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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 Lake Ōkāreka Campsite.
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.
Lake Ōkāreka Campsite
Valid Reviews
68 Valid Reviews
The Lake Ōkāreka Campsite experience has a total of 69 reviews. There are 68 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 68 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
81.03% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite valid reviews is 81.03% and is based on 68 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
26 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 68 valid reviews, the experience has 26 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 26 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 8 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.54% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite face-to-face reviews is 86.54% and is based on 26 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
78.86%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 95 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 95 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 279 days | 98% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 399 days | 91% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 460 days | 90% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 460 days | 88% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 673 days | 31% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 673 days | 58% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 735 days | 66% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1069 days | 36% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1648 days | 3% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1799 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2165 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2226 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2226 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2257 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2318 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2591 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 2775 days | 2% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 2900 days | 3% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 2907 days | 3% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3201 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3207 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3278 days | 2% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3501 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3507 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3514 days | 2% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3616 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3666 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3691 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3711 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 3848 days | 1% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 3870 days | 1% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 3923 days | 1% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3963 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4274 days | 0% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4275 days | 0% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4331 days | 0% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4331 days | 0% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4344 days | 0% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4344 days | 0% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4356 days | 0% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4387 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4540 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4570 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4629 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4629 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4629 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4660 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 4764 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5036 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5375 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Ōkāreka Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.33% 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
82%
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.