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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% |
87.05% 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 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
92.83%
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 | 32 days | 100% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 60 days | 100% |
| Rylie | 10/10 | 183 days | 98% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 425 days | 90% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 425 days | 83% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 456 days | 88% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 731 days | 69% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 791 days | 64% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 822 days | 61% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 853 days | 57% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 883 days | 55% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1097 days | 35% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1128 days | 33% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1187 days | 27% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1248 days | 24% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1613 days | 7% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1613 days | 7% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1858 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1917 days | 4% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1917 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2101 days | 4% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2131 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2223 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2251 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2252 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2283 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2283 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2283 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2283 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2528 days | 3% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2558 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2589 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2589 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2679 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2679 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2709 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2740 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2740 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2740 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2770 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2952 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2994 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 3008 days | 2% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 3009 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3013 days | 2% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 3023 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3043 days | 2% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3049 days | 2% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3273 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3275 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3292 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3308 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3319 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3476 days | 1% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3602 days | 1% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3629 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3685 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3689 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3689 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3695 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3710 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3713 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3725 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3865 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4046 days | 0% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4049 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4064 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4075 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4077 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4108 days | 0% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4108 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4108 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4127 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4230 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4384 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4469 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4471 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4474 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4474 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4535 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4627 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4749 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4755 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4764 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4775 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4780 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4792 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4793 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4885 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5145 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5159 days | 0% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5205 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5327 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5327 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5483 days | 0% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5483 days | 0% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5485 days | 0% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5515 days | 0% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5539 days | 0% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6226 days | 0% |
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.