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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
78 Valid Reviews
The Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite experience has a total of 80 reviews. There are 78 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 78 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 25 |
|
32% |
| 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% |
85.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite valid reviews is 85.13% and is based on 78 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 78 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
86.82%
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 | 48 days | 99% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 48 days | 99% |
| K M | 8/10 | 79 days | 98% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 109 days | 100% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 293 days | 94% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 322 days | 88% |
| test | 10/10 | 353 days | 94% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 445 days | 88% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 506 days | 86% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 598 days | 79% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 628 days | 76% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 659 days | 76% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 659 days | 76% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 718 days | 66% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 749 days | 67% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 779 days | 65% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1417 days | 14% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1479 days | 12% |
| JM | 10/10 | 1754 days | 5% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 1783 days | 5% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 1875 days | 5% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2089 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2089 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2210 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2240 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2332 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2424 days | 1% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2485 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2575 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2604 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 2744 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2806 days | 3% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 2818 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 2856 days | 3% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 2877 days | 3% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 2946 days | 3% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3030 days | 3% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3036 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3153 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3201 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3220 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3226 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3232 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3271 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3276 days | 2% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3295 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3339 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3541 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3549 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3571 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3571 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3619 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3625 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 3676 days | 1% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 3925 days | 0% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 3925 days | 0% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 3942 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4001 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4005 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4005 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4008 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4008 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4066 days | 0% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4097 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4250 days | 0% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4280 days | 0% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4280 days | 0% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4298 days | 0% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 4645 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5035 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5036 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5394 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
1.49% 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.