Kia ora, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
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 Purakaunui Bay 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.
Purakaunui Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
91 Valid Reviews
The Purakaunui Bay Campsite experience has a total of 94 reviews. There are 91 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 invalid reviews 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 91 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 35 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 25 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 18 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.36% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Purakaunui Bay Campsite valid reviews is 87.36% and is based on 91 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
35 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 91 valid reviews, the experience has 35 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 35 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 13 |
|
37% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
40% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.71% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Purakaunui Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 89.71% and is based on 35 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.95%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy | 8/10 | 225 days | 100% |
| Nes | 10/10 | 284 days | 100% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 315 days | 97% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 376 days | 94% |
| Carolin | 10/10 | 742 days | 72% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 742 days | 71% |
| Harry | 10/10 | 894 days | 57% |
| Denise R | 8/10 | 956 days | 49% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 987 days | 46% |
| V L Nelson | 2/10 | 1014 days | 20% |
| Melissa Fecchi | 10/10 | 1015 days | 44% |
| CB | 8/10 | 1015 days | 44% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1046 days | 41% |
| ElizabethE | 10/10 | 1046 days | 41% |
| Mountain Mamas NZ | 10/10 | 1138 days | 33% |
| Stephen Harris | 4/10 | 1167 days | 20% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 1167 days | 31% |
| Rod K | 10/10 | 1352 days | 19% |
| Ellie Richards | 8/10 | 1686 days | 6% |
| Ambili | 9/10 | 1745 days | 5% |
| Campingwithmable | 10/10 | 1776 days | 5% |
| Monkeyalan | 8/10 | 1897 days | 5% |
| Ross | 6/10 | 1989 days | 4% |
| Rebecka | 10/10 | 2111 days | 5% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2111 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 10/10 | 2234 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 2234 days | 4% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 10/10 | 2448 days | 4% |
| Lisa Greenfield | 10/10 | 2507 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2568 days | 4% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 7/10 | 2751 days | 3% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 2813 days | 3% |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 5/10 | 2831 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 9/10 | 3140 days | 2% |
| Mark | 10/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Linda Livett | 7/10 | 3205 days | 2% |
| Mick Williams | 10/10 | 3233 days | 2% |
| Pritpal Singh | 9/10 | 3289 days | 2% |
| Kath Dawson | 9/10 | 3453 days | 2% |
| Arthur | 10/10 | 3488 days | 2% |
| Matthiew Rey | 8/10 | 3521 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 9/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| Lena Wesselink | 10/10 | 3563 days | 2% |
| R Taylor | 9/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Marine Pesce | 7/10 | 3900 days | 1% |
| Alex Goddard | 9/10 | 3985 days | 1% |
| Ron Clarke | 8/10 | 3998 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 8/10 | 4059 days | 1% |
| Sue H | 10/10 | 4120 days | 0% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4244 days | 0% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4245 days | 0% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4245 days | 0% |
| Simeon W | 6/10 | 4256 days | 0% |
| Vera Kreipe | 8/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 10/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Sophie Wolters | 9/10 | 4282 days | 0% |
| Steffen | 10/10 | 4290 days | 0% |
| Arthur Langlume | 9/10 | 4297 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 8/10 | 4302 days | 0% |
| Natalie Boehm | 9/10 | 4302 days | 0% |
| Derek Knight | 9/10 | 4316 days | 0% |
| Jean Batiste Le meur | 8/10 | 4322 days | 0% |
| Stuart Wilson | 9/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 7/10 | 4394 days | 1% |
| ozelmer | 6/10 | 4454 days | 1% |
| Zefgangsta | 10/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 6/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 6/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 4734 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 9/10 | 4998 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 7/10 | 5095 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5125 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 5185 days | 1% |
| Mariette Salden | 9/10 | 5343 days | 1% |
| noname | 8/10 | 5355 days | 1% |
| Claire Colquhoun | 9/10 | 5357 days | 1% |
| David Mellard | 10/10 | 5362 days | 1% |
| Hendrik Behrens | 10/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| henriket | 9/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| Andrea Fuchs | 9/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| C P Lawrence | 8/10 | 5374 days | 1% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Stanna | 10/10 | 5736 days | 1% |
| Horst | 9/10 | 5738 days | 1% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 5756 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 9/10 | 5836 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Purakaunui Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.47% 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.