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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 Eketahuna Motor Camp.

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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Eketahuna Motor Camp

Valid Reviews

83 Valid Reviews

The Eketahuna Motor Camp experience has a total of 85 reviews. There are 83 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 83 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 58
70%
9/10 18
22%
8/10 3
4%
7/10 3
4%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 1
1%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

95.42% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Eketahuna Motor Camp valid reviews is 95.42% and is based on 83 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

4 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 83 valid reviews, the experience has 4 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 4 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 2
50%
9/10 0
0%
8/10 2
50%
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%

90.00% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Eketahuna Motor Camp face-to-face reviews is 90.00% and is based on 4 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

94.53%

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
Evelien 10/10 83 days 100%
Kiran 10/10 114 days 100%
Swilson 7/10 114 days 93%
Dee 9/10 480 days 86%
Tom 9/10 541 days 83%
Lini 10/10 572 days 82%
Manoj Daram 10/10 602 days 80%
ElizabethE 9/10 845 days 59%
Andy G 10/10 845 days 59%
Felix 10/10 876 days 56%
Kate 10/10 876 days 56%
Andy 9/10 876 days 56%
Aaron Bell 10/10 876 days 56%
Katie 9/10 906 days 53%
Gaelene 10/10 1302 days 20%
SageSimone 9/10 1516 days 10%
Marine 10/10 1575 days 8%
Katrina 10/10 1575 days 8%
Steel steeds 10/10 1606 days 8%
Sudara Fernando 10/10 1667 days 6%
Rebecca 9/10 1697 days 6%
Sue Gollan 10/10 1881 days 5%
Lyn McIvor 10/10 1881 days 5%
Nils 10/10 1881 days 5%
Thpes 9/10 1941 days 5%
Moritz 10/10 1941 days 5%
Nat 10/10 1941 days 5%
Kev&Tanya 10/10 1972 days 4%
David 10/10 2002 days 4%
Haeun Nam 10/10 2002 days 4%
Swiss MiRi 9/10 2002 days 4%
Kristyl 10/10 2186 days 4%
John Morrison 10/10 2247 days 4%
Daniel Soares 10/10 2247 days 4%
The butlers 10/10 2275 days 4%
Jana 9/10 2367 days 4%
Jim Barrell 10/10 2428 days 4%
Mark 10/10 2428 days 4%
Alina Vogelsang 10/10 2428 days 4%
Ruth Taaffee 10/10 2477 days 3%
Peter, Slovakia 10/10 2612 days 3%
Katharina Pisarew 10/10 2635 days 3%
Marine Fauquenot 10/10 2656 days 3%
Alisa Makkaveeva 10/10 2682 days 3%
Lada Krsnakova 10/10 2688 days 3%
Lukas and Katka 10/10 2723 days 3%
Joe Trigg 9/10 2734 days 3%
Jane Aitken 5/10 2769 days 2%
Haley Everitt 10/10 2899 days 3%
Brian Marshall 10/10 2920 days 3%
Audrey Conrad 8/10 2945 days 3%
Nicole Donlan 10/10 2953 days 3%
Philipp Jahn 10/10 3096 days 2%
Laurie 9/10 3133 days 2%
John Patterson 10/10 3141 days 2%
Nina van Alphen 9/10 3356 days 2%
Bridget Brebner 9/10 3373 days 2%
Penny Mercer 9/10 3396 days 2%
Phil 10/10 3402 days 2%
Allan MacGibbon 10/10 3405 days 2%
Birgitta Schuelke 10/10 3411 days 2%
Miaomace 10/10 3447 days 2%
Sarah Gurney 9/10 3464 days 2%
Martina Gencurova 10/10 3482 days 2%
Christine Slowiak 10/10 3585 days 1%
Chris Read 10/10 3628 days 1%
Sophie Branchut 10/10 3669 days 1%
Lorina Spring 10/10 3673 days 1%
Wendy Lynch 10/10 3766 days 1%
Damien 10/10 3797 days 1%
Ann Barrett 7/10 4101 days 0%
arnaud paquet 10/10 4163 days 0%
FlyingKiwiGirl 10/10 4193 days 0%
Johannes J 10/10 4254 days 0%
Mike and Caroline 10/10 4407 days 1%
K & F 9/10 4438 days 1%
Christoph Mueller 10/10 4460 days 0%
Petra & Rolf 10/10 4815 days 0%
_mel_ 10/10 4863 days 1%
Peter W. 9/10 4924 days 1%
Eric Grant 8/10 5143 days 0%
Pieter 8/10 5174 days 0%
anaru bazz 7/10 5899 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 Eketahuna Motor Camp experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-0.94% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 73 days. However the Eketahuna Motor Camp 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 Eketahuna Motor Camp experience has been adjusted for 58 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
55 -0.89%
56 -0.91%
57 -0.93%
58 -0.94%
59 -0.96%
60 -0.97%
61 -0.99%

Balancing Adjustment

0.57% 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

94%

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.