Kia ora, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
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
79.31%
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 | 272 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 455 days | 92% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 668 days | 51% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 668 days | 51% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1307 days | 21% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1338 days | 19% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1368 days | 17% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1672 days | 6% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1947 days | 5% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 2006 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 2158 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 2220 days | 4% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2372 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2555 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2616 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2616 days | 3% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2768 days | 3% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2768 days | 3% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2768 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2799 days | 3% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2829 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2829 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2860 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 3043 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 3123 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3244 days | 2% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3405 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3407 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3424 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3431 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3438 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3468 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3555 days | 1% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3576 days | 1% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3678 days | 1% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3681 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3711 days | 1% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3759 days | 1% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3762 days | 1% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3781 days | 1% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3835 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3848 days | 0% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3858 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3863 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3865 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3985 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 4104 days | 0% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 4139 days | 0% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 4152 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 4166 days | 0% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 4169 days | 0% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 4172 days | 0% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 4189 days | 0% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 4197 days | 0% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 4200 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 4209 days | 0% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4233 days | 0% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4497 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4518 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4518 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4537 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4537 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4551 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4583 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4583 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4586 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4686 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4869 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4890 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4903 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4903 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4910 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4981 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 5020 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5265 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5274 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5569 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5610 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5617 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5624 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5632 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 6016 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 6016 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 6038 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6374 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
3.20% 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.