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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
108 Valid Reviews
The Gillespies Beach Campsite experience has a total of 111 reviews. There are 108 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 108 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 29 |
|
27% |
| 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% |
80.93% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite valid reviews is 80.93% and is based on 108 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 108 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
80.94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub | 8/10 | 50 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 233 days | 99% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 446 days | 69% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 446 days | 89% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 720 days | 71% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 720 days | 62% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 720 days | 71% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 995 days | 45% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1054 days | 39% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1146 days | 32% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1784 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1907 days | 5% |
| John | 10/10 | 1936 days | 5% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 1998 days | 5% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2150 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2242 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2515 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2515 days | 4% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2577 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2577 days | 4% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2577 days | 4% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2607 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2607 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2821 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2894 days | 3% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 2991 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3159 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3170 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3172 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3301 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3301 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3317 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3336 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3336 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3560 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3563 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3577 days | 2% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3593 days | 2% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3608 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3652 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3665 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3675 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3699 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3811 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3922 days | 1% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3938 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3938 days | 1% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 3975 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4281 days | 0% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4282 days | 0% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4284 days | 0% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4284 days | 0% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4313 days | 0% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4328 days | 0% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4403 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4464 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4660 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4664 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4680 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4782 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5018 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5035 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5070 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5072 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5123 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5134 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5150 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5164 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5347 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5388 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5392 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5401 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5402 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5848 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5866 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
2.75% 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
84%
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.