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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
85.14%
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 | 118 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 149 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 210 days | 96% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 394 days | 92% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 606 days | 61% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 606 days | 78% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 880 days | 55% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 880 days | 48% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 880 days | 55% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1155 days | 31% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1214 days | 26% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1306 days | 20% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1944 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2067 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2097 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2159 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2310 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2402 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2647 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2647 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2675 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2675 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2737 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2737 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2737 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2767 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2767 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2981 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3054 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3151 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3333 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3403 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3434 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3461 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3461 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3470 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3477 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3496 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3497 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3753 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3768 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3812 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3825 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3835 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3859 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4052 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4082 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4098 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4098 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4136 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4289 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4289 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4441 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4442 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4444 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4444 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4470 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4473 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4489 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4535 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4542 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4542 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4563 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4624 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4746 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4807 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4807 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4815 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4820 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4821 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4824 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4831 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4831 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4838 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4840 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4942 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5178 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5195 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5197 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5212 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5224 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5230 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5232 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5283 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5294 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5310 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5324 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5508 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5552 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5557 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5561 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5562 days | 0% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5567 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5576 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6008 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6026 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
1.80% 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.