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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 Punakaiki Beach Camp.
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.
Punakaiki Beach Camp
Valid Reviews
187 Valid Reviews
The Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has a total of 188 reviews. There are 187 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 187 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 40 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 46 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 65 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 13 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
82.19% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp valid reviews is 82.19% and is based on 187 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
71 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 187 valid reviews, the experience has 71 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 71 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.52% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp face-to-face reviews is 83.52% and is based on 71 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
84.31%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Croft | 9/10 | 54 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 298 days | 96% |
| Blu Ice | 8/10 | 357 days | 92% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 357 days | 94% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 357 days | 94% |
| Lisa B | 5/10 | 419 days | 69% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 663 days | 74% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 723 days | 61% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 785 days | 64% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 785 days | 27% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 815 days | 63% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 876 days | 56% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 876 days | 56% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 999 days | 44% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 1060 days | 38% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 1060 days | 38% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 1088 days | 36% |
| RR | 8/10 | 1150 days | 31% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1484 days | 12% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1515 days | 9% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1818 days | 5% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1818 days | 5% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1818 days | 5% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 1910 days | 5% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 1941 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1941 days | 5% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 2063 days | 5% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 2215 days | 4% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 2215 days | 4% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 2246 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 2246 days | 4% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 2246 days | 4% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 2276 days | 4% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 2337 days | 4% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2337 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 2429 days | 4% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2490 days | 4% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2549 days | 4% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2580 days | 3% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2580 days | 3% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2611 days | 3% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2611 days | 3% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2611 days | 3% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2611 days | 3% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2641 days | 3% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2641 days | 3% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2641 days | 3% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2672 days | 3% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2855 days | 2% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 2879 days | 3% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 2886 days | 3% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 2891 days | 3% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 2908 days | 2% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 2935 days | 2% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 2986 days | 3% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 3067 days | 2% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 3087 days | 3% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 3114 days | 2% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 3164 days | 2% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 3206 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 3207 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 3218 days | 2% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 3222 days | 2% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 3224 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3226 days | 2% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 3323 days | 2% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 3419 days | 2% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3557 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3596 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3611 days | 1% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3618 days | 1% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3713 days | 1% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3798 days | 1% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 3931 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 3981 days | 1% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 3993 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 3996 days | 1% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 4002 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 4009 days | 1% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 4040 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 4041 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 4059 days | 1% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 4086 days | 1% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 4132 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4162 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4316 days | 0% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 4392 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 4406 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4467 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4528 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4528 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4590 days | 1% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4714 days | 1% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4718 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4771 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4771 days | 1% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4784 days | 1% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4792 days | 1% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4793 days | 1% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4800 days | 1% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4802 days | 1% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4802 days | 1% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 5069 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 5073 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 5077 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 5083 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 5086 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 5087 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 5089 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 5089 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 5089 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 5098 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 5099 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 5106 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 5106 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 5168 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 5184 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5420 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 5424 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5429 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 5431 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5432 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 5433 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5437 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 5441 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 5442 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 5445 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5445 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 5446 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 5446 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5457 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5462 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5471 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5471 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5747 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5792 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5796 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5798 days | 1% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5802 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5802 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5804 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5816 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5822 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5832 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5832 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5836 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5845 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5853 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 5884 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 5891 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 5959 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 6023 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6127 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6130 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 6132 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 6137 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 6142 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 6142 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 6158 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 Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-0.86% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 48 days. However the Punakaiki Beach Camp 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 Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has been adjusted for 42 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 39 | -0.80% |
| 40 | -0.82% |
| 41 | -0.84% |
| 42 | -0.86% |
| 43 | -0.89% |
| 44 | -0.91% |
| 45 | -0.93% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.15% 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
86%
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.