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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.
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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 | 61 days | 100% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 61 days | 100% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 61 days | 93% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 92 days | 100% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 367 days | 92% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 427 days | 90% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 458 days | 88% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 489 days | 85% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 519 days | 84% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 733 days | 69% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 764 days | 67% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 823 days | 60% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 884 days | 55% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1249 days | 24% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1249 days | 24% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1494 days | 11% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1553 days | 9% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1553 days | 8% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1737 days | 5% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 1767 days | 5% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1859 days | 5% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 1888 days | 5% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 1888 days | 5% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 1919 days | 5% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 1919 days | 5% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 1919 days | 5% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 1919 days | 5% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2164 days | 4% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2194 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2225 days | 4% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2225 days | 4% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2284 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2315 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2315 days | 4% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2345 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2376 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2376 days | 4% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2376 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2406 days | 4% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2559 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2588 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2630 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2644 days | 3% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2645 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2649 days | 3% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2659 days | 3% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2680 days | 3% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2685 days | 3% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2911 days | 3% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 2928 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 2944 days | 3% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 2955 days | 3% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 2961 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3112 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3238 days | 2% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3265 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3346 days | 2% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3349 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3361 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3373 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3412 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3502 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3682 days | 1% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3686 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3711 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3714 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 3745 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 3867 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4020 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4079 days | 0% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4105 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4107 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4110 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4110 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4141 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4171 days | 0% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4202 days | 0% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4202 days | 0% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4263 days | 0% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4385 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4391 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4400 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4411 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4416 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4428 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4429 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4444 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4521 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 4781 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 4795 days | 0% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4841 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 4963 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 4963 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5119 days | 0% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5119 days | 0% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5121 days | 0% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5151 days | 0% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5175 days | 0% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 5862 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
0.72% 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.