10 4709 days 2%
guyr 10/10 4709 days 2%
Michael 10/10 4740 days 2%
Natascha & Greg 9/10 4752 days 1%
Francesca_9696 10/10 4770 days 2%
NandJ 10/10 4770 days 2%
jag10 10/10 4801 days 2%
aliocha 10/10 4801 days 2%
c2000 9/10 4801 days 2%
VCK 10/10 4862 days 2%
vlim003 10/10 4984 days 2%
tazman 9/10 4984 days 2%
P Bukal 10/10 4994 days 1%
Noah Stegmann 9/10 4995 days 1%
Christoph & Maria 10/10 5005 days 1%
Marty Fey 8/10 5006 days 1%
Rolf 7/10 5006 days 1%
Simon Vickers 9/10 5014 days 1%
rodcorn 10/10 5015 days 2%
Marianne Astorp 9/10 5034 days 1%
fourboys 10/10 5074 days 2%
Treadways 10/10 5074 days 2%
Andersons 10/10 5135 days 2%
somethingabout 10/10 5196 days 2%
ksteer 10/10 5227 days 2%
Family_Thomsen 8/10 5362 days 1%
Gail Mckinstry 10/10 5386 days 1%
Elisabeth Egerup 10/10 5387 days 1%
BeanzoNZ 1/10 5439 days 1%
selinab 10/10 5463 days 1%
David Gildea 10/10 5500 days 2%

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 Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.05% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 43 days. However the Waiteti Trout Stream 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 Waiteti Trout Stream Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.99%
198 -4.01%
199 -4.03%
200 -4.05%
201 -4.07%
202 -4.09%
203 -4.11%

Balancing Adjustment

3.68% 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

81%

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.