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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 Wairau Diversion 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.
Wairau Diversion Reserve
Valid Reviews
78 Valid Reviews
The Wairau Diversion Reserve experience has a total of 94 reviews. There are 78 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 16 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 78 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 26 |
|
33% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.51% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wairau Diversion Reserve valid reviews is 85.51% and is based on 78 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
84.85%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shan | 10/10 | 44 days | 100% |
| Ben | 6/10 | 44 days | 86% |
| Vera | 7/10 | 75 days | 93% |
| Charlie | 8/10 | 258 days | 94% |
| Mindy | 8/10 | 289 days | 93% |
| Lena | 10/10 | 379 days | 92% |
| Ellie | 10/10 | 379 days | 92% |
| Cucamest | 8/10 | 440 days | 87% |
| Len Cons | 8/10 | 501 days | 84% |
| Matt | 10/10 | 532 days | 84% |
| BonnieBE | 7/10 | 1140 days | 30% |
| Dana | 10/10 | 1263 days | 23% |
| Cymen Crick | 7/10 | 1475 days | 11% |
| Alicia | 7/10 | 1475 days | 11% |
| EvaBelle | 9/10 | 1475 days | 12% |
| Marianne | 2/10 | 1475 days | 5% |
| Vanessa | 8/10 | 1689 days | 6% |
| Adventure B4 Dementia | 7/10 | 1750 days | 5% |
| Valg | 7/10 | 1750 days | 5% |
| La Vie | 10/10 | 1750 days | 5% |
| Felix | 8/10 | 1809 days | 5% |
| Susan | 9/10 | 1809 days | 5% |
| Liv | 9/10 | 1809 days | 5% |
| Shalamar | 8/10 | 1840 days | 5% |
| Tammy & Nigel | 10/10 | 1870 days | 5% |
| Kevin and Dorothy | 8/10 | 1901 days | 5% |
| Shar-ron & Jim | 8/10 | 1931 days | 5% |
| Shans | 8/10 | 2023 days | 5% |
| Jack Moxon | 9/10 | 2115 days | 4% |
| Cody | 9/10 | 2115 days | 4% |
| Gini | 8/10 | 2115 days | 4% |
| Salkinnoma | 9/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| A smith | 10/10 | 2206 days | 4% |
| Mark | 10/10 | 2206 days | 4% |
| Dennis Rijbroek | 6/10 | 2297 days | 3% |
| Michael | 3/10 | 2420 days | 2% |
| Rick’d | 10/10 | 2450 days | 4% |
| Emma & Tom | 9/10 | 2450 days | 4% |
| Georgia | 8/10 | 2481 days | 4% |
| Hope | 8/10 | 2509 days | 4% |
| Aisling | 9/10 | 2509 days | 4% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2509 days | 4% |
| Gareth Jones | 8/10 | 2509 days | 4% |
| Glen Marshall UK | 10/10 | 2509 days | 4% |
| Dan | 9/10 | 2540 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 5/10 | 2540 days | 3% |
| Flatlanders | 9/10 | 2540 days | 4% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 2571 days | 4% |
| Sian | 10/10 | 2571 days | 4% |
| Ymke Huisman | 9/10 | 2571 days | 3% |
| Maëlle Salmon | 9/10 | 2571 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2632 days | 3% |
| Axel | 9/10 | 2632 days | 3% |
| N&V | 8/10 | 2632 days | 3% |
| Mischa | 10/10 | 2632 days | 3% |
| Lilith Prins | 10/10 | 2916 days | 3% |
| Lucie B | 6/10 | 3166 days | 2% |
| Tracey Leyston | 10/10 | 3221 days | 2% |
| Florence Boinay | 10/10 | 3246 days | 2% |
| Katie Ball | 10/10 | 3272 days | 2% |
| Vanessa Moutic | 10/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Mathieu Quintard | 10/10 | 3346 days | 2% |
| Jessica Stokes | 7/10 | 3445 days | 2% |
| Jessica Powell | 10/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Michael Quinn | 10/10 | 3503 days | 2% |
| renee verwey | 10/10 | 3599 days | 2% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3628 days | 1% |
| Jean-Michel Sautter | 8/10 | 3632 days | 1% |
| Ana Guimaraes | 8/10 | 3676 days | 1% |
| leo lionheart | 10/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Yann Le Gac | 9/10 | 3881 days | 1% |
| Ian | 9/10 | 3971 days | 1% |
| David Cowling | 8/10 | 4051 days | 1% |
| kim | 10/10 | 4123 days | 0% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 4276 days | 0% |
| Cymen Crick | 9/10 | 4366 days | 0% |
| Mary Carter | 9/10 | 4519 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Wairau Diversion Reserve does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.85% 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
87%
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.