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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
75.52%
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 | 229 days | 100% |
| Annie Mandelstam | 7/10 | 474 days | 85% |
| Louise | 2/10 | 533 days | 40% |
| Anaïs | 6/10 | 625 days | 70% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 655 days | 78% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 686 days | 58% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 686 days | 77% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 839 days | 61% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 839 days | 62% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 868 days | 59% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 899 days | 52% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 960 days | 27% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 1021 days | 43% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 1144 days | 25% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 1144 days | 32% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 1205 days | 27% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 1264 days | 22% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 1264 days | 23% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 1325 days | 19% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 1325 days | 20% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 1386 days | 16% |
| John | 8/10 | 1386 days | 16% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1598 days | 8% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1660 days | 6% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1935 days | 4% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1963 days | 1% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 2025 days | 4% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 2055 days | 4% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 2086 days | 4% |
| me | 3/10 | 2116 days | 2% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 2178 days | 3% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 2178 days | 2% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 2208 days | 3% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 2360 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 2391 days | 2% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 2421 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 2452 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 2544 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 2574 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 2574 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 2574 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2635 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2666 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2666 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2694 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2725 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2756 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2756 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2786 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2786 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2847 days | 2% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2847 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2909 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2939 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2970 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 3000 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 3000 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 3031 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 3047 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 3097 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 3123 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 3132 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 3280 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 3319 days | 1% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 3369 days | 1% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 3384 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 3431 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 3440 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 3445 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 3459 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 3530 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3732 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3813 days | 0% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 4027 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
4.45% 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.