Ranking Score Explained
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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 Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground.
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.
Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
88 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 91 reviews. There are 88 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 88 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 40 |
|
45% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
24% |
| 8/10 | 18 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
88.98% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 88.98% and is based on 88 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
16 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 88 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
44% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
19% |
| 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% |
92.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 92.50% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 10/10 | 97 days | 100% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 188 days | 96% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 372 days | 66% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 401 days | 76% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 432 days | 71% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 463 days | 67% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 493 days | 62% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 524 days | 57% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 554 days | 50% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 585 days | 36% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 585 days | 38% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 585 days | 47% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 646 days | 37% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 738 days | 26% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 766 days | 16% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 766 days | 22% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 797 days | 19% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 797 days | 19% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 797 days | 19% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 797 days | 19% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 828 days | 17% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 889 days | 12% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 889 days | 11% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 889 days | 12% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 950 days | 8% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 1101 days | 4% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 1103 days | 5% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 1103 days | 5% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 1131 days | 5% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 1162 days | 5% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 1274 days | 4% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 1443 days | 4% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 1460 days | 4% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 1484 days | 4% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 1487 days | 4% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 1495 days | 4% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 1496 days | 4% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 1549 days | 4% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 1568 days | 4% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 1588 days | 4% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 1623 days | 4% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 1623 days | 4% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 1812 days | 4% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 1833 days | 4% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 1843 days | 3% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 1843 days | 2% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 1865 days | 4% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 1895 days | 3% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 1898 days | 3% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 1931 days | 3% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 1946 days | 3% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 2100 days | 3% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 2138 days | 3% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 2161 days | 3% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 2197 days | 3% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 2199 days | 3% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 2201 days | 2% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 2243 days | 3% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 2258 days | 3% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 2442 days | 2% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 2527 days | 2% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 2564 days | 2% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 2591 days | 1% |
| J D | 8/10 | 2592 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2623 days | 2% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 2654 days | 2% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 2684 days | 2% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 2745 days | 2% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 2745 days | 2% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 2868 days | 1% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 2940 days | 1% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 2944 days | 1% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 2957 days | 1% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 3036 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 3036 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 3080 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 3263 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 3321 days | 0% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 3476 days | 0% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3643 days | 0% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 3650 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 3683 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 3811 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 4025 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 4065 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 4108 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 4113 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
88%
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.