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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
186 Valid Reviews
The Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has a total of 188 reviews. There are 186 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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 186 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 40 |
|
22% |
| 9/10 | 45 |
|
24% |
| 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% |
82.15% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp valid reviews is 82.15% and is based on 186 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 186 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
83.85%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | 10/10 | 258 days | 100% |
| Blu Ice | 8/10 | 317 days | 96% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 317 days | 98% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 317 days | 98% |
| Lisa B | 5/10 | 379 days | 73% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 623 days | 79% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 683 days | 66% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 745 days | 70% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 745 days | 29% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 775 days | 68% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 836 days | 62% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 836 days | 62% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 959 days | 50% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 1020 days | 43% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 1020 days | 43% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 1048 days | 40% |
| RR | 8/10 | 1110 days | 35% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1444 days | 14% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1475 days | 11% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1778 days | 5% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1778 days | 5% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1778 days | 5% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 1870 days | 5% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 1901 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1901 days | 5% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 2023 days | 5% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 2206 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 2206 days | 4% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 2206 days | 4% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 2236 days | 4% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 2297 days | 4% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2297 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 2389 days | 4% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2450 days | 4% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2509 days | 4% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2540 days | 4% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2540 days | 4% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2571 days | 4% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2571 days | 3% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2571 days | 4% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2571 days | 4% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2601 days | 4% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2601 days | 4% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2601 days | 4% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2632 days | 3% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2815 days | 2% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2819 days | 3% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 2846 days | 3% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 2851 days | 3% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 2895 days | 3% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 2946 days | 3% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 3027 days | 2% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 3047 days | 3% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 3074 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 3124 days | 2% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 3166 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 3178 days | 2% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3254 days | 2% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 3283 days | 2% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 3379 days | 2% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3404 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3517 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3556 days | 2% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3571 days | 2% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3578 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3633 days | 1% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3667 days | 1% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3758 days | 1% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 3881 days | 1% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3938 days | 1% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 3942 days | 1% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 3956 days | 1% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3961 days | 1% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 3962 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 3970 days | 1% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 4019 days | 1% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 4032 days | 1% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 4032 days | 1% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 4046 days | 1% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 4093 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4123 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4276 days | 0% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 4303 days | 0% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 4333 days | 0% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 4335 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4335 days | 0% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 4335 days | 0% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 4352 days | 0% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 4366 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4427 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4458 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4550 days | 1% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4731 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4731 days | 1% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4744 days | 1% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4752 days | 1% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4753 days | 1% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4760 days | 1% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4762 days | 1% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4762 days | 1% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 4976 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 5043 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 5046 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 5047 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 5058 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 5066 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 5066 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 5128 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 5144 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5380 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5389 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5392 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 5393 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 5401 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 5402 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 5406 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 5406 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5417 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5422 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5431 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5431 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5707 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5752 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5756 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5758 days | 1% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5762 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5762 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5764 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5776 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5782 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5792 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5792 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5796 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5805 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5813 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 5844 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 5851 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 5919 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 5983 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6087 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 6097 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 6102 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 6118 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
-4.06% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 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 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.00% |
| 198 | -4.02% |
| 199 | -4.04% |
| 200 | -4.06% |
| 201 | -4.08% |
| 202 | -4.10% |
| 203 | -4.12% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
3.06% 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
83%
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.