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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 Pearson (Moana Rua) 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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Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite
Valid Reviews
79 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 80 reviews. There are 79 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 79 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 26 |
|
33% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
85.06% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 85.06% and is based on 79 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
16 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 79 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 4 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
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% |
88.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite face-to-face reviews is 88.13% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.73%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane | 8/10 | 175 days | 99% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 175 days | 99% |
| K M | 8/10 | 206 days | 99% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 236 days | 100% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 420 days | 91% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 449 days | 85% |
| test | 10/10 | 480 days | 90% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 572 days | 83% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 633 days | 80% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 725 days | 72% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 755 days | 68% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 786 days | 67% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 786 days | 67% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 845 days | 57% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 876 days | 57% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 906 days | 54% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1544 days | 10% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1606 days | 8% |
| JM | 10/10 | 1881 days | 5% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 1910 days | 5% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 2002 days | 5% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2216 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2216 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2275 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2337 days | 4% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2337 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2367 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2459 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2551 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2612 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2702 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2732 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2732 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 2871 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2933 days | 3% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 2946 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 2969 days | 3% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 2983 days | 3% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 3005 days | 3% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3073 days | 3% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3158 days | 2% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3280 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3328 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3347 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3353 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3359 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3398 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3402 days | 2% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3403 days | 2% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3422 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3466 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3677 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3698 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3698 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 3803 days | 1% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4052 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4052 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4069 days | 0% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4132 days | 0% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4132 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4132 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4135 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4135 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4193 days | 0% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4224 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4407 days | 1% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4407 days | 1% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4425 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4425 days | 1% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 4772 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5162 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5163 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5521 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.50% 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
88%
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.