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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 Port Motueka Beach 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.
Port Motueka Beach Reserve
Valid Reviews
93 Valid Reviews
The Port Motueka Beach Reserve experience has a total of 98 reviews. There are 93 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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 93 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 25 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 9 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
79.35% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Port Motueka Beach Reserve valid reviews is 79.35% and is based on 93 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
9 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 93 valid reviews, the experience has 9 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 9 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 1 |
|
11% |
| 9/10 | 2 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
33% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
76.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Port Motueka Beach Reserve face-to-face reviews is 76.67% and is based on 9 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.64%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Campbell | 8/10 | 17 days | 99% |
| Morgane | 9/10 | 48 days | 100% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 201 days | 99% |
| Sabrina K | 10/10 | 231 days | 98% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 262 days | 96% |
| Pauline | 10/10 | 291 days | 96% |
| Ann | 10/10 | 291 days | 96% |
| Britta | 8/10 | 291 days | 94% |
| Eva | 1/10 | 322 days | 39% |
| Sam H | 10/10 | 353 days | 94% |
| Nina | 10/10 | 383 days | 93% |
| Cholly | 9/10 | 414 days | 90% |
| Marie Perret | 10/10 | 444 days | 90% |
| Henry | 7/10 | 475 days | 82% |
| Christa | 9/10 | 536 days | 84% |
| Zuzana | 10/10 | 536 days | 85% |
| Matthew | 9/10 | 536 days | 84% |
| Basil | 9/10 | 567 days | 82% |
| Dani | 8/10 | 597 days | 79% |
| Julierose19 | 10/10 | 628 days | 78% |
| Chantel | 9/10 | 628 days | 78% |
| Willow | 10/10 | 656 days | 76% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 687 days | 72% |
| Blandine | 8/10 | 687 days | 72% |
| Lara | 8/10 | 779 days | 65% |
| Har | 6/10 | 993 days | 39% |
| Alanna | 10/10 | 1021 days | 42% |
| AC | 9/10 | 1052 days | 39% |
| Jenna | 8/10 | 1113 days | 34% |
| Soul | 10/10 | 1144 days | 32% |
| La Vie | 1/10 | 1358 days | 7% |
| Britt | 7/10 | 1386 days | 15% |
| Kathryn | 10/10 | 1386 days | 16% |
| Leon | 10/10 | 1386 days | 16% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 1478 days | 12% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1570 days | 9% |
| Katie | 1/10 | 1601 days | 3% |
| Ian & Wendy | 2/10 | 1752 days | 2% |
| Lærke | 10/10 | 1752 days | 5% |
| JACKIE EHRHARDT | 9/10 | 1814 days | 5% |
| Ritravel | 9/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| Lua | 10/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| Piluki | 9/10 | 1875 days | 5% |
| Benjamin Wegenstein | 7/10 | 1875 days | 5% |
| Geoff Walker | 9/10 | 1875 days | 5% |
| Ambs | 9/10 | 1905 days | 5% |
| Becca | 8/10 | 1997 days | 5% |
| Andy and Julia | 10/10 | 2058 days | 5% |
| Lena | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Ymke Huisman | 10/10 | 2179 days | 4% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2240 days | 4% |
| Harriet Kelly | 1/10 | 2240 days | 2% |
| Lance | 5/10 | 2240 days | 3% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 8/10 | 2393 days | 4% |
| Mike | 8/10 | 2423 days | 4% |
| Nathalie | 1/10 | 2454 days | 2% |
| Jean | 8/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| Mallory | 8/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| The Farrs | 6/10 | 2454 days | 3% |
| S Weslake | 6/10 | 2454 days | 3% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2508 days | 4% |
| Axel Kite | 7/10 | 2519 days | 3% |
| Michael Pitman | 9/10 | 2526 days | 4% |
| Silvia | 8/10 | 2550 days | 4% |
| Rogier Kavelaars | 8/10 | 2560 days | 3% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 10/10 | 2566 days | 4% |
| Jacki Janetzki | 5/10 | 2605 days | 3% |
| Jo Dawson | 8/10 | 2707 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 3/10 | 2775 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 7/10 | 2798 days | 3% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 2819 days | 3% |
| Johanna Dorner | 8/10 | 2833 days | 3% |
| Rogina de Jong | 9/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Irene | 8/10 | 3153 days | 2% |
| Marina | 8/10 | 3210 days | 2% |
| Ron Web | 10/10 | 3305 days | 2% |
| Kate Voss | 9/10 | 3465 days | 2% |
| Sarrob Sarrob | 7/10 | 3550 days | 1% |
| Manuela | 9/10 | 3636 days | 1% |
| Alexandre Moleiro | 8/10 | 3640 days | 1% |
| Benoit Fricaudet | 9/10 | 3648 days | 1% |
| Moudry Vojtech | 10/10 | 3655 days | 1% |
| rachaelandryan | 9/10 | 3701 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 6/10 | 3731 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Garry Renton | 6/10 | 3891 days | 0% |
| Susan | 8/10 | 3940 days | 0% |
| Dan Lawson | 6/10 | 3955 days | 0% |
| Sina Sacranie | 6/10 | 3955 days | 0% |
| Kellie | 7/10 | 3979 days | 0% |
| K S | 7/10 | 4280 days | 0% |
| Aurelie Morin | 8/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Port Motueka Beach Reserve does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.19% 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 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
90%
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.