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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
113 Valid Reviews
The Okarito 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 | 43 |
|
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% |
87.17% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.17% 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
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 113 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
93.48%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | 10/10 | 72 days | 100% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 100 days | 100% |
| Rylie | 10/10 | 223 days | 97% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 465 days | 88% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 465 days | 82% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 496 days | 86% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 771 days | 66% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 831 days | 61% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 862 days | 58% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 893 days | 53% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 923 days | 51% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1137 days | 32% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1168 days | 30% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1227 days | 25% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1288 days | 21% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1653 days | 7% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1653 days | 7% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1898 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1957 days | 4% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1957 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2141 days | 4% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2171 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2263 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2292 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2292 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2568 days | 3% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2598 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2688 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2719 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2719 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2780 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2780 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2780 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2810 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2963 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2992 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 3034 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 3048 days | 2% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3053 days | 2% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 3063 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3084 days | 2% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3089 days | 2% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3313 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3315 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3332 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3348 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3359 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3365 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3516 days | 1% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3642 days | 1% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3669 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3725 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3735 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3750 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3753 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3777 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3816 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4086 days | 0% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4090 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4104 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4115 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4118 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4149 days | 0% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4149 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4149 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4167 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4424 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4509 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4511 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4514 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4514 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4575 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4789 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4795 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4804 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4815 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4820 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4832 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4833 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4925 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5185 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5199 days | 0% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5245 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5367 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5367 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5523 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5523 days | 0% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5525 days | 0% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5555 days | 0% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5579 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6266 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
0.59% 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
94%
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.