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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
181 Valid Reviews
The Punakaiki Beach Camp experience has a total of 182 reviews. There are 181 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 181 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 37 |
|
20% |
| 9/10 | 45 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 64 |
|
35% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 13 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
82.04% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Punakaiki Beach Camp valid reviews is 82.04% and is based on 181 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 181 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
82.15%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 235 days | 100% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 295 days | 86% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 357 days | 96% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 357 days | 40% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 387 days | 96% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 448 days | 92% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 448 days | 92% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 571 days | 86% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 632 days | 80% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 632 days | 81% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 660 days | 78% |
| RR | 8/10 | 722 days | 73% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1056 days | 40% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1087 days | 33% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1390 days | 16% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1390 days | 16% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1390 days | 17% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 1482 days | 12% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 1513 days | 11% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1513 days | 11% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 1635 days | 7% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 1787 days | 5% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 1787 days | 5% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 1818 days | 5% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 1818 days | 5% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 1818 days | 5% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 1848 days | 5% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 1909 days | 5% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 1909 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 2001 days | 5% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2062 days | 5% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2121 days | 5% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2152 days | 4% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2152 days | 4% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2183 days | 5% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2183 days | 4% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2183 days | 5% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2183 days | 4% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2213 days | 4% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2213 days | 4% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2213 days | 4% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2244 days | 4% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2427 days | 3% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2431 days | 4% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 2451 days | 4% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 2458 days | 4% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 2463 days | 3% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 2480 days | 3% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 2507 days | 3% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 2558 days | 4% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 2639 days | 3% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 2659 days | 4% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 2686 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 2736 days | 3% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 2779 days | 3% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 2790 days | 3% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 2794 days | 3% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 2796 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2798 days | 3% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 2821 days | 3% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 2866 days | 3% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 2895 days | 3% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 2942 days | 3% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 2942 days | 3% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 2991 days | 3% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3016 days | 3% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3129 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3168 days | 2% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3183 days | 2% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3190 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3245 days | 2% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3278 days | 2% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3285 days | 2% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3314 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 3503 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3550 days | 2% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 3553 days | 2% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 3565 days | 2% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 3568 days | 2% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3573 days | 2% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 3574 days | 2% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 3581 days | 2% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 3612 days | 2% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 3613 days | 2% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 3631 days | 2% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 3643 days | 1% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 3643 days | 1% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 3658 days | 1% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 3704 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 3734 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3888 days | 1% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4039 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4070 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4100 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4100 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4162 days | 0% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4290 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4356 days | 0% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4374 days | 0% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4374 days | 0% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 4588 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 4645 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 4659 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 4670 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 4678 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 4740 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 4756 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 4992 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 4996 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5004 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 5005 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 5013 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 5017 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5017 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 5018 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 5018 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5020 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5020 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5034 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5043 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5043 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5368 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5370 days | 1% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5374 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5374 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5376 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5388 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5404 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5404 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5417 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 5456 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 5463 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 5531 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 5595 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 5699 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 5702 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 5704 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 5730 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
-4.05% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 43 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 | -3.99% |
| 198 | -4.01% |
| 199 | -4.03% |
| 200 | -4.05% |
| 201 | -4.07% |
| 202 | -4.09% |
| 203 | -4.11% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
3.56% 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
82%
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.