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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
77.14%
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 | 82 days | 93% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 82 days | 93% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 721 days | 100% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 752 days | 97% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 782 days | 92% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1086 days | 48% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1361 days | 25% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1420 days | 20% |
| JS | 7/10 | 1573 days | 11% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 1635 days | 10% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 1786 days | 7% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 1970 days | 7% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2031 days | 7% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2031 days | 6% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2182 days | 6% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2182 days | 6% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2182 days | 6% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2213 days | 6% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2243 days | 6% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2243 days | 6% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2243 days | 6% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2274 days | 6% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2457 days | 5% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2537 days | 4% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 2600 days | 5% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 2659 days | 5% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 2713 days | 4% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 2820 days | 4% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 2822 days | 4% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 2838 days | 4% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 2845 days | 4% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 2853 days | 4% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 2882 days | 4% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 2930 days | 4% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 2969 days | 3% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 2990 days | 3% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3089 days | 3% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3093 days | 4% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3096 days | 3% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3126 days | 3% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3174 days | 3% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3177 days | 3% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3184 days | 3% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3187 days | 3% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3195 days | 3% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3247 days | 3% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3249 days | 3% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3262 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3267 days | 3% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3272 days | 3% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3278 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3279 days | 3% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3313 days | 3% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3400 days | 3% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3519 days | 2% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3553 days | 2% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3566 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 3580 days | 2% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3584 days | 2% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 3586 days | 2% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 3612 days | 2% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 3614 days | 2% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 3623 days | 2% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 3647 days | 2% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 3735 days | 2% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 3951 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 3951 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 3965 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 3997 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 3997 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4000 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4100 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4304 days | 0% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4317 days | 0% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4317 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4324 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4342 days | 0% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4342 days | 0% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4395 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4434 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 4679 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 4984 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5024 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5031 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5038 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5046 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5063 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5430 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5430 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5452 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 5788 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
3.87% 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.