Ranking Score Explained

Hey, 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.

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Tapotupotu Campsite

Valid Reviews

169 Valid Reviews

The Tapotupotu Campsite experience has a total of 174 reviews. There are 169 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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 169 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 61
36%
9/10 53
31%
8/10 34
20%
7/10 10
6%
6/10 4
2%
5/10 3
2%
4/10 2
1%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
1%
1/10 1
1%

87.51% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Tapotupotu Campsite valid reviews is 87.51% and is based on 169 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 169 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

83.88%

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
BR 5/10 44 days 76%
Evelína 7/10 44 days 93%
Loui 7/10 44 days 93%
Evelína 8/10 44 days 98%
Sara 8/10 44 days 98%
Gamini jay 10/10 44 days 100%
Tim Schmitter 8/10 75 days 98%
Apple 9/10 105 days 98%
John Holschier 9/10 136 days 98%
Katie 9/10 166 days 98%
Beth 9/10 166 days 98%
Maria 10/10 685 days 73%
Gstto 8/10 806 days 62%
Mike Englisch 6/10 836 days 52%
Ngaire & Kylie 'The Darlings' 8/10 867 days 56%
Stefanie 10/10 928 days 51%
Trevor Russell 9/10 928 days 50%
Paulo 8/10 959 days 47%
Dan 9/10 989 days 44%
Ammar 1/10 1020 days 17%
Toni 10/10 1050 days 39%
Hannah 8/10 1140 days 31%
Amy 10/10 1140 days 32%
Sandy 10/10 1385 days 16%
Kat 9/10 1505 days 11%
Joannda 10/10 1505 days 11%
Sarah Coughlan 9/10 1627 days 7%
Kris 10/10 1627 days 7%
Alice 10/10 1811 days 5%
Orlane 2/10 1871 days 2%
Adrian Tyrrell 9/10 1871 days 5%
Emma 8/10 2055 days 4%
Kate 8/10 2116 days 4%
Jeff 9/10 2146 days 4%
Kerik 8/10 2146 days 4%
Kristen 7/10 2177 days 4%
JT 7/10 2177 days 4%
JAN SCOTT 10/10 2204 days 4%
Michael S 5/10 2205 days 3%
Andy and Julia 8/10 2205 days 4%
Cameron 8/10 2236 days 4%
Chrissy 10/10 2236 days 4%
Don Strachan 8/10 2236 days 4%
Sabine 8/10 2236 days 4%
Nielsa 7/10 2297 days 4%
Markus 9/10 2297 days 4%
Stefano Clerici 10/10 2419 days 4%
The Olivers 10/10 2511 days 4%
Amy Lord 9/10 2574 days 3%
Manuel Fessler 6/10 2615 days 2%
Zelie Frechin 9/10 2621 days 3%
Navdeep Singh 10/10 2628 days 3%
Ewan Evans 9/10 2634 days 3%
Laura 9/10 2692 days 3%
Viola Cube 9/10 2770 days 3%
Poppy Ritchie 8/10 2776 days 3%
Kathrina Handschuh 10/10 2790 days 3%
Fifi and Jay 10/10 2820 days 3%
Haley Bailey 8/10 2838 days 3%
Lucile Gendre 8/10 2864 days 3%
Julia Weiss 10/10 2870 days 3%
Artemis 9/10 2879 days 3%
Alun Owen 10/10 2892 days 3%
Yulia Sukhankina 10/10 2907 days 3%
Blu Ice 10/10 2924 days 3%
John Smith 8/10 2934 days 3%
Mark Haydon 7/10 2934 days 3%
Matthias Wohlgemuth 7/10 2942 days 3%
Catherine Kay 10/10 2950 days 3%
Martina Boss 9/10 2965 days 3%
Matthew Hassam 10/10 2965 days 3%
Geoffrey McCall 9/10 2998 days 3%
Maxine Fallot 10/10 3002 days 3%
Ulrica Vilen-Letts 10/10 3015 days 3%
Ernst Mayerhofer 9/10 3023 days 3%
Robert Wolf 10/10 3033 days 2%
Kelsey Nolan 10/10 3039 days 3%
Tim Burnett 9/10 3089 days 2%
Michelle Smit 10/10 3118 days 2%
Paul Busson 10/10 3122 days 2%
Alizee Petit 7/10 3191 days 2%
Gordon Lee 9/10 3207 days 2%
Loz & Jake Masters 10/10 3210 days 2%
Bjarne McDonald 9/10 3219 days 2%
Goldfinger 9/10 3240 days 2%
Hugo Delubac 9/10 3244 days 2%
Connie Hopper 10/10 3246 days 2%
Thomas Le Buzulier 9/10 3251 days 2%
Bill Milburn 8/10 3304 days 2%
Janneke Hekhuis 8/10 3312 days 2%
Chris Brasell 9/10 3329 days 2%
Michael Braham 10/10 3331 days 2%
mathieu boustie 9/10 3363 days 2%
Chloe Grand 10/10 3368 days 2%
Michelle Rushton 10/10 3370 days 2%
Alexander Gerbe 5/10 3379 days 1%
Corry Stucki 9/10 3415 days 2%
Anna Simon 10/10 3416 days 2%
Dennis Biedermann 10/10 3423 days 2%
Annie Crafar 10/10 3423 days 2%
Rebecca Can 8/10 3514 days 2%
Christine Slowiak 8/10 3515 days 2%
Martin Hall-May 9/10 3574 days 2%
Gregory Agnoux 10/10 3576 days 2%
Kurz Werner 10/10 3576 days 2%
Helen Ameis 9/10 3582 days 2%
Christian Wiertelorz 8/10 3641 days 1%
Dave Ruijter 9/10 3679 days 1%
Ian 9/10 3696 days 1%
Tobias Herrmann 10/10 3703 days 1%
Michiel Brunsveld 9/10 3706 days 1%
Heather Kingston 8/10 3757 days 1%
Mike Fricker 8/10 3942 days 1%
Andrew Potratz 10/10 3972 days 1%
Boneschova Jarka 10/10 3972 days 1%
Leon Courtney 10/10 4010 days 1%
Matthias Freiling 10/10 4029 days 1%
Thomas Dequidt 8/10 4030 days 1%
Johannes 8/10 4030 days 1%
Anna 9/10 4033 days 1%
Clarissa Krote 10/10 4043 days 1%
Valerio Penita 8/10 4045 days 1%
David Esner 10/10 4051 days 1%
Adam Balcar 10/10 4051 days 1%
kiwifamily2 9/10 4062 days 1%
arnaud paquet 10/10 4093 days 1%
julian 9/10 4215 days 0%
Douglas Walker 8/10 4363 days 0%
Loesje 10/10 4368 days 0%
Frederic Birke 9/10 4370 days 0%
Harry Findeis 7/10 4377 days 0%
Will and Taylor 9/10 4396 days 1%
Patricia Busbach 6/10 4396 days 1%
Regan Fairley 10/10 4396 days 1%
Keegan Jansen 10/10 4728 days 1%
Richard Rite 9/10 4729 days 1%
Sebastian Hol 8/10 4729 days 1%
Schael 10/10 4737 days 1%
Daniel & Manuela 10/10 4739 days 1%
Luis Valenzuela 9/10 4755 days 1%
Renate Rohlin 4/10 4756 days 0%
Claudia & Julian 10/10 4760 days 1%
Leander Siegert 9/10 4760 days 1%
Shelly_Brian 10/10 4762 days 1%
Lisa Beutler 9/10 4813 days 1%
Theresa 9/10 4840 days 1%
Thierry Meylan 9/10 5075 days 1%
Danielle 9/10 5077 days 1%
Boi Sagarra 9/10 5082 days 1%
Harald Schmidt 9/10 5084 days 1%
Andreas Rath 10/10 5084 days 1%
Nikolas Woelzel 7/10 5101 days 1%
Hartheib Schmid 8/10 5102 days 1%
Anja Allphell 10/10 5108 days 1%
Denis 9/10 5110 days 1%
Bernard Gastaud 4/10 5112 days 0%
Valerie 10/10 5113 days 1%
Jared Hambley 9/10 5114 days 1%
Sven 10/10 5114 days 1%
Bolt 8/10 5118 days 1%
Cymen Crick 9/10 5372 days 1%
Martin 9/10 5403 days 1%
Maria Lorentzen 8/10 5471 days 1%
Krause 8/10 5473 days 1%
Leanne Rogan 10/10 5488 days 1%
klinger 10/10 5538 days 1%
Frank de Voogd 9/10 5558 days 1%
BryonyS 6/10 5786 days 1%
Halley 10/10 5842 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

2.05% 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

86%

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.