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 Tapotupotu 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.
Tapotupotu Campsite
Valid Reviews
174 Valid Reviews
The Tapotupotu Campsite experience has a total of 178 reviews. There are 174 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 174 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 63 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 53 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 35 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
87.24% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tapotupotu Campsite valid reviews is 87.24% and is based on 174 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
49 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 174 valid reviews, the experience has 49 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 49 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 18 |
|
37% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 9 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.76% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tapotupotu Campsite face-to-face reviews is 87.76% and is based on 49 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
82.56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico | 5/10 | 202 days | 78% |
| McLean | 10/10 | 263 days | 100% |
| Debbie | 8/10 | 294 days | 97% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 322 days | 84% |
| BR | 5/10 | 353 days | 74% |
| Evelína | 7/10 | 353 days | 90% |
| Loui | 7/10 | 353 days | 90% |
| Evelína | 8/10 | 353 days | 95% |
| Sara | 8/10 | 353 days | 95% |
| Gamini jay | 10/10 | 353 days | 97% |
| Mladen Savov | 10/10 | 353 days | 97% |
| Tim Schmitter | 8/10 | 384 days | 93% |
| Apple | 9/10 | 414 days | 93% |
| John Holschier | 9/10 | 445 days | 91% |
| Katie | 9/10 | 475 days | 90% |
| Beth | 9/10 | 475 days | 90% |
| Maria | 10/10 | 994 days | 46% |
| Gstto | 8/10 | 1115 days | 34% |
| Mike Englisch | 6/10 | 1145 days | 28% |
| Ngaire & Kylie 'The Darlings' | 8/10 | 1176 days | 30% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 1237 days | 26% |
| Trevor Russell | 9/10 | 1237 days | 25% |
| Paulo | 8/10 | 1268 days | 23% |
| Dan | 9/10 | 1298 days | 21% |
| Ammar | 1/10 | 1329 days | 8% |
| Toni | 10/10 | 1359 days | 18% |
| Hannah | 8/10 | 1449 days | 13% |
| Amy | 10/10 | 1449 days | 14% |
| Sandy | 10/10 | 1694 days | 6% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 1814 days | 5% |
| Joannda | 10/10 | 1814 days | 5% |
| Sarah Coughlan | 9/10 | 1936 days | 5% |
| Kris | 10/10 | 1936 days | 5% |
| Alice | 10/10 | 2120 days | 5% |
| Orlane | 2/10 | 2180 days | 2% |
| Adrian Tyrrell | 9/10 | 2180 days | 4% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 2364 days | 4% |
| Kate | 8/10 | 2425 days | 4% |
| Jeff | 9/10 | 2455 days | 4% |
| Kerik | 8/10 | 2455 days | 4% |
| Kristen | 7/10 | 2486 days | 4% |
| JT | 7/10 | 2486 days | 4% |
| JAN SCOTT | 10/10 | 2514 days | 4% |
| Michael S | 5/10 | 2514 days | 3% |
| Andy and Julia | 8/10 | 2514 days | 4% |
| Cameron | 8/10 | 2545 days | 4% |
| Chrissy | 10/10 | 2545 days | 4% |
| Don Strachan | 8/10 | 2545 days | 4% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 2545 days | 4% |
| Nielsa | 7/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Markus | 9/10 | 2606 days | 4% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| The Olivers | 10/10 | 2820 days | 3% |
| Amy Lord | 9/10 | 2883 days | 3% |
| Manuel Fessler | 6/10 | 2924 days | 2% |
| Zelie Frechin | 9/10 | 2930 days | 3% |
| Navdeep Singh | 10/10 | 2937 days | 3% |
| Ewan Evans | 9/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Laura | 9/10 | 3002 days | 3% |
| Viola Cube | 9/10 | 3079 days | 3% |
| Poppy Ritchie | 8/10 | 3085 days | 3% |
| Kathrina Handschuh | 10/10 | 3099 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 10/10 | 3129 days | 3% |
| Haley Bailey | 8/10 | 3147 days | 2% |
| Lucile Gendre | 8/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Julia Weiss | 10/10 | 3179 days | 2% |
| Artemis | 9/10 | 3188 days | 2% |
| Alun Owen | 10/10 | 3201 days | 2% |
| Yulia Sukhankina | 10/10 | 3216 days | 2% |
| Blu Ice | 10/10 | 3233 days | 2% |
| John Smith | 8/10 | 3244 days | 2% |
| Mark Haydon | 7/10 | 3244 days | 2% |
| Matthias Wohlgemuth | 7/10 | 3251 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 10/10 | 3259 days | 2% |
| Martina Boss | 9/10 | 3275 days | 2% |
| Matthew Hassam | 10/10 | 3275 days | 2% |
| Geoffrey McCall | 9/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Maxine Fallot | 10/10 | 3311 days | 2% |
| Ulrica Vilen-Letts | 10/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Ernst Mayerhofer | 9/10 | 3332 days | 2% |
| Robert Wolf | 10/10 | 3342 days | 2% |
| Kelsey Nolan | 10/10 | 3348 days | 2% |
| Tim Burnett | 9/10 | 3398 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 10/10 | 3428 days | 2% |
| Paul Busson | 10/10 | 3431 days | 2% |
| Alizee Petit | 7/10 | 3500 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 9/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Loz & Jake Masters | 10/10 | 3520 days | 2% |
| Bjarne McDonald | 9/10 | 3528 days | 2% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3550 days | 2% |
| Hugo Delubac | 9/10 | 3553 days | 2% |
| Connie Hopper | 10/10 | 3555 days | 2% |
| Thomas Le Buzulier | 9/10 | 3560 days | 1% |
| Bill Milburn | 8/10 | 3613 days | 2% |
| Janneke Hekhuis | 8/10 | 3621 days | 1% |
| Chris Brasell | 9/10 | 3638 days | 1% |
| Michael Braham | 10/10 | 3641 days | 1% |
| mathieu boustie | 9/10 | 3672 days | 1% |
| Chloe Grand | 10/10 | 3677 days | 1% |
| Michelle Rushton | 10/10 | 3679 days | 1% |
| Alexander Gerbe | 5/10 | 3688 days | 1% |
| Corry Stucki | 9/10 | 3724 days | 1% |
| Anna Simon | 10/10 | 3725 days | 1% |
| Dennis Biedermann | 10/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Annie Crafar | 10/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Can | 8/10 | 3823 days | 1% |
| Christine Slowiak | 8/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| Martin Hall-May | 9/10 | 3883 days | 1% |
| Gregory Agnoux | 10/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 10/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Helen Ameis | 9/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Christian Wiertelorz | 8/10 | 3950 days | 1% |
| Dave Ruijter | 9/10 | 3988 days | 1% |
| Ian | 9/10 | 4006 days | 1% |
| Tobias Herrmann | 10/10 | 4012 days | 1% |
| Michiel Brunsveld | 9/10 | 4015 days | 1% |
| Heather Kingston | 8/10 | 4067 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 4251 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 10/10 | 4281 days | 0% |
| Boneschova Jarka | 10/10 | 4281 days | 0% |
| Leon Courtney | 10/10 | 4319 days | 0% |
| Matthias Freiling | 10/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Thomas Dequidt | 8/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Johannes | 8/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 4342 days | 0% |
| Clarissa Krote | 10/10 | 4352 days | 0% |
| Valerio Penita | 8/10 | 4354 days | 0% |
| David Esner | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Adam Balcar | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| kiwifamily2 | 9/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4402 days | 1% |
| julian | 9/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 10/10 | 4677 days | 1% |
| Frederic Birke | 9/10 | 4679 days | 1% |
| Harry Findeis | 7/10 | 4686 days | 1% |
| Will and Taylor | 9/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Patricia Busbach | 6/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Regan Fairley | 10/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Keegan Jansen | 10/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Richard Rite | 9/10 | 5038 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Hol | 8/10 | 5038 days | 1% |
| Schael | 10/10 | 5046 days | 1% |
| Daniel & Manuela | 10/10 | 5048 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 9/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| Renate Rohlin | 4/10 | 5065 days | 0% |
| Claudia & Julian | 10/10 | 5069 days | 1% |
| Leander Siegert | 9/10 | 5069 days | 1% |
| Shelly_Brian | 10/10 | 5071 days | 1% |
| Lisa Beutler | 9/10 | 5122 days | 1% |
| Theresa | 9/10 | 5149 days | 1% |
| Thierry Meylan | 9/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Danielle | 9/10 | 5386 days | 1% |
| Boi Sagarra | 9/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Harald Schmidt | 9/10 | 5393 days | 1% |
| Andreas Rath | 10/10 | 5393 days | 1% |
| Nikolas Woelzel | 7/10 | 5410 days | 1% |
| Hartheib Schmid | 8/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Anja Allphell | 10/10 | 5417 days | 1% |
| Denis | 9/10 | 5419 days | 1% |
| Bernard Gastaud | 4/10 | 5421 days | 0% |
| Valerie | 10/10 | 5422 days | 1% |
| Jared Hambley | 9/10 | 5423 days | 1% |
| Sven | 10/10 | 5423 days | 1% |
| Bolt | 8/10 | 5427 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 9/10 | 5681 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| Maria Lorentzen | 8/10 | 5780 days | 1% |
| Krause | 8/10 | 5782 days | 1% |
| Leanne Rogan | 10/10 | 5797 days | 1% |
| klinger | 10/10 | 5847 days | 1% |
| Frank de Voogd | 9/10 | 5867 days | 1% |
| BryonyS | 6/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Halley | 10/10 | 6151 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Tapotupotu Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.35% 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
85%
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.