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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 Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite.
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Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite
Valid Reviews
84 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 85 reviews. There are 84 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 84 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 22 |
|
26% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 29 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
84.29% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 84.29% and is based on 84 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
16 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 84 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite face-to-face reviews is 88.13% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
82.97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Francesco Balloni | 10/10 | 39 days | 100% |
| Lea | 2/10 | 222 days | 44% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 281 days | 94% |
| Mitch and Emma | 8/10 | 343 days | 92% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 373 days | 90% |
| Jane | 8/10 | 738 days | 68% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 738 days | 68% |
| K M | 8/10 | 769 days | 65% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 799 days | 64% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 983 days | 45% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 1012 days | 40% |
| test | 10/10 | 1043 days | 40% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 1135 days | 32% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1196 days | 28% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 1288 days | 21% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 1318 days | 19% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 1349 days | 18% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1349 days | 18% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 1408 days | 14% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 1439 days | 13% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 1469 days | 12% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 2107 days | 4% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 2169 days | 4% |
| JM | 10/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 2473 days | 4% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 2565 days | 3% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2838 days | 3% |
| James | 8/10 | 2900 days | 3% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2900 days | 3% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2930 days | 1% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 3022 days | 3% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 3114 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 3265 days | 2% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 3434 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3496 days | 2% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 3532 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3546 days | 2% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 3567 days | 1% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3636 days | 1% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3726 days | 1% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3916 days | 1% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3922 days | 1% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3961 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3985 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 4029 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 4231 days | 0% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 4239 days | 0% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 4261 days | 0% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4261 days | 0% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 4315 days | 0% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 4366 days | 0% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4632 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4691 days | 1% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4695 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4695 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4695 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4698 days | 1% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4698 days | 1% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4756 days | 1% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4787 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4940 days | 1% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4988 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4988 days | 1% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 5335 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5725 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 6084 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.25% 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
85%
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.