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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 Kerr 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.
Kerr Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
58 Valid Reviews
The Kerr Bay Campsite experience has a total of 59 reviews. There are 58 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 58 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 16 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 13 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
81.90% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kerr Bay Campsite valid reviews is 81.90% and is based on 58 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
23 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 58 valid reviews, the experience has 23 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 23 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 4 |
|
17% |
| 9/10 | 4 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
48% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.43% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kerr Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 80.43% and is based on 23 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cirefice bernard | 5/10 | 352 days | 99% |
| viddo_xx | 8/10 | 687 days | 100% |
| Jen | 10/10 | 717 days | 99% |
| K M | 7/10 | 748 days | 88% |
| Aaron | 9/10 | 778 days | 90% |
| Walvins | 10/10 | 778 days | 91% |
| Marko | 10/10 | 901 days | 75% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 931 days | 71% |
| Phoebe | 9/10 | 962 days | 66% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 1144 days | 43% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 1448 days | 18% |
| Tcutts | 10/10 | 1479 days | 16% |
| Merel | 10/10 | 1479 days | 16% |
| Wayne | 10/10 | 1783 days | 7% |
| Sandy Bao | 10/10 | 2027 days | 6% |
| Valg | 10/10 | 2086 days | 6% |
| Pablo Boris | 9/10 | 2117 days | 6% |
| Ying | 10/10 | 2239 days | 6% |
| Kysha | 10/10 | 2423 days | 5% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2483 days | 5% |
| Sophi | 8/10 | 2514 days | 5% |
| Vanessa | 7/10 | 2789 days | 4% |
| Silvia Romeiro | 7/10 | 3326 days | 3% |
| Geoff Steele | 10/10 | 3334 days | 3% |
| Adam Yates | 9/10 | 3481 days | 2% |
| Rosanna Leeming | 7/10 | 3534 days | 2% |
| Kath Tee | 1/10 | 3577 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3862 days | 1% |
| Job Berk | 5/10 | 3961 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 9/10 | 4066 days | 1% |
| Harriet Bramley | 6/10 | 4085 days | 1% |
| Tomáš Bžatek | 7/10 | 4220 days | 0% |
| Andrew Strother | 9/10 | 4308 days | 0% |
| Lorcan Lennon | 8/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 6/10 | 4554 days | 1% |
| Sally Schist | 6/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 8/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Yvonne Horpershoeh | 8/10 | 4682 days | 1% |
| Ken Richardson | 8/10 | 4973 days | 1% |
| Stu Murray | 10/10 | 4980 days | 1% |
| Rob Cadmus | 8/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| Kate Glover | 6/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| Mags Adams | 2/10 | 5360 days | 0% |
| Annette May | 9/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Steve Eley | 10/10 | 5445 days | 1% |
| Lindsey Clough | 8/10 | 5689 days | 1% |
| Jorge Martinez Gacio | 7/10 | 5691 days | 1% |
| Christoph & Maria | 9/10 | 5701 days | 1% |
| Brendan Dunn | 9/10 | 5711 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 8/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| Edwards | 8/10 | 5718 days | 1% |
| Derek McLoughlin | 10/10 | 5718 days | 1% |
| Tony B | 8/10 | 6057 days | 1% |
| Hugli | 8/10 | 6109 days | 1% |
| Schubert, Wolfgang & Claudia | 8/10 | 6109 days | 1% |
| susanl | 10/10 | 6157 days | 1% |
| richards1 | 9/10 | 6291 days | 1% |
| RokP | 8/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kerr Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.53% 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
88%
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.