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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 | 67 days | 100% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 67 days | 100% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 67 days | 93% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 98 days | 100% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 373 days | 91% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 433 days | 90% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 464 days | 88% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 495 days | 85% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 525 days | 84% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 739 days | 69% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 770 days | 66% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 829 days | 60% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 890 days | 55% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1255 days | 23% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1255 days | 23% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1500 days | 11% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1559 days | 9% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1559 days | 8% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1743 days | 5% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 1773 days | 5% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1865 days | 5% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 1893 days | 5% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 1894 days | 5% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 1925 days | 5% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 1925 days | 5% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 1925 days | 5% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 1925 days | 5% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2170 days | 4% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2200 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2231 days | 4% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2231 days | 4% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2259 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2259 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2259 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2290 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2321 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2321 days | 4% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2351 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2382 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2382 days | 4% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2382 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2412 days | 4% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2565 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2594 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2636 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2650 days | 3% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2651 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2655 days | 3% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2665 days | 3% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2685 days | 3% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2691 days | 3% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 2915 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2917 days | 3% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 2934 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 2950 days | 3% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 2961 days | 3% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 2967 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3118 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3244 days | 2% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3271 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3327 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3337 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3352 days | 2% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3355 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3367 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3379 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3418 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3507 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3688 days | 1% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3691 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3719 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 3750 days | 1% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 3750 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 3750 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 3872 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4026 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4085 days | 0% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4111 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4147 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4177 days | 0% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4391 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4397 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4406 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4417 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4422 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4434 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4435 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4450 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4527 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 4787 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 4801 days | 0% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4847 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5125 days | 0% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5125 days | 0% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5127 days | 0% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5157 days | 0% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5181 days | 0% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 5868 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.