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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 Tōtaranui Campground.
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.
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Tōtaranui Campground
Valid Reviews
87 Valid Reviews
The Tōtaranui Campground experience has a total of 89 reviews. There are 87 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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 87 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 18 |
|
21% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tōtaranui Campground valid reviews is 86.67% and is based on 87 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
53 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 87 valid reviews, the experience has 53 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 53 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 13 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 8 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.02% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tōtaranui Campground face-to-face reviews is 83.02% and is based on 53 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
89.49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 6/10 | 57 days | 86% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 57 days | 100% |
| Adel | 9/10 | 119 days | 98% |
| Henry | 9/10 | 607 days | 78% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 729 days | 70% |
| Lucy | 10/10 | 972 days | 47% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1064 days | 38% |
| Emma Utgaard | 10/10 | 1245 days | 24% |
| Mike Howe | 8/10 | 1518 days | 10% |
| Kysha | 10/10 | 1855 days | 5% |
| Katie | 9/10 | 1946 days | 5% |
| Paul Smith | 9/10 | 2249 days | 4% |
| Sally Hodgson | 10/10 | 2651 days | 3% |
| Millka Pietikainen | 10/10 | 2656 days | 3% |
| Jan Hiltermann | 9/10 | 2684 days | 3% |
| Arslan Ahmad | 10/10 | 2961 days | 3% |
| Adrian Soldati | 10/10 | 3005 days | 3% |
| Clavel | 8/10 | 3073 days | 3% |
| Romain Richardot | 8/10 | 3073 days | 3% |
| Rosanne van Dooren | 10/10 | 3110 days | 2% |
| Lynn Pateron | 10/10 | 3146 days | 2% |
| Chloe Cox | 9/10 | 3191 days | 2% |
| Daniel Pietzsch | 10/10 | 3312 days | 2% |
| Lizzie Sitton | 9/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| David Sitton | 8/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Wout van Dijk | 9/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 8/10 | 3433 days | 2% |
| Marty Dayle | 8/10 | 3498 days | 2% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 3620 days | 1% |
| Yann Le Gac | 10/10 | 3621 days | 1% |
| Jan Suoboda | 7/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| tim winders | 8/10 | 3955 days | 1% |
| Anna Grafenstein | 7/10 | 4012 days | 1% |
| Adam | 10/10 | 4039 days | 1% |
| Petra Albrchtoval | 10/10 | 4039 days | 1% |
| Philip Schumann | 10/10 | 4043 days | 1% |
| Nina Helmling | 6/10 | 4045 days | 1% |
| Steffen | 7/10 | 4045 days | 1% |
| Radana Dlouha | 6/10 | 4053 days | 1% |
| Vaclav | 8/10 | 4053 days | 1% |
| Bernhard Fulterer | 5/10 | 4063 days | 0% |
| Tobias Gehring | 9/10 | 4066 days | 1% |
| Felix Brettner | 9/10 | 4066 days | 1% |
| Eugen Lehner | 8/10 | 4066 days | 1% |
| Max Stein | 8/10 | 4066 days | 1% |
| Sally Schist | 10/10 | 4070 days | 1% |
| Sarah | 9/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| Victor Puigserver | 10/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| Jason MacLeod | 9/10 | 4075 days | 1% |
| Carina Borho | 9/10 | 4081 days | 1% |
| Markus Spitzmueller | 9/10 | 4082 days | 1% |
| Julia Bonisch | 6/10 | 4090 days | 0% |
| Rupert | 8/10 | 4101 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 10/10 | 4198 days | 0% |
| Sven Woelk | 8/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| Annika Schmidt | 10/10 | 4386 days | 1% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 9/10 | 4386 days | 1% |
| Ann Furlong | 7/10 | 4406 days | 1% |
| Kadyan | 9/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| Francis Ruige | 10/10 | 4416 days | 1% |
| Bev Stott | 8/10 | 4418 days | 1% |
| Tony and Helene | 3/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Arno Leleu | 9/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Nadine and Jan | 9/10 | 4484 days | 1% |
| Lotte Uneken | 7/10 | 4514 days | 1% |
| AnnaM | 10/10 | 4563 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4837 days | 1% |
| Robert Voelkl | 10/10 | 4874 days | 1% |
| Curry | 9/10 | 4880 days | 1% |
| Boi Sagarra | 7/10 | 5126 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5126 days | 1% |
| Bette Eh | 10/10 | 5132 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 5136 days | 1% |
| Grumbach | 8/10 | 5146 days | 1% |
| Theresa | 10/10 | 5496 days | 1% |
| looklight | 10/10 | 5508 days | 1% |
| Rosie NZ | 9/10 | 5521 days | 1% |
| Mike Kirchner | 8/10 | 5532 days | 1% |
| Fred Dagg | 7/10 | 5558 days | 1% |
| greenbo | 8/10 | 5567 days | 1% |
| foucherm | 9/10 | 5591 days | 1% |
| Jansen | 6/10 | 5602 days | 1% |
| Clem | 9/10 | 5725 days | 1% |
| Raewyn | 9/10 | 5839 days | 1% |
| JennekeK | 8/10 | 5854 days | 1% |
| Mike Howe | 8/10 | 5873 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Tōtaranui Campground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.07% 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
91%
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.