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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 Gillespies Beach 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.
Gillespies Beach Campsite
Valid Reviews
108 Valid Reviews
The Gillespies Beach Campsite experience has a total of 111 reviews. There are 108 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 108 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 29 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.93% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite valid reviews is 80.93% and is based on 108 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
46 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 108 valid reviews, the experience has 46 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 46 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.26% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite face-to-face reviews is 83.26% and is based on 46 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
80.93%
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 | 8/10 | 33 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 217 days | 99% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 429 days | 70% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 429 days | 90% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 703 days | 72% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 703 days | 63% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 703 days | 72% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 978 days | 47% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1037 days | 40% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1129 days | 33% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1767 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1890 days | 5% |
| John | 10/10 | 1920 days | 5% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 1982 days | 5% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2133 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2225 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2256 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2470 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2470 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2498 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2498 days | 4% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2560 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2560 days | 4% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2560 days | 4% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2590 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2590 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2804 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2877 days | 3% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 2974 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3143 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3154 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3156 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3226 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3257 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3284 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3284 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3300 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3319 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3320 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3543 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3546 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3560 days | 2% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3576 days | 2% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3591 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3635 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3648 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3658 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3682 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3795 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3875 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3905 days | 1% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3921 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3921 days | 1% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 3959 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4112 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4112 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4264 days | 0% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4265 days | 0% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4266 days | 0% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4266 days | 0% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4267 days | 0% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4267 days | 0% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4296 days | 0% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4386 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4447 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4569 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5018 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5020 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5035 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5047 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5053 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5055 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5106 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5117 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5133 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5147 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5331 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5371 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5375 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5380 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5390 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5399 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5831 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5849 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Gillespies Beach Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.75% 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
84%
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.