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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
86.75%
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 | 141 days | 99% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 141 days | 99% |
| K M | 8/10 | 172 days | 99% |
| Stephane | 10/10 | 202 days | 100% |
| Tiffndoll | 8/10 | 386 days | 92% |
| Jesse Leake | 7/10 | 415 days | 86% |
| test | 10/10 | 446 days | 91% |
| Marie Perret | 9/10 | 538 days | 85% |
| Kelsie | 10/10 | 599 days | 81% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 691 days | 74% |
| Campingkea | 8/10 | 721 days | 71% |
| MMM | 10/10 | 752 days | 69% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 752 days | 69% |
| Julia | 7/10 | 811 days | 60% |
| Julia | 8/10 | 842 days | 60% |
| Alberto | 9/10 | 872 days | 57% |
| Amber | 9/10 | 1510 days | 11% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 1572 days | 9% |
| JM | 10/10 | 1847 days | 5% |
| Stefano | 8/10 | 1876 days | 5% |
| Beth Carlton | 8/10 | 1968 days | 5% |
| Jae-Marie Edwards | 9/10 | 2182 days | 4% |
| Renee | 8/10 | 2182 days | 4% |
| Tash & Laura | 8/10 | 2241 days | 4% |
| James | 8/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| Tjitze Weststrate | 8/10 | 2303 days | 4% |
| Lilia | 2/10 | 2333 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 9/10 | 2425 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 1/10 | 2517 days | 2% |
| Clobby | 6/10 | 2578 days | 3% |
| Sanne Heil | 8/10 | 2668 days | 3% |
| Pirita Latja | 9/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Jarod | 10/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Katy Coutts | 8/10 | 2837 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| Sally Caboche | 10/10 | 2911 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 9/10 | 2935 days | 3% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 2949 days | 3% |
| Kelly Roxanne | 7/10 | 2970 days | 3% |
| Sue Horstra | 10/10 | 3039 days | 3% |
| Marvin Galano | 10/10 | 3123 days | 3% |
| Eric Pollard | 9/10 | 3129 days | 2% |
| Kate | 9/10 | 3246 days | 2% |
| Peter Barker | 10/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Helena Bond | 9/10 | 3313 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3319 days | 2% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3364 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3367 days | 2% |
| Mike Humphries | 8/10 | 3369 days | 2% |
| Avery Wong | 10/10 | 3388 days | 2% |
| D'Arcy King | 10/10 | 3432 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3634 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 9/10 | 3642 days | 1% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 3664 days | 1% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 3664 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Sanne | 9/10 | 3712 days | 1% |
| Maggie Tobar | 6/10 | 3718 days | 1% |
| Antoine Vernay | 8/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Gloria Hanke | 7/10 | 4018 days | 1% |
| Guido Dust | 7/10 | 4018 days | 1% |
| Markus Eckert | 9/10 | 4035 days | 1% |
| Sara Williams | 8/10 | 4094 days | 0% |
| catherine welsh | 8/10 | 4098 days | 1% |
| Jane Stevens | 10/10 | 4098 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4098 days | 0% |
| Rebecca Alt | 8/10 | 4101 days | 0% |
| Julia Ahrend | 10/10 | 4101 days | 0% |
| Jade Fleming | 6/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Richard Evans | 9/10 | 4190 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Emily Meek | 8/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Florian | 9/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Katharina | 8/10 | 4391 days | 1% |
| Fabian | 9/10 | 4391 days | 1% |
| Judith & John Bishop | 9/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 9/10 | 5128 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5129 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 9/10 | 5487 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.