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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
82.16%
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 | 215 days | 100% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 275 days | 86% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 337 days | 96% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 337 days | 40% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 367 days | 97% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 428 days | 93% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 428 days | 93% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 551 days | 87% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 612 days | 81% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 612 days | 82% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 640 days | 79% |
| RR | 8/10 | 702 days | 74% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 1036 days | 42% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1067 days | 34% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1370 days | 17% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1370 days | 17% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1370 days | 18% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 1462 days | 13% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 1493 days | 12% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1493 days | 12% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 1615 days | 8% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 1767 days | 5% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 1767 days | 5% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 1798 days | 5% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 1798 days | 5% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 1798 days | 5% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 1828 days | 5% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 1889 days | 5% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 1889 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 1981 days | 5% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 2042 days | 5% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2101 days | 5% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2132 days | 4% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2132 days | 4% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2163 days | 5% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2163 days | 4% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2163 days | 5% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2163 days | 4% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2193 days | 4% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2193 days | 4% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2193 days | 4% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2224 days | 4% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2407 days | 3% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2411 days | 4% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 2431 days | 4% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 2438 days | 4% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 2443 days | 3% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 2460 days | 3% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 2487 days | 3% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 2538 days | 4% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 2619 days | 3% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 2639 days | 3% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 2666 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 2716 days | 3% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 2758 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 2759 days | 3% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 2770 days | 3% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 2774 days | 3% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 2776 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 2801 days | 3% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 2846 days | 3% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 2875 days | 3% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 2971 days | 3% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 2996 days | 3% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3109 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3148 days | 2% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3170 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3259 days | 2% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3265 days | 2% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3350 days | 2% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 3473 days | 2% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 3483 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3530 days | 2% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 3534 days | 2% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 3545 days | 2% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 3548 days | 2% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3553 days | 2% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 3554 days | 2% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 3562 days | 2% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 3593 days | 2% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 3593 days | 2% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 3611 days | 1% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 3624 days | 1% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 3624 days | 1% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 3638 days | 1% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 3685 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 3715 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3868 days | 1% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 3895 days | 1% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 3925 days | 1% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 3958 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4019 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4050 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4080 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4080 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4142 days | 0% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4257 days | 0% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4266 days | 0% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4336 days | 0% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4344 days | 0% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4352 days | 0% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4354 days | 0% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4354 days | 0% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 4568 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 4621 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 4629 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 4650 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 4651 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 4658 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 4720 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 4736 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 4972 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 4976 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 4981 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 4985 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 4994 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 4997 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 4997 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 4998 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 4998 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5023 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 5023 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5299 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5344 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5348 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5350 days | 1% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5354 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5354 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5356 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5368 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5374 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5388 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 5436 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 5443 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 5511 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 5575 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 5679 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 5682 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 5684 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 5689 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 5694 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 5694 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 5710 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
-3.63% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 49 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 187 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 184 | -3.57% |
| 185 | -3.59% |
| 186 | -3.61% |
| 187 | -3.63% |
| 188 | -3.65% |
| 189 | -3.67% |
| 190 | -3.69% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
3.42% 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.