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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
110 Valid Reviews
The Gillespies Beach Campsite experience has a total of 112 reviews. There are 110 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 110 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 32 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 29 |
|
26% |
| 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% |
81.27% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite valid reviews is 81.27% and is based on 110 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 110 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
85.56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pila Crick | 10/10 | 220 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 251 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 312 days | 95% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 496 days | 88% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 708 days | 56% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 708 days | 72% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 982 days | 46% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 982 days | 40% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 982 days | 46% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1257 days | 24% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1316 days | 20% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1408 days | 15% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 2046 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2169 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2199 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2261 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2412 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2504 days | 3% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2535 days | 3% |
| John | 8/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2777 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2777 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 3083 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3156 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3253 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3422 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3433 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3435 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3505 days | 1% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3536 days | 1% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3563 days | 1% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3563 days | 1% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3572 days | 1% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3579 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3598 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3598 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3822 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3825 days | 0% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3839 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3855 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3870 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3937 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3961 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 4074 days | 0% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4154 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4184 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4200 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4200 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4237 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4543 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4544 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4546 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4546 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4572 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4590 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4591 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4637 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4665 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4726 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4917 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4922 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4923 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4926 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4933 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4933 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4940 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4942 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4950 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4950 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 5044 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5280 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5297 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5299 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5314 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5326 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5332 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5334 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5396 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5412 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5426 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5610 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5650 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5654 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5659 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5663 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5664 days | 0% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5669 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5678 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6110 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6128 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
1.72% 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
87%
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.