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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
84.86%
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 | 18 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 49 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 110 days | 97% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 294 days | 95% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 506 days | 65% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 506 days | 84% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 780 days | 64% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 780 days | 56% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 780 days | 64% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1055 days | 39% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1114 days | 33% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1206 days | 27% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1967 days | 5% |
| John | 10/10 | 1997 days | 5% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2059 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2210 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2302 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2333 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2547 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2547 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2575 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2575 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2667 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2667 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2881 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2954 days | 3% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3051 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3220 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3231 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3233 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3303 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3334 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3361 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3361 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3377 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3396 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3396 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3620 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3623 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3637 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3653 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3712 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3725 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3735 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3759 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3793 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3872 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3952 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3982 days | 1% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3998 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3998 days | 1% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4035 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4342 days | 0% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4344 days | 0% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4344 days | 0% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4388 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4389 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4435 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4442 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4442 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4463 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4646 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4715 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4720 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4721 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4724 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4731 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4731 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4740 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4748 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4748 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4842 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5078 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5095 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5097 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5112 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5124 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5130 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5132 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5183 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5194 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5210 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5224 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5452 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5457 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5461 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5462 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5467 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5476 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5908 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5926 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
1.85% 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.