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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
93.60%
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 | 193 days | 100% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 221 days | 99% |
| Rylie | 10/10 | 344 days | 95% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 586 days | 82% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 586 days | 76% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 617 days | 80% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 892 days | 55% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 952 days | 49% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 983 days | 46% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 1014 days | 43% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 1044 days | 40% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1258 days | 24% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1289 days | 22% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1348 days | 18% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1409 days | 15% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1774 days | 5% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1774 days | 5% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 2019 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 2078 days | 4% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 2078 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2262 days | 4% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2292 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2384 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2413 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2444 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2689 days | 3% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2719 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2750 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2750 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2809 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2840 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2840 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2870 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2931 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 3084 days | 2% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 3113 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 3155 days | 1% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 3169 days | 2% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 3170 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3205 days | 2% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3210 days | 2% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3434 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3436 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3453 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3469 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3480 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3486 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3637 days | 1% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3846 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3856 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3871 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3874 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3898 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3937 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4027 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4207 days | 0% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4211 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4225 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4236 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4239 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4392 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4604 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4632 days | 1% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4696 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4727 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4727 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4788 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4910 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4916 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4925 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4936 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4954 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 5046 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5306 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5488 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5488 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5644 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5644 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5646 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5676 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5700 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6387 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
0.57% 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.