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 Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton.

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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Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton

Valid Reviews

113 Valid Reviews

The Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton experience has a total of 117 reviews. There are 113 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 113 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 59
52%
9/10 31
27%
8/10 13
12%
7/10 2
2%
6/10 2
2%
5/10 1
1%
4/10 1
1%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 3
3%

89.73% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton valid reviews is 89.73% and is based on 113 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

28 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 113 valid reviews, the experience has 28 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 28 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 6
21%
9/10 12
43%
8/10 6
21%
7/10 0
0%
6/10 1
4%
5/10 1
4%
4/10 1
4%
3/10 1
4%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

83.57% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton face-to-face reviews is 83.57% and is based on 28 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

94.08%

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
Thomas McCarroll 10/10 167 days 100%
Christopher Parker 10/10 381 days 93%
Fabienne 7/10 381 days 87%
Matt Davey 10/10 410 days 92%
Martha 10/10 472 days 89%
Kelsie 10/10 594 days 81%
Ryli West 8/10 716 days 70%
Stephanie G 10/10 747 days 69%
Richard Mason 10/10 747 days 69%
Laz. 9/10 747 days 68%
Alexander Van putten 9/10 775 days 66%
Florian S. 9/10 837 days 60%
Amy Shoemake 8/10 837 days 60%
B&Wild 10/10 867 days 58%
Kim Thomas 10/10 867 days 58%
Yuri Fey 10/10 898 days 55%
Denise 10/10 1112 days 34%
Mike&Fe 10/10 1140 days 32%
glen connor 1/10 1171 days 12%
Kev 10/10 1171 days 30%
Pete V 10/10 1202 days 27%
Criss 10/10 1293 days 21%
Ellie Richards 10/10 1477 days 12%
Laz. 10/10 1477 days 12%
Ying 10/10 1597 days 8%
Valentin Coutaz 10/10 1658 days 6%
Sstpo 10/10 1658 days 6%
Lena L. 10/10 1781 days 5%
Lyn McIvor 10/10 1842 days 5%
Katharina Müller 10/10 1842 days 5%
Lesley 10/10 1842 days 5%
Just a guy 10/10 1842 days 5%
Michaela 10/10 1871 days 5%
Stefan Hohmann 9/10 1871 days 5%
Sue Hempstead 10/10 1871 days 5%
Pierre-Yves 9/10 1871 days 5%
Lisa 10/10 1963 days 4%
Swiss MiRi 10/10 1963 days 4%
JOHN LAMB 9/10 1963 days 4%
Julie 10/10 1994 days 4%
Amanda 10/10 2024 days 4%
Axel & Sabine 10/10 2208 days 4%
Paul Smith 8/10 2236 days 4%
Konstantin 10/10 2267 days 4%
Shane 10/10 2298 days 4%
Karin BdV biker from the Netherlands 10/10 2298 days 4%
Allan 10/10 2298 days 4%
Lance 10/10 2328 days 4%
John L 10/10 2328 days 4%
Claudia 10/10 2389 days 4%
Ryan 10/10 2451 days 4%
Teb 8/10 2451 days 3%
Peter 10/10 2512 days 3%
Duane Novis 10/10 2573 days 3%
Jill McGrath 8/10 2596 days 2%
Mila Donker 10/10 2599 days 3%
Jonathan Stitchbury 10/10 2600 days 3%
Helen Rimmer 8/10 2613 days 3%
Emma Guthrie 10/10 2630 days 3%
Annina Jarvinen 10/10 2651 days 2%
Rogier Kavelaars 10/10 2679 days 3%
Claire Morgan 10/10 2828 days 3%
Anja Röhrich 10/10 2893 days 3%
Jerry Bart 9/10 2911 days 3%
Kathy Miller 10/10 2917 days 3%
Denise Hall 10/10 2920 days 3%
Crystal Elliott 9/10 2925 days 3%
Thomas Fuchs 9/10 2938 days 2%
P Poiraa 9/10 2944 days 3%
Lisa Erikssen 9/10 2973 days 2%
Patricia Pharr-Snyder 10/10 2995 days 2%
David Quintero 10/10 3017 days 2%
Margo Wiltens 9/10 3095 days 2%
Dennis Schwarz 8/10 3255 days 2%
Paul Smith 8/10 3309 days 2%
Heather Scoltock 9/10 3317 days 2%
Matt Jackson 9/10 3325 days 2%
Jess Kadamani 9/10 3328 days 2%
Gretchen Brownstein 10/10 3363 days 2%
David From Switzerland 9/10 3389 days 2%
Viki Ziemba 9/10 3485 days 1%
holidaymad from Solihull 6/10 3728 days 1%
Lisa Quayle 9/10 3746 days 1%
Richard 7/10 3912 days 1%
Jenny Finch 10/10 4030 days 0%
Aurelien Noailly 8/10 4042 days 0%
Sarah 8/10 4042 days 0%
Max Tetzlaff 9/10 4060 days 0%
Pranom & Erhard 9/10 4062 days 0%
Max Grabowski 9/10 4062 days 0%
Paul Balfour 9/10 4103 days 0%
ozelmer 9/10 4215 days 0%
Jonathan Meun 9/10 4429 days 0%
Nikki 1/10 4458 days 0%
Barbara 10/10 4489 days 0%
Dominique 8/10 4777 days 0%
Dave Rattray 9/10 4778 days 0%
Hendrik F 9/10 4778 days 0%
Sally Rawson 9/10 4804 days 0%
Bernhard & Brigitte Gosch 9/10 4862 days 0%
Matthias 10/10 4870 days 0%
Christian Pflegi 9/10 5118 days 0%
Michael Simmang 9/10 5118 days 0%
Mr Stanley and Miss Christy 10/10 5120 days 0%
H Hensen 8/10 5144 days 0%
Icemaiden 1/10 5189 days 0%
Tanya 9/10 5488 days 0%
adolf 6/10 5515 days 0%
zoey1 3/10 5694 days 0%
godineau 8/10 5711 days 0%
RichardA 4/10 5836 days 0%
CarolF 10/10 5864 days 0%
Clothilde 5/10 5873 days 0%

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 Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-2.70% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 57 days. However the Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton 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 Parklands Marina Holiday Park Picton experience has been adjusted for 136 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
133 -2.64%
134 -2.66%
135 -2.68%
136 -2.70%
137 -2.72%
138 -2.74%
139 -2.76%

Balancing Adjustment

0.82% 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

92%

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.