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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.
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Punakaiki Beach Camp
Valid Reviews
189 Valid Reviews
The Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has a total of 190 reviews. There are 189 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 189 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 42 |
|
22% |
| 9/10 | 46 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 65 |
|
34% |
| 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% |
82.38% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp valid reviews is 82.38% and is based on 189 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 189 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
86.72%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stu | 10/10 | 129 days | 100% |
| Mel S | 10/10 | 160 days | 99% |
| Kenneth Croft | 9/10 | 191 days | 98% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 435 days | 90% |
| Blu Ice | 8/10 | 494 days | 85% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 494 days | 87% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 494 days | 87% |
| Lisa B | 5/10 | 556 days | 63% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 800 days | 63% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 860 days | 50% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 922 days | 51% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 922 days | 21% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 952 days | 49% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 1013 days | 43% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 1013 days | 43% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 1136 days | 32% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 1197 days | 27% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 1197 days | 27% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 1225 days | 25% |
| RR | 8/10 | 1287 days | 21% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1621 days | 7% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1652 days | 6% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1955 days | 5% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1955 days | 5% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1955 days | 5% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 2047 days | 4% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 2078 days | 4% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 2078 days | 4% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 2200 days | 4% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 2352 days | 4% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 2352 days | 4% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 2383 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 2383 days | 4% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 2383 days | 4% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 2474 days | 4% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2474 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 2566 days | 3% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2627 days | 3% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2686 days | 3% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2992 days | 2% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2996 days | 3% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 3016 days | 3% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 3023 days | 2% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 3028 days | 2% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 3045 days | 2% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 3072 days | 2% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 3123 days | 2% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 3204 days | 2% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 3224 days | 2% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 3251 days | 2% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 3301 days | 2% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 3343 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 3355 days | 2% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 3359 days | 2% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 3361 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3363 days | 2% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 3386 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3431 days | 2% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 3460 days | 1% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 3507 days | 2% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 3507 days | 2% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 3556 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3581 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3694 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3810 days | 1% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3879 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 4057 days | 0% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 4068 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4115 days | 0% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 4118 days | 0% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 4130 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 4133 days | 0% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 4138 days | 0% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 4139 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 4146 days | 0% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 4177 days | 0% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 4178 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 4196 days | 0% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 4223 days | 0% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4299 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4453 days | 1% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 4480 days | 1% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 4484 days | 1% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 4484 days | 1% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 4497 days | 1% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 4497 days | 1% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 4510 days | 1% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 4512 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4512 days | 1% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 4512 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 4543 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4604 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4727 days | 1% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4842 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4851 days | 0% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4855 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4908 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4908 days | 1% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4921 days | 1% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4929 days | 1% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4930 days | 1% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4939 days | 1% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4939 days | 1% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 5153 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 5206 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 5210 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 5214 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 5220 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 5223 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 5224 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 5226 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 5226 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 5226 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 5235 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 5236 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 5243 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 5243 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 5305 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 5321 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5557 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 5561 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5566 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5569 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 5570 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5574 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 5578 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 5579 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 5582 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5582 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 5583 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 5583 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5594 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5599 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5884 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5929 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5933 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5935 days | 0% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5953 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5959 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5969 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5969 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5973 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5982 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5990 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 6021 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 6028 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 6096 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 6160 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6264 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6267 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 6269 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 6274 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 6279 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 6279 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 6295 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
-1.17% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 112 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 102 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 99 | -1.14% |
| 100 | -1.15% |
| 101 | -1.16% |
| 102 | -1.17% |
| 103 | -1.18% |
| 104 | -1.19% |
| 105 | -1.20% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.72% 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
87%
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.