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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 Curio Bay Camping Ground.
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.
Curio Bay Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
165 Valid Reviews
The Curio Bay Camping Ground experience has a total of 168 reviews. There are 165 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 invalid reviews 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 165 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 19 |
|
12% |
| 9/10 | 27 |
|
16% |
| 8/10 | 42 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 26 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 16 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 11 |
|
7% |
| 4/10 | 11 |
|
7% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 6 |
|
4% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
71.09% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Camping Ground valid reviews is 71.09% and is based on 165 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
76 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 165 valid reviews, the experience has 76 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 76 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 12 |
|
16% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 7 |
|
9% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
76.58% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Curio Bay Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 76.58% and is based on 76 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
69.25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth | 7/10 | 44 days | 94% |
| Lesley | 9/10 | 105 days | 100% |
| Emma | 1/10 | 227 days | 40% |
| Sanja | 6/10 | 287 days | 83% |
| Janet Lewis | 9/10 | 318 days | 95% |
| jo | 8/10 | 349 days | 93% |
| Eilis | 5/10 | 593 days | 62% |
| Laz. | 8/10 | 593 days | 80% |
| Tracy | 1/10 | 624 days | 32% |
| Bobj | 2/10 | 652 days | 35% |
| Jolanda Koedood | 10/10 | 683 days | 75% |
| Sönke | 8/10 | 683 days | 73% |
| Mel Barnes | 2/10 | 714 days | 33% |
| RR | 6/10 | 714 days | 62% |
| Carin | 4/10 | 744 days | 45% |
| Lothar Valentijn | 9/10 | 744 days | 69% |
| Ian | 5/10 | 989 days | 35% |
| Rod K | 8/10 | 1017 days | 42% |
| Davide | 5/10 | 1048 days | 31% |
| Ellie Richards | 5/10 | 1323 days | 15% |
| Dr.A | 10/10 | 1354 days | 18% |
| Char | 10/10 | 1354 days | 18% |
| Andrea Langan | 8/10 | 1413 days | 15% |
| Michelle | 6/10 | 1444 days | 12% |
| Tori | 8/10 | 1444 days | 13% |
| Rich | 8/10 | 1444 days | 13% |
| HSnow | 5/10 | 1566 days | 7% |
| Lauren | 8/10 | 1719 days | 6% |
| Adrian Tyrrell | 4/10 | 1748 days | 4% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1748 days | 5% |
| Dandietr | 5/10 | 1748 days | 4% |
| Ju | 7/10 | 1748 days | 5% |
| Tom Z. | 7/10 | 1779 days | 5% |
| Leona | 6/10 | 1779 days | 4% |
| Helene & Daniel. | 7/10 | 1779 days | 5% |
| FZ | 8/10 | 1810 days | 5% |
| Bryan S | 4/10 | 1871 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 8/10 | 2144 days | 4% |
| John Netherlands | 9/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Cynthia | 8/10 | 2236 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 9/10 | 2266 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2450 days | 3% |
| Ralf Koeckler | 5/10 | 2470 days | 3% |
| Karen Forsyth | 7/10 | 2505 days | 3% |
| UK 50-something couple | 2/10 | 2509 days | 2% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 8/10 | 2520 days | 4% |
| Lizzie V | 9/10 | 2540 days | 4% |
| Vanessa Stubbs | 7/10 | 2627 days | 3% |
| Geoff Steele | 8/10 | 2631 days | 3% |
| Ann-Kathrin Schmidt | 8/10 | 2780 days | 3% |
| Walter Neff | 8/10 | 2843 days | 3% |
| Xanthe Bowater | 9/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Roeland Driessen | 9/10 | 2874 days | 3% |
| Allan Craig | 3/10 | 2897 days | 2% |
| Shelly Stanchuk | 8/10 | 2935 days | 3% |
| María del Carmen Escandell | 2/10 | 3112 days | 1% |
| Kathy Hart | 5/10 | 3119 days | 2% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3157 days | 2% |
| Vanessa Paladin | 2/10 | 3162 days | 1% |
| Idaira González Dorta | 3/10 | 3163 days | 1% |
| Michael Busching | 7/10 | 3168 days | 2% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 3/10 | 3208 days | 1% |
| Louise Alexander | 3/10 | 3240 days | 1% |
| Paul Jones | 10/10 | 3245 days | 2% |
| Max Brunner | 7/10 | 3263 days | 2% |
| Jessie Karsif | 9/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Yanick Desautels | 9/10 | 3475 days | 2% |
| svenja spiegel | 7/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Clement Oudjaovok | 8/10 | 3533 days | 2% |
| Mike Gornall | 6/10 | 3546 days | 1% |
| Daniel Alengnick | 7/10 | 3620 days | 1% |
| Clare Lambley | 8/10 | 3621 days | 1% |
| Eric Lambley | 8/10 | 3622 days | 1% |
| Daniel Goellner | 7/10 | 3651 days | 1% |
| Gianpiero Rodari | 7/10 | 3666 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 7/10 | 3697 days | 1% |
| travelscot | 4/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| mcp hm | 6/10 | 3880 days | 1% |
| Tina Hilbich | 10/10 | 3893 days | 1% |
| Simeon W | 10/10 | 3893 days | 1% |
| Eva-Maria Krueger | 8/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 10/10 | 3916 days | 1% |
| Juliane | 9/10 | 3923 days | 1% |
| Kristyna | 9/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Derek Knight | 10/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Jacqui Knight | 9/10 | 3953 days | 1% |
| Stuart Wilson | 7/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Marine | 9/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Anke D. | 7/10 | 3970 days | 1% |
| Paul Wood | 8/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Bob Ash | 1/10 | 4001 days | 0% |
| Pokari | 7/10 | 4062 days | 1% |
| Helen King | 8/10 | 4092 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 9/10 | 4260 days | 0% |
| Lea Roser | 10/10 | 4262 days | 0% |
| Tanja Schlagermann | 10/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Engelstatter | 4/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Renate | 4/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Francois Marchar | 7/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Enna Keet | 8/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| Wendy Ward | 6/10 | 4292 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4304 days | 0% |
| Hanneke P | 5/10 | 4335 days | 0% |
| Mark and Eefie | 7/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Frans Derks | 9/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Katharina Pape | 9/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Craig Jones | 8/10 | 4366 days | 0% |
| Loesje | 10/10 | 4366 days | 0% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 6/10 | 4383 days | 1% |
| Olivia Reiter | 10/10 | 4634 days | 1% |
| Alan Brady | 2/10 | 4638 days | 0% |
| Fritschi | 5/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Marcel & Kim Meichtry | 8/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Karin Laurev | 4/10 | 4650 days | 1% |
| S & J McDonald | 4/10 | 4651 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Doehl | 8/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Russell | 4/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Rikke & Trine Bundgaard | 10/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Manuela Weber | 6/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Mirando4ka | 10/10 | 4670 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 4670 days | 1% |
| Monika & Roger | 9/10 | 4683 days | 1% |
| polzeath | 6/10 | 4701 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 5/10 | 4732 days | 1% |
| Res Kormann | 7/10 | 4965 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 8/10 | 4979 days | 1% |
| Todd Pang | 9/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| Robin Smith | 6/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 4994 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 6/10 | 4994 days | 1% |
| Oppenoorth | 9/10 | 4995 days | 1% |
| Amanda Wells | 10/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Andrea Fuchs | 7/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 6/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Nicolas | 8/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5011 days | 1% |
| Caroline Sheridan | 8/10 | 5011 days | 1% |
| Hartmut Tonner | 8/10 | 5013 days | 1% |
| Gerd Pagel | 10/10 | 5020 days | 1% |
| Andy Martin | 9/10 | 5024 days | 1% |
| Mark Aarts | 7/10 | 5026 days | 1% |
| Chris | 7/10 | 5027 days | 1% |
| Pam de Vos | 4/10 | 5031 days | 1% |
| Brandt | 8/10 | 5032 days | 1% |
| Jill | 9/10 | 5127 days | 1% |
| Sveninse Johansson | 10/10 | 5310 days | 1% |
| Stephen M | 8/10 | 5353 days | 1% |
| markus Brandenberger | 6/10 | 5359 days | 1% |
| Einar | 8/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| Inbar Yizhar Barnea | 8/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| Lis & Rob Tate | 8/10 | 5362 days | 1% |
| Bert Meuleuorijks | 7/10 | 5368 days | 1% |
| johnandgin | 4/10 | 5372 days | 1% |
| Bob Kusesia | 8/10 | 5373 days | 1% |
| Kerry Wood | 10/10 | 5374 days | 1% |
| Carl Diehl | 9/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Jonathan Angela | 8/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| kay and colin | 8/10 | 5431 days | 1% |
| hellami | 6/10 | 5492 days | 1% |
| bogaard | 8/10 | 5588 days | 1% |
| jjakkeren | 7/10 | 5706 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 5722 days | 1% |
| Richard | 7/10 | 5747 days | 1% |
| Anton | 9/10 | 5753 days | 1% |
| Rob | 9/10 | 5755 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 Curio Bay Camping Ground experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-0.30% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 45 days. However the Curio Bay Camping Ground 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 Curio Bay Camping Ground experience has been adjusted for 15 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 12 | -0.24% |
| 13 | -0.26% |
| 14 | -0.28% |
| 15 | -0.30% |
| 16 | -0.32% |
| 17 | -0.34% |
| 18 | -0.36% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
7.61% 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
77%
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.