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 Road Runner Rentals.

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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Road Runner Rentals

Valid Reviews

127 Valid Reviews

The Road Runner Rentals experience has a total of 141 reviews. There are 127 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 14 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 127 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 51
40%
9/10 24
19%
8/10 17
13%
7/10 10
8%
6/10 3
2%
5/10 2
2%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 8
6%
1/10 11
9%

77.95% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Road Runner Rentals valid reviews is 77.95% and is based on 127 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

12 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 127 valid reviews, the experience has 12 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 12 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 0
0%
9/10 4
33%
8/10 0
0%
7/10 4
33%
6/10 2
17%
5/10 1
8%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 1
8%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

70.00% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Road Runner Rentals face-to-face reviews is 70.00% and is based on 12 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

83.07%

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
Brian and Anne 10/10 1704 days 100%
Serwan 1/10 1704 days 39%
Eire1988 1/10 1764 days 34%
clemens 10/10 1764 days 89%
Dominique 10/10 1764 days 89%
Christine Bourdette 10/10 1795 days 86%
Kyle Palframan 10/10 1795 days 86%
Olaf 9/10 1795 days 85%
Chris Herring 10/10 1825 days 85%
Monika 10/10 1825 days 85%
Koulikovski Jordan 8/10 1825 days 83%
Alana 10/10 2039 days 78%
Laura Jane 10/10 2160 days 74%
Clothilde Charron 10/10 2190 days 73%
Laura Dyne 8/10 2435 days 63%
Lucas keenan 1/10 2435 days 24%
Emmanuel HAulon 7/10 2463 days 59%
Victor Miccolis 7/10 2463 days 59%
yoannperrault@hotmail.com 1/10 2463 days 24%
Barbara Nakai 9/10 2492 days 61%
Ida Fran 2/10 2494 days 26%
Paul Reeves 10/10 2494 days 62%
Jacques Kemp 7/10 2494 days 58%
Laura Smith 9/10 2494 days 61%
Peter Bollen 2/10 2525 days 26%
nico dewaele 7/10 2555 days 56%
Damien Parker 2/10 2769 days 22%
Patricia Wright 10/10 2769 days 53%
Alberto Meseguer 1/10 2769 days 19%
Wayne Walker 8/10 2800 days 50%
Lucie Bultez 2/10 2800 days 22%
Patti Rossie 2/10 2800 days 22%
Stephanie Mills 1/10 2800 days 19%
Gilbert Keiser 7/10 2805 days 26%
Matti Picus 7/10 2814 days 26%
Han Li 9/10 2816 days 29%
Karen Regehr-Smith 8/10 2828 days 49%
Bo Zhou 8/10 2828 days 49%
Conrad Rossouw 10/10 2828 days 50%
Karen Mcnosh 10/10 2859 days 49%
ellen scully 8/10 2859 days 48%
Ellie Morrison 2/10 2859 days 21%
MARTA FLORES 8/10 2859 days 48%
Michael Kaus 5/10 2859 days 37%
Einar Wergeland-Jenssen 2/10 2890 days 20%
celine gries 10/10 2890 days 48%
Kayla 6/10 2894 days 21%
Anouk Goemans 9/10 2894 days 27%
Paul Gallagher 10/10 2920 days 47%
Bram Hoonhout 10/10 2920 days 47%
Gerard Lane 1/10 2951 days 17%
Phil Duggan 1/10 2981 days 16%
Susan Boyton 10/10 3165 days 39%
Normand Latour 9/10 3165 days 38%
Christine Singman Serio 8/10 3194 days 37%
herbert van wijngaarden 9/10 3194 days 37%
Bettina Castell 2/10 3194 days 15%
Patrick Tram Garrett 10/10 3225 days 37%
Judith K. 9/10 3225 days 36%
J 10/10 3225 days 37%
Chet Wah 10/10 3225 days 37%
Mauro Scali 7/10 3225 days 34%
matt west 7/10 3225 days 34%
oly steel 6/10 3225 days 31%
Chantal Beeli 8/10 3256 days 35%
Maya Adriani 10/10 3256 days 36%
Terry Lui 8/10 3256 days 35%
Scott Edward 1/10 3286 days 12%
Robin Duris 10/10 3286 days 35%
Haitao Huang 10/10 3286 days 35%
Colin Jones 9/10 3286 days 34%
Miquel Fabro 9/10 3286 days 34%
Ashlie Willett 10/10 3317 days 34%
Felix Riether 9/10 3317 days 33%
matt smith 10/10 3439 days 29%
Felix Graf 10/10 3470 days 28%
Linden E 10/10 3500 days 27%
Niki Pearce 8/10 3500 days 27%
Don Wiljamaa 9/10 3531 days 26%
Terhi Rajala 1/10 3531 days 9%
stephen boston 10/10 3531 days 26%
Freek Dix 10/10 3531 days 26%
Lydia Lennox 10/10 3531 days 26%
Christopher Hobbs 9/10 3531 days 26%
oded braverman 8/10 3531 days 26%
Joost Donkers 8/10 3531 days 26%
leslie page 10/10 3559 days 25%
Emily Minty 10/10 3559 days 25%
Denis Fitzsimons 8/10 3559 days 25%
Liz and Alan Weathers 7/10 3568 days 12%
Ian Smith 1/10 3590 days 8%
Michal Valovic 9/10 3590 days 24%
Anna Kammann 10/10 3590 days 24%
Katharina Rebstock 8/10 3590 days 24%
Jean Shears 8/10 3590 days 24%
Charles Xu 9/10 3590 days 24%
Mohamed Shahabdeen 10/10 3590 days 24%
will jennings 10/10 3590 days 24%
yann zebiche 10/10 3590 days 24%
Albert Mari 9/10 3590 days 24%
Ally Cook 7/10 3616 days 11%
Tammie Fraser 10/10 3651 days 22%
Karen Jiang 9/10 3651 days 22%
Abby Wallwork 10/10 3682 days 21%
Hannah Purser 10/10 3743 days 19%
Nicole 10/10 3743 days 19%
Catherine Bew 10/10 3835 days 16%
Kelly Murray 10/10 3865 days 15%
christoph martensson 9/10 3986 days 10%
keith murray 10/10 4016 days 9%
Renee 8/10 4077 days 7%
Bradly Beukes 10/10 4139 days 5%
tracy 9/10 4200 days 3%
Schumi Döpfer 10/10 4230 days 2%
Janina Hoffmann 5/10 4256 days -2%
Ally 9/10 4261 days 1%
53V0 10/10 4565 days 14%
stellmaris 10/10 4565 days 14%
petevir 10/10 4595 days 14%
Simon Rawlinson 9/10 4607 days 7%
Rocco Christian 3/10 4649 days -1%
Jessica Lane 9/10 4652 days 7%
RomaChoolun 9/10 4747 days 14%
Kolja Chromow 10/10 4992 days 14%
lee05 9/10 4992 days 14%
Leon Burgess 10/10 5051 days 14%
Jon 6/10 5797 days 5%

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 Road Runner Rentals experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-6.84% 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 51 days. The Road Runner Rentals 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 Road Runner Rentals experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.78%
198 -3.80%
199 -3.82%
200 -3.84%
201 -3.86%
202 -3.88%
203 -3.90%

Balancing Adjustment

4.19% 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

74%

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.