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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
69 Valid Reviews
The Lake Ōkāreka Campsite experience has a total of 70 reviews. There are 69 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 69 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 12 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
80.87% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite valid reviews is 80.87% and is based on 69 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 69 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
79.00%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEV | 7/10 | 312 days | 97% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 373 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 373 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 557 days | 91% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 677 days | 80% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 738 days | 76% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 738 days | 75% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 951 days | 22% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 951 days | 41% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 1013 days | 44% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1347 days | 18% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1926 days | 2% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 2077 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2443 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2504 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2504 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2535 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2596 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2869 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 3053 days | 1% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 3178 days | 2% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3485 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3556 days | 1% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3722 days | 1% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3722 days | 1% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3785 days | 1% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3904 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3969 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3989 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 4026 days | 0% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 4126 days | 0% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 4148 days | 0% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 4201 days | 0% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 4210 days | 0% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4241 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4391 days | 1% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4546 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4546 days | 1% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4552 days | 1% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4553 days | 1% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4601 days | 1% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4601 days | 1% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4622 days | 1% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4622 days | 1% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4623 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4634 days | 1% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4818 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4907 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4907 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4907 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4938 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4950 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4963 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 5042 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5314 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5318 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5327 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5653 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
3.28% 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.