Kia ora, 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 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.
101 Valid Reviews
The Lake Mahinapua Campsite experience has a total of 103 reviews. There are 101 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 101 valid reviews:
Rating | Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
10/10 | 35 |
|
35% |
9/10 | 31 |
|
31% |
8/10 | 19 |
|
19% |
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% |
87.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite valid reviews is 87.13% and is based on 101 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
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 101 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 | |
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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 |
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0% |
3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
2/10 | 0 |
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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.
76.64%
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Aaron | 4/10 | 143 days | 100% |
Brigitte | 4/10 | 143 days | 100% |
Emma B | 9/10 | 782 days | 100% |
Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 813 days | 96% |
Alberto | 8/10 | 843 days | 90% |
Oonagh | 7/10 | 1147 days | 45% |
$p | 10/10 | 1422 days | 22% |
Valg | 8/10 | 1481 days | 18% |
JS | 7/10 | 1634 days | 10% |
Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 1696 days | 9% |
M&P | 10/10 | 1847 days | 8% |
Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2031 days | 7% |
Rachel | 10/10 | 2092 days | 7% |
ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2092 days | 7% |
Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2243 days | 6% |
From DK | 9/10 | 2243 days | 6% |
Ruddah | 7/10 | 2243 days | 6% |
Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2274 days | 6% |
Mitchell | 10/10 | 2304 days | 6% |
Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2304 days | 6% |
Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2304 days | 6% |
Eranda | 10/10 | 2335 days | 6% |
Juliane | 8/10 | 2518 days | 6% |
Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2598 days | 4% |
Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 2661 days | 5% |
Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 2720 days | 5% |
Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 2774 days | 5% |
Nienke Best | 7/10 | 2881 days | 4% |
Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 2883 days | 4% |
Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 2899 days | 4% |
Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 2906 days | 4% |
deborah cooper | 9/10 | 2914 days | 4% |
Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 2943 days | 4% |
Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 2991 days | 4% |
Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3030 days | 4% |
Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3051 days | 4% |
Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3150 days | 4% |
Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3154 days | 4% |
Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3157 days | 3% |
Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3187 days | 4% |
Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3235 days | 3% |
Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3238 days | 3% |
Andrik | 8/10 | 3245 days | 3% |
David Elliott | 7/10 | 3248 days | 3% |
Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3256 days | 3% |
Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3308 days | 3% |
Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3310 days | 3% |
Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3323 days | 1% |
Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3328 days | 3% |
Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3333 days | 3% |
donald pobke | 9/10 | 3339 days | 3% |
Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3340 days | 3% |
Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3374 days | 3% |
Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3461 days | 3% |
Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3580 days | 2% |
Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3614 days | 2% |
Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3627 days | 2% |
Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 3641 days | 2% |
Miguel | 8/10 | 3645 days | 2% |
Adam Wight | 8/10 | 3647 days | 2% |
Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3664 days | 2% |
Jess Rose | 8/10 | 3673 days | 2% |
Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 3675 days | 2% |
Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 3684 days | 2% |
Kim Frey | 7/10 | 3708 days | 2% |
Nina James | 8/10 | 3796 days | 2% |
Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3973 days | 1% |
Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 3988 days | 1% |
Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 3993 days | 1% |
Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 3993 days | 1% |
Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4006 days | 1% |
Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4006 days | 1% |
Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4006 days | 1% |
Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4012 days | 1% |
Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4012 days | 1% |
Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4026 days | 1% |
Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4058 days | 1% |
Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4058 days | 1% |
Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4061 days | 1% |
Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4161 days | 1% |
ramy | 9/10 | 4344 days | 0% |
Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
Renate | 9/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4385 days | 1% |
Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4403 days | 2% |
Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4403 days | 2% |
Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4456 days | 1% |
lavonc | 10/10 | 4495 days | 2% |
sidcupjon | 10/10 | 4740 days | 2% |
Harald | 10/10 | 4749 days | 1% |
qofd | 10/10 | 5045 days | 2% |
Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5085 days | 1% |
Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5092 days | 1% |
Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5099 days | 1% |
Gerhard | 9/10 | 5107 days | 1% |
Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5124 days | 1% |
David Hobson | 8/10 | 5491 days | 1% |
Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5491 days | 1% |
Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5513 days | 1% |
Bronwyn | 7/10 | 5849 days | 1% |
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.
4.04% 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.
81%
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.