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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
86.29%
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 | 616 days | 100% |
| Stella Kinne | 9/10 | 951 days | 66% |
| Marjolein van der Linden | 10/10 | 1041 days | 55% |
| The planned traveler | 9/10 | 1072 days | 51% |
| Mo Allgood | 8/10 | 1133 days | 43% |
| Maurice | 1/10 | 1437 days | 8% |
| Liamdelaney@outlook.com | 10/10 | 1590 days | 11% |
| ML | 10/10 | 1985 days | 6% |
| Sue Atkinson | 10/10 | 2077 days | 6% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 2137 days | 6% |
| Delphine | 10/10 | 2137 days | 6% |
| Donkcfull | 10/10 | 2563 days | 5% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 2563 days | 5% |
| Arno Nym | 3/10 | 2594 days | 3% |
| Dave | 5/10 | 2624 days | 4% |
| Axel | 10/10 | 2624 days | 5% |
| Kevin Sims | 9/10 | 2808 days | 4% |
| Chris & Peg | 10/10 | 2808 days | 4% |
| Candice Lebertois | 10/10 | 2814 days | 4% |
| Magenta McHalick | 10/10 | 2833 days | 4% |
| Greg Wilson | 9/10 | 2970 days | 4% |
| Michael Smith | 9/10 | 2991 days | 4% |
| Dalton Howden | 8/10 | 3061 days | 3% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 3095 days | 3% |
| Maartje Mulders | 9/10 | 3138 days | 3% |
| Elena Rusalen | 7/10 | 3146 days | 3% |
| Sophie Lambert Russell | 10/10 | 3155 days | 3% |
| Gail Hunter | 10/10 | 3196 days | 3% |
| Lisa Erikssen | 10/10 | 3208 days | 3% |
| Melanie | 9/10 | 3232 days | 3% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 3274 days | 3% |
| Heike Buchmann | 10/10 | 3274 days | 3% |
| Youri de Wit | 9/10 | 3290 days | 3% |
| Alejandro Cavallo | 9/10 | 3301 days | 3% |
| Jonathan Schmoor | 10/10 | 3326 days | 3% |
| Raden Roekmi | 10/10 | 3462 days | 2% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3476 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Eva Neumann | 9/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3524 days | 2% |
| Damian | 10/10 | 3527 days | 2% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3527 days | 2% |
| Florence | 7/10 | 3536 days | 2% |
| Julie Miehling | 10/10 | 3537 days | 2% |
| Nico Wedel | 8/10 | 3537 days | 2% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 3545 days | 2% |
| Patrick Baritz | 9/10 | 3573 days | 2% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 10/10 | 3579 days | 2% |
| Florian Mueller | 9/10 | 3584 days | 2% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 10/10 | 3592 days | 2% |
| Bryant Faaola | 9/10 | 3598 days | 2% |
| Hannah Green | 10/10 | 3604 days | 2% |
| Emmy Poole | 10/10 | 3702 days | 2% |
| Chester Martin | 10/10 | 3735 days | 2% |
| Sanna | 10/10 | 3859 days | 1% |
| Fleur Oskamp | 9/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Yannick | 10/10 | 3900 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Riaan and Rene | 5/10 | 3937 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 10/10 | 3955 days | 1% |
| Oliver Powles | 10/10 | 4002 days | 1% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 4177 days | 0% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 4251 days | 0% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 4251 days | 0% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 9/10 | 4273 days | 0% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 4275 days | 0% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 4275 days | 0% |
| Immo Kern | 10/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| M & J Castle | 10/10 | 4297 days | 0% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4328 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4450 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 10/10 | 4512 days | 1% |
| Iban Dupont | 10/10 | 4617 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 10/10 | 4617 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4634 days | 1% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Andre and Marina | 10/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 4693 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 10/10 | 4715 days | 1% |
| JadesWorld | 10/10 | 5120 days | 1% |
| Gea Middelbos | 8/10 | 5662 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
1.58% 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.