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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.
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Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
112 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 116 reviews. There are 112 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 112 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 52 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 26 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
87.77% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.77% and is based on 112 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 112 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
89.83%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | 9/10 | 109 days | 100% |
| Eleanor Tresidder | 10/10 | 293 days | 97% |
| Isy | 10/10 | 352 days | 95% |
| Sabina | 10/10 | 352 days | 95% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 383 days | 92% |
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 413 days | 91% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 474 days | 88% |
| JD | 2/10 | 566 days | 38% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 627 days | 77% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 658 days | 77% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 687 days | 74% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 687 days | 74% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 718 days | 72% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 718 days | 29% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 749 days | 69% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 1052 days | 39% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 1052 days | 40% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 1083 days | 37% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 1236 days | 25% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1448 days | 5% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1448 days | 12% |
| June | 10/10 | 1540 days | 10% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1693 days | 6% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1754 days | 5% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1935 days | 5% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 2119 days | 4% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 2179 days | 4% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 2210 days | 4% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 2240 days | 4% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 2271 days | 4% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 2301 days | 4% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 2332 days | 2% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 2332 days | 3% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 2332 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2393 days | 4% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2485 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2513 days | 1% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2513 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2544 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2544 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2544 days | 4% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2544 days | 4% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2575 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2636 days | 3% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2636 days | 3% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2636 days | 3% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2848 days | 2% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2878 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 3021 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3190 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 3207 days | 2% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 3231 days | 2% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 3234 days | 2% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 3242 days | 2% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 3296 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3315 days | 2% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 3335 days | 2% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3559 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3580 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3590 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3590 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3612 days | 1% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3642 days | 1% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3645 days | 1% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3678 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3693 days | 1% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3847 days | 1% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3908 days | 1% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3946 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3948 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3990 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 4189 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4274 days | 0% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| J D | 8/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4401 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4492 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4492 days | 1% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4691 days | 1% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4704 days | 1% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4783 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4783 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4827 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 5010 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 5068 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 5223 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5390 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5430 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5558 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5711 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5772 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5812 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5860 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.
Balancing Adjustment
1.02% 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
91%
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.