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 | 547 days | 100% |
| Nes | 10/10 | 606 days | 97% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 637 days | 93% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 698 days | 87% |
| Carolin | 10/10 | 1064 days | 47% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 1064 days | 46% |
| Harry | 10/10 | 1217 days | 32% |
| Denise R | 8/10 | 1278 days | 27% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 1309 days | 24% |
| V L Nelson | 2/10 | 1336 days | 10% |
| Melissa Fecchi | 10/10 | 1337 days | 23% |
| CB | 8/10 | 1337 days | 22% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1368 days | 20% |
| ElizabethE | 10/10 | 1368 days | 21% |
| Mountain Mamas NZ | 10/10 | 1460 days | 15% |
| Stephen Harris | 4/10 | 1490 days | 9% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 1490 days | 14% |
| Rod K | 10/10 | 1674 days | 8% |
| Ellie Richards | 8/10 | 2008 days | 5% |
| Ambili | 9/10 | 2067 days | 5% |
| Campingwithmable | 10/10 | 2098 days | 5% |
| Monkeyalan | 8/10 | 2220 days | 5% |
| Ross | 6/10 | 2312 days | 4% |
| Rebecka | 10/10 | 2433 days | 5% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2433 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 10/10 | 2556 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 2556 days | 4% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 10/10 | 2770 days | 4% |
| Lisa Greenfield | 10/10 | 2829 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2890 days | 3% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 7/10 | 3074 days | 3% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 3135 days | 3% |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 5/10 | 3153 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 9/10 | 3463 days | 2% |
| Mark | 10/10 | 3504 days | 2% |
| Linda Livett | 7/10 | 3527 days | 2% |
| Mick Williams | 10/10 | 3555 days | 2% |
| Pritpal Singh | 9/10 | 3611 days | 2% |
| Kath Dawson | 9/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Arthur | 10/10 | 3811 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 8/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 9/10 | 3851 days | 1% |
| Lena Wesselink | 10/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| R Taylor | 9/10 | 4102 days | 1% |
| Marine Pesce | 7/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| Alex Goddard | 9/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Ron Clarke | 8/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| Andrea | 8/10 | 4381 days | 1% |
| Sue H | 10/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4567 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4567 days | 1% |
| Simeon W | 6/10 | 4578 days | 1% |
| Vera Kreipe | 8/10 | 4601 days | 1% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 10/10 | 4601 days | 1% |
| Sophie Wolters | 9/10 | 4604 days | 1% |
| Steffen | 10/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| Arthur Langlume | 9/10 | 4619 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 8/10 | 4624 days | 1% |
| Natalie Boehm | 9/10 | 4624 days | 1% |
| Derek Knight | 9/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Jean Batiste Le meur | 8/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Stuart Wilson | 9/10 | 4651 days | 1% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 4652 days | 1% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 4660 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 7/10 | 4716 days | 1% |
| ozelmer | 6/10 | 4777 days | 1% |
| Zefgangsta | 10/10 | 4961 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 6/10 | 4965 days | 1% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 6/10 | 4966 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 5056 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 9/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 7/10 | 5417 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5447 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 5508 days | 1% |
| Mariette Salden | 9/10 | 5665 days | 1% |
| noname | 8/10 | 5677 days | 1% |
| Claire Colquhoun | 9/10 | 5679 days | 1% |
| David Mellard | 10/10 | 5684 days | 1% |
| Hendrik Behrens | 10/10 | 5686 days | 1% |
| henriket | 9/10 | 5686 days | 1% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5686 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5686 days | 1% |
| Andrea Fuchs | 9/10 | 5686 days | 1% |
| C P Lawrence | 8/10 | 5696 days | 1% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 5720 days | 1% |
| Stanna | 10/10 | 6058 days | 1% |
| Horst | 9/10 | 6060 days | 1% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 9/10 | 6158 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
1.46% 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.