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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 Akaroa Freedom Camping Area.
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.
Akaroa Freedom Camping Area
Valid Reviews
73 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Freedom Camping Area experience has a total of 75 reviews. There are 73 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.
Within these 73 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 73 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
37% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
75.21% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Freedom Camping Area valid reviews is 75.21% and is based on 73 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Weighted Average
78.59%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaïs | 6/10 | 70 days | 87% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 100 days | 99% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 131 days | 76% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 131 days | 100% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 284 days | 94% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 284 days | 95% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 313 days | 94% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 344 days | 87% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 405 days | 49% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 466 days | 87% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 589 days | 61% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 589 days | 79% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 650 days | 75% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 709 days | 67% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 709 days | 71% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 770 days | 65% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 770 days | 66% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 831 days | 61% |
| John | 8/10 | 831 days | 59% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1043 days | 39% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1105 days | 34% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1380 days | 15% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1408 days | 5% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1470 days | 11% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 1500 days | 9% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1531 days | 8% |
| me | 3/10 | 1561 days | 3% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 1623 days | 6% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 1623 days | 5% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 1623 days | 2% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 1653 days | 5% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 1805 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 1836 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 1866 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 1897 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 1989 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 2019 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 2019 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 2019 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2080 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2111 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2111 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2139 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2170 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2201 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2201 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2231 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2231 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2292 days | 3% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2292 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2354 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2384 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2415 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2445 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2445 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2476 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 2492 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 2542 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2568 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 2577 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 2725 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 2764 days | 2% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 2814 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 2829 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 2876 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 2885 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 2890 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 2904 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 2975 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3145 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3177 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3258 days | 1% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3472 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Akaroa Freedom Camping Area does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.41% 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.