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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 Okarito 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.
Okarito Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
114 Valid Reviews
The Okarito Camping Ground experience has a total of 118 reviews. There are 114 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 114 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 44 |
|
39% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.28% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.28% and is based on 114 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
18 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 114 valid reviews, the experience has 18 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 18 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 9 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.78% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 92.78% and is based on 18 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.30%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Treloar | 10/10 | 7 days | 100% |
| Amy | 10/10 | 252 days | 96% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 280 days | 96% |
| Rylie | 10/10 | 403 days | 91% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 645 days | 76% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 645 days | 71% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 676 days | 74% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 951 days | 48% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 1011 days | 43% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 1042 days | 40% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 1073 days | 36% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 1103 days | 34% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1317 days | 20% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1348 days | 18% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1407 days | 15% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1468 days | 12% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1833 days | 5% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1833 days | 5% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 2078 days | 4% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 2137 days | 4% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 2137 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2321 days | 4% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2351 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2443 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2472 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2472 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2503 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2503 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2503 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2503 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2899 days | 2% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2929 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2960 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2960 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2960 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2990 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 3143 days | 2% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 3172 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 3214 days | 1% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 3228 days | 2% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 3229 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3233 days | 2% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3264 days | 2% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3269 days | 2% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3493 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3495 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3528 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3539 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3545 days | 1% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3696 days | 1% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3822 days | 1% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3849 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3905 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3909 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3909 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3930 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3933 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3957 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3996 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4086 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4266 days | 0% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4284 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4451 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4604 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4689 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4691 days | 1% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4725 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4755 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4786 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4786 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4847 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4975 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4995 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 5012 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 5013 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 5105 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5365 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5379 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5547 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5547 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5703 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5703 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5705 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5735 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Okarito Camping Ground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.50% 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
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.