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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
92.11%
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 | 146 days | 100% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 388 days | 93% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 388 days | 86% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 419 days | 91% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 694 days | 73% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 754 days | 68% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 785 days | 66% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 816 days | 62% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 846 days | 59% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1060 days | 39% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1091 days | 36% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1150 days | 31% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1211 days | 27% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1576 days | 9% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1576 days | 9% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1821 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1880 days | 5% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1880 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2064 days | 5% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2094 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2186 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2214 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2215 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2246 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2246 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2246 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2246 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2491 days | 4% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2521 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2552 days | 4% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2552 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2580 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2580 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2580 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2611 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2642 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2642 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2672 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2703 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2703 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2703 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2733 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2886 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2915 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2957 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2971 days | 3% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2972 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2976 days | 3% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2986 days | 3% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3006 days | 3% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3236 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3238 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3255 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3271 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3282 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3288 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3439 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3565 days | 2% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3592 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3648 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3652 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3652 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3658 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3676 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3688 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3739 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3828 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4009 days | 1% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4012 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4027 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4038 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4040 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4071 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4071 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4090 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4193 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4406 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4432 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4434 days | 1% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4437 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4437 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4468 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4590 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4712 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4718 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4727 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4743 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4755 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4756 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4771 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5108 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5122 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5168 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5290 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5290 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5446 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5446 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5478 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5502 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6189 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
0.74% 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.