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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
78.01%
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 | 49 days | 95% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 110 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 110 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 294 days | 98% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 414 days | 91% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 475 days | 90% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 475 days | 88% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 688 days | 30% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 688 days | 57% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 750 days | 65% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1084 days | 35% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1663 days | 3% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1814 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2180 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2241 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2241 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2333 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2606 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 2790 days | 2% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 2915 days | 3% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 2922 days | 3% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3216 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3222 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3459 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3459 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3631 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3641 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3681 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3726 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 3863 days | 1% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 3938 days | 1% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4289 days | 0% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4290 days | 0% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4346 days | 0% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4346 days | 0% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4402 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4555 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4700 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 4779 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5051 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5055 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5390 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
3.59% 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
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.