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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.
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.
Punakaiki Beach Camp
Valid Reviews
186 Valid Reviews
The Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has a total of 187 reviews. There are 186 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 186 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 40 |
|
22% |
| 9/10 | 45 |
|
24% |
| 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% |
82.15% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp valid reviews is 82.15% and is based on 186 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 186 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
83.84%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | 10/10 | 249 days | 100% |
| Blu Ice | 8/10 | 308 days | 96% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 308 days | 98% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 308 days | 98% |
| Lisa B | 5/10 | 370 days | 73% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 614 days | 80% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 674 days | 66% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 736 days | 70% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 736 days | 29% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 766 days | 69% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 827 days | 63% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 827 days | 63% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 950 days | 50% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 1011 days | 43% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 1011 days | 44% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 1039 days | 41% |
| RR | 8/10 | 1101 days | 35% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1435 days | 14% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1466 days | 11% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1769 days | 5% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1769 days | 5% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1769 days | 5% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 1861 days | 5% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 1892 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1892 days | 5% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 2014 days | 5% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 2166 days | 4% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 2166 days | 4% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 2197 days | 4% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 2197 days | 4% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 2197 days | 4% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 2227 days | 4% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 2288 days | 4% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2288 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 2380 days | 4% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2441 days | 4% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2500 days | 4% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2531 days | 4% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2531 days | 4% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2562 days | 4% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2562 days | 3% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2562 days | 4% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2562 days | 4% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2592 days | 4% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2592 days | 4% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2592 days | 4% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2623 days | 3% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2806 days | 2% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2810 days | 3% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 2886 days | 3% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 2937 days | 3% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 3018 days | 2% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 3038 days | 3% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 3065 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 3115 days | 2% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 3157 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 3158 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 3169 days | 2% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 3173 days | 2% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3177 days | 2% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 3200 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 3245 days | 2% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3395 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3547 days | 2% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3562 days | 2% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3569 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3624 days | 1% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3657 days | 1% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3664 days | 1% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3693 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3749 days | 1% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 3871 days | 1% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3929 days | 1% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3952 days | 1% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 3960 days | 1% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 3991 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 3992 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 4010 days | 1% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 4022 days | 1% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 4022 days | 1% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 4037 days | 1% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 4083 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 4113 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4267 days | 0% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 4294 days | 0% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 4324 days | 0% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 4326 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4326 days | 0% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 4326 days | 0% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 4357 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4418 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4449 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4479 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4479 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4541 days | 1% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4656 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4669 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4722 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4722 days | 1% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4735 days | 1% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4743 days | 1% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4744 days | 1% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4751 days | 1% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4753 days | 1% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4753 days | 1% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 4967 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 5020 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 5024 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 5034 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 5038 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 5050 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 5057 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 5057 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 5119 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 5135 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5371 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 5375 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5380 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 5382 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5383 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 5384 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5388 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 5392 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 5393 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 5396 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5396 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5399 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5399 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5413 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5422 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5422 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5698 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5743 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5747 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5749 days | 1% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5753 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5753 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5755 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5767 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5773 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5783 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5783 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5787 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5796 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5804 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 5835 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 5842 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 5910 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 5974 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6081 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 6088 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 6093 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 6093 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 6109 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
-4.07% 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 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.01% |
| 198 | -4.03% |
| 199 | -4.05% |
| 200 | -4.07% |
| 201 | -4.09% |
| 202 | -4.11% |
| 203 | -4.13% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
3.07% 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
83%
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.