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The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!
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 McLaren Falls Camping Area.
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.
McLaren Falls Camping Area
Valid Reviews
88 Valid Reviews
The McLaren Falls Camping Area experience has a total of 92 reviews. There are 88 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 88 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 54 |
|
61% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
7% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
91.82% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the McLaren Falls Camping Area valid reviews is 91.82% and is based on 88 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
34 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 88 valid reviews, the experience has 34 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 34 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
62% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.94% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the McLaren Falls Camping Area face-to-face reviews is 92.94% and is based on 34 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.32%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | 10/10 | 207 days | 100% |
| Natalie | 10/10 | 266 days | 98% |
| Beth | 7/10 | 968 days | 45% |
| Stella Kinne | 9/10 | 1303 days | 21% |
| Marjolein van der Linden | 10/10 | 1393 days | 16% |
| The planned traveler | 9/10 | 1424 days | 14% |
| Mo Allgood | 8/10 | 1485 days | 12% |
| Maurice | 1/10 | 1789 days | 2% |
| Liamdelaney@outlook.com | 10/10 | 1942 days | 5% |
| ML | 10/10 | 2337 days | 4% |
| Sue Atkinson | 10/10 | 2429 days | 4% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 2489 days | 4% |
| Delphine | 10/10 | 2489 days | 4% |
| Donkcfull | 10/10 | 2915 days | 3% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 2915 days | 3% |
| Arno Nym | 3/10 | 2946 days | 2% |
| Dave | 5/10 | 2976 days | 2% |
| Axel | 10/10 | 2976 days | 3% |
| Kevin Sims | 9/10 | 3160 days | 2% |
| Chris & Peg | 10/10 | 3160 days | 2% |
| Candice Lebertois | 10/10 | 3166 days | 2% |
| Magenta McHalick | 10/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| Greg Wilson | 9/10 | 3322 days | 2% |
| Michael Smith | 9/10 | 3343 days | 2% |
| Dalton Howden | 8/10 | 3413 days | 2% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 3447 days | 2% |
| Maartje Mulders | 9/10 | 3490 days | 2% |
| Elena Rusalen | 7/10 | 3498 days | 2% |
| Sophie Lambert Russell | 10/10 | 3507 days | 2% |
| Gail Hunter | 10/10 | 3548 days | 2% |
| Lisa Erikssen | 10/10 | 3560 days | 2% |
| Melanie | 9/10 | 3584 days | 2% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Heike Buchmann | 10/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Youri de Wit | 9/10 | 3642 days | 1% |
| Alejandro Cavallo | 9/10 | 3653 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Schmoor | 10/10 | 3678 days | 1% |
| Raden Roekmi | 10/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3828 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3831 days | 1% |
| Eva Neumann | 9/10 | 3860 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 3875 days | 1% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3876 days | 1% |
| Damian | 10/10 | 3879 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3879 days | 1% |
| Florence | 7/10 | 3888 days | 1% |
| Julie Miehling | 10/10 | 3889 days | 1% |
| Nico Wedel | 8/10 | 3889 days | 1% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 3897 days | 1% |
| Patrick Baritz | 9/10 | 3925 days | 1% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 10/10 | 3931 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 9/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 10/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 9/10 | 3950 days | 1% |
| Hannah Green | 10/10 | 3956 days | 1% |
| Emmy Poole | 10/10 | 4054 days | 1% |
| Chester Martin | 10/10 | 4087 days | 1% |
| Sanna | 10/10 | 4211 days | 0% |
| Fleur Oskamp | 9/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Yannick | 10/10 | 4252 days | 0% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| Riaan and Rene | 5/10 | 4289 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 10/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Oliver Powles | 10/10 | 4354 days | 0% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 4599 days | 1% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 4599 days | 1% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 4603 days | 1% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 4603 days | 1% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 9/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 4627 days | 1% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 4627 days | 1% |
| Immo Kern | 10/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| M & J Castle | 10/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 4652 days | 1% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4680 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4711 days | 1% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4802 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 10/10 | 4864 days | 1% |
| Iban Dupont | 10/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 10/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4986 days | 1% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 4990 days | 1% |
| Andre and Marina | 10/10 | 5019 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 5045 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 10/10 | 5067 days | 1% |
| JadesWorld | 10/10 | 5472 days | 1% |
| Gea Middelbos | 8/10 | 6014 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. McLaren Falls Camping Area does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.60% 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.