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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 Gillespies Beach 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.
Gillespies Beach Campsite
Valid Reviews
107 Valid Reviews
The Gillespies Beach Campsite experience has a total of 110 reviews. There are 107 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 107 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 29 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 14 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.65% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite valid reviews is 80.65% and is based on 107 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
47 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 107 valid reviews, the experience has 47 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 47 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.98% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite face-to-face reviews is 82.98% and is based on 47 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
79.81%
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 | 5/10 | 46 days | 78% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 46 days | 100% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 320 days | 94% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 320 days | 83% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 320 days | 94% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 595 days | 81% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 654 days | 76% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 746 days | 69% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1384 days | 16% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1507 days | 11% |
| John | 10/10 | 1537 days | 10% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 1599 days | 8% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 1750 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 1842 days | 5% |
| Anonymous (117919) | 10/10 | 1873 days | 5% |
| John | 8/10 | 2087 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2087 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2115 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2115 days | 4% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2207 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2207 days | 4% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2421 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2494 days | 4% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 2591 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 2760 days | 3% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 2771 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 2773 days | 3% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 2843 days | 3% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 2874 days | 3% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 2910 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 2917 days | 3% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 2936 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 2936 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3160 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3163 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3177 days | 2% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3193 days | 2% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3208 days | 2% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3252 days | 2% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3265 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3275 days | 2% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3299 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3333 days | 2% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3412 days | 2% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3538 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3538 days | 2% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 3575 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 3728 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3728 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 3881 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 3883 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 3883 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 3913 days | 1% |
| Tiit Pullerits | 7/10 | 3928 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 3928 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 3929 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 3975 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 3982 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 3982 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4003 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4064 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4186 days | 0% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4255 days | 0% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4260 days | 0% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4261 days | 0% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4264 days | 0% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4280 days | 0% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4288 days | 0% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 4618 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 4635 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 4637 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 4652 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 4664 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 4670 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 4723 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 4734 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 4750 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 4764 days | 1% |
| jhwjhw | 3/10 | 4948 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 4988 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 4992 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 4997 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5002 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5007 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5466 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Gillespies Beach Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.05% 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
83%
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.