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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
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.
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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
77.38%
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 | 51 days | 90% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 51 days | 90% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 690 days | 100% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 721 days | 98% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 751 days | 92% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1055 days | 50% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1330 days | 26% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1389 days | 22% |
| JS | 7/10 | 1542 days | 12% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 1604 days | 11% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 1755 days | 7% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 1939 days | 7% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2000 days | 6% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2000 days | 6% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2151 days | 6% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2151 days | 6% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2151 days | 6% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2182 days | 6% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2211 days | 6% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2212 days | 6% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2212 days | 6% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2243 days | 6% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2426 days | 5% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2506 days | 4% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 2569 days | 5% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 2628 days | 5% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 2682 days | 4% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 2789 days | 4% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 2790 days | 4% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 2807 days | 4% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 2814 days | 4% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 2821 days | 4% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 2851 days | 4% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 2899 days | 4% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 2938 days | 3% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 2959 days | 3% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3058 days | 4% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3062 days | 4% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3064 days | 3% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3094 days | 3% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3143 days | 3% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3146 days | 3% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3153 days | 3% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3155 days | 3% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3164 days | 3% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3216 days | 3% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3218 days | 3% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3231 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3236 days | 3% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3241 days | 3% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3246 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3248 days | 3% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3282 days | 3% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3368 days | 3% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3488 days | 2% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3535 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 3549 days | 2% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3552 days | 2% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 3555 days | 2% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3572 days | 2% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 3580 days | 2% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 3583 days | 2% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 3592 days | 2% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 3616 days | 2% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 3703 days | 2% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3881 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 3896 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 3901 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 3901 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 3969 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4069 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4252 days | 0% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4273 days | 0% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4403 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 4648 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 4657 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5000 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5007 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5015 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5032 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5399 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5399 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5421 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 5757 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
3.79% 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
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.