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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 Government Gardens Thermal Area.
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.
Government Gardens Thermal Area
Valid Reviews
80 Valid Reviews
The Government Gardens Thermal Area experience has a total of 84 reviews. There are 80 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 80 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 80 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
9% |
| 9/10 | 13 |
|
16% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 21 |
|
26% |
| 6/10 | 11 |
|
14% |
| 5/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
71.88% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Government Gardens Thermal Area valid reviews is 71.88% and is based on 80 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
72.05%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Lieschke | 9/10 | 44 days | 100% |
| Jiri | 7/10 | 75 days | 94% |
| Laure | 2/10 | 75 days | 45% |
| Laura (UK) | 10/10 | 197 days | 99% |
| Elodie | 7/10 | 197 days | 92% |
| Lotto | 10/10 | 228 days | 98% |
| sylas | 4/10 | 317 days | 62% |
| Kaylee | 8/10 | 348 days | 92% |
| Kathy from Australia | 9/10 | 348 days | 93% |
| Camper | 4/10 | 348 days | 61% |
| Berdien | 6/10 | 379 days | 80% |
| Charlotte | 6/10 | 409 days | 79% |
| Freeze | 2/10 | 409 days | 41% |
| rosairwinclark@hotmail.co.uk | 6/10 | 409 days | 79% |
| Walvins | 5/10 | 440 days | 68% |
| El and Em | 9/10 | 532 days | 84% |
| Mel. | 7/10 | 623 days | 73% |
| Paula | 5/10 | 654 days | 58% |
| Rya | 10/10 | 683 days | 74% |
| KERL-travelers | 7/10 | 683 days | 69% |
| Jan | 7/10 | 745 days | 64% |
| tortuga | 8/10 | 745 days | 67% |
| Becks | 5/10 | 775 days | 50% |
| Henry | 9/10 | 867 days | 57% |
| Marg Dale | 7/10 | 898 days | 50% |
| D&S | 9/10 | 898 days | 54% |
| Taylor Russell | 5/10 | 959 days | 36% |
| erica | 6/10 | 989 days | 38% |
| Clem | 6/10 | 989 days | 38% |
| Katie | 7/10 | 989 days | 42% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1020 days | 41% |
| Weronika | 9/10 | 1020 days | 41% |
| Helen E | 8/10 | 1020 days | 41% |
| Suzanne p | 9/10 | 1020 days | 41% |
| Gilles | 6/10 | 1079 days | 31% |
| Terry | 8/10 | 1140 days | 31% |
| BonnieBE | 5/10 | 1171 days | 22% |
| RosieW | 6/10 | 1263 days | 19% |
| Rachel Leghorn | 7/10 | 1354 days | 16% |
| Sharlene | 9/10 | 1475 days | 11% |
| Ashleigh | 7/10 | 1750 days | 4% |
| Rebecca | 10/10 | 1901 days | 4% |
| Lisa J | 9/10 | 1931 days | 4% |
| sharon armstrong | 10/10 | 1931 days | 4% |
| Roy Swan | 10/10 | 1962 days | 4% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 1993 days | 4% |
| Lucy | 8/10 | 1993 days | 4% |
| Celeste | 8/10 | 2115 days | 3% |
| Serena | 6/10 | 2144 days | 3% |
| Emily | 7/10 | 2144 days | 3% |
| Mike Smith | 7/10 | 2175 days | 3% |
| Almudena | 3/10 | 2175 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 7/10 | 2206 days | 3% |
| Isadora | 8/10 | 2206 days | 3% |
| Bert | 7/10 | 2206 days | 3% |
| Silly American | 9/10 | 2206 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 6/10 | 2236 days | 3% |
| Lianne | 8/10 | 2267 days | 3% |
| Sven | 7/10 | 2297 days | 3% |
| Steve Mac | 7/10 | 2297 days | 3% |
| Alison | 10/10 | 2389 days | 3% |
| Becca | 7/10 | 2420 days | 3% |
| David Wilson | 8/10 | 2420 days | 3% |
| Lucy751 | 7/10 | 2481 days | 3% |
| Matthias | 8/10 | 2509 days | 3% |
| Courtney | 8/10 | 2509 days | 3% |
| Johnston’s | 8/10 | 2632 days | 2% |
| The Flip Flop Family | 5/10 | 2662 days | 2% |
| Tiago | 7/10 | 2693 days | 2% |
| Claudia | 8/10 | 2693 days | 2% |
| jarren Verbeek | 9/10 | 2724 days | 2% |
| A Brad in a van | 7/10 | 2754 days | 2% |
| ascotandanaussie | 6/10 | 2815 days | 2% |
| jofa972 | 8/10 | 2815 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 6/10 | 2888 days | 0% |
| Debbie Lesurf | 9/10 | 2943 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2958 days | 2% |
| Jasmine Andrew | 7/10 | 2992 days | 2% |
| Diana Fuenco | 7/10 | 3012 days | 2% |
| Matthias Wohlgemuth | 2/10 | 3253 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Government Gardens Thermal Area does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
5.93% 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
78%
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.