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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
85.38%
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 | 179 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 210 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 271 days | 96% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 455 days | 90% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 667 days | 58% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 667 days | 74% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 941 days | 49% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 941 days | 43% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 941 days | 49% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1216 days | 27% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1275 days | 22% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1367 days | 17% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 2005 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2128 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2158 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2220 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2371 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2463 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2494 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2708 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2708 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2736 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2736 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2798 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2798 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2798 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2828 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 3042 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3115 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3212 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3381 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3392 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3394 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3464 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3495 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3531 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3538 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3557 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3558 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3781 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3784 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3798 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3829 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3873 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3896 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3955 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 4033 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4143 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4197 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4350 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4350 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4502 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4503 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4504 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4504 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4549 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4550 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4603 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4603 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4624 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4807 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4868 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4868 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4876 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4881 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4882 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4885 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4892 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4892 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4899 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4901 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5239 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5256 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5258 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5273 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5291 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5293 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5344 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5355 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5371 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5569 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5609 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5613 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5618 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5622 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5623 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5637 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6069 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6087 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
1.75% 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
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.