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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 Dunstan / Bendigo.
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 Dunstan / Bendigo
Valid Reviews
51 Valid Reviews
The Lake Dunstan / Bendigo experience has a total of 53 reviews. There are 51 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 invalid reviews 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 51 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 13 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
80.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Dunstan / Bendigo valid reviews is 80.00% and is based on 51 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
4 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 51 valid reviews, the experience has 4 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 4 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 1 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
25% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Dunstan / Bendigo face-to-face reviews is 90.00% and is based on 4 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.91%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 8/10 | 239 days | 99% |
| Jacqueline | 10/10 | 270 days | 100% |
| Kirsty | 10/10 | 270 days | 100% |
| Gringo | 10/10 | 301 days | 99% |
| Maggie | 9/10 | 331 days | 97% |
| Michael LaPorte | 8/10 | 331 days | 96% |
| Yaron Korn | 10/10 | 423 days | 94% |
| Christina | 9/10 | 484 days | 89% |
| Craig and Julia | 9/10 | 515 days | 88% |
| Alex M | 10/10 | 515 days | 88% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 545 days | 87% |
| MB | 9/10 | 576 days | 84% |
| Peter | 1/10 | 635 days | 32% |
| Ellen | 9/10 | 666 days | 77% |
| Charlotte | 8/10 | 666 days | 76% |
| Nicky | 8/10 | 696 days | 74% |
| George Geczy | 10/10 | 696 days | 75% |
| uptoone | 8/10 | 727 days | 71% |
| Dean | 8/10 | 788 days | 66% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 910 days | 54% |
| The Gokds | 10/10 | 941 days | 51% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 970 days | 48% |
| Ana Capucho | 10/10 | 1001 days | 45% |
| Vanessa | 6/10 | 1032 days | 36% |
| Nina | 9/10 | 1062 days | 39% |
| Jolanda Krikke | 10/10 | 1154 days | 31% |
| Susan | 10/10 | 1185 days | 29% |
| Lance Broyden | 8/10 | 1397 days | 15% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1700 days | 5% |
| Stef | 6/10 | 2037 days | 3% |
| Vince | 8/10 | 2157 days | 4% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 2249 days | 3% |
| Diana | 8/10 | 2402 days | 3% |
| Marleen | 9/10 | 2462 days | 3% |
| Julianne McKie | 6/10 | 2554 days | 2% |
| Juliane Haas | 8/10 | 2737 days | 3% |
| Hans Hummel | 2/10 | 2768 days | 1% |
| JirkaR | 8/10 | 2768 days | 2% |
| Marinette Kegels | 2/10 | 2796 days | 1% |
| Megan Belanger | 8/10 | 2796 days | 2% |
| Maxime | 8/10 | 2827 days | 2% |
| Ave | 6/10 | 2919 days | 2% |
| Sandi Calvert | 7/10 | 3414 days | 1% |
| Marc Lambert | 7/10 | 3473 days | 1% |
| Frankie Winsor | 7/10 | 3495 days | 1% |
| Christer Moberg | 9/10 | 3518 days | 0% |
| Lena Wesselink | 5/10 | 3867 days | 0% |
| Udo Wagner | 7/10 | 3940 days | 0% |
| Lilli Erni | 7/10 | 4572 days | 0% |
| Manuel Bleiker | 10/10 | 4572 days | 0% |
| Henry Thiel | 10/10 | 4634 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Dunstan / Bendigo does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.15% 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
90%
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.