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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
93.44%
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 | 229 days | 100% |
| Natalie | 10/10 | 288 days | 98% |
| Beth | 7/10 | 990 days | 43% |
| Stella Kinne | 9/10 | 1325 days | 20% |
| Marjolein van der Linden | 10/10 | 1415 days | 15% |
| The planned traveler | 9/10 | 1446 days | 13% |
| Mo Allgood | 8/10 | 1507 days | 11% |
| Maurice | 1/10 | 1811 days | 2% |
| Liamdelaney@outlook.com | 10/10 | 1963 days | 5% |
| ML | 10/10 | 2358 days | 4% |
| Sue Atkinson | 10/10 | 2451 days | 4% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Delphine | 10/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Donkcfull | 10/10 | 2937 days | 3% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 2937 days | 3% |
| Arno Nym | 3/10 | 2968 days | 2% |
| Dave | 5/10 | 2997 days | 2% |
| Axel | 10/10 | 2997 days | 3% |
| Kevin Sims | 9/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Chris & Peg | 10/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Candice Lebertois | 10/10 | 3188 days | 2% |
| Magenta McHalick | 10/10 | 3207 days | 2% |
| Greg Wilson | 9/10 | 3343 days | 2% |
| Michael Smith | 9/10 | 3364 days | 2% |
| Dalton Howden | 8/10 | 3434 days | 2% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 3468 days | 2% |
| Maartje Mulders | 9/10 | 3511 days | 2% |
| Elena Rusalen | 7/10 | 3520 days | 2% |
| Sophie Lambert Russell | 10/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| Gail Hunter | 10/10 | 3570 days | 2% |
| Lisa Erikssen | 10/10 | 3582 days | 2% |
| Melanie | 9/10 | 3605 days | 2% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 3648 days | 1% |
| Heike Buchmann | 10/10 | 3648 days | 1% |
| Youri de Wit | 9/10 | 3664 days | 1% |
| Alejandro Cavallo | 9/10 | 3675 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Schmoor | 10/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Raden Roekmi | 10/10 | 3835 days | 1% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3849 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3852 days | 1% |
| Eva Neumann | 9/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 3897 days | 1% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3898 days | 1% |
| Damian | 10/10 | 3901 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3901 days | 1% |
| Florence | 7/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Julie Miehling | 10/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Nico Wedel | 8/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Patrick Baritz | 9/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 10/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 9/10 | 3958 days | 1% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 10/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 9/10 | 3971 days | 1% |
| Hannah Green | 10/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Emmy Poole | 10/10 | 4075 days | 1% |
| Chester Martin | 10/10 | 4108 days | 1% |
| Sanna | 10/10 | 4232 days | 0% |
| Fleur Oskamp | 9/10 | 4251 days | 0% |
| Yannick | 10/10 | 4274 days | 0% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Riaan and Rene | 5/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 10/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Oliver Powles | 10/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 4550 days | 1% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 4621 days | 1% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 4621 days | 1% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 9/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Immo Kern | 10/10 | 4669 days | 1% |
| M & J Castle | 10/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4702 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4733 days | 1% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 10/10 | 4885 days | 1% |
| Iban Dupont | 10/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 10/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 5012 days | 1% |
| Andre and Marina | 10/10 | 5041 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 5067 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 10/10 | 5089 days | 1% |
| JadesWorld | 10/10 | 5494 days | 1% |
| Gea Middelbos | 8/10 | 6035 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
0.59% 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
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.