Kia ora, 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 Aussie 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.
65 Valid Reviews
The Aussie Bay Campsite experience has a total of 65 valid reviews. There are no 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 65 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 7 |
|
11% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
78.62% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Aussie Bay Campsite valid reviews is 78.62% and is based on 65 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
21 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 65 valid reviews, the experience has 21 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 21 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
10% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
14% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
38% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
24% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
5% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.62% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Aussie Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 77.62% and is based on 21 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
87.19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enton | 10/10 | 161 days | 100% |
| Laurie | 9/10 | 252 days | 97% |
| Karl | 9/10 | 436 days | 90% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 464 days | 88% |
| Mk | 9/10 | 495 days | 86% |
| Pensioners on tour | 10/10 | 495 days | 87% |
| JD | 9/10 | 495 days | 86% |
| Adel | 9/10 | 526 days | 85% |
| Stephane | 7/10 | 617 days | 74% |
| Katie | 7/10 | 953 days | 46% |
| Benjamin | 9/10 | 983 days | 45% |
| Zuzana | 8/10 | 1075 days | 37% |
| Lauren | 8/10 | 1167 days | 29% |
| Philippe Billuart | 5/10 | 1167 days | 23% |
| Milou | 9/10 | 1226 days | 25% |
| Campertramper | 9/10 | 1683 days | 6% |
| Criss | 9/10 | 1713 days | 5% |
| Hakan | 9/10 | 1925 days | 5% |
| Valg | 6/10 | 1925 days | 4% |
| Dan | 9/10 | 2017 days | 4% |
| Kelly | 8/10 | 2170 days | 4% |
| Jamie Morrison | 9/10 | 2201 days | 4% |
| Kysha | 10/10 | 2262 days | 4% |
| Antoine | 8/10 | 2262 days | 4% |
| Sean McLaren | 10/10 | 2291 days | 4% |
| Niven | 7/10 | 2291 days | 4% |
| Allen | 9/10 | 2475 days | 3% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2536 days | 3% |
| Andy Bond | 7/10 | 2681 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 5/10 | 2779 days | 2% |
| Rachel Mudge | 8/10 | 3013 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 6/10 | 3047 days | 2% |
| Tom Meulders | 6/10 | 3065 days | 2% |
| Lukas and Katka | 8/10 | 3114 days | 2% |
| Aisling Burke | 5/10 | 3324 days | 1% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3357 days | 2% |
| Hollie Procter | 5/10 | 3385 days | 1% |
| Erin Stafferton | 7/10 | 3607 days | 1% |
| Tanja Laube | 9/10 | 3710 days | 1% |
| Helena Bond | 5/10 | 3722 days | 1% |
| Sona | 9/10 | 4087 days | 0% |
| bzh974 | 6/10 | 4178 days | 0% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 8/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| Ryan Lieston | 8/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Manuela | 6/10 | 4423 days | 0% |
| Franz Birkefeld | 8/10 | 4433 days | 1% |
| Hirsch Svenja | 10/10 | 4457 days | 1% |
| Mahr Svenja | 9/10 | 4457 days | 1% |
| Jessie Sabine | 7/10 | 4473 days | 1% |
| Matthew Trezise | 7/10 | 4473 days | 1% |
| Debora Grusler | 7/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Laura Pleumeekers | 8/10 | 4499 days | 1% |
| Ray Smith | 9/10 | 4544 days | 1% |
| Lieven De Vlaminck | 9/10 | 4818 days | 1% |
| Tina | 8/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| Tanja and Pascal | 10/10 | 4849 days | 1% |
| Sasha and Sandra Bonavia | 9/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 5/10 | 5184 days | 0% |
| Ralf Glaser | 8/10 | 5201 days | 1% |
| Ilse & Thys | 6/10 | 5533 days | 0% |
| Fred | 8/10 | 5578 days | 1% |
| Sanne & Senne | 8/10 | 5918 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 7/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| JennekeK | 7/10 | 6261 days | 1% |
| MichaelS1 | 5/10 | 6265 days | 0% |
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Aussie Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
1.42% 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.
89%
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.