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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 142 reviews. There are 127 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 15 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
82.97%
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 | 1863 days | 100% |
| Serwan | 1/10 | 1863 days | 40% |
| Eire1988 | 1/10 | 1923 days | 39% |
| clemens | 10/10 | 1923 days | 98% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 1923 days | 98% |
| Christine Bourdette | 10/10 | 1954 days | 96% |
| Kyle Palframan | 10/10 | 1954 days | 96% |
| Olaf | 9/10 | 1954 days | 95% |
| Chris Herring | 10/10 | 1984 days | 95% |
| Monika | 10/10 | 1984 days | 95% |
| Koulikovski Jordan | 8/10 | 1984 days | 93% |
| Alana | 10/10 | 2198 days | 87% |
| Laura Jane | 10/10 | 2319 days | 82% |
| Clothilde Charron | 10/10 | 2349 days | 81% |
| Laura Dyne | 8/10 | 2594 days | 69% |
| Lucas keenan | 1/10 | 2594 days | 28% |
| Emmanuel HAulon | 7/10 | 2622 days | 65% |
| Victor Miccolis | 7/10 | 2622 days | 65% |
| yoannperrault@hotmail.com | 1/10 | 2622 days | 28% |
| Barbara Nakai | 9/10 | 2651 days | 68% |
| Ida Fran | 2/10 | 2653 days | 31% |
| Paul Reeves | 10/10 | 2653 days | 68% |
| Jacques Kemp | 7/10 | 2653 days | 64% |
| Laura Smith | 9/10 | 2653 days | 68% |
| Peter Bollen | 2/10 | 2684 days | 30% |
| nico dewaele | 7/10 | 2714 days | 61% |
| Damien Parker | 2/10 | 2928 days | 26% |
| Patricia Wright | 10/10 | 2928 days | 57% |
| Alberto Meseguer | 1/10 | 2928 days | 23% |
| Wayne Walker | 8/10 | 2959 days | 55% |
| Lucie Bultez | 2/10 | 2959 days | 25% |
| Patti Rossie | 2/10 | 2959 days | 25% |
| Stephanie Mills | 1/10 | 2959 days | 22% |
| Gilbert Keiser | 7/10 | 2964 days | 29% |
| Matti Picus | 7/10 | 2973 days | 29% |
| Han Li | 9/10 | 2975 days | 33% |
| Karen Regehr-Smith | 8/10 | 2987 days | 54% |
| Bo Zhou | 8/10 | 2987 days | 54% |
| Conrad Rossouw | 10/10 | 2987 days | 55% |
| Karen Mcnosh | 10/10 | 3018 days | 54% |
| ellen scully | 8/10 | 3018 days | 53% |
| Ellie Morrison | 2/10 | 3018 days | 24% |
| MARTA FLORES | 8/10 | 3018 days | 53% |
| Michael Kaus | 5/10 | 3018 days | 41% |
| Einar Wergeland-Jenssen | 2/10 | 3049 days | 23% |
| celine gries | 10/10 | 3049 days | 52% |
| Kayla | 6/10 | 3053 days | 24% |
| Anouk Goemans | 9/10 | 3053 days | 31% |
| Paul Gallagher | 10/10 | 3079 days | 51% |
| Bram Hoonhout | 10/10 | 3079 days | 51% |
| Gerard Lane | 1/10 | 3110 days | 20% |
| Phil Duggan | 1/10 | 3140 days | 19% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3324 days | 41% |
| Normand Latour | 9/10 | 3324 days | 41% |
| Christine Singman Serio | 8/10 | 3353 days | 39% |
| herbert van wijngaarden | 9/10 | 3353 days | 40% |
| Bettina Castell | 2/10 | 3353 days | 18% |
| Patrick Tram Garrett | 10/10 | 3384 days | 39% |
| Judith K. | 9/10 | 3384 days | 39% |
| J | 10/10 | 3384 days | 39% |
| Chet Wah | 10/10 | 3384 days | 39% |
| Mauro Scali | 7/10 | 3384 days | 36% |
| matt west | 7/10 | 3384 days | 36% |
| oly steel | 6/10 | 3384 days | 34% |
| Chantal Beeli | 8/10 | 3415 days | 37% |
| Maya Adriani | 10/10 | 3415 days | 38% |
| Terry Lui | 8/10 | 3415 days | 37% |
| Scott Edward | 1/10 | 3445 days | 14% |
| Robin Duris | 10/10 | 3445 days | 37% |
| Haitao Huang | 10/10 | 3445 days | 37% |
| Colin Jones | 9/10 | 3445 days | 36% |
| Miquel Fabro | 9/10 | 3445 days | 36% |
| Ashlie Willett | 10/10 | 3476 days | 35% |
| Felix Riether | 9/10 | 3476 days | 35% |
| matt smith | 10/10 | 3598 days | 30% |
| Felix Graf | 10/10 | 3629 days | 29% |
| Linden E | 10/10 | 3659 days | 28% |
| Niki Pearce | 8/10 | 3659 days | 27% |
| Don Wiljamaa | 9/10 | 3690 days | 27% |
| Terhi Rajala | 1/10 | 3690 days | 10% |
| stephen boston | 10/10 | 3690 days | 27% |
| Freek Dix | 10/10 | 3690 days | 27% |
| Lydia Lennox | 10/10 | 3690 days | 27% |
| Christopher Hobbs | 9/10 | 3690 days | 27% |
| oded braverman | 8/10 | 3690 days | 26% |
| Joost Donkers | 8/10 | 3690 days | 26% |
| leslie page | 10/10 | 3718 days | 26% |
| Emily Minty | 10/10 | 3718 days | 26% |
| Denis Fitzsimons | 8/10 | 3718 days | 25% |
| Liz and Alan Weathers | 7/10 | 3727 days | 13% |
| Ian Smith | 1/10 | 3749 days | 9% |
| Michal Valovic | 9/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| Anna Kammann | 10/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| Katharina Rebstock | 8/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| Jean Shears | 8/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| Charles Xu | 9/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| Mohamed Shahabdeen | 10/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| will jennings | 10/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| yann zebiche | 10/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| Albert Mari | 9/10 | 3749 days | 24% |
| Ally Cook | 7/10 | 3775 days | 12% |
| Tammie Fraser | 10/10 | 3810 days | 22% |
| Karen Jiang | 9/10 | 3810 days | 22% |
| Abby Wallwork | 10/10 | 3841 days | 21% |
| Hannah Purser | 10/10 | 3902 days | 18% |
| Nicole | 10/10 | 3902 days | 18% |
| Catherine Bew | 10/10 | 3994 days | 15% |
| Kelly Murray | 10/10 | 4024 days | 13% |
| christoph martensson | 9/10 | 4145 days | 8% |
| keith murray | 10/10 | 4175 days | 7% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 4236 days | 5% |
| Bradly Beukes | 10/10 | 4298 days | 2% |
| tracy | 9/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Schumi Döpfer | 10/10 | 4389 days | 20% |
| Janina Hoffmann | 5/10 | 4415 days | 7% |
| Ally | 9/10 | 4420 days | 19% |
| 53V0 | 10/10 | 4724 days | 20% |
| stellmaris | 10/10 | 4724 days | 20% |
| petevir | 10/10 | 4754 days | 20% |
| Simon Rawlinson | 9/10 | 4766 days | 11% |
| Rocco Christian | 3/10 | 4808 days | 2% |
| Jessica Lane | 9/10 | 4811 days | 11% |
| RomaChoolun | 9/10 | 4906 days | 19% |
| Kolja Chromow | 10/10 | 5151 days | 20% |
| lee05 | 9/10 | 5151 days | 19% |
| Leon Burgess | 10/10 | 5210 days | 20% |
| Jon | 6/10 | 5956 days | 9% |
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
-6.63% 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 62 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 | -3.57% |
| 198 | -3.59% |
| 199 | -3.61% |
| 200 | -3.63% |
| 201 | -3.64% |
| 202 | -3.66% |
| 203 | -3.68% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
4.15% 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.