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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
87 Valid Reviews
The McLaren Falls Camping Area experience has a total of 91 reviews. There are 87 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 87 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 53 |
|
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% |
91.72% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the McLaren Falls Camping Area valid reviews is 91.72% and is based on 87 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 87 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
89.87%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | 10/10 | 44 days | 100% |
| Beth | 7/10 | 746 days | 64% |
| Stella Kinne | 9/10 | 1081 days | 36% |
| Marjolein van der Linden | 10/10 | 1171 days | 29% |
| The planned traveler | 9/10 | 1202 days | 27% |
| Mo Allgood | 8/10 | 1263 days | 23% |
| Maurice | 1/10 | 1567 days | 4% |
| Liamdelaney@outlook.com | 10/10 | 1720 days | 6% |
| ML | 10/10 | 2115 days | 4% |
| Sue Atkinson | 10/10 | 2207 days | 4% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 2267 days | 4% |
| Delphine | 10/10 | 2267 days | 4% |
| Donkcfull | 10/10 | 2693 days | 3% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 2693 days | 3% |
| Arno Nym | 3/10 | 2724 days | 2% |
| Dave | 5/10 | 2754 days | 2% |
| Axel | 10/10 | 2754 days | 3% |
| Kevin Sims | 9/10 | 2938 days | 3% |
| Chris & Peg | 10/10 | 2938 days | 3% |
| Candice Lebertois | 10/10 | 2944 days | 3% |
| Magenta McHalick | 10/10 | 2963 days | 2% |
| Greg Wilson | 9/10 | 3100 days | 2% |
| Michael Smith | 9/10 | 3121 days | 2% |
| Dalton Howden | 8/10 | 3191 days | 2% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| Maartje Mulders | 9/10 | 3268 days | 2% |
| Elena Rusalen | 7/10 | 3276 days | 2% |
| Sophie Lambert Russell | 10/10 | 3285 days | 2% |
| Gail Hunter | 10/10 | 3326 days | 2% |
| Lisa Erikssen | 10/10 | 3338 days | 2% |
| Melanie | 9/10 | 3361 days | 2% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 3404 days | 2% |
| Heike Buchmann | 10/10 | 3404 days | 2% |
| Youri de Wit | 9/10 | 3420 days | 2% |
| Alejandro Cavallo | 9/10 | 3431 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Schmoor | 10/10 | 3456 days | 2% |
| Raden Roekmi | 10/10 | 3592 days | 2% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3606 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3609 days | 1% |
| Eva Neumann | 9/10 | 3638 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 3653 days | 1% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3654 days | 1% |
| Damian | 10/10 | 3657 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3657 days | 1% |
| Florence | 7/10 | 3666 days | 1% |
| Julie Miehling | 10/10 | 3667 days | 1% |
| Nico Wedel | 8/10 | 3667 days | 1% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 3675 days | 1% |
| Patrick Baritz | 9/10 | 3703 days | 1% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 10/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 9/10 | 3714 days | 1% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 10/10 | 3722 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 9/10 | 3727 days | 1% |
| Hannah Green | 10/10 | 3734 days | 1% |
| Emmy Poole | 10/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| Chester Martin | 10/10 | 3865 days | 1% |
| Sanna | 10/10 | 3989 days | 1% |
| Fleur Oskamp | 9/10 | 4007 days | 1% |
| Yannick | 10/10 | 4030 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4065 days | 1% |
| Riaan and Rene | 5/10 | 4067 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 10/10 | 4085 days | 1% |
| Oliver Powles | 10/10 | 4132 days | 0% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 4381 days | 1% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 4381 days | 1% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 9/10 | 4403 days | 1% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Immo Kern | 10/10 | 4425 days | 1% |
| M & J Castle | 10/10 | 4427 days | 1% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 4430 days | 1% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4458 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4489 days | 1% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4580 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 10/10 | 4642 days | 1% |
| Iban Dupont | 10/10 | 4747 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 10/10 | 4747 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4764 days | 1% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 4768 days | 1% |
| Andre and Marina | 10/10 | 4797 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 10/10 | 4845 days | 1% |
| JadesWorld | 10/10 | 5250 days | 1% |
| Gea Middelbos | 8/10 | 5792 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
1.02% 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
91%
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.