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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 Freedom Campers.
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.
Freedom Campers
Valid Reviews
67 Valid Reviews
The Freedom Campers experience has a total of 72 reviews. There are 67 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 67 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 18 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 1/10 | 10 |
|
15% |
65.52% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Freedom Campers valid reviews is 65.52% and is based on 67 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Face-to-Face Reviews
31 Face-to-Face Reviews
The Rankers team meets with travellers while they’re in New Zealand and conducts face-to-face surveys. These reviews, in our opinion, are the most trusted in the industry and represent a critical control sample. To our knowledge, we are the only travel review website in the world that has gone to this extent.
More about face-to-face reviews
Within the 67 valid reviews, the experience has 31 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 31 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 9/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
42% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
19% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
69.68% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Freedom Campers face-to-face reviews is 69.68% and is based on 31 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
90.49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colm Mc Caughey | 8/10 | 292 days | 100% |
| Lionel | 10/10 | 384 days | 98% |
| A Secret | 1/10 | 568 days | 36% |
| Margaret Tallentire | 10/10 | 598 days | 85% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 598 days | 85% |
| Xavier | 10/10 | 598 days | 85% |
| Sandy | 10/10 | 598 days | 85% |
| Jazz | 10/10 | 598 days | 85% |
| Sofia Wennesund | 10/10 | 629 days | 83% |
| Syméon | 10/10 | 629 days | 83% |
| Heta | 10/10 | 629 days | 83% |
| Sonya | 10/10 | 629 days | 83% |
| Jonas Simon | 1/10 | 657 days | 33% |
| Aimee | 10/10 | 1053 days | 42% |
| David | 1/10 | 1540 days | 4% |
| Matt Watts | 10/10 | 1632 days | 8% |
| Billy Allen | 10/10 | 1845 days | 5% |
| Peter | 10/10 | 2118 days | 5% |
| Shun Hua Lim | 10/10 | 2180 days | 5% |
| Jason Juan | 1/10 | 2333 days | 2% |
| Annelies Doecke | 5/10 | 2424 days | 3% |
| Deborah | 1/10 | 2424 days | 2% |
| Maarten en Jeroen | 1/10 | 2514 days | 2% |
| Kelly Kaley | 7/10 | 2606 days | 3% |
| Peter Jackson | 2/10 | 2820 days | 1% |
| David Rigo | 1/10 | 2879 days | 1% |
| Albert Gonzalez | 2/10 | 2879 days | 1% |
| Kosia | 8/10 | 2904 days | 3% |
| Tom Rogers | 7/10 | 2912 days | 3% |
| Steven and Astrid | 7/10 | 2924 days | 3% |
| Sharron | 8/10 | 2951 days | 3% |
| ekodde | 1/10 | 2971 days | 1% |
| Jorg Muller | 7/10 | 3152 days | 2% |
| Tom Brien | 10/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| Yvonne El-Amine | 6/10 | 3187 days | 2% |
| Alex | 8/10 | 3193 days | 2% |
| leila rowbotham | 8/10 | 3635 days | 2% |
| VSQ | 1/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Sarah Beyeler | 10/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Sebastian and Peter Beate | 2/10 | 4304 days | 0% |
| Martin Hadorn | 8/10 | 4340 days | 0% |
| Kevin Desjandino | 8/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Anne and John | 8/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Sally | 8/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| seajayj | 1/10 | 4401 days | 0% |
| JoeZ | 4/10 | 4646 days | 1% |
| magicpenguin | 10/10 | 4646 days | 1% |
| Emma Bagguley | 4/10 | 4653 days | 1% |
| Lotte Zwail | 7/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Andy Bridgman | 8/10 | 4660 days | 1% |
| Nic Roggeman | 6/10 | 4662 days | 1% |
| Graham | 5/10 | 4706 days | 1% |
| Hans Bos | 5/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Philip Gierke | 8/10 | 4986 days | 1% |
| Emma Cross | 8/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| Paula Dove | 6/10 | 5002 days | 1% |
| Graham Jones | 5/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 5010 days | 1% |
| Celia Murphy | 7/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| John Balson | 8/10 | 5032 days | 1% |
| john | 4/10 | 5467 days | 1% |
| JolondaR | 6/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| Lucy | 5/10 | 5841 days | 1% |
| Paul | 8/10 | 5954 days | 1% |
| Katy Bray | 8/10 | 6091 days | 1% |
| Meadows | 5/10 | 6116 days | 1% |
| Stefan | 8/10 | 6481 days | 1% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Freedom Campers experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-7.04% Adjustment
Recent reviews reflect the experience as it currently operates. This means it's important to get fresh reviews. Some experiences discovered they could get a few good reviews and then, resting on their laurels, discourage any further reviews. This adjustment stimulates experiences to be positively involved in the review generating process and discourages them from manipulating the ranking system in this manner.
What constitutes a recent review is based on the how old it is, what type of experience it is applied to and and what time of year it currently is. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, what is considered recent is dynamically adjusted throughout the year.
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received enough reviews within the last 44 days. The Freedom Campers experience has 0 recent rankings. Adjustments are according to the following table:
| Recent Reviews | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| 0 | -3.00% |
| 1 | -2.63% |
| 2 | -1.50% |
| 3 | -0.38% |
| 4 | -0.00% |
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Freedom Campers experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.98% |
| 198 | -4.00% |
| 199 | -4.02% |
| 200 | -4.04% |
| 201 | -4.06% |
| 202 | -4.08% |
| 203 | -4.10% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.15% 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 customers 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.
Onboarding Rating
This rating is about customer service and camper availability. It measures aspects of the customer journey that are often missing from online ratings. It includes performances based on: pre-booking communication, product availability and responsiveness to customer enquiries.
All metrics come from actual customer interactions.
Details are calculated daily from statistics over several years and merged with the score derived from customer reviews - to then form the final ranking score.
Final Ranking Score
79%
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.