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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 Pearson (Moana Rua) 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 Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite
Valid Reviews
81 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 82 reviews. There are 81 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 81 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
26% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
84.94% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 84.94% and is based on 81 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 81 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
85.36%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch and Emma | 8/10 | 60 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 90 days | 100% |
| Jane | 8/10 | 455 days | 88% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 455 days | 88% |
| K M | 8/10 | 486 days | 87% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 516 days | 87% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 700 days | 72% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 729 days | 66% |
| test | 10/10 | 760 days | 69% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 852 days | 59% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 913 days | 54% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 1005 days | 44% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 1035 days | 41% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 1066 days | 39% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1066 days | 39% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 1125 days | 31% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 1156 days | 31% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 1186 days | 29% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1824 days | 5% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1886 days | 5% |
| JM | 10/10 | 2161 days | 4% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 2190 days | 4% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 2282 days | 4% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2496 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2496 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2555 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2647 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2739 days | 3% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2831 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2892 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2982 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 3151 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3213 days | 2% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 3226 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3263 days | 2% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 3285 days | 2% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3353 days | 2% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3438 days | 2% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3443 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3560 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3608 days | 1% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3627 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3633 days | 1% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3639 days | 1% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3678 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3682 days | 1% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3683 days | 1% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3948 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3957 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 4026 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 4032 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 4083 days | 0% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4349 days | 0% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4408 days | 1% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4415 days | 1% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4415 days | 1% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4473 days | 1% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4504 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4657 days | 1% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5442 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5443 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5801 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
1.75% 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.