Ranking Score Explained
Hi there, 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 Kapowairua (Spirits 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.
Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) Campsite
Valid Reviews
55 Valid Reviews
The Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) Campsite experience has a total of 56 reviews. There are 55 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 55 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 24 |
|
44% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.91% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) Campsite valid reviews is 86.91% and is based on 55 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
29 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 55 valid reviews, the experience has 29 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 29 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 11 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
10% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
84.48% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) Campsite face-to-face reviews is 84.48% and is based on 29 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
89.79%
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 | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie | 8/10 | 184 days | 89.9 | 97% | |
| Adam | 8/10 | 184 days | 89.9 | 97% | |
| Feija | 9/10 | 214 days | 92.74 | 100% | |
| Lidia | 10/10 | 275 days | 88.02 | 95% | |
| Simon Mehana. | 10/10 | 428 days | 70.97 | 77% | |
| jennifer guertler | 10/10 | 459 days | 66.61 | 72% | |
| Paul Smith | 9/10 | 518 days | 57.48 | 62% | |
| Lizzie | 7/10 | 579 days | 42.94 | 46% | |
| Stefan Beiner | 10/10 | 579 days | 47.19 | 51% | |
| Georgia Gray | 6/10 | 854 days | 11.79 | 13% | |
| Mikayla Candido | 10/10 | 897 days | 11.21 | 12% | |
| Kathy Maslin | 9/10 | 1010 days | 6.14 | 7% | |
| Laurie | 8/10 | 1345 days | 4.29 | 5% | |
| Felix Bröder | 10/10 | 1355 days | 4.49 | 5% | |
| Alizee Petit | 9/10 | 1452 days | 4.3 | 5% | |
| Bill Milburn | 10/10 | 1586 days | 4.04 | 4% | |
| D Naylor | 10/10 | 1627 days | 3.96 | 4% | |
| Sebastian | 10/10 | 1674 days | 3.87 | 4% | |
| Christine Slowiak | 10/10 | 1797 days | 3.63 | 4% | |
| Katerina Hlavsova | 10/10 | 1939 days | 3.35 | 4% | |
| Celia Nowak | 10/10 | 1953 days |  |
3.32 | 4% |
| Lea Karl | 9/10 | 1997 days | |
3.23 | 3% |
| Sophie Huybrechts | 9/10 | 2001 days | |
3.23 | 3% |
| Ron Clarke | 9/10 | 2070 days | 3.09 | 3% | |
| Lagarde | 6/10 | 2252 days | |
2.27 | 2% |
| Petra Albrchtoval | 10/10 | 2277 days | |
2.69 | 3% |
| Maxime Ripoche | 10/10 | 2294 days | |
2.65 | 3% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 2296 days | |
2.65 | 3% |
| Cornelia Witte | 9/10 | 2296 days | |
2.65 | 3% |
| Mike Leopard | 8/10 | 2313 days | 2.49 | 3% | |
| Juandflow | 5/10 | 2313 days | 2.12 | 2% | |
| Evian Bolz | 7/10 | 2342 days | |
2.33 | 3% |
| Harel Cliad | 6/10 | 2342 days | |
2.12 | 2% |
| Chen Levin | 6/10 | 2342 days | |
2.12 | 2% |
| Heather Kingston | 8/10 | 2343 days | 2.43 | 3% | |
| Audrey Ripoche | 8/10 | 2626 days | |
1.9 | 2% |
| Rampon | 10/10 | 2637 days | |
1.98 | 2% |
| Debiesse | 10/10 | 2638 days | |
1.98 | 2% |
| Loesje | 10/10 | 2650 days | 1.96 | 2% | |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 2655 days | |
1.95 | 2% |
| Fabian Brand | 10/10 | 2671 days | |
1.92 | 2% |
| Will and Taylor | 10/10 | 2678 days | 1.9 | 2% | |
| Nadine and Jan | 9/10 | 2722 days | |
1.82 | 2% |
| Richard | 10/10 | 3025 days | |
1.22 | 1% |
| Marie Dutron | 10/10 | 3025 days | |
1.22 | 1% |
| Paul Weidenfeld | 9/10 | 3031 days | |
1.21 | 1% |
| Sid | 8/10 | 3136 days | |
0.96 | 1% |
| Barbara Probert | 3/10 | 3365 days | |
0.43 | 0% |
| Javier Munoz | 9/10 | 3374 days | |
0.54 | 1% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 3375 days | |
0.54 | 1% |
| Zenager | 8/10 | 3382 days | |
0.5 | 1% |
| Julian Tiff | 9/10 | 3396 days | |
0.5 | 1% |
| Mary | 9/10 | 3748 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 3791 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
| Serge Yken | 2/10 | 3862 days | |
0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
90%
The final ranking score once rounding has been applied. This value is cached and recalculated each day. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz.