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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
81.92%
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 | 101 days | 47% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 160 days | 100% |
| Mitch and Emma | 8/10 | 222 days | 99% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 252 days | 98% |
| Jane | 8/10 | 617 days | 79% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 617 days | 79% |
| K M | 8/10 | 648 days | 77% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 678 days | 76% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 862 days | 58% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 891 days | 53% |
| test | 10/10 | 922 days | 53% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 1014 days | 43% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 1075 days | 38% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 1167 days | 30% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 1197 days | 28% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 1228 days | 26% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1228 days | 26% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 1287 days | 21% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 1318 days | 20% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 1348 days | 18% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1986 days | 5% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 2048 days | 4% |
| JM | 10/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 2352 days | 4% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2658 days | 3% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2658 days | 3% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| James | 8/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2809 days | 1% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2993 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 3054 days | 2% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 3144 days | 2% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 3313 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3375 days | 2% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 3387 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 3411 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3425 days | 2% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 3446 days | 1% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3515 days | 1% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3599 days | 1% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3605 days | 1% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3722 days | 1% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3770 days | 1% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3789 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3795 days | 1% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3801 days | 1% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3840 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3845 days | 1% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3864 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3908 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 4110 days | 0% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 4118 days | 0% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 4140 days | 0% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 4140 days | 0% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 4194 days | 0% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 4245 days | 0% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4494 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4494 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4511 days | 0% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4570 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4574 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4574 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4574 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4577 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4577 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4819 days | 1% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4849 days | 1% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4849 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4867 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4867 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 5214 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5604 days | 0% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5605 days | 0% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5963 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
2.50% 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
84%
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.