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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
107 Valid Reviews
The Okarito Camping Ground experience has a total of 111 reviews. There are 107 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 107 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 38 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 12 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.73% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 86.73% and is based on 107 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 107 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
91.96%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 168 days | 100% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 228 days | 100% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 259 days | 99% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 290 days | 96% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 320 days | 96% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 534 days | 86% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 565 days | 84% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 624 days | 78% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 685 days | 75% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1050 days | 40% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1050 days | 40% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1295 days | 21% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1354 days | 18% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1354 days | 16% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1538 days | 10% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 1568 days | 9% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1660 days | 6% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 1689 days | 6% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 1689 days | 6% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 1720 days | 6% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 1720 days | 6% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 1720 days | 6% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 1720 days | 6% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 1965 days | 5% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 1995 days | 5% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2026 days | 5% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2026 days | 4% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2054 days | 5% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2054 days | 5% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2054 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2085 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2116 days | 4% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2116 days | 4% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2146 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2207 days | 4% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2360 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2389 days | 3% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2431 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2445 days | 4% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2446 days | 4% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2450 days | 4% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2460 days | 4% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2481 days | 4% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2486 days | 4% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 2710 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2712 days | 3% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 2745 days | 3% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 2756 days | 3% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 2762 days | 3% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 2913 days | 3% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3039 days | 3% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3066 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3122 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3126 days | 2% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3126 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3132 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3147 days | 2% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3150 days | 2% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3162 days | 2% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3213 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3303 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3483 days | 2% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3487 days | 2% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3501 days | 2% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3515 days | 2% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 3546 days | 2% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 3546 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 3546 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 3564 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3821 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 3880 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 3908 days | 1% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 3942 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4003 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4003 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4064 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4186 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4192 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4201 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4212 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4217 days | 0% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4230 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4245 days | 0% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4322 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 4582 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4642 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 4764 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 4764 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 4920 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 4920 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 4922 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 4976 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 5663 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
0.75% 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.