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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 The Strand Freedom Camping Area, Reefton.

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.

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Valid Reviews

17 Valid Reviews

The The Strand Freedom Camping Area, Reefton experience has a total of 18 reviews. There are 17 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 17 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 10
59%
9/10 3
18%
8/10 4
24%
7/10 0
0%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

93.53% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the The Strand Freedom Camping Area, Reefton valid reviews is 93.53% and is based on 17 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

93.06%

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
Susan 10/10 197 days 100%
Valg 9/10 319 days 95%
Eugenie van der Heijden 8/10 471 days 87%
Cholly 9/10 502 days 86%
Stacey & Mike 10/10 775 days 66%
Corrine 10/10 836 days 60%
Imogen 8/10 867 days 55%
Georgia 10/10 897 days 53%
Hannah and Matthew 10/10 928 days 50%
Valg 10/10 1109 days 32%
Wayne 9/10 1171 days 27%
Rowee 8/10 1474 days 8%
The Gillies 10/10 1474 days 8%
Angela 8/10 1871 days 1%
John G 10/10 1902 days 1%
Kristyl 10/10 2116 days 0%
J&A 10/10 2177 days 0%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. The Strand Freedom Camping Area, Reefton does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

0.63% 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

94%

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.