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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
79.11%
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 | 110 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 294 days | 96% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 506 days | 57% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 506 days | 57% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1145 days | 32% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1176 days | 30% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1206 days | 27% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1510 days | 10% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1785 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 1997 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2059 days | 5% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2210 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2394 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2455 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2455 days | 4% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2667 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2667 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2667 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2881 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2961 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3024 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3083 days | 3% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3137 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3244 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3246 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3262 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3269 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3277 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3306 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3354 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3393 days | 2% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3414 days | 2% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3513 days | 2% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3517 days | 2% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3520 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3550 days | 2% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3598 days | 2% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3601 days | 2% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3608 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3611 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3619 days | 2% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3671 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3686 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3691 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3696 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3703 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3977 days | 1% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3990 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4004 days | 1% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4010 days | 1% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4027 days | 1% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4036 days | 1% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4038 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4047 days | 1% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4336 days | 0% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4356 days | 0% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4356 days | 0% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4389 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4424 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4728 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4741 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4741 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4748 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4766 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4766 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4819 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4858 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5103 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5112 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5455 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5462 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5470 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5487 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5854 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5854 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5876 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6212 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
3.25% 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
82%
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.