Ranking Score Explained

G'day, 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 Rotorua Campervans.

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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Rotorua Campervans

Valid Reviews

101 Valid Reviews

The Rotorua Campervans experience has a total of 104 reviews. There are 101 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 101 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 45
45%
9/10 37
37%
8/10 16
16%
7/10 2
2%
6/10 1
1%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

92.18% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rotorua Campervans valid reviews is 92.18% and is based on 101 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

16 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 101 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 0
0%
9/10 4
25%
8/10 10
63%
7/10 1
6%
6/10 1
6%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

80.63% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Rotorua Campervans face-to-face reviews is 80.63% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

93.35%

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
Marcel Brinkhof 8/10 324 days 100%
Danielle 10/10 569 days 88%
Rick en Ina 9/10 628 days 83%
Peter van Leeuwen 10/10 628 days 84%
Jouke 10/10 689 days 79%
Lisette en Hans 10/10 1664 days 7%
Tom & Martine 10/10 1724 days 6%
Wiechert en Lia Eschbach 10/10 1785 days 5%
Paul Berresford 10/10 2029 days 5%
Lidy and Jan 10/10 2030 days 5%
Henriette en Gerard Donkers 9/10 2030 days 5%
Andrew Saunders 10/10 2030 days 5%
Richard 8/10 2089 days 5%
Kaas 9/10 2120 days 5%
Ron Baldal 10/10 2149 days 5%
Angela Rawsthorn 9/10 2150 days 5%
Ingrid & Gerben Siegersma 9/10 2150 days 5%
Rens and Jenny Hollander 9/10 2317 days 3%
Jane Hargreaves 9/10 2363 days 4%
Benno Roest 9/10 2364 days 4%
Geert De Vreese 10/10 2364 days 4%
Valerie Homeniuk 9/10 2394 days 4%
Jacob Batema 9/10 2394 days 4%
Femke Zeegers 9/10 2394 days 4%
Inga Serfort 10/10 2395 days 4%
Myra Van Dijk 9/10 2453 days 4%
Ruth Hermans 10/10 2453 days 4%
guus van ginkel 9/10 2453 days 4%
jean-francois Gervais 8/10 2514 days 4%
Maritza 9/10 2514 days 4%
Sara No 10/10 2514 days 4%
J. Coolen 9/10 2706 days 3%
Bart Waanders 10/10 2728 days 3%
Hans-Joachim Stocker 9/10 2759 days 3%
Roelof Wouda 9/10 2759 days 3%
Joop Hendricks 8/10 2759 days 3%
Ole Zinck Østergaard 9/10 2787 days 3%
Frits en Marijke Spieker 10/10 2818 days 3%
Sico Kool 9/10 2879 days 3%
willem hoogerbeets 9/10 3124 days 3%
Hadewich D 10/10 3184 days 2%
Evelien Pruis 9/10 3184 days 2%
A. van Dort 9/10 3185 days 2%
tineenfook dewawy 9/10 3185 days 2%
marius Van Ninhuijs 10/10 3307 days 2%
Jason Wells 10/10 3459 days 2%
Loretta 9/10 3490 days 2%
Femke Stevens 9/10 3518 days 2%
Martin Bakker 10/10 3549 days 2%
ursula voorhorst 9/10 3550 days 2%
s ruijgt 7/10 3550 days 2%
Aart Wagelaar 10/10 3550 days 2%
Jack Buermans 9/10 3581 days 1%
Henk van Leeuwen 10/10 3610 days 2%
Etta van Mullem 9/10 3611 days 2%
Robby van Gruythuysen 10/10 3611 days 2%
Hans en Sil 9/10 3642 days 1%
j k 9/10 3672 days 1%
Jan Legein 9/10 3833 days 1%
joth arends 9/10 3856 days 1%
Benjamin de witte 10/10 3856 days 1%
Henk Bos 9/10 3856 days 1%
Carina Mortelmans 10/10 3884 days 1%
Jan ten Berge 10/10 3884 days 1%
Roy Hengeveld 10/10 3915 days 1%
Joachim 10/10 3915 days 1%
Kees Van Steenis 10/10 3915 days 1%
Aletta . 9/10 3915 days 1%
Tim Bosch 10/10 3946 days 1%
Joke Diependaal 10/10 4007 days 1%
jurgen42 10/10 4280 days 0%
pcbennekom 10/10 4341 days 0%
Hugh Barraclough 10/10 4555 days 1%
Eric Lombaard 9/10 4598 days 1%
Dick van Doorn 8/10 4614 days 1%
Johan Kroese 6/10 4626 days 1%
MartinPierik 10/10 4646 days 1%
Uitslag 8/10 4677 days 1%
loesennicojongerius 10/10 4677 days 1%
LMvdWerd 10/10 4677 days 1%
timenanne 9/10 4677 days 1%
GeorgesBert 10/10 4707 days 1%
mennoarts 10/10 4707 days 1%
Herman Heskamp 10/10 4707 days 1%
garmtenesther 10/10 4738 days 1%
John 8/10 4950 days 1%
Michel Op't Landt 7/10 4958 days 1%
Win Groen 8/10 4961 days 1%
Anja Allphell 8/10 4961 days 1%
Bakker 8/10 4965 days 1%
ChrisJeanne 9/10 5011 days 1%
Rogier_Elvira 10/10 5011 days 1%
sachahonig 10/10 5042 days 1%
MartijnSuzanne 10/10 5072 days 1%
koster 8/10 5251 days 1%
Truus en Pierre Wolters 8/10 5317 days 1%
Sjoerd de Witte 10/10 5317 days 1%
pvo plas 8/10 5339 days 1%
bdevries 8/10 5418 days 1%
UlaR 8/10 5641 days 1%
Johannes & Jopke Fokkema 8/10 5671 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 Rotorua Campervans experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-6.05% Adjustment

Recent reviews reflect the experience as it currently operates. This means it's important to get fresh reviews. Some experiences discovered they could get a few good reviews and then, resting on their laurels, discourage any further reviews. This adjustment stimulates experiences to be positively involved in the review generating process and discourages them from manipulating the ranking system in this manner.

What constitutes a recent review is based on the how old it is, what type of experience it is applied to and and what time of year it currently is. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, what is considered recent is dynamically adjusted throughout the year.

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received enough reviews within the last 74 days. The Rotorua Campervans experience has 0 recent rankings. Adjustments are according to the following table:

Recent Reviews Adjustment
0 -3.00%
1 -2.63%
2 -1.50%
3 -0.38%
4 -0.00%

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 Rotorua Campervans experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.01%
198 -3.02%
199 -3.04%
200 -3.05%
201 -3.07%
202 -3.08%
203 -3.10%

Balancing Adjustment

1.41% 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.

Onboarding Rating

This rating is about customer service and camper availability. It measures aspects of the customer journey that are often missing from online ratings. It includes performances based on: pre-booking communication, product availability and responsiveness to customer enquiries.

All metrics come from actual customer interactions.

Details are calculated daily from statistics over several years and merged with the score derived from customer reviews - to then form the final ranking score.

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.