Ranking Score Explained

Hey, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 Kennedy Park Resort Napier.

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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Kennedy Park Resort Napier

Valid Reviews

85 Valid Reviews

The Kennedy Park Resort Napier experience has a total of 90 reviews. There are 85 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 85 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 16
19%
9/10 27
32%
8/10 16
19%
7/10 8
9%
6/10 7
8%
5/10 3
4%
4/10 2
2%
3/10 1
1%
2/10 2
2%
1/10 3
4%

77.88% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Kennedy Park Resort Napier valid reviews is 77.88% and is based on 85 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

46 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 85 valid reviews, the experience has 46 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 46 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 7
15%
9/10 16
35%
8/10 14
30%
7/10 4
9%
6/10 2
4%
5/10 1
2%
4/10 2
4%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

82.39% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Kennedy Park Resort Napier face-to-face reviews is 82.39% and is based on 46 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

74.21%

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
Joy 1/10 101 days 44%
Shaun 9/10 345 days 100%
Prof. Dr. Henrik Schroeder-Boersch 9/10 467 days 94%
Chrissy 5/10 467 days 72%
Jaye Manso 10/10 589 days 87%
Paige Hayward 6/10 832 days 56%
River 5/10 862 days 48%
Linc 7/10 923 days 52%
Stacey 9/10 1166 days 32%
Ella 7/10 1441 days 13%
ShaneandJosiegoat 3/10 1989 days 3%
Raph 9/10 2111 days 5%
Niven 10/10 2231 days 5%
Cris 10/10 2323 days 4%
Ryan 9/10 2446 days 4%
João Muchon 1/10 2446 days 2%
Sandra Wilson-Ryke 8/10 2692 days 3%
Fifi and Jay 6/10 2846 days 3%
Wayne Britton 9/10 2925 days 3%
Sheona Smith 9/10 2974 days 3%
Mick Williams 9/10 3007 days 3%
Irene Buckle 10/10 3057 days 3%
Mike Guest 10/10 3090 days 3%
Paul O'Neill 9/10 3273 days 2%
Paul Abernethy 10/10 3318 days 2%
Patrick Austin 9/10 3358 days 2%
Jerry Trentham 2/10 3845 days 0%
Daniel Capener 6/10 3907 days 1%
monique colello 1/10 4029 days 0%
Chevy Levy 6/10 4029 days 1%
John Daniels 2/10 4272 days 0%
Eddie 8/10 4363 days 0%
Hendrik Rother 6/10 4385 days 1%
Michael Nolan 9/10 4394 days 1%
Julian Roots 7/10 4394 days 1%
Kyle Guffei 7/10 4417 days 1%
Steve Douthwaite 10/10 4473 days 1%
Joan and Colin Price 7/10 4485 days 1%
Jim and JoAnn Harllee 9/10 4490 days 1%
Julia Ramseier 10/10 4496 days 1%
Moss 8/10 4744 days 1%
Ian Douglas 9/10 4746 days 1%
D van Dongen 8/10 4763 days 1%
Christian & Julia 9/10 4769 days 1%
Moehl 9/10 4771 days 1%
Patricia Fearon 8/10 4771 days 1%
Walter & Heidi Baumann 8/10 4773 days 1%
Dave Simpson 9/10 4773 days 1%
Mags Adams 8/10 4774 days 1%
Hayo Heerink 9/10 4774 days 1%
de Weijer 8/10 4776 days 1%
Frank Waskikowski 10/10 4782 days 1%
Kim Thorsted 8/10 4782 days 1%
Janet 9/10 4788 days 1%
polzeath 7/10 4788 days 1%
Stig Domander 6/10 4801 days 1%
Bernhard & Brigitte Gosch 8/10 4857 days 1%
Sunshine25 10/10 4880 days 1%
damaca 6/10 4911 days 1%
Nicola Shaw 10/10 5118 days 1%
Rachel Kent-Lawton 9/10 5125 days 1%
Colin Lockwood 8/10 5128 days 1%
Rachel Gerrand 4/10 5130 days 1%
Walter Peters 9/10 5137 days 1%
Anita Aleva 8/10 5137 days 1%
Mark Robinson 7/10 5145 days 1%
Rossiter 10/10 5146 days 1%
Patrick Decoster 9/10 5146 days 1%
Jorgen vahl Rasmussen 10/10 5146 days 1%
Mike Robinson 9/10 5483 days 1%
Gerdes 9/10 5487 days 1%
Phil Bruce 8/10 5496 days 1%
Malcolm Glad 4/10 5503 days 1%
Walter 9/10 5504 days 1%
Liz Pursey 9/10 5510 days 1%
Bryan Keddie 8/10 5514 days 1%
Camenzind 8/10 5538 days 1%
T S 10/10 5549 days 1%
Furger 9/10 5582 days 1%
Hansjoerg Ehrmann 10/10 5591 days 1%
Katerina Wimmer 9/10 5591 days 1%
wanganuilover 10/10 5702 days 1%
Sejna 5/10 5766 days 1%
monikav 8/10 5824 days 1%
Anita Nai 7/10 5827 days 1%

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 Kennedy Park Resort Napier experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-1.07% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 57 days. However the Kennedy Park Resort Napier 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 Kennedy Park Resort Napier experience has been adjusted for 53 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
50 -1.01%
51 -1.03%
52 -1.05%
53 -1.07%
54 -1.09%
55 -1.11%
56 -1.13%

Balancing Adjustment

5.42% 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

79%

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.