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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
79 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 80 reviews. There are 79 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 79 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 26 |
|
33% |
| 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% |
85.06% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 85.06% and is based on 79 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 79 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
86.79%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane | 8/10 | 73 days | 99% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 73 days | 99% |
| K M | 8/10 | 104 days | 98% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 134 days | 100% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 318 days | 93% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 347 days | 88% |
| test | 10/10 | 378 days | 93% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 470 days | 87% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 531 days | 85% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 623 days | 78% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 653 days | 75% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 684 days | 74% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 684 days | 74% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 743 days | 64% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 774 days | 65% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 804 days | 63% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1442 days | 13% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1504 days | 11% |
| JM | 10/10 | 1779 days | 5% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 1808 days | 5% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 1900 days | 5% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2114 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2114 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2173 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2235 days | 4% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2235 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2265 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2357 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2449 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2510 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2600 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2831 days | 3% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 2843 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 2867 days | 3% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 2881 days | 3% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 2902 days | 3% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 2971 days | 3% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3055 days | 3% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3061 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3178 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3226 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3245 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3251 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3257 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3296 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3299 days | 2% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3301 days | 2% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3364 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3566 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3574 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3596 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3596 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3644 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3650 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 3701 days | 1% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 3950 days | 1% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 3950 days | 1% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4026 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4030 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4030 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4030 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4033 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4033 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4091 days | 0% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4122 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4275 days | 0% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4305 days | 0% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4305 days | 0% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 4670 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5060 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5061 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5419 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
1.49% 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
88%
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.