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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
115 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 119 reviews. There are 115 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 115 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 54 |
|
47% |
| 9/10 | 27 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
18% |
| 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% |
88.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 88.00% and is based on 115 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 115 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
91.21%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Van | 10/10 | 45 days | 100% |
| Martin | 10/10 | 73 days | 100% |
| Jan | 9/10 | 73 days | 99% |
| Phil | 9/10 | 225 days | 96% |
| Eleanor Tresidder | 10/10 | 410 days | 91% |
| Isy | 10/10 | 469 days | 88% |
| Sabina | 10/10 | 469 days | 88% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 500 days | 85% |
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 530 days | 83% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 590 days | 79% |
| JD | 2/10 | 682 days | 33% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 744 days | 67% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 775 days | 66% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 804 days | 63% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 804 days | 63% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 835 days | 60% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 835 days | 24% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 866 days | 57% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 1169 days | 29% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 1169 days | 29% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 1200 days | 27% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 1352 days | 17% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1565 days | 3% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1565 days | 8% |
| June | 10/10 | 1657 days | 6% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1809 days | 5% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1871 days | 5% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1961 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 2051 days | 4% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 2236 days | 3% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 2265 days | 4% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 2296 days | 4% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 2327 days | 4% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 2357 days | 4% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 2388 days | 4% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 2417 days | 4% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 2448 days | 2% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 2448 days | 3% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 2448 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2509 days | 3% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2602 days | 3% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2630 days | 1% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2630 days | 3% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2692 days | 3% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2753 days | 3% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2753 days | 3% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2753 days | 3% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2813 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2965 days | 2% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2967 days | 3% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2967 days | 3% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2995 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3026 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 3137 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 3348 days | 2% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 3351 days | 2% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 3359 days | 2% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 3359 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 3413 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 3451 days | 2% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 3487 days | 2% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3487 days | 1% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3676 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3696 days | 1% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3707 days | 1% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3707 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3759 days | 1% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3762 days | 1% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3795 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3810 days | 1% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3963 days | 1% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 4024 days | 1% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 4061 days | 0% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 4062 days | 0% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 4065 days | 0% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 4107 days | 0% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 4121 days | 0% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 4305 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 4428 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4455 days | 1% |
| J D | 8/10 | 4456 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 4487 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4518 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4548 days | 1% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4608 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4608 days | 1% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4731 days | 1% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4804 days | 1% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4821 days | 1% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4900 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4900 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4944 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 5127 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 5185 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 5339 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5507 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5514 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5547 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5675 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5827 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5889 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5929 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5972 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5977 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
0.84% 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
92%
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.