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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
93.52%
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 | 112 days | 100% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 140 days | 100% |
| Rylie | 10/10 | 263 days | 97% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 505 days | 86% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 505 days | 80% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 536 days | 84% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 811 days | 62% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 871 days | 57% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 902 days | 54% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 933 days | 50% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 963 days | 47% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1177 days | 29% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1208 days | 27% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1267 days | 22% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1328 days | 19% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1693 days | 6% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1693 days | 6% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1938 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1997 days | 4% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1997 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2181 days | 4% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2211 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2331 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2332 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2608 days | 3% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2638 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2669 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2669 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2728 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2759 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2759 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2789 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2820 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2820 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2820 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 3003 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 3032 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 3074 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 3088 days | 2% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 3089 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3093 days | 2% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 3103 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3123 days | 2% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3129 days | 2% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3353 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3355 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3372 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3388 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3399 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3405 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3556 days | 1% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3682 days | 1% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3775 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3793 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3805 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3817 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3856 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4126 days | 0% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4129 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4144 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4155 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4157 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4207 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4464 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4523 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4549 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4551 days | 1% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4554 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4554 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4615 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4646 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4646 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4829 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4835 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4844 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4855 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4860 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4872 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4873 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4888 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4965 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5225 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5239 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5563 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5563 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5565 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5595 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5619 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6306 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
0.58% 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.