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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
75 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Freedom Camping Area experience has a total of 77 reviews. There are 75 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 75 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 75 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
36% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
74.40% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Freedom Camping Area valid reviews is 74.40% and is based on 75 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
75.69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Mandelstam | 7/10 | 290 days | 100% |
| Louise | 2/10 | 349 days | 47% |
| Anaïs | 6/10 | 441 days | 86% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 471 days | 98% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 502 days | 73% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 502 days | 97% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 655 days | 83% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 655 days | 84% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 684 days | 82% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 715 days | 74% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 776 days | 40% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 837 days | 66% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 960 days | 40% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 960 days | 52% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 1021 days | 46% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 1080 days | 38% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 1080 days | 40% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 1141 days | 34% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 1141 days | 35% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 1202 days | 30% |
| John | 8/10 | 1202 days | 29% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1414 days | 15% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1476 days | 12% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1751 days | 5% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1779 days | 1% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1841 days | 4% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 1871 days | 4% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1902 days | 4% |
| me | 3/10 | 1932 days | 2% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 1994 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 1994 days | 3% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 1994 days | 2% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 2024 days | 4% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 2176 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 2207 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 2237 days | 4% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 2268 days | 4% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 2360 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 2390 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 2390 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 2390 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2451 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2482 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2482 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2510 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2541 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2572 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2572 days | 3% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2602 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2602 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2663 days | 3% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2663 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2725 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2755 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2786 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2816 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2816 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2847 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 2863 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 2913 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2939 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 2948 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 3096 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 3135 days | 2% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 3185 days | 1% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 3200 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 3247 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 3256 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 3261 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 3275 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 3346 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3516 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3548 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3629 days | 0% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3843 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
4.38% 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.