Hi, 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 Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park.
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.
Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
68 Valid Reviews
The Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park experience has a total of 73 reviews. There are 68 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 68 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 39 |
|
57% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
93.68% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park valid reviews is 93.68% and is based on 68 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
18 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 68 valid reviews, the experience has 18 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 18 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 11 |
|
61% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
95.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 95.00% and is based on 18 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth | 10/10 | 51 days | 100% |
| Alyssa Campese | 10/10 | 265 days | 96% |
| Allison Ngo | 7/10 | 386 days | 85% |
| Genevieve | 10/10 | 386 days | 92% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 386 days | 90% |
| Narelle and Alan | 10/10 | 417 days | 90% |
| Jo | 9/10 | 690 days | 72% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 690 days | 73% |
| Dr.A | 10/10 | 1361 days | 17% |
| Aaron | 7/10 | 1420 days | 13% |
| Tori | 10/10 | 1451 days | 13% |
| Anna Swain | 10/10 | 1634 days | 7% |
| Ian and Sharon | 10/10 | 1786 days | 5% |
| Tom Z. | 9/10 | 1786 days | 5% |
| Ian and Sharon | 10/10 | 1786 days | 5% |
| Colin | 9/10 | 1908 days | 5% |
| Renee | 9/10 | 2061 days | 4% |
| Christin | 10/10 | 2092 days | 4% |
| Joanne | 9/10 | 2092 days | 4% |
| Caitlin | 10/10 | 2120 days | 4% |
| Rob | 10/10 | 2120 days | 4% |
| Bailey Dunne | 9/10 | 2457 days | 4% |
| Don G | 10/10 | 2516 days | 3% |
| Jack James | 7/10 | 2543 days | 3% |
| Antonio Rovira | 10/10 | 2545 days | 3% |
| Gary Prescot | 10/10 | 2610 days | 3% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 2732 days | 3% |
| P Poiraa | 9/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| Ulla Strand | 10/10 | 2832 days | 3% |
| Alan Brown | 7/10 | 2881 days | 3% |
| paul danniels | 10/10 | 2881 days | 3% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3112 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3128 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 9/10 | 3195 days | 2% |
| Jeff Young | 9/10 | 3247 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 8/10 | 3286 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Bade | 10/10 | 3300 days | 2% |
| D J 13 | 9/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Sally Smith | 10/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Jeni | 10/10 | 3522 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3553 days | 1% |
| Jess Rose | 9/10 | 3581 days | 1% |
| Tom | 10/10 | 3881 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3918 days | 1% |
| Anna Lutey | 10/10 | 3946 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 9/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| Ut & Sacha | 10/10 | 4069 days | 0% |
| Helen King | 9/10 | 4099 days | 0% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4130 days | 0% |
| Stefan | 9/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Bettina Fluhrer | 10/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Marie | 10/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4384 days | 1% |
| Richard Spandonk | 10/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Balonno | 10/10 | 4708 days | 1% |
| Stephen Hunt | 7/10 | 4979 days | 1% |
| Mel | 10/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Antoine Van Hoovled | 10/10 | 5004 days | 1% |
| Tim Laurent | 10/10 | 5005 days | 1% |
| Tom Hill | 10/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Marcia & Bruce | 9/10 | 5369 days | 1% |
| John Mathers | 9/10 | 5388 days | 1% |
| Marshall | 9/10 | 5471 days | 1% |
| brianp | 10/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 5713 days | 1% |
| VincentD | 9/10 | 5747 days | 1% |
| Max | 10/10 | 5755 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 Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-0.47% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 43 days. However the Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park 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 Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 23 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 20 | -0.40% |
| 21 | -0.43% |
| 22 | -0.45% |
| 23 | -0.47% |
| 24 | -0.49% |
| 25 | -0.51% |
| 26 | -0.53% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.71% 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
93%
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.