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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 Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand.
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Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand
Valid Reviews
155 Valid Reviews
The Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand experience has a total of 155 valid reviews. There are no 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.
Within these 155 valid reviews, the experience has 2 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 155 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 137 |
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88% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
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10% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
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1% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
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0% |
98.71% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand valid reviews is 98.71% and is based on 155 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Weighted Average
98.69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Staab | 10/10 | 3550 days | 100% |
| Bruce B | 10/10 | 3578 days | 96% |
| barry aling | 10/10 | 3578 days | 96% |
| luiz montanari | 10/10 | 3609 days | 93% |
| EMMANUEL DIAS DA SILVA | 10/10 | 3640 days | 89% |
| Philip Gattey | 9/10 | 3640 days | 88% |
| Ch. Verling | 10/10 | 3670 days | 85% |
| Ulises Guevara | 10/10 | 3670 days | 85% |
| Dusty | 10/10 | 3670 days | 85% |
| Sandra Downie | 10/10 | 3975 days | 46% |
| Gisle Forseth | 9/10 | 4006 days | 42% |
| Asmawi Wahab | 10/10 | 4281 days | 7% |
| Shelli Leverty | 10/10 | 4281 days | 7% |
| Doug Hamerton | 10/10 | 4281 days | 7% |
| Becky Ivers | 10/10 | 4309 days | 4% |
| Mark Stanford | 10/10 | 4309 days | 4% |
| Lesley barber | 10/10 | 4340 days | 0% |
| Barryatkinson | 10/10 | 4340 days | 0% |
| DonKendra1 | 10/10 | 4432 days | 60% |
| Bushy | 10/10 | 4585 days | 60% |
| Calypso | 10/10 | 4615 days | 60% |
| yromanec | 10/10 | 4615 days | 60% |
| ladyharley | 10/10 | 4646 days | 60% |
| ChrisW | 10/10 | 4646 days | 60% |
| oldbiker | 10/10 | 4646 days | 60% |
| TheHoon | 10/10 | 4646 days | 60% |
| Banana | 10/10 | 4675 days | 60% |
| monakeehn | 10/10 | 4675 days | 60% |
| fdjavid | 10/10 | 4675 days | 60% |
| websterau | 9/10 | 4675 days | 59% |
| Dumyati | 10/10 | 4675 days | 60% |
| holidaze28 | 10/10 | 4706 days | 60% |
| michaelclout | 10/10 | 4706 days | 60% |
| ZeroID | 10/10 | 4706 days | 60% |
| donald | 10/10 | 4706 days | 60% |
| mulhooligan | 10/10 | 4706 days | 60% |
| Stanton | 10/10 | 4706 days | 60% |
| kakapo66 | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| HughConnor | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| ruudie012 | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| lynne_florence | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| johnnyr | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| pro213 | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| chrissywatson1711 | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| pahoia | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| Iand | 10/10 | 4737 days | 60% |
| jillowen | 9/10 | 4737 days | 59% |
| AbeB | 10/10 | 4767 days | 60% |
| mikereid | 10/10 | 4767 days | 60% |
| Cmax | 10/10 | 4798 days | 60% |
| gnh2011 | 9/10 | 4798 days | 59% |
| taylaw | 10/10 | 4798 days | 60% |
| mariarivas | 10/10 | 4798 days | 60% |
| flippy0 | 10/10 | 4828 days | 60% |
| squids12 | 10/10 | 4920 days | 60% |
| Rosco | 9/10 | 4981 days | 59% |
| blahutp | 9/10 | 4981 days | 59% |
| mrkunz | 10/10 | 4981 days | 60% |
| clouddreamer | 10/10 | 4981 days | 60% |
| May | 10/10 | 4981 days | 60% |
| mitchaoc | 10/10 | 5012 days | 60% |
| Welshy01 | 10/10 | 5012 days | 60% |
| pamc | 10/10 | 5012 days | 60% |
| zaphood | 10/10 | 5012 days | 60% |
| cruisequeens | 10/10 | 5040 days | 60% |
| adriennevergos | 10/10 | 5040 days | 60% |
| damondosterhus | 10/10 | 5040 days | 60% |
| janetc260 | 10/10 | 5040 days | 60% |
| marpet | 10/10 | 5071 days | 60% |
| roofie | 10/10 | 5071 days | 60% |
| musicman | 10/10 | 5071 days | 60% |
| Merran | 10/10 | 5071 days | 60% |
| traceymarcus1 | 10/10 | 5071 days | 60% |
| Budley1 | 10/10 | 5102 days | 60% |
| vjr | 10/10 | 5102 days | 60% |
| DukeMatthews | 10/10 | 5102 days | 60% |
| hellsknipe356 | 10/10 | 5163 days | 60% |
| KDStorey | 10/10 | 5163 days | 60% |
| robinson | 10/10 | 5163 days | 60% |
| JoeLeeKnipe | 10/10 | 5163 days | 60% |
| lstenhouse | 10/10 | 5193 days | 60% |
| doylouys | 10/10 | 5224 days | 60% |
| Jorgy | 10/10 | 5255 days | 60% |
| Phil Thurbon | 9/10 | 5346 days | 59% |
| awolnow | 10/10 | 5377 days | 60% |
| spb97 | 9/10 | 5377 days | 59% |
| stealhorsecowboy | 10/10 | 5377 days | 60% |
| smithy55 | 9/10 | 5377 days | 59% |
| fitbear | 9/10 | 5377 days | 59% |
| zebradiver | 8/10 | 5377 days | 58% |
| cowboyjohn | 10/10 | 5405 days | 60% |
| wahteh | 10/10 | 5405 days | 60% |
| tommarbru | 10/10 | 5405 days | 60% |
| Mathias | 10/10 | 5405 days | 60% |
| JParkinson | 10/10 | 5405 days | 60% |
| sinead drummy | 10/10 | 5436 days | 60% |
| philip andrew-artha | 10/10 | 5436 days | 60% |
| bmaier | 10/10 | 5436 days | 60% |
| alongthorn | 10/10 | 5436 days | 60% |
| KENMCD | 10/10 | 5436 days | 60% |
| kimreed | 10/10 | 5467 days | 60% |
| joshe051 | 10/10 | 5467 days | 60% |
| Travelling_Kiwi | 10/10 | 5467 days | 60% |
| John Stevens | 10/10 | 5497 days | 60% |
| big_rog | 10/10 | 5497 days | 60% |
| HairyHaggis | 10/10 | 5497 days | 60% |
| Mary Long | 10/10 | 5497 days | 60% |
| stegall | 10/10 | 5497 days | 60% |
| Maureen Lee | 10/10 | 5528 days | 60% |
| monkey | 10/10 | 5528 days | 60% |
| renaud bonnet | 10/10 | 5558 days | 60% |
| George Wheatley | 10/10 | 5681 days | 60% |
| eunie | 10/10 | 5711 days | 60% |
| antoinette | 10/10 | 5712 days | 60% |
| Bananna | 10/10 | 5722 days | 60% |
| Anne Cathala | 10/10 | 5724 days | 60% |
| gordy838 | 9/10 | 5732 days | 59% |
| Janet May | 9/10 | 5736 days | 59% |
| Chuffy57 | 10/10 | 5736 days | 60% |
| Tom Speed | 10/10 | 5742 days | 60% |
| Brenda | 10/10 | 5751 days | 60% |
| Jay & N | 10/10 | 5762 days | 34% |
| MoJo | 10/10 | 5770 days | 60% |
| Tomasz Trawniczek | 10/10 | 5770 days | 60% |
| David Lewis | 9/10 | 5784 days | 59% |
| andy Cant | 10/10 | 5785 days | 60% |
| Catherine Robinson | 10/10 | 5788 days | 60% |
| Samantha Fenton | 10/10 | 5793 days | 60% |
| Judy Macdonald | 10/10 | 5796 days | 60% |
| Allison | 10/10 | 5797 days | 34% |
| Gordon Lawrence | 10/10 | 5830 days | 60% |
| ivkemp | 10/10 | 5838 days | 60% |
| shonell | 10/10 | 5861 days | 60% |
| Aimee Marsh | 10/10 | 5862 days | 60% |
| Kathy Reily | 10/10 | 5866 days | 60% |
| CaptainObvious | 10/10 | 5874 days | 60% |
| Darren Rye | 10/10 | 5878 days | 60% |
| Dolphin | 10/10 | 5885 days | 60% |
| Robin | 10/10 | 5894 days | 60% |
| suedavies | 10/10 | 5894 days | 60% |
| Claire O'Donoghue | 10/10 | 5901 days | 60% |
| Mike | 10/10 | 5901 days | 60% |
| barbara hunn | 8/10 | 5905 days | 58% |
| Mike Morgan | 10/10 | 5907 days | 60% |
| Matt Cross | 10/10 | 5908 days | 60% |
| Denelle Adams | 10/10 | 5912 days | 60% |
| Belinda Keys | 10/10 | 5914 days | 60% |
| Tom Gordon | 9/10 | 5914 days | 59% |
| ashos | 10/10 | 5914 days | 60% |
| hottie | 9/10 | 5914 days | 59% |
| Karen Gibson | 10/10 | 5914 days | 60% |
| Michelle Mulgrew | 10/10 | 5922 days | 60% |
| thehammer | 10/10 | 5935 days | 60% |
| Ele | 10/10 | 5937 days | 60% |
| Bridget Cummins | 10/10 | 5943 days | 60% |
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 Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.04% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 44 days. However the Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
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 Bularangi Harley Tours of New Zealand experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.98% |
| 198 | -4.00% |
| 199 | -4.02% |
| 200 | -4.04% |
| 201 | -4.06% |
| 202 | -4.08% |
| 203 | -4.10% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.47% 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.
Final Ranking Score
95%
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.