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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 Queenstown TOP 10 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.
Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
75 Valid Reviews
The Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has a total of 81 reviews. There are 75 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 6 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 75 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
32% |
| 9/10 | 18 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
82.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park valid reviews is 82.13% and is based on 75 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
16 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 75 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 4 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 85.00% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
67.43%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lii | 1/10 | 307 days | 52% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 672 days | 100% |
| Pierre Marty | 1/10 | 734 days | 38% |
| Michael D | 2/10 | 856 days | 36% |
| Suzanne | 8/10 | 1313 days | 27% |
| Douglas | 5/10 | 1555 days | 9% |
| Justine | 7/10 | 1647 days | 9% |
| Al | 10/10 | 1799 days | 7% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 1891 days | 7% |
| Erin | 10/10 | 1983 days | 6% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 1983 days | 6% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 2013 days | 6% |
| TP&MM | 10/10 | 2105 days | 6% |
| Zoe | 7/10 | 2164 days | 5% |
| Macker | 8/10 | 2225 days | 6% |
| Angela | 9/10 | 2256 days | 6% |
| Brad | 4/10 | 2256 days | 4% |
| helen reeve | 10/10 | 2256 days | 6% |
| Ray Tombs | 9/10 | 2439 days | 5% |
| Michael Stützle | 10/10 | 2439 days | 5% |
| Qi Moss | 10/10 | 2470 days | 5% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2470 days | 5% |
| Adrian Trumper | 6/10 | 2483 days | 4% |
| Shira LA | 9/10 | 2498 days | 5% |
| Audrey Wong | 9/10 | 2537 days | 5% |
| Jack James | 9/10 | 2556 days | 5% |
| Paul and Paula | 8/10 | 2565 days | 5% |
| Joanne Haslam | 10/10 | 2754 days | 4% |
| Grace White | 10/10 | 2791 days | 4% |
| Wendy Kildey | 10/10 | 2807 days | 4% |
| Kerry Lee | 10/10 | 2834 days | 4% |
| Robert Hunt | 9/10 | 2926 days | 4% |
| Greg MacFire | 8/10 | 2931 days | 4% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 2954 days | 4% |
| Margo Wiltens | 8/10 | 2978 days | 4% |
| Becky and James | 10/10 | 2995 days | 4% |
| Lyn Pobke | 8/10 | 3118 days | 3% |
| Carl_Larsen | 10/10 | 3138 days | 3% |
| Teresa Ash | 8/10 | 3194 days | 3% |
| Gloria Berlari | 8/10 | 3204 days | 3% |
| Caro G | 8/10 | 3326 days | 3% |
| Paul Frost | 10/10 | 3334 days | 3% |
| Aaron Soh | 7/10 | 3363 days | 2% |
| Amy Steiger | 9/10 | 3412 days | 2% |
| Karl | 9/10 | 3497 days | 2% |
| John Drake | 4/10 | 3565 days | 1% |
| Robert Warner | 9/10 | 3593 days | 2% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 3605 days | 2% |
| Leah Stewart | 10/10 | 3625 days | 2% |
| tschavalon | 8/10 | 3716 days | 2% |
| Ara Moore-Tuwhangai | 10/10 | 3870 days | 1% |
| Andy Karl | 8/10 | 3990 days | 1% |
| eagle | 1/10 | 4265 days | 0% |
| doepie277 | 8/10 | 4355 days | 0% |
| Ryan J | 10/10 | 4477 days | 1% |
| Robin Sable | 9/10 | 4642 days | 1% |
| Sabine & Stefan | 10/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Markus & Miriam | 8/10 | 4677 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Philp | 9/10 | 4682 days | 1% |
| CMJ | 9/10 | 4721 days | 1% |
| Melissa | 8/10 | 4935 days | 1% |
| Julie and Russ Charles | 10/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Richard Dudfield | 9/10 | 5013 days | 1% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5017 days | 1% |
| Nick Secker | 8/10 | 5045 days | 1% |
| Margaret O'Sullivan | 4/10 | 5387 days | 1% |
| dring | 10/10 | 5395 days | 1% |
| Jann Clar | 6/10 | 5401 days | 1% |
| Gordon and Joyce | 8/10 | 5402 days | 1% |
| Paul | 8/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| Rachel & Barak | 10/10 | 5418 days | 1% |
| meggles | 7/10 | 5420 days | 1% |
| marleen451 | 9/10 | 5543 days | 1% |
| JimmyK | 8/10 | 5744 days | 1% |
| RobH | 9/10 | 5762 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 Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.07% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Queenstown TOP 10 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 Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.01% |
| 198 | -4.03% |
| 199 | -4.05% |
| 200 | -4.07% |
| 201 | -4.09% |
| 202 | -4.11% |
| 203 | -4.13% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
11.42% 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
75%
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.