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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
85.70%
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 | 254 days | 100% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 285 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 346 days | 95% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 530 days | 87% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 742 days | 54% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 742 days | 70% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 1016 days | 43% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 1016 days | 38% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1016 days | 43% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 1291 days | 22% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1350 days | 18% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1442 days | 14% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 2080 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2203 days | 4% |
| John | 10/10 | 2233 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 2295 days | 4% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2446 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2538 days | 3% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2569 days | 3% |
| John | 8/10 | 2783 days | 3% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2783 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2811 days | 3% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2811 days | 3% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2873 days | 3% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2873 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2873 days | 3% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2903 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2903 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 3117 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 3190 days | 2% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 3287 days | 2% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3456 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3469 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3539 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3570 days | 1% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3597 days | 1% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3597 days | 1% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3606 days | 1% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3613 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3632 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3632 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3856 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3859 days | 0% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3873 days | 1% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3889 days | 1% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3904 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3948 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3961 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3971 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4029 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 4108 days | 0% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 4218 days | 0% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 4234 days | 0% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 4234 days | 0% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4424 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4424 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4577 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4578 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4579 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4579 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4580 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4580 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4624 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4699 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4760 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4882 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4943 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4943 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4951 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4956 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4957 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4960 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4967 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4967 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4976 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 5078 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5314 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5331 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5333 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5348 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5368 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5419 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5430 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5446 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5460 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5644 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5684 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5688 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5693 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5697 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5698 days | 0% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5703 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6144 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 6162 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
1.69% 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.