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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
79.44%
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 | 353 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 537 days | 90% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 749 days | 48% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 749 days | 48% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1388 days | 17% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1419 days | 16% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1449 days | 14% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1753 days | 5% |
| $p | 10/10 | 2028 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 2087 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 2240 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2302 days | 4% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2453 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2637 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2910 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2910 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2941 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 3124 days | 2% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 3204 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3267 days | 2% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3326 days | 2% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3380 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3487 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3488 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3505 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3519 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3549 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3597 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3636 days | 1% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3657 days | 1% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3756 days | 1% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3760 days | 1% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3762 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3841 days | 1% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3844 days | 1% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3851 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3862 days | 1% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3916 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3929 days | 0% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3939 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3946 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3980 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 4066 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 4186 days | 0% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 4220 days | 0% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 4233 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4250 days | 0% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4253 days | 0% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4281 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4290 days | 0% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4314 days | 0% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4401 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4579 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4594 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4599 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4599 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4618 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4618 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4632 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4664 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4664 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4767 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4950 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4971 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 5062 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 5101 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5346 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5355 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5651 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5691 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5698 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5705 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5713 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 6097 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 6097 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 6119 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6455 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
3.16% 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 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.