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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
82.20%
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 | 170 days | 100% |
| Tal Tal | 6/10 | 230 days | 87% |
| Wil | 8/10 | 292 days | 97% |
| Melli Schmid | 1/10 | 292 days | 40% |
| Larissa | 10/10 | 322 days | 98% |
| Johanna Kuehl | 9/10 | 383 days | 94% |
| Donna Harbidge | 9/10 | 383 days | 94% |
| Niall Hamilton | 10/10 | 506 days | 89% |
| Katie Edser | 8/10 | 567 days | 83% |
| Family of four | 9/10 | 567 days | 84% |
| E&P | 8/10 | 595 days | 81% |
| RR | 8/10 | 657 days | 77% |
| Oonagh | 8/10 | 991 days | 45% |
| Kate | 6/10 | 1022 days | 37% |
| Gary Clarkson | 8/10 | 1325 days | 20% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 1325 days | 20% |
| Beth | 10/10 | 1325 days | 20% |
| Dan | 8/10 | 1417 days | 15% |
| Gemma | 10/10 | 1448 days | 14% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1448 days | 13% |
| Felipe | 10/10 | 1570 days | 9% |
| Pateke | 10/10 | 1722 days | 6% |
| Sarah and Pete | 8/10 | 1722 days | 6% |
| Blu Ice | 9/10 | 1753 days | 5% |
| Mrs Lounis | 9/10 | 1753 days | 5% |
| Lukas | 8/10 | 1753 days | 5% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 1783 days | 5% |
| Lia | 8/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 8/10 | 1936 days | 5% |
| Klaus | 8/10 | 1997 days | 5% |
| Luci | 9/10 | 2056 days | 5% |
| Francois & Caroline | 8/10 | 2087 days | 4% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2087 days | 4% |
| Marilli | 10/10 | 2118 days | 5% |
| Rick | 7/10 | 2118 days | 4% |
| Juraj | 10/10 | 2118 days | 5% |
| Katey | 8/10 | 2118 days | 4% |
| ian kennedy | 8/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| CJC | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Vincent | 8/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Libby | 8/10 | 2179 days | 4% |
| Milo Sumner | 5/10 | 2362 days | 3% |
| Matthew Dercole | 8/10 | 2366 days | 4% |
| Veronica Marcano | 9/10 | 2386 days | 4% |
| Chris & Peg | 8/10 | 2393 days | 4% |
| Christian Oerlemans | 6/10 | 2398 days | 3% |
| Edward Cromwell | 7/10 | 2415 days | 3% |
| Gillian Press | 6/10 | 2442 days | 3% |
| Edwin Bos | 8/10 | 2493 days | 4% |
| CARMERS | 6/10 | 2574 days | 3% |
| Wen Xin Tan | 9/10 | 2594 days | 4% |
| Jason | 10/10 | 2621 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 8/10 | 2671 days | 3% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 2713 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 9/10 | 2714 days | 3% |
| Nienke Best | 8/10 | 2725 days | 3% |
| Julia Kurtz | 8/10 | 2729 days | 3% |
| Jack Clise | 9/10 | 2731 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2733 days | 3% |
| Van Bagley | 10/10 | 2756 days | 3% |
| Catherine Kay | 9/10 | 2801 days | 3% |
| Ina and Max | 7/10 | 2830 days | 3% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 2877 days | 3% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 9/10 | 2877 days | 3% |
| Aidan Byrne | 9/10 | 2926 days | 3% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 2951 days | 3% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 7/10 | 3064 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 7/10 | 3103 days | 2% |
| Rachel Denham | 8/10 | 3118 days | 2% |
| Ann-Catherine Deblon | 8/10 | 3125 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 8/10 | 3180 days | 2% |
| Richard Kirby | 9/10 | 3213 days | 2% |
| Wout van Dijk | 8/10 | 3220 days | 2% |
| Janelle Sterling | 10/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3305 days | 2% |
| Yvonne Wu | 8/10 | 3427 days | 2% |
| Steffen Paul | 6/10 | 3438 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3485 days | 2% |
| Larry Dashiell | 9/10 | 3488 days | 2% |
| Kris Marinomunn | 9/10 | 3500 days | 2% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 9/10 | 3503 days | 2% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Florian Kleemann | 8/10 | 3509 days | 2% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Robert Warner | 8/10 | 3547 days | 2% |
| Stefanie Vogt | 10/10 | 3548 days | 2% |
| Lisa Quayle | 8/10 | 3566 days | 2% |
| Hol. M. | 8/10 | 3578 days | 2% |
| bzh974 | 9/10 | 3578 days | 2% |
| Jay | 9/10 | 3593 days | 1% |
| Kane F | 8/10 | 3639 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 10/10 | 3669 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3823 days | 1% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| SC W | 8/10 | 3854 days | 1% |
| David Spindler | 7/10 | 3854 days | 1% |
| Laura Metz | 9/10 | 3867 days | 1% |
| Hubertus Thost | 10/10 | 3867 days | 1% |
| G Ballard | 6/10 | 3880 days | 1% |
| Jason MacLeod | 10/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 9/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 6/10 | 3913 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 3974 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| Marina Ryan | 8/10 | 4035 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 8/10 | 4035 days | 1% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4097 days | 0% |
| Maria | 8/10 | 4212 days | 0% |
| Glenn Surzur | 4/10 | 4221 days | 0% |
| Petra Blumberg | 10/10 | 4225 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 1/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Michelle Chambers | 6/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Ingrid | 9/10 | 4291 days | 0% |
| Steven Switsers | 8/10 | 4299 days | 0% |
| Tom and Jemima Rawlings | 6/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| D Pieter | 7/10 | 4307 days | 0% |
| Charliepot | 7/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| electronmike1970 | 10/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| MeganG | 8/10 | 4523 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Joyce | 8/10 | 4576 days | 1% |
| M Robinson | 10/10 | 4580 days | 1% |
| suemax | 9/10 | 4584 days | 1% |
| Hans Duerst | 9/10 | 4590 days | 1% |
| Kasten Madsen | 8/10 | 4593 days | 1% |
| Jolene & James | 9/10 | 4594 days | 1% |
| Melanie | 8/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Melanie Mathiak | 10/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Inge Davbbert | 10/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Filsack | 9/10 | 4605 days | 1% |
| Katrin | 10/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| tiffgeoff | 1/10 | 4613 days | 0% |
| amounstephen | 7/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| mawueth | 9/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Sarah Graham | 8/10 | 4691 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 4927 days | 1% |
| Jane Cullum | 10/10 | 4931 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 4936 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 4938 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 4939 days | 1% |
| Wayne Forrow | 3/10 | 4940 days | 0% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 4944 days | 1% |
| Julia | 9/10 | 4948 days | 1% |
| Simon Vickers | 9/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| Ini & Cees | 8/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 10/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 9/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 4955 days | 1% |
| Rachel Gerrand | 8/10 | 4955 days | 1% |
| Van den Borne | 8/10 | 4964 days | 1% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 5/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 4978 days | 1% |
| Axel Vetter | 8/10 | 4978 days | 1% |
| paulag | 10/10 | 5254 days | 1% |
| Brigitta Reil | 9/10 | 5299 days | 1% |
| Kim Holtz | 8/10 | 5303 days | 1% |
| Benedict Fluthman | 4/10 | 5305 days | 0% |
| Peter G | 7/10 | 5309 days | 1% |
| Chris Helms | 8/10 | 5309 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 9/10 | 5311 days | 1% |
| Wielink | 9/10 | 5323 days | 1% |
| Ferth | 8/10 | 5329 days | 1% |
| Susan Hitchins | 9/10 | 5339 days | 1% |
| Dick Rosman | 8/10 | 5339 days | 1% |
| Thomas Stopp | 8/10 | 5343 days | 1% |
| Dale W | 7/10 | 5352 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| mariak | 8/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| catdonjaime | 6/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Evan | 10/10 | 5466 days | 1% |
| tessac | 5/10 | 5530 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 5634 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 5637 days | 1% |
| UlaR | 9/10 | 5639 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 9/10 | 5644 days | 1% |
| ginekek | 9/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| MarkP | 8/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 6/10 | 5665 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
-2.12% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 75 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 141 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 138 | -2.07% |
| 139 | -2.09% |
| 140 | -2.10% |
| 141 | -2.12% |
| 142 | -2.13% |
| 143 | -2.15% |
| 144 | -2.16% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.98% 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.