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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.
Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite
Valid Reviews
76 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 78 reviews. There are 76 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 76 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 23 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
85.26% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 85.26% and is based on 76 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 76 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
87.84%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| K M | 8/10 | 33 days | 98% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 63 days | 100% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 247 days | 95% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 276 days | 89% |
| test | 10/10 | 307 days | 95% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 399 days | 90% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 460 days | 88% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 552 days | 82% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 582 days | 79% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 613 days | 79% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 613 days | 79% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 672 days | 69% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 703 days | 70% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 733 days | 69% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1371 days | 16% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1433 days | 13% |
| JM | 10/10 | 1708 days | 6% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 1737 days | 5% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 1829 days | 5% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2043 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2043 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2102 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2164 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2194 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2286 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2378 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2439 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2529 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2558 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2558 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 2698 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2760 days | 3% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 2772 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 2796 days | 3% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 2810 days | 3% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 2831 days | 3% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 2900 days | 3% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 2984 days | 2% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 2990 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3107 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3155 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3174 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3180 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3225 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3228 days | 2% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3230 days | 2% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3495 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3503 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3525 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3525 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3573 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3579 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 3630 days | 1% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 3879 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 3879 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 3896 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 3955 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 3959 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 3959 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 3959 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 3962 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 3962 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4020 days | 0% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4051 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4204 days | 0% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4234 days | 0% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4234 days | 0% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4252 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4252 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 4599 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 4990 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5348 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
1.32% 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.