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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
86 Valid Reviews
The McLaren Falls Camping Area experience has a total of 90 reviews. There are 86 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 86 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 52 |
|
60% |
| 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% |
91.63% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the McLaren Falls Camping Area valid reviews is 91.63% and is based on 86 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 86 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
86.26%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth | 7/10 | 275 days | 100% |
| Stella Kinne | 9/10 | 610 days | 88% |
| Marjolein van der Linden | 10/10 | 700 days | 81% |
| The planned traveler | 9/10 | 731 days | 77% |
| Mo Allgood | 8/10 | 792 days | 71% |
| Maurice | 1/10 | 1096 days | 16% |
| Liamdelaney@outlook.com | 10/10 | 1249 days | 27% |
| ML | 10/10 | 1644 days | 8% |
| Sue Atkinson | 10/10 | 1736 days | 6% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 1796 days | 6% |
| Delphine | 10/10 | 1796 days | 6% |
| Donkcfull | 10/10 | 2222 days | 5% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 2222 days | 5% |
| Arno Nym | 3/10 | 2253 days | 3% |
| Dave | 5/10 | 2283 days | 4% |
| Axel | 10/10 | 2283 days | 5% |
| Kevin Sims | 9/10 | 2467 days | 4% |
| Chris & Peg | 10/10 | 2467 days | 4% |
| Candice Lebertois | 10/10 | 2473 days | 4% |
| Magenta McHalick | 10/10 | 2492 days | 4% |
| Greg Wilson | 9/10 | 2629 days | 4% |
| Michael Smith | 9/10 | 2650 days | 4% |
| Dalton Howden | 8/10 | 2720 days | 4% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 2754 days | 4% |
| Maartje Mulders | 9/10 | 2797 days | 3% |
| Elena Rusalen | 7/10 | 2805 days | 3% |
| Sophie Lambert Russell | 10/10 | 2814 days | 3% |
| Gail Hunter | 10/10 | 2855 days | 3% |
| Lisa Erikssen | 10/10 | 2867 days | 3% |
| Melanie | 9/10 | 2891 days | 3% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 2933 days | 3% |
| Heike Buchmann | 10/10 | 2933 days | 3% |
| Youri de Wit | 9/10 | 2949 days | 3% |
| Alejandro Cavallo | 9/10 | 2960 days | 3% |
| Jonathan Schmoor | 10/10 | 2985 days | 3% |
| Raden Roekmi | 10/10 | 3121 days | 3% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3135 days | 3% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3138 days | 3% |
| Eva Neumann | 9/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3183 days | 2% |
| Damian | 10/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Florence | 7/10 | 3195 days | 2% |
| Julie Miehling | 10/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| Nico Wedel | 8/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 3204 days | 2% |
| Patrick Baritz | 9/10 | 3232 days | 2% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 10/10 | 3238 days | 2% |
| Florian Mueller | 9/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 10/10 | 3251 days | 2% |
| Bryant Faaola | 9/10 | 3257 days | 2% |
| Hannah Green | 10/10 | 3263 days | 2% |
| Emmy Poole | 10/10 | 3361 days | 2% |
| Chester Martin | 10/10 | 3394 days | 2% |
| Sanna | 10/10 | 3518 days | 2% |
| Fleur Oskamp | 9/10 | 3536 days | 2% |
| Yannick | 10/10 | 3559 days | 2% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3594 days | 2% |
| Riaan and Rene | 5/10 | 3596 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 10/10 | 3614 days | 2% |
| Oliver Powles | 10/10 | 3661 days | 1% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 3836 days | 1% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Immo Kern | 10/10 | 3954 days | 1% |
| M & J Castle | 10/10 | 3956 days | 1% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 3959 days | 1% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 3987 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4018 days | 1% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4109 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 10/10 | 4171 days | 0% |
| Iban Dupont | 10/10 | 4276 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 10/10 | 4276 days | 0% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 4297 days | 0% |
| Andre and Marina | 10/10 | 4326 days | 0% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 4352 days | 0% |
| Jan and Pedi | 10/10 | 4374 days | 0% |
| JadesWorld | 10/10 | 4779 days | 1% |
| Gea Middelbos | 8/10 | 5321 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
1.59% 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
88%
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.