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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
85.73%
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 | 259 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 290 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 351 days | 95% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 535 days | 87% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 747 days | 54% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 747 days | 69% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 1021 days | 43% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 1021 days | 37% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1021 days | 43% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1296 days | 22% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1355 days | 18% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1447 days | 13% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 2085 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2208 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2238 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2300 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2451 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2543 days | 3% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2574 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2816 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2816 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2878 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2878 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2878 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 3122 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3195 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3292 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3461 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3472 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3474 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3544 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3575 days | 1% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3602 days | 1% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3602 days | 1% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3611 days | 1% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3618 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3637 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3638 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3861 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3864 days | 0% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3878 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3909 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3976 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 4000 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4035 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4193 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4223 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4239 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4239 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4430 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4430 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4582 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4583 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4584 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4584 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4611 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4614 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4629 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4676 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4683 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4683 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4704 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4887 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4948 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4948 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4956 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4961 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4962 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4965 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4972 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4972 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4979 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4981 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 5083 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5336 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5338 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5353 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5365 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5371 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5373 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5424 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5435 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5451 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5465 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5649 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5689 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5693 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5698 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5702 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5703 days | 0% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5708 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5717 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6149 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6167 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
1.68% 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.