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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 | 172 days | 100% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 200 days | 99% |
| Rylie | 10/10 | 323 days | 96% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 565 days | 83% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 565 days | 77% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 596 days | 81% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 871 days | 57% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 931 days | 51% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 962 days | 48% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 993 days | 44% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 1023 days | 42% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1237 days | 25% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1268 days | 23% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1327 days | 19% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1388 days | 16% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1753 days | 5% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1753 days | 5% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1998 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 2057 days | 5% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 2057 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2241 days | 4% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2271 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2363 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2423 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2423 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2423 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2423 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2668 days | 3% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2757 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2757 days | 3% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2757 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2788 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2819 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2819 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2910 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 3063 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 3092 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 3134 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 3148 days | 2% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 3149 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3153 days | 2% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3413 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3415 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3448 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3459 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3465 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3616 days | 1% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3825 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3829 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3829 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3835 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3865 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3916 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4006 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4186 days | 0% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4190 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4204 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4215 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4218 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4249 days | 0% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4249 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4249 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4267 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4583 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4611 days | 1% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4614 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4614 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4645 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4706 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4706 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4767 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4889 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4895 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4904 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4915 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4920 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4932 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4933 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4948 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 5025 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5299 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5345 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5467 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5467 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5623 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5623 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5625 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5655 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5679 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6366 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.