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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
111 Valid Reviews
The Okarito Camping Ground experience has a total of 115 reviews. There are 111 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 111 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 41 |
|
37% |
| 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% |
86.94% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 86.94% and is based on 111 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 111 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
92.23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 81 days | 100% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 81 days | 100% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 81 days | 93% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 112 days | 100% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 387 days | 91% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 447 days | 89% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 478 days | 87% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 509 days | 84% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 539 days | 83% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 753 days | 68% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 784 days | 65% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 843 days | 58% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 904 days | 53% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1269 days | 23% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1269 days | 23% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1514 days | 10% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1573 days | 8% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1573 days | 7% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1757 days | 5% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 1787 days | 5% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1879 days | 5% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 1907 days | 5% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 1908 days | 5% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 1939 days | 5% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 1939 days | 5% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 1939 days | 5% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 1939 days | 5% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2184 days | 4% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2214 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2245 days | 4% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2245 days | 4% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2304 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2335 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2335 days | 4% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2365 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2396 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2396 days | 4% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2396 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2426 days | 4% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2579 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2608 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2650 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2664 days | 3% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2665 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2669 days | 3% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2679 days | 3% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2699 days | 3% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2705 days | 3% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 2929 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2931 days | 3% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 2948 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 2964 days | 3% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 2975 days | 3% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 2981 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3132 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3258 days | 2% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3285 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3345 days | 2% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3345 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3351 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3366 days | 2% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3369 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3381 days | 2% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3393 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3521 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3705 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3731 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 3764 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4040 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4099 days | 0% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4125 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4127 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4130 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4130 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4161 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4191 days | 0% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4411 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4436 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4448 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4449 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4464 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4541 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 4801 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 4815 days | 0% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5139 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5139 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5141 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5171 days | 0% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5195 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 5882 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
0.72% 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.