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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
79.08%
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 | 333 days | 98% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 393 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 393 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 578 days | 91% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 698 days | 79% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 758 days | 75% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 758 days | 74% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 972 days | 21% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 972 days | 40% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 1034 days | 42% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1368 days | 17% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1946 days | 2% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 2098 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2464 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2525 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2525 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2556 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2616 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2890 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 3073 days | 1% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 3199 days | 2% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 3206 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3506 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3577 days | 1% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3799 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3805 days | 1% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3812 days | 1% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3924 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3965 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3990 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 4010 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 4046 days | 0% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 4146 days | 0% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 4168 days | 0% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 4230 days | 0% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4262 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4411 days | 1% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4567 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4567 days | 1% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4573 days | 1% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4574 days | 1% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4622 days | 1% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4622 days | 1% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4660 days | 1% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4686 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4838 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4868 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4959 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4971 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 5063 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5335 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5339 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5348 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5674 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
3.26% 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.