G'day, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
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 Whites Bay Campsite.
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.
Whites Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
74 Valid Reviews
The Whites Bay Campsite experience has a total of 76 reviews. There are 74 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 74 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 28 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.59% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Whites Bay Campsite valid reviews is 89.59% and is based on 74 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
31 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 74 valid reviews, the experience has 31 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 31 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 12 |
|
39% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.03% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Whites Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 89.03% and is based on 31 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
89.18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 8/10 | 129 days | 100% |
| Jason C | 9/10 | 404 days | 92% |
| James | 9/10 | 463 days | 89% |
| Edward | 9/10 | 494 days | 88% |
| Savannah | 8/10 | 525 days | 85% |
| Sue | 10/10 | 800 days | 65% |
| Heloise | 9/10 | 829 days | 62% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 860 days | 59% |
| Ross Moles | 10/10 | 1135 days | 33% |
| Scott D | 9/10 | 1286 days | 22% |
| Lance Broyden | 9/10 | 1347 days | 18% |
| Marrieke | 10/10 | 1559 days | 9% |
| Maddi | 10/10 | 1590 days | 8% |
| AMR | 10/10 | 1621 days | 7% |
| Miriam | 10/10 | 1986 days | 4% |
| Michaela | 8/10 | 2382 days | 4% |
| Andrius | 9/10 | 2596 days | 3% |
| Clare & Gerry | 8/10 | 2627 days | 3% |
| Kim | 8/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Rachel Mudge | 8/10 | 3012 days | 2% |
| Bec | 10/10 | 3045 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3204 days | 2% |
| Linda Livett | 9/10 | 3357 days | 2% |
| Thue Thomasen | 10/10 | 3389 days | 2% |
| Greg Thompson | 9/10 | 3477 days | 1% |
| Jeremy | 9/10 | 3489 days | 1% |
| Kate Thornber | 10/10 | 3504 days | 1% |
| Laurie | 7/10 | 3507 days | 1% |
| Joanne Butfield | 8/10 | 3620 days | 1% |
| Arthur | 9/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Michael Miles | 10/10 | 3705 days | 1% |
| Esther M | 8/10 | 3731 days | 1% |
| Dave Horry | 9/10 | 3751 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3775 days | 1% |
| Alva Feldmeier | 7/10 | 4010 days | 0% |
| Steffen Paul | 7/10 | 4037 days | 0% |
| Josh Shwau | 10/10 | 4038 days | 0% |
| Harriet MacMillan | 6/10 | 4104 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 9/10 | 4147 days | 0% |
| Liliana Zahut | 10/10 | 4178 days | 0% |
| Stefanie | 9/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Jan-Peter Stripp | 10/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 4435 days | 1% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 4435 days | 1% |
| Vera Kreipe | 9/10 | 4458 days | 1% |
| Max Stein | 10/10 | 4472 days | 1% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4512 days | 1% |
| Carina Huhmann | 8/10 | 4517 days | 1% |
| Romina Bolz | 7/10 | 4517 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 4543 days | 1% |
| GN100 | 10/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Gale Willcocks | 9/10 | 4811 days | 1% |
| Ken Richardson | 10/10 | 4811 days | 1% |
| Christian | 10/10 | 4811 days | 1% |
| Janina Hoffmann | 10/10 | 4813 days | 1% |
| Florent Corino | 10/10 | 4822 days | 1% |
| Lea Bulle | 9/10 | 4822 days | 1% |
| Carpentier | 8/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| TJ and Julie Edwards | 10/10 | 4831 days | 1% |
| Kevin Rainey | 8/10 | 4834 days | 1% |
| Jackie and Brian | 8/10 | 4900 days | 1% |
| Jenben | 10/10 | 4938 days | 1% |
| Carly Braddock | 9/10 | 5172 days | 1% |
| Numa Brouimet | 10/10 | 5179 days | 1% |
| Virgil Anabel | 9/10 | 5179 days | 1% |
| suemax | 10/10 | 5183 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 10/10 | 5212 days | 1% |
| Mark Irwin | 9/10 | 5560 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 7/10 | 5560 days | 1% |
| Amanda Wallace | 9/10 | 5567 days | 1% |
| Christian Kamm | 6/10 | 6245 days | 0% |
| S | 8/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| Frances | 8/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| Katrina | 8/10 | 6333 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Whites Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.12% 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 folk 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
90%
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.