G'day, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!
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 Aussie Bay Campsite.
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.
Aussie Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
64 Valid Reviews
The Aussie Bay Campsite experience has a total of 64 valid reviews. There are no 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 64 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 6 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 7 |
|
11% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
78.28% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Aussie Bay Campsite valid reviews is 78.28% and is based on 64 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
21 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 64 valid reviews, the experience has 21 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 21 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 2 |
|
10% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
14% |
| 8/10 | 8 |
|
38% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
24% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
5% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.62% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Aussie Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 77.62% and is based on 21 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
85.51%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie | 9/10 | 107 days | 100% |
| Karl | 9/10 | 292 days | 96% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 320 days | 95% |
| Mk | 9/10 | 351 days | 94% |
| Pensioners on tour | 10/10 | 351 days | 95% |
| JD | 9/10 | 351 days | 94% |
| Adel | 9/10 | 382 days | 92% |
| Stephane | 7/10 | 472 days | 83% |
| Katie | 7/10 | 809 days | 59% |
| Benjamin | 9/10 | 838 days | 60% |
| Zuzana | 8/10 | 930 days | 50% |
| Lauren | 8/10 | 1023 days | 42% |
| Philippe Billuart | 5/10 | 1023 days | 32% |
| Milou | 9/10 | 1082 days | 37% |
| Campertramper | 9/10 | 1539 days | 10% |
| Criss | 9/10 | 1568 days | 9% |
| Hakan | 9/10 | 1781 days | 5% |
| Valg | 6/10 | 1781 days | 4% |
| Dan | 9/10 | 1873 days | 5% |
| Kelly | 8/10 | 2025 days | 5% |
| Jamie Morrison | 9/10 | 2056 days | 5% |
| Kysha | 10/10 | 2118 days | 4% |
| Antoine | 8/10 | 2118 days | 4% |
| Sean McLaren | 10/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Niven | 7/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Allen | 9/10 | 2330 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2391 days | 4% |
| Andy Bond | 7/10 | 2537 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 5/10 | 2635 days | 3% |
| Rachel Mudge | 8/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Oceane Imber | 6/10 | 2903 days | 2% |
| Tom Meulders | 6/10 | 2921 days | 2% |
| Lukas and Katka | 8/10 | 2970 days | 3% |
| Aisling Burke | 5/10 | 3179 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3213 days | 2% |
| Hollie Procter | 5/10 | 3241 days | 2% |
| Erin Stafferton | 7/10 | 3462 days | 2% |
| Tanja Laube | 9/10 | 3566 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 5/10 | 3578 days | 1% |
| Sona | 9/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| bzh974 | 6/10 | 4034 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 8/10 | 4064 days | 1% |
| Ryan Lieston | 8/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Manuela | 6/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Franz Birkefeld | 8/10 | 4289 days | 0% |
| Hirsch Svenja | 10/10 | 4313 days | 0% |
| Mahr Svenja | 9/10 | 4313 days | 0% |
| Jessie Sabine | 7/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Matthew Trezise | 7/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Debora Grusler | 7/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Laura Pleumeekers | 8/10 | 4355 days | 0% |
| Ray Smith | 9/10 | 4400 days | 1% |
| Lieven De Vlaminck | 9/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Tina | 8/10 | 4681 days | 1% |
| Tanja and Pascal | 10/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Sasha and Sandra Bonavia | 9/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 5/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Ralf Glaser | 8/10 | 5057 days | 1% |
| Ilse & Thys | 6/10 | 5389 days | 1% |
| Fred | 8/10 | 5434 days | 1% |
| Sanne & Senne | 8/10 | 5774 days | 1% |
| Bas van Schagen | 7/10 | 5868 days | 1% |
| JennekeK | 7/10 | 6117 days | 1% |
| MichaelS1 | 5/10 | 6121 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Aussie Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.73% 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 folk 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
87%
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.