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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 Whanganui River 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.
Whanganui River TOP 10 Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
90 Valid Reviews
The Whanganui River TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has a total of 91 reviews. There are 90 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 90 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 39 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 22 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
88.11% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Whanganui River TOP 10 Holiday Park valid reviews is 88.11% and is based on 90 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
25 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 90 valid reviews, the experience has 25 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 25 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
40% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.60% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Whanganui River TOP 10 Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 85.60% and is based on 25 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.11%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cook | 9/10 | 295 days | 100% |
| Chris | 8/10 | 447 days | 92% |
| Taylor Russell | 9/10 | 600 days | 84% |
| Jane | 9/10 | 1450 days | 14% |
| Kylie | 10/10 | 1450 days | 14% |
| Duann | 10/10 | 1542 days | 10% |
| joan | 10/10 | 2426 days | 4% |
| Taua | 7/10 | 2456 days | 4% |
| Reinhard | 8/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Pamela Brucks | 10/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Jenny Jonez | 8/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Owen Fine | 10/10 | 2514 days | 4% |
| brian biggs | 10/10 | 2515 days | 4% |
| Steven Schoof | 10/10 | 3238 days | 2% |
| Axel Merz | 8/10 | 3263 days | 2% |
| Jule & Thomas aus Hamburg Elternzeit 2015 | 8/10 | 3368 days | 2% |
| Puneet Mishra | 9/10 | 3437 days | 2% |
| Stephen McNair | 5/10 | 3641 days | 1% |
| Sarah Munnings | 10/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 6/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3917 days | 1% |
| Brenda Sanders | 10/10 | 4007 days | 1% |
| David Wood | 8/10 | 4099 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4160 days | 0% |
| Dianne Cody | 9/10 | 4313 days | 0% |
| Beate Schühmann | 10/10 | 4313 days | 0% |
| forkiwiana | 10/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Michael | 7/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Chris Verster | 10/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Paul Wood | 9/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Ammon Yannick | 9/10 | 4392 days | 1% |
| Timo Maschke | 8/10 | 4394 days | 1% |
| Hondavfr1200f | 10/10 | 4433 days | 1% |
| Moni01 | 10/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| gemcam | 9/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| pappyman | 10/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Wendy_Porter | 10/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Jansen | 7/10 | 4690 days | 1% |
| R E Webb | 9/10 | 4690 days | 1% |
| Merlyn | 9/10 | 4691 days | 1% |
| Uwe Henze | 8/10 | 4692 days | 1% |
| verity | 8/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| Lanyons | 8/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| NewZealandtravellers | 10/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| stichs | 8/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| Marie Frank | 10/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| LucieF | 9/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Jeanette | 10/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| peecee | 10/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Phillippa | 8/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Pikke13 | 10/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| hendrik king | 1/10 | 4769 days | 0% |
| Bernhard & Brigitte Gosch | 8/10 | 4776 days | 1% |
| Leif Sorensen | 8/10 | 4783 days | 1% |
| Verhahr | 8/10 | 4789 days | 1% |
| AndreF | 7/10 | 4799 days | 1% |
| Raumati_Travellers | 8/10 | 4830 days | 1% |
| LFCfan | 9/10 | 4830 days | 1% |
| WILOG8 | 10/10 | 4860 days | 1% |
| cgiquel | 10/10 | 4891 days | 1% |
| Tacksharp | 10/10 | 4922 days | 1% |
| gmhall | 9/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| Tini_Z | 10/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| Marianne Swauger | 9/10 | 5027 days | 1% |
| Claus Lage | 10/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Mark & Wendy Caddye | 8/10 | 5056 days | 1% |
| D Oostrum | 8/10 | 5067 days | 1% |
| Sarah Ewing | 10/10 | 5069 days | 1% |
| REDINKIDS | 10/10 | 5103 days | 1% |
| c_russell | 3/10 | 5103 days | 1% |
| Vandeput | 8/10 | 5423 days | 1% |
| pvo plas | 7/10 | 5431 days | 1% |
| Valerie Van Hemelrijck | 10/10 | 5432 days | 1% |
| Helen Power | 9/10 | 5432 days | 1% |
| wolfangel | 9/10 | 5437 days | 1% |
| GeniusNet | 9/10 | 5468 days | 1% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 5468 days | 1% |
| GoodTimes | 10/10 | 5499 days | 1% |
| Daryl Scott | 10/10 | 5499 days | 1% |
| liddellfiona | 10/10 | 5499 days | 1% |
| Susann Koschmeider | 8/10 | 5503 days | 1% |
| Chris Mackamul | 10/10 | 5506 days | 1% |
| Fer Bonsel | 8/10 | 5522 days | 1% |
| SAkiwi738 | 10/10 | 5529 days | 1% |
| Spicegold | 10/10 | 5590 days | 1% |
| Nico Venter | 10/10 | 5590 days | 1% |
| johannac | 10/10 | 5618 days | 1% |
| Gwen Mans | 8/10 | 5621 days | 1% |
| zoed | 6/10 | 5698 days | 1% |
| gerhardm | 9/10 | 5743 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 Whanganui River TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.04% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 41 days. However the Whanganui River 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 Whanganui River TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.97% |
| 198 | -3.99% |
| 199 | -4.02% |
| 200 | -4.04% |
| 201 | -4.06% |
| 202 | -4.08% |
| 203 | -4.10% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.01% 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
86%
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.