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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
79.26%
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 | 152 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 336 days | 95% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 548 days | 55% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 548 days | 55% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1187 days | 29% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1218 days | 27% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1248 days | 24% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1552 days | 9% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1827 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1886 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 2039 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2101 days | 4% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2252 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2436 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2497 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2497 days | 4% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2679 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2708 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2709 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2709 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2740 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 3003 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3066 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3125 days | 3% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3179 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3286 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3287 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3311 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3318 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3348 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3396 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3435 days | 2% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3456 days | 2% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3555 days | 2% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3559 days | 2% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3561 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3591 days | 2% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3640 days | 1% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3643 days | 1% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3650 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3652 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3661 days | 1% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3713 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3715 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3728 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3738 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3865 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3985 days | 1% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 4019 days | 1% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 4032 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4046 days | 1% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4049 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4052 days | 1% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4069 days | 1% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4077 days | 1% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4080 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4089 days | 1% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4200 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4393 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4411 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4411 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4411 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4417 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4417 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4466 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4749 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4770 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4783 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4783 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4790 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4900 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5145 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5154 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5450 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5490 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5497 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5504 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5512 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5529 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5896 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5896 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5918 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6254 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.