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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 Punakaiki Beach Camp.
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Punakaiki Beach Camp
Valid Reviews
187 Valid Reviews
The Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has a total of 188 reviews. There are 187 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 187 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 40 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 46 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 65 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 13 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
82.19% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp valid reviews is 82.19% and is based on 187 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
71 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 187 valid reviews, the experience has 71 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 71 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.52% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp face-to-face reviews is 83.52% and is based on 71 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
84.27%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Croft | 9/10 | 17 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 261 days | 97% |
| Blu Ice | 8/10 | 320 days | 93% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 320 days | 95% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 320 days | 95% |
| Lisa B | 5/10 | 382 days | 71% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 626 days | 77% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 686 days | 64% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 748 days | 67% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 748 days | 28% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 778 days | 66% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 839 days | 60% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 839 days | 60% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 962 days | 48% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 1023 days | 41% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 1023 days | 42% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 1051 days | 39% |
| RR | 8/10 | 1113 days | 34% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1447 days | 13% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1478 days | 10% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1781 days | 5% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1781 days | 5% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1781 days | 5% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 1873 days | 5% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 1904 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1904 days | 5% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 2026 days | 5% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 2209 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 2209 days | 4% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 2209 days | 4% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 2239 days | 4% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 2300 days | 4% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2300 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2453 days | 4% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2512 days | 4% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2543 days | 4% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2543 days | 4% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2574 days | 4% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2574 days | 3% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2574 days | 4% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2574 days | 3% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2635 days | 3% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2818 days | 2% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2822 days | 3% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 2849 days | 3% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 2854 days | 3% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 2871 days | 2% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 2898 days | 3% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 2949 days | 3% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 3030 days | 2% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 3050 days | 3% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 3077 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 3127 days | 2% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 3169 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 3170 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 3181 days | 2% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 3187 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 3212 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3257 days | 2% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 3286 days | 2% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 3333 days | 2% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 3333 days | 2% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 3382 days | 2% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3407 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3520 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3559 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3574 days | 2% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3581 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3636 days | 1% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3669 days | 1% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3676 days | 1% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3705 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 3883 days | 1% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3941 days | 1% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 3956 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 3959 days | 1% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 3965 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 4003 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 4004 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 4022 days | 1% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 4034 days | 1% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 4034 days | 1% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 4049 days | 1% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 4095 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4125 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 4336 days | 0% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 4338 days | 0% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 4355 days | 0% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4430 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4461 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4553 days | 1% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4668 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4677 days | 1% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4681 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4734 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4734 days | 1% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4747 days | 1% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4755 days | 1% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4756 days | 1% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4763 days | 1% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 4979 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 5032 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 5036 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 5046 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 5050 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 5061 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 5062 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 5069 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 5069 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 5131 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 5147 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5383 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 5387 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5392 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5395 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 5396 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5400 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 5404 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 5409 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 5409 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5411 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5420 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5434 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5434 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5710 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5755 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5761 days | 1% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5765 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5765 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5767 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5779 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5785 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5795 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5795 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5799 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5808 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5816 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 5847 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 5854 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 5922 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 5986 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6093 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 6100 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 6105 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 6105 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 6121 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 Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-0.10% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Punakaiki Beach Camp experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
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 Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has been adjusted for 5 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 2 | -0.04% |
| 3 | -0.06% |
| 4 | -0.08% |
| 5 | -0.10% |
| 6 | -0.12% |
| 7 | -0.14% |
| 8 | -0.16% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.99% 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.
Final Ranking Score
84%
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.