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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
85.06%
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 | 98 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 129 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 190 days | 97% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 374 days | 93% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 586 days | 62% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 586 days | 79% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 860 days | 57% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 860 days | 50% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 860 days | 57% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1135 days | 32% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1194 days | 27% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1286 days | 21% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1924 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2047 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2077 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2139 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2290 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2382 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2627 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2627 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2655 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2655 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2747 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2747 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2961 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3034 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3131 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3300 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3311 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3313 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3383 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3414 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3441 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3441 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3450 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3457 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3476 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3477 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3703 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3805 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3815 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3839 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3874 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3952 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4032 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4062 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4078 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4078 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4422 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4424 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4424 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4450 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4453 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4468 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4469 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4515 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4522 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4522 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4543 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4604 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4726 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4787 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4787 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4795 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4800 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4801 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4804 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4811 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4811 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4818 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4820 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4828 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4828 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4922 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5158 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5175 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5177 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5192 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5204 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5210 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5212 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5263 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5274 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5290 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5304 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5488 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5528 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5532 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5537 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5541 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5542 days | 0% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5547 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5556 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5988 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6006 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
1.81% 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.