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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 Maitai 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.
Maitai Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
77 Valid Reviews
The Maitai Bay Campsite experience has a total of 77 valid reviews. There are no 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 77 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 23 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 23 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.36% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Maitai Bay Campsite valid reviews is 86.36% and is based on 77 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
21 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 77 valid reviews, the experience has 21 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 21 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
43% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Maitai Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 90.00% and is based on 21 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
90.83%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie | 10/10 | 342 days | 100% |
| Debbie | 10/10 | 617 days | 84% |
| Marilyn Miller | 9/10 | 645 days | 81% |
| JAA | 8/10 | 645 days | 80% |
| Tim Schmitter | 9/10 | 707 days | 76% |
| Lucy | 9/10 | 737 days | 73% |
| Max | 9/10 | 982 days | 48% |
| Anna Swain | 8/10 | 1925 days | 5% |
| Belen Ramirez | 10/10 | 1956 days | 5% |
| Claudi | 9/10 | 1986 days | 5% |
| Adam | 7/10 | 2106 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2137 days | 5% |
| Olivia | 8/10 | 2137 days | 5% |
| Crystal | 9/10 | 2290 days | 4% |
| Kate B | 10/10 | 2321 days | 4% |
| Critta | 10/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Lauren Glass | 10/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| Anton Gordon | 7/10 | 2929 days | 3% |
| Amul | 10/10 | 3113 days | 3% |
| Emma Guthrie | 8/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Georgia Gray | 7/10 | 3204 days | 2% |
| Belinda Du Plessis | 10/10 | 3205 days | 2% |
| Mikayla Candido | 6/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smith | 8/10 | 3269 days | 2% |
| Laura | 6/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| George Keiller | 4/10 | 3349 days | 1% |
| Jason Stalgis | 8/10 | 3560 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 3569 days | 2% |
| Tobias Krieghoff | 8/10 | 3665 days | 1% |
| Philipp Jahn | 9/10 | 3698 days | 1% |
| Michelle Smit | 7/10 | 3751 days | 1% |
| Chantal Heller | 9/10 | 3895 days | 1% |
| Urs Baumgartner | 9/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Matthias Turck | 10/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| Marianne Leclerco | 10/10 | 3999 days | 1% |
| Timo von Wirth | 9/10 | 4011 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Briggs | 8/10 | 4023 days | 1% |
| Nikita Jones | 10/10 | 4024 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Can | 8/10 | 4146 days | 0% |
| Helen Ameis | 10/10 | 4214 days | 0% |
| Mike Merrick | 7/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| Stephanie King | 8/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Thomas and Sonja | 10/10 | 4352 days | 0% |
| Jurgen Moors | 10/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Heather Kingston | 8/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Ron Clarke | 8/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 10/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Sara Clausen | 9/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 9/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Blue Bottle | 4/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| kiwifamily2 | 7/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Juandflow | 8/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Ourlot | 10/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 8/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| lisa taylor | 8/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Will and Taylor | 8/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Regan Fairley | 9/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 9/10 | 5081 days | 1% |
| Steven Hill | 9/10 | 5361 days | 1% |
| Samplonius | 8/10 | 5389 days | 1% |
| Claudia & Julian | 10/10 | 5392 days | 1% |
| S Tucker | 9/10 | 5445 days | 1% |
| colinrea | 10/10 | 5486 days | 1% |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 5703 days | 1% |
| Danielle | 9/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
| Iain Campbell | 10/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
| Kendall | 8/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| Boi Sagarra | 9/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| joke | 8/10 | 5718 days | 1% |
| Lukis Haertel | 10/10 | 5756 days | 1% |
| iBert | 10/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 6004 days | 1% |
| hooperuk | 10/10 | 6065 days | 1% |
| timgr | 8/10 | 6171 days | 1% |
| jennyb | 9/10 | 6184 days | 1% |
| Mike | 8/10 | 6198 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Maitai Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.89% 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
92%
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.