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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
113 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 117 reviews. There are 113 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 113 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 53 |
|
47% |
| 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% |
87.88% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.88% and is based on 113 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 113 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
90.58%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 10/10 | 18 days | 100% |
| Phil | 9/10 | 171 days | 97% |
| Eleanor Tresidder | 10/10 | 355 days | 93% |
| Isy | 10/10 | 414 days | 90% |
| Sabina | 10/10 | 414 days | 90% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 445 days | 88% |
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 475 days | 86% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 536 days | 83% |
| JD | 2/10 | 628 days | 35% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 689 days | 71% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 720 days | 70% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 749 days | 67% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 749 days | 68% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 780 days | 65% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 780 days | 27% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 811 days | 62% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 1114 days | 33% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 1114 days | 34% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 1145 days | 31% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 1298 days | 20% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1510 days | 4% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1510 days | 10% |
| June | 10/10 | 1602 days | 8% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1755 days | 5% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1816 days | 5% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1906 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1997 days | 5% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 2181 days | 4% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 2210 days | 4% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 2241 days | 4% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 2302 days | 4% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 2333 days | 4% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 2394 days | 2% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 2394 days | 3% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 2394 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2455 days | 4% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2547 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2575 days | 1% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2575 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2759 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2910 days | 2% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2912 days | 3% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2912 days | 3% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2940 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2971 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 3083 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3252 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 3269 days | 2% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 3296 days | 2% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 3305 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 3358 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3377 days | 2% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 3397 days | 2% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3621 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3642 days | 1% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3652 days | 1% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3652 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3704 days | 1% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3707 days | 1% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3740 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3909 days | 1% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3970 days | 1% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 4006 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 4010 days | 0% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 4052 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 4067 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 4251 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4336 days | 0% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4400 days | 1% |
| J D | 8/10 | 4401 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 4432 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4493 days | 1% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4554 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4554 days | 1% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4677 days | 1% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4749 days | 1% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4753 days | 1% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4766 days | 1% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4845 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4845 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4889 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 5072 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 5130 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5452 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5459 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5492 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5620 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5773 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5834 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5874 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5917 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5922 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
0.92% 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.