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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
99 Valid Reviews
The Lake Mahinapua Campsite experience has a total of 101 reviews. There are 99 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 99 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 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.08% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite valid reviews is 88.08% and is based on 99 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 99 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
87.49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma B | 9/10 | 626 days | 100% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 657 days | 98% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 687 days | 93% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 991 days | 54% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1266 days | 30% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1325 days | 24% |
| JS | 7/10 | 1478 days | 14% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 1540 days | 12% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 1691 days | 8% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 1875 days | 6% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 1936 days | 6% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 1936 days | 6% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2087 days | 6% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2087 days | 6% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2087 days | 5% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2118 days | 6% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2148 days | 6% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2148 days | 6% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2148 days | 6% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2179 days | 6% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2362 days | 5% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2442 days | 4% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 2505 days | 5% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 2564 days | 5% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 2618 days | 4% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 2725 days | 4% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 2727 days | 4% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 2743 days | 4% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 2750 days | 4% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 2758 days | 4% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 2787 days | 4% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 2835 days | 4% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 2874 days | 3% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 2895 days | 3% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 2994 days | 3% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 2998 days | 3% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3001 days | 3% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3031 days | 3% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3079 days | 3% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3082 days | 3% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3089 days | 3% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3092 days | 3% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3100 days | 3% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3152 days | 3% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3154 days | 2% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3167 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3172 days | 3% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3177 days | 3% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3183 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3184 days | 3% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3218 days | 3% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3305 days | 3% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3424 days | 2% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3458 days | 2% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3471 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 3485 days | 2% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3489 days | 2% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 3491 days | 2% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 3517 days | 2% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 3519 days | 2% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 3528 days | 2% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 3552 days | 2% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 3640 days | 2% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3817 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 3837 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 3837 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 3856 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 3856 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 3870 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 3905 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4188 days | 0% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4209 days | 0% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4300 days | 0% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 4584 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 4593 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 4889 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 4929 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 4936 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 4943 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 4951 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 4968 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5335 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5335 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5357 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 5693 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
1.37% 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
89%
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.