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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 Lake Mahinapua 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.
Lake Mahinapua Campsite
Valid Reviews
103 Valid Reviews
The Lake Mahinapua Campsite experience has a total of 105 reviews. There are 103 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 103 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 35 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 33 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.18% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite valid reviews is 87.18% and is based on 103 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
32 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 103 valid reviews, the experience has 32 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 32 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 11 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
16% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.38% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite face-to-face reviews is 89.38% and is based on 32 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
79.50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub | 9/10 | 374 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 558 days | 89% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 770 days | 47% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 770 days | 47% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1409 days | 16% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1440 days | 15% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1470 days | 13% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1774 days | 5% |
| $p | 10/10 | 2049 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 2108 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 2261 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2474 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2658 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2719 days | 3% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2719 days | 3% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2931 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2931 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2931 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2962 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 3145 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3288 days | 2% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3347 days | 2% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3401 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3510 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3526 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3533 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3541 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3570 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3618 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3657 days | 1% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3678 days | 1% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3777 days | 1% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3781 days | 1% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3784 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3862 days | 1% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3865 days | 1% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3872 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3875 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3883 days | 1% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3937 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3950 days | 0% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3955 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3960 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 4088 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 4207 days | 0% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 4241 days | 0% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 4254 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4272 days | 0% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4274 days | 0% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4291 days | 0% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4302 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4335 days | 0% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4600 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4620 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4620 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4633 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4633 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4633 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4653 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4788 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4971 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4992 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 5005 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 5005 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 5012 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 5083 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 5122 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5367 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5376 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5672 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5719 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5734 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5751 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 6118 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 6118 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 6140 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6476 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Mahinapua Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.14% 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
83%
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.