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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 Lake Mahinapua 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.
Lake Mahinapua Campsite
Valid Reviews
103 Valid Reviews
The Lake Mahinapua Campsite experience has a total of 105 reviews. There are 103 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 103 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 35 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 33 |
|
32% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.18% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite valid reviews is 87.18% and is based on 103 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
32 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 103 valid reviews, the experience has 32 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 32 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 11 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
16% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.38% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite face-to-face reviews is 89.38% and is based on 32 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
79.17%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub | 9/10 | 47 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 9/10 | 231 days | 97% |
| Aaron | 4/10 | 443 days | 59% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 443 days | 59% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 1082 days | 37% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 1113 days | 34% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 1143 days | 31% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1447 days | 12% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1722 days | 6% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1781 days | 5% |
| JS | 7/10 | 1934 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 1996 days | 5% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2331 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2392 days | 4% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2543 days | 4% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2543 days | 4% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2543 days | 3% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2574 days | 4% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2603 days | 3% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2635 days | 3% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2818 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2898 days | 2% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 2961 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 3020 days | 3% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 3074 days | 2% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 3181 days | 2% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 3182 days | 2% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 3199 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 3206 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 3213 days | 2% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3291 days | 2% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3330 days | 2% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3351 days | 2% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3450 days | 2% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3454 days | 2% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3456 days | 2% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3486 days | 2% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3535 days | 2% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3538 days | 2% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3545 days | 2% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3547 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3556 days | 2% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3608 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3610 days | 1% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3623 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3628 days | 1% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3633 days | 1% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3638 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3640 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3760 days | 1% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3880 days | 1% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 3941 days | 1% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 3975 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 3984 days | 1% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 4095 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4273 days | 0% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4326 days | 0% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4461 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4665 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4703 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4703 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4756 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4795 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 5040 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5345 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5392 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5399 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5424 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5791 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5791 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5813 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 6149 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Mahinapua Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.24% 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
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.