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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
82 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 83 reviews. There are 82 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 82 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
26% |
| 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 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
84.88% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 84.88% and is based on 82 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 82 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
84.86%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 39 days | 100% |
| Mitch and Emma | 8/10 | 101 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 131 days | 99% |
| Jane | 8/10 | 496 days | 86% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 496 days | 86% |
| K M | 8/10 | 527 days | 84% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 557 days | 84% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 741 days | 69% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 770 days | 63% |
| test | 10/10 | 801 days | 65% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 893 days | 55% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 954 days | 49% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 1046 days | 40% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 1076 days | 37% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 1107 days | 35% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1107 days | 35% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 1166 days | 28% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 1197 days | 28% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 1227 days | 26% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1865 days | 5% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1927 days | 5% |
| JM | 10/10 | 2202 days | 4% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 2231 days | 4% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2537 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2537 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2596 days | 3% |
| James | 8/10 | 2658 days | 3% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2658 days | 3% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2688 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2780 days | 3% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2872 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2933 days | 2% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 3023 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 3052 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 3052 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 3192 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3254 days | 2% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 3266 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 3290 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3394 days | 2% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3478 days | 2% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3484 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3601 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3649 days | 1% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3680 days | 1% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3719 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3722 days | 1% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3724 days | 1% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3787 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3989 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3997 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 4019 days | 0% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4019 days | 0% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 4067 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 4073 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 4124 days | 0% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4449 days | 1% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4453 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4453 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4453 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4456 days | 1% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4456 days | 1% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4514 days | 1% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4698 days | 1% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4728 days | 1% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4728 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4746 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4746 days | 1% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 5093 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5483 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5484 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5842 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
1.85% 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.