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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 Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground.
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.
Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground
Valid Reviews
109 Valid Reviews
The Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground experience has a total of 112 reviews. There are 109 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 109 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 31 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 32 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 8 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
84.95% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground valid reviews is 84.95% and is based on 109 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
34 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 109 valid reviews, the experience has 34 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 34 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 8 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 13 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 7 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.88% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground face-to-face reviews is 85.88% and is based on 34 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Elan | 10/10 | 135 days | 100% |
| Viktoria | 10/10 | 196 days | 99% |
| RGill | 10/10 | 257 days | 97% |
| Jojo&Skoko | 9/10 | 347 days | 93% |
| Emily | 10/10 | 378 days | 93% |
| Henry | 10/10 | 469 days | 88% |
| Laura Hadden | 10/10 | 500 days | 87% |
| Finlay | 8/10 | 531 days | 83% |
| YP | 8/10 | 622 days | 77% |
| Caron | 10/10 | 653 days | 76% |
| Knut | 8/10 | 774 days | 65% |
| Cholly | 10/10 | 805 days | 64% |
| Emily Johnson | 10/10 | 866 days | 58% |
| Kat | 4/10 | 897 days | 36% |
| Tzan from CA | 10/10 | 897 days | 55% |
| Jill Ruwhiu | 10/10 | 927 days | 52% |
| Arie | 9/10 | 1047 days | 40% |
| cearon | 9/10 | 1323 days | 19% |
| Sebastian Stoof | 6/10 | 1443 days | 12% |
| Chonti | 10/10 | 1627 days | 7% |
| Wombus | 8/10 | 1900 days | 5% |
| The Party Bus | 10/10 | 2053 days | 5% |
| Neil Holland | 9/10 | 2114 days | 4% |
| Cor Dekker | 6/10 | 2205 days | 4% |
| Declan Byrne | 10/10 | 2205 days | 4% |
| Lisa | 10/10 | 2235 days | 4% |
| Lausgrott from Germany | 10/10 | 2296 days | 4% |
| Scooper | 9/10 | 2419 days | 4% |
| Marn | 7/10 | 2480 days | 3% |
| Francois & Caroline | 9/10 | 2539 days | 4% |
| Camping-Dave | 6/10 | 2631 days | 3% |
| KCtravels | 8/10 | 2631 days | 3% |
| Kenza | 9/10 | 2631 days | 3% |
| Emma Higgins | 10/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Bradletn | 8/10 | 2814 days | 3% |
| Terrah2o | 8/10 | 2814 days | 3% |
| Magenta McHalick | 7/10 | 2870 days | 2% |
| Roadrunner | 2/10 | 2873 days | 1% |
| Tina and Terry | 1/10 | 2873 days | 1% |
| Eversons | 10/10 | 2873 days | 3% |
| Nora Tobies | 9/10 | 2940 days | 3% |
| Arnie Siewert | 6/10 | 2969 days | 2% |
| Nadene Wheatley | 10/10 | 2975 days | 3% |
| Lyle Walker | 10/10 | 2992 days | 3% |
| Mark Ravenscroft | 9/10 | 3150 days | 2% |
| Roger | 7/10 | 3165 days | 2% |
| Gail Hunter | 8/10 | 3233 days | 2% |
| irene winter | 9/10 | 3269 days | 2% |
| Kirsten qProsser | 10/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Robert Wolf | 10/10 | 3336 days | 2% |
| Erin Polcyn Sailer | 9/10 | 3524 days | 2% |
| Boukje Diijkstra | 8/10 | 3583 days | 2% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 3584 days | 2% |
| Janneke Hekhuis | 8/10 | 3615 days | 1% |
| Antonio BENITEZ | 6/10 | 3635 days | 1% |
| David From Switzerland | 10/10 | 3665 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 8/10 | 3670 days | 1% |
| Nyla and Alan Ramsay | 9/10 | 3699 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 8/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| Chester Martin | 9/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Anita and Wilbur | 9/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Vallerie Spoo | 9/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Lieselotte Michels | 9/10 | 3971 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 4000 days | 1% |
| holidaymad from Solihull | 7/10 | 4000 days | 1% |
| Grant Pease | 8/10 | 4061 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 7/10 | 4122 days | 0% |
| Xan Northman | 10/10 | 4214 days | 0% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 4245 days | 0% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 8/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| Steffen | 6/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Sergey Pronkin | 6/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Nina Helmling | 9/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Leon Courtney | 8/10 | 4313 days | 0% |
| Valerio Penita | 9/10 | 4348 days | 0% |
| Bet | 9/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Marie Lillieskold | 9/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Peter Shorten | 9/10 | 4610 days | 1% |
| Humphrey | 8/10 | 4640 days | 1% |
| Bonnie and David Appleby | 9/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Guillot | 9/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Michal | 7/10 | 4747 days | 1% |
| Brigitte | 8/10 | 4749 days | 1% |
| Moorman | 9/10 | 4752 days | 1% |
| sueadegizmo | 9/10 | 4944 days | 1% |
| Sandra Dirk | 9/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Rossbach | 10/10 | 5048 days | 1% |
| Nelly & Lisa | 10/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Carla Mathieu | 10/10 | 5055 days | 1% |
| Anika | 8/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| CMJ | 8/10 | 5096 days | 1% |
| dnigolian | 8/10 | 5218 days | 1% |
| Julie Norton | 9/10 | 5372 days | 1% |
| Michel Op't Landt | 8/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| F Horrex | 8/10 | 5421 days | 1% |
| Bucher | 9/10 | 5516 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5553 days | 1% |
| David Milner | 8/10 | 5773 days | 1% |
| Helen Power | 6/10 | 5790 days | 1% |
| ilkal | 9/10 | 5843 days | 1% |
| Lynn Maguire | 10/10 | 5843 days | 1% |
| braunweiler | 10/10 | 5846 days | 1% |
| Ann S | 10/10 | 5865 days | 1% |
| Roeder Grit | 8/10 | 5868 days | 1% |
| Ton Buil | 9/10 | 5869 days | 1% |
| Kruiver | 7/10 | 6142 days | 1% |
| Ole | 9/10 | 6150 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 Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-2.29% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground 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 Waikite Valley Thermal Pools Campground experience has been adjusted for 113 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 110 | -2.23% |
| 111 | -2.25% |
| 112 | -2.27% |
| 113 | -2.29% |
| 114 | -2.31% |
| 115 | -2.33% |
| 116 | -2.35% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
0.96% 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
91%
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.