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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
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
87.32%
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 | 280 days | 100% |
| Mel S | 10/10 | 311 days | 99% |
| Kenneth Croft | 9/10 | 342 days | 97% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 586 days | 84% |
| Blu Ice | 8/10 | 645 days | 78% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 645 days | 80% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 645 days | 80% |
| Lisa B | 5/10 | 707 days | 57% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 951 days | 50% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 1011 days | 39% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 1073 days | 38% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 1073 days | 16% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 1103 days | 36% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 1164 days | 31% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 1164 days | 31% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 1287 days | 23% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 1348 days | 18% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 1348 days | 19% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 1376 days | 17% |
| RR | 8/10 | 1438 days | 14% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1772 days | 5% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1803 days | 5% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 2106 days | 5% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 2106 days | 5% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 2106 days | 5% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 2198 days | 4% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 2229 days | 4% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 2229 days | 4% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 2351 days | 4% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 2503 days | 4% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 2503 days | 4% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 2534 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 2534 days | 4% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 2534 days | 4% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 2564 days | 4% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 2625 days | 4% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2625 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2929 days | 3% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2929 days | 3% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2929 days | 3% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2960 days | 3% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 3143 days | 2% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 3147 days | 2% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 3179 days | 2% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 3223 days | 2% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 3355 days | 2% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 3375 days | 2% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 3402 days | 2% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 3452 days | 2% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 3494 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 3495 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 3506 days | 2% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 3510 days | 2% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3514 days | 2% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 3537 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3582 days | 2% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 3611 days | 1% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 3659 days | 1% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 3659 days | 1% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 3707 days | 1% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3845 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3961 days | 1% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 4030 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4086 days | 1% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 4209 days | 0% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 4219 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4266 days | 0% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 4281 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 4284 days | 0% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 4289 days | 0% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 4290 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 4374 days | 0% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4451 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4604 days | 1% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 4631 days | 1% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 4648 days | 1% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 4648 days | 1% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 4680 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4755 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4786 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4816 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4816 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4878 days | 1% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 5002 days | 1% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 5006 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 5059 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 5072 days | 1% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 5080 days | 1% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 5081 days | 1% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 5088 days | 1% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 5090 days | 1% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 5090 days | 1% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 5304 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 5357 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 5361 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 5365 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 5371 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 5374 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 5375 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 5377 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 5377 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 5377 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 5386 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 5387 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 5394 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 5456 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 5472 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5708 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5717 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 5719 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5720 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 5721 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5725 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 5733 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5733 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 5734 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 5734 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5736 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5736 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5745 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5750 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 6035 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 6080 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 6084 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 6086 days | 1% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 6092 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 6104 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 6110 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 6120 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 6120 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 6124 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 6133 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 6141 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 6172 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 6179 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 6247 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 6311 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6415 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6418 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 6420 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 6425 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 6430 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 6430 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 6446 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
-3.94% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 47 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 | -3.88% |
| 198 | -3.90% |
| 199 | -3.92% |
| 200 | -3.94% |
| 201 | -3.96% |
| 202 | -3.98% |
| 203 | -4.00% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.16% 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.