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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.
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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
79.13%
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 | 180 days | 78% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 180 days | 100% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 454 days | 90% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 454 days | 79% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 454 days | 90% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 729 days | 72% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 788 days | 66% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 880 days | 57% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1518 days | 11% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1641 days | 7% |
| John | 10/10 | 1671 days | 6% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 1733 days | 6% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 1884 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 1976 days | 5% |
| Anonymous (117919) | 10/10 | 2007 days | 5% |
| John | 8/10 | 2221 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2221 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2249 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2249 days | 4% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2341 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2341 days | 4% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2555 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2628 days | 3% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 2725 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 2894 days | 3% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 2905 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 2907 days | 3% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 2977 days | 3% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3008 days | 3% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3035 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3035 days | 3% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3044 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3051 days | 3% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3070 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3070 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3297 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3311 days | 2% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3327 days | 2% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3342 days | 2% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3386 days | 2% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3399 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3409 days | 2% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3433 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3546 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3656 days | 1% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3672 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3672 days | 1% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 3862 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3862 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4015 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4016 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4017 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4017 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4018 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4018 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4044 days | 0% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4047 days | 1% |
| Tiit Pullerits | 7/10 | 4062 days | 0% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4062 days | 0% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4063 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4109 days | 0% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4137 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4198 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4381 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4381 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4389 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4394 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4395 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4414 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4422 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4422 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4516 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 4752 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 4771 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 4786 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 4798 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 4804 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 4806 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 4857 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 4868 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 4884 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 4898 days | 1% |
| jhwjhw | 3/10 | 5082 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5122 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5126 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5131 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5135 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5136 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5141 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5150 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5582 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5600 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
3.25% 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
82%
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.