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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
83 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 84 reviews. There are 83 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 83 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
27% |
| 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% |
84.10% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 84.10% and is based on 83 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 83 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
82.14%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lea | 2/10 | 61 days | 47% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 120 days | 100% |
| Mitch and Emma | 8/10 | 182 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 212 days | 98% |
| Jane | 8/10 | 577 days | 82% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 577 days | 82% |
| K M | 8/10 | 608 days | 79% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 638 days | 79% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 822 days | 62% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 851 days | 56% |
| test | 10/10 | 882 days | 57% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 974 days | 47% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1035 days | 42% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 1127 days | 33% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 1157 days | 30% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 1188 days | 29% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1188 days | 29% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 1247 days | 23% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 1278 days | 22% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 1308 days | 20% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1946 days | 5% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 2008 days | 4% |
| JM | 10/10 | 2283 days | 4% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 2312 days | 4% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 2404 days | 4% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2618 days | 3% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2618 days | 3% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2677 days | 3% |
| James | 8/10 | 2739 days | 3% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2739 days | 3% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2769 days | 1% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2861 days | 3% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2953 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 3014 days | 2% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 3104 days | 2% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 3133 days | 2% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 3133 days | 2% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 3273 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3335 days | 2% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 3347 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 3371 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3385 days | 2% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 3406 days | 1% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3475 days | 1% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3559 days | 1% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3565 days | 1% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3682 days | 1% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3749 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3803 days | 1% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3805 days | 1% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3868 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 4070 days | 0% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 4078 days | 0% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 4148 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 4154 days | 0% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 4205 days | 0% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4454 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4454 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4471 days | 0% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4530 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4534 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4534 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4537 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4537 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4595 days | 1% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4626 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4779 days | 1% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4809 days | 1% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4809 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4827 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4827 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 5174 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5564 days | 0% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5565 days | 0% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5923 days | 0% |
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
2.45% 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.