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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
93.46%
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 | 52 days | 100% |
| Stu | 10/10 | 80 days | 100% |
| Rylie | 10/10 | 203 days | 98% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 445 days | 89% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 445 days | 83% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 476 days | 87% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 751 days | 67% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 811 days | 62% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 842 days | 60% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 873 days | 55% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 903 days | 53% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 1117 days | 33% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1148 days | 31% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1207 days | 26% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1268 days | 23% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1633 days | 7% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1633 days | 7% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1878 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1937 days | 4% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1937 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 2121 days | 4% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2151 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2243 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2271 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2548 days | 3% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2578 days | 3% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2609 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2609 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2637 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2668 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2699 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2699 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2760 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2760 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2760 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2790 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2972 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 3014 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 3028 days | 2% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 3029 days | 2% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 3033 days | 2% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 3043 days | 2% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 3063 days | 2% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 3069 days | 2% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3295 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3312 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3328 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3339 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3345 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3496 days | 1% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3622 days | 1% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3649 days | 1% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3705 days | 1% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3715 days | 1% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3757 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3796 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 4066 days | 0% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 4069 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4084 days | 0% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 4095 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 4097 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4147 days | 0% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4250 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4404 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4463 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4489 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4491 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4494 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4494 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4525 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4555 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4586 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4586 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4769 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4775 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4784 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4795 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4800 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4812 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4813 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4828 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4905 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5165 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5179 days | 0% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5225 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5347 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5347 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5503 days | 0% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5503 days | 0% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5505 days | 0% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5535 days | 0% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5559 days | 0% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6246 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
0.59% 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.