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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
112 Valid Reviews
The Okarito 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 | 42 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.05% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.05% 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
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 112 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
92.78%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rylie | 10/10 | 47 days | 100% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 289 days | 95% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 289 days | 95% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 289 days | 89% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 320 days | 94% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 595 days | 79% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 655 days | 76% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 686 days | 73% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 717 days | 69% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 747 days | 68% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 961 days | 48% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 992 days | 45% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1051 days | 38% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1112 days | 34% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1477 days | 12% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1477 days | 12% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1722 days | 6% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1781 days | 5% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1781 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1965 days | 5% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 1995 days | 5% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2087 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2116 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2116 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2422 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2453 days | 4% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2453 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2481 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2481 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2481 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2512 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2543 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2543 days | 4% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2573 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2634 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2787 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2816 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2858 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2872 days | 3% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2873 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2877 days | 3% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2887 days | 3% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2913 days | 3% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3137 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3139 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3156 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3172 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3183 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3340 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3466 days | 2% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3493 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3549 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3553 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3553 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3559 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3574 days | 2% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3577 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3589 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3601 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3640 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3928 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3939 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3942 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 3973 days | 1% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 3973 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 3973 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 3991 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4095 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4248 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4333 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4335 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4399 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4430 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4430 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4619 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4628 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4656 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4657 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4749 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5023 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5069 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5191 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5191 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5347 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5347 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5349 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5379 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5403 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6090 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
0.66% 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
93%
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.