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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
76 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Freedom Camping Area experience has a total of 78 reviews. There are 76 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 76 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 76 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
37% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
74.47% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Freedom Camping Area valid reviews is 74.47% and is based on 76 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
75.61%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cirefice bernard | 8/10 | 192 days | 100% |
| Annie Mandelstam | 7/10 | 437 days | 86% |
| Louise | 2/10 | 496 days | 40% |
| Anaïs | 6/10 | 588 days | 72% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 618 days | 81% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 649 days | 60% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 649 days | 79% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 802 days | 64% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 802 days | 65% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 831 days | 62% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 862 days | 56% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 923 days | 29% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 984 days | 46% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 1107 days | 27% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 1107 days | 35% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 1168 days | 30% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 1227 days | 24% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 1227 days | 26% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 1288 days | 21% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 1288 days | 22% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 1349 days | 18% |
| John | 8/10 | 1349 days | 18% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1561 days | 8% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1623 days | 7% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1898 days | 4% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1926 days | 1% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1988 days | 4% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 2018 days | 4% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 2049 days | 4% |
| me | 3/10 | 2079 days | 2% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 2141 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 2141 days | 3% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 2141 days | 2% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 2171 days | 3% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 2323 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 2354 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 2384 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 2415 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 2507 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 2537 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 2537 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 2537 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2598 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2688 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2719 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2719 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2749 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2810 days | 2% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2810 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2872 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2902 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2933 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2963 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2963 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2994 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 3010 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 3060 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 3086 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 3095 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 3282 days | 1% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 3332 days | 1% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 3347 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 3394 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 3403 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 3408 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 3422 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 3493 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3662 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3695 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3776 days | 0% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3990 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
4.41% 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
80%
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.