Hi, 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
86.98%
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 | 366 days | 100% |
| Nes | 10/10 | 425 days | 99% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 456 days | 95% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 517 days | 92% |
| Carolin | 10/10 | 883 days | 61% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 883 days | 61% |
| Harry | 10/10 | 1036 days | 45% |
| Denise R | 8/10 | 1097 days | 38% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 1128 days | 35% |
| V L Nelson | 2/10 | 1155 days | 15% |
| Melissa Fecchi | 10/10 | 1156 days | 34% |
| CB | 8/10 | 1156 days | 33% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1187 days | 30% |
| ElizabethE | 10/10 | 1187 days | 31% |
| Mountain Mamas NZ | 10/10 | 1279 days | 24% |
| Stephen Harris | 4/10 | 1309 days | 14% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 1309 days | 22% |
| Rod K | 10/10 | 1493 days | 12% |
| Ellie Richards | 8/10 | 1827 days | 5% |
| Ambili | 9/10 | 1886 days | 5% |
| Campingwithmable | 10/10 | 1917 days | 5% |
| Monkeyalan | 8/10 | 2039 days | 5% |
| Ross | 6/10 | 2131 days | 4% |
| Rebecka | 10/10 | 2252 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2252 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 10/10 | 2375 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 2375 days | 4% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 10/10 | 2589 days | 4% |
| Lisa Greenfield | 10/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2709 days | 3% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 7/10 | 2893 days | 3% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 2954 days | 3% |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 5/10 | 2972 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 9/10 | 3282 days | 2% |
| Mark | 10/10 | 3323 days | 2% |
| Linda Livett | 7/10 | 3346 days | 2% |
| Mick Williams | 10/10 | 3374 days | 2% |
| Pritpal Singh | 9/10 | 3430 days | 2% |
| Kath Dawson | 9/10 | 3595 days | 1% |
| Arthur | 10/10 | 3630 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 8/10 | 3662 days | 1% |
| Howard Kestrel | 9/10 | 3670 days | 1% |
| Lena Wesselink | 10/10 | 3704 days | 1% |
| R Taylor | 9/10 | 3921 days | 1% |
| Marine Pesce | 7/10 | 4041 days | 0% |
| Alex Goddard | 9/10 | 4126 days | 0% |
| Ron Clarke | 8/10 | 4139 days | 0% |
| Andrea | 8/10 | 4200 days | 0% |
| Sue H | 10/10 | 4262 days | 0% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4385 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4386 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4386 days | 1% |
| Simeon W | 6/10 | 4397 days | 1% |
| Vera Kreipe | 8/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 10/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Sophie Wolters | 9/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Steffen | 10/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Arthur Langlume | 9/10 | 4438 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 8/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Natalie Boehm | 9/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Derek Knight | 9/10 | 4457 days | 1% |
| Jean Batiste Le meur | 8/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| Stuart Wilson | 9/10 | 4470 days | 1% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 4471 days | 1% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 4479 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 7/10 | 4535 days | 1% |
| ozelmer | 6/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Zefgangsta | 10/10 | 4780 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 6/10 | 4784 days | 1% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 6/10 | 4785 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 4875 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 9/10 | 5139 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 7/10 | 5236 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5266 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 5327 days | 1% |
| Mariette Salden | 9/10 | 5484 days | 1% |
| noname | 8/10 | 5496 days | 1% |
| Claire Colquhoun | 9/10 | 5498 days | 1% |
| David Mellard | 10/10 | 5503 days | 1% |
| Hendrik Behrens | 10/10 | 5505 days | 1% |
| henriket | 9/10 | 5505 days | 1% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5505 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5505 days | 1% |
| Andrea Fuchs | 9/10 | 5505 days | 1% |
| C P Lawrence | 8/10 | 5515 days | 1% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 5539 days | 1% |
| Stanna | 10/10 | 5877 days | 1% |
| Horst | 9/10 | 5879 days | 1% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 5897 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 9/10 | 5977 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.