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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
85.45%
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 | 18 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 48 days | 100% |
| Jane | 8/10 | 413 days | 90% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 413 days | 90% |
| K M | 8/10 | 444 days | 89% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 474 days | 89% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 658 days | 75% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 687 days | 69% |
| test | 10/10 | 718 days | 72% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 810 days | 63% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 871 days | 58% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 963 days | 48% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 993 days | 44% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 1024 days | 42% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1024 days | 42% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 1083 days | 35% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 1114 days | 34% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 1144 days | 32% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1782 days | 5% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| JM | 10/10 | 2119 days | 5% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 2240 days | 4% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2513 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2575 days | 4% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2575 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2605 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2789 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2940 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2970 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2970 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 3109 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3171 days | 2% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 3207 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3221 days | 2% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3311 days | 2% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3396 days | 2% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3401 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3518 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3566 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3585 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3591 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3597 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3636 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3640 days | 1% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3641 days | 1% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3660 days | 1% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3704 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3984 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3990 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 4041 days | 0% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4290 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4290 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4366 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4462 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4645 days | 1% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4645 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 5010 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5400 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5401 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5759 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
1.74% 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.