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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
85.65%
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 | 240 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 271 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 332 days | 95% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 516 days | 88% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 728 days | 55% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 728 days | 71% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 1002 days | 44% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 1002 days | 39% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1002 days | 44% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1277 days | 23% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1336 days | 19% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1428 days | 14% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 2066 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2189 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2219 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2281 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2432 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2524 days | 3% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2555 days | 3% |
| John | 8/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2797 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2797 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2889 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2889 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 3103 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3176 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3273 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3442 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3453 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3455 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3525 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3556 days | 1% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3583 days | 1% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3583 days | 1% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3592 days | 1% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3599 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3618 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3618 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3842 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3845 days | 0% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3859 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3875 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3890 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3957 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3981 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4015 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 4094 days | 0% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4174 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4204 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4220 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4220 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4257 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4410 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4410 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4563 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4564 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4565 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4565 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4592 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4595 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4610 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4611 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4657 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4664 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4664 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4685 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4746 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4868 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4929 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4929 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4942 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4943 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4946 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4960 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4962 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5300 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5317 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5334 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5346 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5352 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5354 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5432 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5446 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5630 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5674 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5679 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5683 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5684 days | 0% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5689 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5698 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6130 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6148 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
1.70% 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.