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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 Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping.

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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Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping

Valid Reviews

97 Valid Reviews

The Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping experience has a total of 102 reviews. There are 97 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 97 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 57
59%
9/10 24
25%
8/10 13
13%
7/10 1
1%
6/10 2
2%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

93.71% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping valid reviews is 93.71% and is based on 97 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

4 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 97 valid reviews, the experience has 4 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 4 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 2
50%
9/10 0
0%
8/10 2
50%
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 Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping face-to-face reviews is 90.00% and is based on 4 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

95.94%

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
Anita Day 10/10 131 days 100%
Ailsa McIntosh 9/10 251 days 96%
Lisa 10/10 435 days 90%
Ti 9/10 465 days 88%
Felicia 9/10 465 days 88%
Marijke 10/10 586 days 81%
Bea 10/10 616 days 79%
Cam an 10/10 616 days 79%
Pat 10/10 861 days 58%
Sabine 10/10 921 days 52%
Rachel 6/10 921 days 45%
Tine Warner 10/10 952 days 49%
Ashley + Mike 10/10 952 days 49%
Fabian Ullrich 10/10 982 days 46%
Rian Caccianiga 10/10 982 days 46%
K Robertson 10/10 1013 days 43%
Marie Perret 10/10 1013 days 43%
Katie 10/10 1196 days 28%
James Kidston 10/10 1227 days 25%
Szilveszter 10/10 1227 days 25%
Claire Jones 10/10 1227 days 25%
Charlie 10/10 1227 days 25%
Manuel Mayer 10/10 1255 days 24%
Wayne 10/10 1255 days 24%
Arie 9/10 1255 days 23%
Kirsty 8/10 1286 days 21%
Jesper 10/10 1286 days 22%
Laura Jarry 10/10 1378 days 16%
cearon 9/10 1531 days 10%
MB 7/10 1835 days 4%
Patrícia 9/10 1926 days 5%
Ashleigh 10/10 1957 days 5%
Thomas 10/10 2016 days 4%
Finlay 10/10 2108 days 4%
Stefan Hohmann 8/10 2322 days 4%
Liz Wade 8/10 2351 days 4%
Kim 8/10 2351 days 4%
James Murphy 10/10 2382 days 4%
Dil 10/10 2382 days 4%
harre medemblik 8/10 2443 days 3%
Dennis Rijbroek 10/10 2504 days 3%
Mik Jennings 9/10 2504 days 3%
Anselm 9/10 2535 days 3%
Adrian and Tanya 10/10 2566 days 3%
Kate 9/10 2627 days 3%
Tash & Laura 9/10 2716 days 3%
Fabienne&Dustin 10/10 2716 days 3%
Alis 10/10 2716 days 3%
Emma 10/10 2716 days 3%
Nik 9/10 2716 days 3%
seph 9/10 2747 days 3%
Jan Z. 10/10 2747 days 3%
Gerrit 10/10 2747 days 3%
M Elsten 10/10 2747 days 3%
Jason 10/10 2778 days 3%
Agathe 10/10 2808 days 3%
Ali 9/10 2839 days 3%
Xiaoming Guo 10/10 2839 days 3%
Grizzly Girl 10/10 2839 days 3%
Gio 10/10 2900 days 3%
Stefano Clerici 10/10 2931 days 3%
C J B 10/10 2961 days 3%
L + J 10/10 2992 days 2%
Florian 10/10 3022 days 2%
Boguslaw MAKIELLO 10/10 3036 days 1%
M A Pelton 9/10 3078 days 2%
UK 50-something couple 8/10 3081 days 2%
Alyson Reid 9/10 3095 days 2%
Ewan Evans 9/10 3145 days 2%
Lucy Watson 10/10 3172 days 2%
Mairead Bushe 10/10 3177 days 2%
Artemis 9/10 3390 days 2%
Naira Prudencio 10/10 3416 days 2%
Mailhos Cécile 10/10 3421 days 2%
Caryn Grosvenor 10/10 3440 days 2%
Catherine Kay 8/10 3461 days 1%
Svetlana L 10/10 3471 days 2%
Rebecca Lindsey 9/10 3477 days 1%
Neil Warnock 10/10 3508 days 1%
Shelly Stanchuk 9/10 3538 days 1%
Becky and James 10/10 3571 days 1%
Mikael Torres 9/10 3631 days 1%
Pamela Hoffman 8/10 3724 days 1%
Daniel Fuell 10/10 3731 days 1%
John-Jozef Proczka 9/10 3812 days 1%
Loic Journet 8/10 3819 days 1%
Janneke Hekhuis 8/10 3823 days 1%
Max Brunner 9/10 3866 days 1%
Ruth P 8/10 3874 days 1%
Nurul Nadia Naziron 9/10 3939 days 1%
Lotte Spors 10/10 4027 days 0%
Chiara Magelli 10/10 4040 days 0%
Philip Mattes 9/10 4112 days 0%
Claude Nobs 6/10 4208 days 0%
Simon Mehlmann 10/10 4491 days 0%
Camille Gagnant 8/10 4563 days 0%
Amanda Neall 8/10 5602 days 0%

Adjustments

Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.

Sample Size Adjustment

No Adjustment

A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-1.08% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 125 days. However the Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.

The Juno Hall Backpackers and Camping experience has been adjusted for 108 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
105 -1.05%
106 -1.06%
107 -1.07%
108 -1.08%
109 -1.09%
110 -1.10%
111 -1.11%

Balancing Adjustment

0.45% 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 customers 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

95%

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.