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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
79.27%
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 | 172 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 356 days | 94% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 568 days | 55% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 568 days | 55% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1207 days | 27% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1238 days | 25% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1268 days | 23% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1572 days | 8% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1847 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1906 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 2059 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2121 days | 4% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2456 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2517 days | 3% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2517 days | 3% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2668 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2668 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2668 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2699 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2728 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2760 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 3023 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3086 days | 2% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3145 days | 2% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3199 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3306 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3338 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3368 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3416 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3455 days | 1% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3476 days | 1% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3575 days | 1% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3579 days | 1% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3581 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3611 days | 1% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3660 days | 1% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3663 days | 1% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3670 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3672 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3681 days | 1% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3735 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3748 days | 0% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3753 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3758 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3799 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 4005 days | 0% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 4039 days | 0% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 4052 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4066 days | 0% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4069 days | 0% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4072 days | 0% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4089 days | 0% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4097 days | 0% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4109 days | 0% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4133 days | 0% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4220 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4413 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4418 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4418 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4437 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4437 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4451 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4486 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4586 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4790 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4803 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4803 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4828 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4828 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4881 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4920 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5165 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5174 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5470 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5510 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5517 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5524 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5532 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5549 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5916 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5916 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5938 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6274 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
3.21% 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.