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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
79.15%
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 | 352 days | 98% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 413 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 413 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 597 days | 90% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 717 days | 78% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 778 days | 74% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 778 days | 72% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 991 days | 20% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 991 days | 38% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 1053 days | 41% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1387 days | 17% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1966 days | 2% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 2117 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2483 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2544 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2544 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2575 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2636 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2909 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 3093 days | 1% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 3218 days | 2% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3518 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3525 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3596 days | 1% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3825 days | 1% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3984 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 4009 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 4029 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 4065 days | 0% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 4166 days | 0% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 4241 days | 0% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 4249 days | 0% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4281 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4430 days | 1% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4586 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4586 days | 1% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4592 days | 1% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4593 days | 1% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4662 days | 1% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4662 days | 1% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4679 days | 1% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4858 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4888 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4947 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4947 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4947 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4978 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4990 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 5082 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5354 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5358 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5367 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5693 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
3.24% 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.