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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
85.34%
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 | 169 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 200 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 261 days | 96% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 445 days | 90% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 657 days | 58% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 657 days | 75% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 931 days | 50% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 931 days | 44% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 931 days | 50% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1206 days | 27% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1265 days | 23% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1357 days | 18% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1995 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2118 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2210 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2361 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2453 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2484 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2726 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2726 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2818 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2818 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 3032 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3105 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3202 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3371 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3382 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3384 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3454 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3485 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3521 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3528 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3547 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3547 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3771 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3774 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3788 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3804 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3863 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3876 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 4023 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4103 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4133 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4149 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4149 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4186 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4492 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4493 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4494 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4494 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4495 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4495 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4539 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4540 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4586 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4593 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4593 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4614 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4797 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4858 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4858 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4866 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4871 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4872 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4875 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4882 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4882 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4889 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4891 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4899 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4899 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5229 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5246 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5248 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5263 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5275 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5281 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5283 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5334 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5345 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5361 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5375 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5559 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5599 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5603 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5612 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5613 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5618 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5627 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6059 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6077 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
1.76% 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.