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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 Lake Paringa 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.
Lake Paringa Campsite
Valid Reviews
97 Valid Reviews
The Lake Paringa Campsite experience has a total of 99 reviews. There are 97 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 97 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
14% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
16% |
| 8/10 | 22 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 9 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 14 |
|
14% |
| 4/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
72.27% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Paringa Campsite valid reviews is 72.27% and is based on 97 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
32 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 97 valid reviews, the experience has 32 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 32 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
22% |
| 9/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 8/10 | 7 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
74.69% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Paringa Campsite face-to-face reviews is 74.69% and is based on 32 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
79.59%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | 5/10 | 61 days | 76% |
| Luke Cripps | 5/10 | 89 days | 76% |
| Rikki Skoczen | 10/10 | 89 days | 100% |
| Brandon | 9/10 | 516 days | 84% |
| Jen | 10/10 | 546 days | 83% |
| Phil | 8/10 | 546 days | 82% |
| Minou H | 8/10 | 820 days | 61% |
| Sandra Staples | 8/10 | 820 days | 61% |
| Sophie | 9/10 | 912 days | 52% |
| Carolin | 9/10 | 912 days | 52% |
| Basil | 9/10 | 1096 days | 35% |
| Tom | 4/10 | 1216 days | 17% |
| Alastair McQueen | 8/10 | 1247 days | 23% |
| Evan | 6/10 | 1277 days | 19% |
| JT | 8/10 | 1550 days | 9% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1946 days | 4% |
| Robert Adler | 7/10 | 2252 days | 3% |
| Richard Clapton | 8/10 | 2465 days | 3% |
| Rosemary M | 9/10 | 2646 days | 3% |
| Jeremy | 7/10 | 2677 days | 3% |
| Breeze | 2/10 | 2677 days | 1% |
| Francois & Caroline | 6/10 | 2677 days | 2% |
| JT | 6/10 | 2677 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Ambili | 9/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| helen reeve | 8/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Philip Page | 10/10 | 2799 days | 3% |
| Christoph from Austria | 5/10 | 2952 days | 2% |
| Florian | 8/10 | 2952 days | 2% |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 5/10 | 2991 days | 2% |
| Laura | 8/10 | 3010 days | 2% |
| UK 50-something couple | 3/10 | 3011 days | 1% |
| Hanneke van Dijk | 9/10 | 3016 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 9/10 | 3037 days | 2% |
| Amy Green | 6/10 | 3063 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 5/10 | 3072 days | 2% |
| Jenny Jaye | 1/10 | 3137 days | 1% |
| Lotta Vuorjoki | 1/10 | 3280 days | 0% |
| Jack Clise | 8/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| P Poiraa | 8/10 | 3354 days | 2% |
| Rogina de Jong | 7/10 | 3397 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 3397 days | 1% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3425 days | 1% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 5/10 | 3441 days | 1% |
| Ingrid Vandaele | 6/10 | 3458 days | 1% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3503 days | 1% |
| James Cockburn | 8/10 | 3504 days | 1% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3584 days | 1% |
| Rita Ashby | 7/10 | 3620 days | 1% |
| Gay Taaffe | 5/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 7/10 | 3806 days | 1% |
| Caro G | 5/10 | 3839 days | 0% |
| Rodrigo De Sebastian | 7/10 | 4047 days | 0% |
| Alistair Millward | 5/10 | 4075 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 10/10 | 4407 days | 0% |
| Anja Weppler | 10/10 | 4411 days | 0% |
| mcp hm | 8/10 | 4413 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 7/10 | 4413 days | 0% |
| Malcolm & Susan | 9/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Laura Metz | 5/10 | 4457 days | 0% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 4457 days | 0% |
| Colin Billington | 5/10 | 4466 days | 0% |
| Don Wallis | 7/10 | 4469 days | 0% |
| F Ballard | 8/10 | 4470 days | 0% |
| Bjoern | 5/10 | 4471 days | 0% |
| Paul Wallace | 4/10 | 4478 days | 0% |
| Christina Habranke | 4/10 | 4484 days | 0% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4495 days | 0% |
| Danyelle Miller | 3/10 | 4495 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 7/10 | 4503 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 5/10 | 4534 days | 0% |
| jason brock | 9/10 | 4748 days | 1% |
| shaynne thompson | 10/10 | 4778 days | 1% |
| ramy | 10/10 | 4778 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 8/10 | 4784 days | 0% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4811 days | 0% |
| Engelstatter | 6/10 | 4812 days | 0% |
| Fernando Martin | 7/10 | 4816 days | 0% |
| Clare Cannon | 7/10 | 4819 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 6/10 | 4822 days | 0% |
| Willem de Jong | 9/10 | 4830 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 8/10 | 4837 days | 1% |
| Dio | 7/10 | 4901 days | 0% |
| sidcupjon | 6/10 | 5174 days | 0% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 9/10 | 5196 days | 0% |
| Rocco Christian | 10/10 | 5197 days | 0% |
| Gerhard | 8/10 | 5201 days | 0% |
| Graeme | 4/10 | 5234 days | 0% |
| Les and Carole Savins | 8/10 | 5271 days | 0% |
| Ian & Phyllis | 5/10 | 5532 days | 0% |
| mnm | 9/10 | 5599 days | 1% |
| Margie Sammons | 6/10 | 5893 days | 0% |
| Stanna | 8/10 | 5906 days | 0% |
| Wilbert Germ | 10/10 | 5918 days | 0% |
| Samantha Piekuta | 8/10 | 5942 days | 0% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6227 days | 0% |
| VacherD | 8/10 | 6273 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Paringa Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.11% 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
83%
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.