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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 | 192 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 376 days | 94% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 588 days | 54% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 588 days | 54% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1227 days | 26% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1258 days | 24% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1288 days | 21% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1592 days | 8% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1867 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1926 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 2079 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2141 days | 4% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2292 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2476 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2537 days | 3% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2537 days | 3% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2688 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2688 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2688 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2719 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2780 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2963 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 3043 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3106 days | 2% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3165 days | 2% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3219 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3326 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3327 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3351 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3358 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3388 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3436 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3475 days | 1% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3496 days | 1% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3595 days | 1% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3599 days | 1% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3601 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3631 days | 1% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3680 days | 1% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3683 days | 1% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3690 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3692 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3701 days | 1% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3753 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3768 days | 0% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3773 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3778 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3785 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3905 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 4025 days | 0% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 4059 days | 0% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 4072 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4086 days | 0% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4089 days | 0% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4092 days | 0% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4109 days | 0% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4117 days | 0% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4120 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4129 days | 0% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4153 days | 0% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4240 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4418 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4433 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4438 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4438 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4451 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4451 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4451 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4457 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4457 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4471 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4503 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4503 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4506 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4789 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4830 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4901 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4940 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5185 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5194 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5490 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5530 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5537 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5544 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5552 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5569 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5936 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5936 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5958 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6294 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.