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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 Waikawa Recreation Reserve.
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.
Waikawa Recreation Reserve
Valid Reviews
47 Valid Reviews
The Waikawa Recreation Reserve experience has a total of 48 reviews. There are 47 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 47 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
13% |
| 9/10 | 13 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
21% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.85% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Waikawa Recreation Reserve valid reviews is 80.85% and is based on 47 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
6 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 47 valid reviews, the experience has 6 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 6 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 1 |
|
17% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
50% |
| 8/10 | 1 |
|
17% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Waikawa Recreation Reserve face-to-face reviews is 86.67% and is based on 6 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
78.13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | 7/10 | 138 days | 100% |
| Nancy Campbell | 8/10 | 411 days | 96% |
| missingzuinNZ | 8/10 | 656 days | 80% |
| Joel Fryett | 7/10 | 716 days | 72% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 838 days | 64% |
| Henry | 8/10 | 900 days | 57% |
| Kelsey Fisher | 8/10 | 1022 days | 44% |
| Christine | 9/10 | 1173 days | 31% |
| Barb Winter | 10/10 | 1599 days | 9% |
| Aaron | 7/10 | 1811 days | 5% |
| Pablo Boris | 7/10 | 1811 days | 5% |
| Jo | 8/10 | 1842 days | 5% |
| Aniek | 7/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Cor Dekker | 8/10 | 2238 days | 4% |
| Georgia | 9/10 | 2452 days | 4% |
| WideEyedWanderer | 9/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Mischa | 8/10 | 2634 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2634 days | 4% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 2664 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2726 days | 3% |
| Michael McMahon | 6/10 | 2817 days | 3% |
| Benn | 7/10 | 2848 days | 3% |
| Jill Grimwood | 9/10 | 2868 days | 2% |
| Dana Nunes | 8/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| UK 50-something couple | 8/10 | 2876 days | 3% |
| Michael Jayaranjan | 9/10 | 2888 days | 3% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 7/10 | 2960 days | 3% |
| Harriet Smith | 8/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Erich Brueggermann | 6/10 | 3270 days | 2% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3449 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3604 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3681 days | 1% |
| Reinout Schrijver | 9/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Scherer | 9/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Kimberley Garrod | 5/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| Joanna Doran | 9/10 | 4027 days | 1% |
| Pia Sander | 10/10 | 4034 days | 1% |
| Sander and Eliza Hembrarskamp | 7/10 | 4187 days | 0% |
| Hanna Liebe | 7/10 | 4292 days | 0% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4292 days | 0% |
| Joris Giullemot | 9/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Fraule-Emmanuelle De Rouqmout | 10/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4490 days | 1% |
| Florian | 8/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| phudgb | 4/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| Kirbyfamily | 7/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Jochem Snyders | 8/10 | 5042 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Waikawa Recreation Reserve does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.55% 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 folk 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
82%
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.