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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
79.40%
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 | 333 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 517 days | 90% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 729 days | 49% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 729 days | 49% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1368 days | 18% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1399 days | 16% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1429 days | 15% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1733 days | 5% |
| $p | 10/10 | 2008 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 2067 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 2220 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2282 days | 4% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2617 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2678 days | 3% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2678 days | 3% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2829 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2829 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2829 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2860 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2889 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2890 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2890 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2921 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 3104 days | 2% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3247 days | 2% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3306 days | 2% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3360 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3468 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3485 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3577 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3616 days | 1% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3637 days | 1% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3736 days | 1% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3740 days | 1% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3831 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3842 days | 1% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3896 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3909 days | 0% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3924 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3926 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3960 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 4046 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 4166 days | 0% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 4200 days | 0% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 4213 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4227 days | 0% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4230 days | 0% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4233 days | 0% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4250 days | 0% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4258 days | 0% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4261 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4294 days | 0% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4381 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4559 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4574 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4579 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4579 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4592 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4592 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4592 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4598 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4598 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4747 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4930 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4951 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4964 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4964 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4971 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 5042 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 5081 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5326 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5335 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5631 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5671 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5678 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5685 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5693 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5710 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 6077 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 6077 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 6099 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6435 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
3.17% 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.