Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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 Picton 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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Picton Tasman Holiday Parks

Valid Reviews

136 Valid Reviews

The Picton Tasman Holiday Parks experience has a total of 137 reviews. There are 136 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 136 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 31
23%
9/10 40
29%
8/10 44
32%
7/10 14
10%
6/10 3
2%
5/10 1
1%
4/10 1
1%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 1
1%

84.56% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Picton Tasman Holiday Parks valid reviews is 84.56% and is based on 136 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

101 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 136 valid reviews, the experience has 101 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 101 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 23
23%
9/10 30
30%
8/10 33
33%
7/10 12
12%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 1
1%
4/10 1
1%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 0
0%

85.05% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Picton Tasman Holiday Parks face-to-face reviews is 85.05% and is based on 101 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

86.30%

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
Aoife 8/10 85 days 100%
Laura 9/10 665 days 76%
Ferg 10/10 665 days 77%
Inge 8/10 724 days 70%
Cindi Wight 9/10 785 days 66%
Sarah 8/10 816 days 62%
Alexis 10/10 1668 days 6%
Cody 10/10 1760 days 5%
Mike Smith 7/10 1820 days 5%
Beth Carlton 1/10 1881 days 2%
Christian 10/10 2154 days 4%
Emma 9/10 2185 days 4%
Demi Thompson 6/10 2246 days 4%
Brett See 9/10 2277 days 4%
Mike Fricker 9/10 2277 days 4%
Urs Bruderer 10/10 2965 days 3%
Leslie Lindeman 10/10 3177 days 2%
Ray Tombs 9/10 3180 days 2%
Phillippa McLernon 8/10 3238 days 2%
Tine Fook 6/10 3274 days 2%
Jan Towers 8/10 3919 days 1%
Brita Topp 8/10 3921 days 1%
Mike Fricker 8/10 3921 days 1%
Mark Towers 8/10 3952 days 1%
Rikke Petersen 9/10 3970 days 1%
Ted Cole 8/10 3980 days 1%
Nigel 8/10 3987 days 1%
catherine welsh 8/10 4011 days 1%
Nigel & Annie Dale 8/10 4072 days 1%
ozelmer 6/10 4133 days 0%
AusCampa 9/10 4256 days 0%
Mark Wiggington 7/10 4280 days 0%
Ken Milligan 8/10 4304 days 0%
Gale Willcocks 10/10 4310 days 0%
Ken Richardson 8/10 4310 days 0%
Heather Macdonald 9/10 4345 days 0%
Nadine 9/10 4389 days 1%
Robert Staeller 8/10 4392 days 1%
David and Sally Wallis 9/10 4398 days 1%
Jackie and Brian 8/10 4399 days 1%
Peter 10/10 4400 days 1%
Julia Ramseier 10/10 4419 days 1%
Lisa Blake 8/10 4423 days 1%
Ton Franke 8/10 4423 days 1%
Megan Child 9/10 4424 days 1%
Jonathan Tuthill 10/10 4667 days 1%
Carly Braddock 10/10 4671 days 1%
Def Fem 8/10 4677 days 1%
launch 7/10 4682 days 1%
Michael Jefferies 9/10 4685 days 1%
Mark Bogton 9/10 4691 days 1%
Dominik Langenegger 10/10 4693 days 1%
Moehl 9/10 4694 days 1%
D Collier 10/10 4695 days 1%
Uwe Henze 8/10 4696 days 1%
Ute Rogawski 7/10 4703 days 1%
Nikita Sue 7/10 4704 days 1%
Heewin Otten 10/10 4704 days 1%
D R Valentine 10/10 4705 days 1%
Andreas Kristiansen 9/10 4705 days 1%
Petra 10/10 4706 days 1%
John Reynolds 10/10 4706 days 1%
Katie K 10/10 4720 days 1%
ZephyrTL 8/10 4742 days 1%
Peter, Noelle & Susanne 10/10 4776 days 1%
John & Myra Sloan 9/10 4782 days 1%
Jan & Marian 10/10 4785 days 1%
Andy Lever 9/10 4788 days 1%
Peter Spooner 8/10 4790 days 1%
damaca 9/10 4864 days 1%
Tacksharp 9/10 4926 days 1%
Edward Marhi 9/10 5014 days 1%
Weez18 10/10 5017 days 1%
de Smedt 9/10 5020 days 1%
Eric Grant 8/10 5022 days 1%
Koen Vanlede 8/10 5034 days 1%
Sue Top 10/10 5035 days 1%
Marty Fey 5/10 5039 days 1%
Gord Carnochan 9/10 5049 days 1%
Pam & Rob Tellwright 8/10 5052 days 1%
Derek Puplett 9/10 5052 days 1%
Callum Sibbald 8/10 5052 days 1%
Gerlach 8/10 5053 days 1%
Agnes McMillan 10/10 5060 days 1%
Jill Dean 8/10 5063 days 1%
Philipp Rau 8/10 5067 days 1%
Eva Stauderova 10/10 5067 days 1%
Annette Mogg 10/10 5072 days 1%
Andrew Hammond 8/10 5199 days 1%
Betty le Brech 8/10 5395 days 1%
Ed & Pat Mitchell 9/10 5421 days 1%
Sue Bennett 7/10 5423 days 1%
Dieter Groscurth 8/10 5423 days 1%
Liz Pursey 9/10 5433 days 1%
pvo plas 8/10 5435 days 1%
Hoogh 9/10 5438 days 1%
Carina Raeder 8/10 5439 days 1%
John Rylance 10/10 5440 days 1%
Lamb 9/10 5440 days 1%
Tonny 9/10 5440 days 1%
Tim 7/10 5441 days 1%
Allan Bond 7/10 5447 days 1%
uleugel 9/10 5450 days 1%
Jeannot Robert 10/10 5451 days 1%
Norbert Hainz 8/10 5454 days 1%
Heino keyssler 10/10 5461 days 1%
T S 10/10 5472 days 1%
eliertv 9/10 5487 days 1%
adamek 7/10 5487 days 1%
frederike 8/10 5488 days 1%
Karin Linder 9/10 5507 days 1%
Bue Verrept 8/10 5510 days 1%
Pia 2/10 5514 days 0%
Gebert 8/10 5514 days 1%
Daniel Alonso 8/10 5515 days 1%
Ana Garcia 9/10 5516 days 1%
Kelly 10/10 5658 days 1%
Johnnie 8/10 5728 days 1%
AndySwitzerland 8/10 5731 days 1%
suet 7/10 5747 days 1%
scottl 7/10 5747 days 1%
neeltjec 9/10 5747 days 1%
Martien van Brakel 9/10 5747 days 1%
BevanLisa 8/10 5764 days 1%
JeremyE 8/10 5765 days 1%
TessaW 4/10 5765 days 1%
LucyT 10/10 5765 days 1%
Florens 8/10 5767 days 1%
Joel 7/10 5767 days 1%
Tiemen 7/10 5767 days 1%
NikkiB1 9/10 5782 days 1%
BrunoS 9/10 5782 days 1%
JoseB 9/10 5789 days 1%
Debbie 9/10 5789 days 1%
InkenGermany 9/10 5789 days 1%
John 7/10 5796 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 Picton Tasman Holiday Parks experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-1.53% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 41 days. However the Picton 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 Picton Tasman Holiday Parks experience has been adjusted for 76 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
73 -1.47%
74 -1.49%
75 -1.51%
76 -1.53%
77 -1.55%
78 -1.57%
79 -1.59%

Balancing Adjustment

1.86% 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

87%

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.