Kia ora, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
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 Purakaunui Bay 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.
Purakaunui Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
91 Valid Reviews
The Purakaunui Bay Campsite experience has a total of 94 reviews. There are 91 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 91 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 35 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 25 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 18 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.36% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Purakaunui Bay Campsite valid reviews is 87.36% and is based on 91 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
35 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 91 valid reviews, the experience has 35 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 35 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 13 |
|
37% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
40% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.71% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Purakaunui Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 89.71% and is based on 35 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.95%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy | 8/10 | 103 days | 99% |
| Nes | 10/10 | 162 days | 100% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 193 days | 97% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 254 days | 96% |
| Carolin | 10/10 | 620 days | 79% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 620 days | 78% |
| Harry | 10/10 | 773 days | 67% |
| Denise R | 8/10 | 834 days | 60% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 865 days | 57% |
| V L Nelson | 2/10 | 892 days | 25% |
| Melissa Fecchi | 10/10 | 893 days | 55% |
| CB | 8/10 | 893 days | 54% |
| Emma Brownless | 8/10 | 924 days | 51% |
| ElizabethE | 10/10 | 924 days | 52% |
| Mountain Mamas NZ | 10/10 | 1016 days | 43% |
| Stephen Harris | 4/10 | 1046 days | 26% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 1046 days | 40% |
| Rod K | 10/10 | 1230 days | 26% |
| Ellie Richards | 8/10 | 1564 days | 9% |
| Ambili | 9/10 | 1623 days | 7% |
| Campingwithmable | 10/10 | 1654 days | 7% |
| Monkeyalan | 8/10 | 1776 days | 5% |
| Ross | 6/10 | 1868 days | 4% |
| Rebecka | 10/10 | 1989 days | 5% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 1989 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 10/10 | 2112 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 2112 days | 4% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 10/10 | 2326 days | 4% |
| Lisa Greenfield | 10/10 | 2385 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2446 days | 4% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 7/10 | 2630 days | 3% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 2691 days | 3% |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 5/10 | 2709 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 9/10 | 3019 days | 3% |
| Mark | 10/10 | 3060 days | 3% |
| Linda Livett | 7/10 | 3083 days | 2% |
| Mick Williams | 10/10 | 3111 days | 2% |
| Pritpal Singh | 9/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Kath Dawson | 9/10 | 3332 days | 2% |
| Arthur | 10/10 | 3367 days | 2% |
| Matthiew Rey | 8/10 | 3399 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 9/10 | 3407 days | 2% |
| Lena Wesselink | 10/10 | 3441 days | 2% |
| R Taylor | 9/10 | 3658 days | 1% |
| Marine Pesce | 7/10 | 3778 days | 1% |
| Alex Goddard | 9/10 | 3863 days | 1% |
| Ron Clarke | 8/10 | 3876 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 8/10 | 3937 days | 1% |
| Sue H | 10/10 | 3999 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4122 days | 0% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4123 days | 0% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4123 days | 0% |
| Simeon W | 6/10 | 4134 days | 0% |
| Vera Kreipe | 8/10 | 4157 days | 0% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 10/10 | 4157 days | 0% |
| Sophie Wolters | 9/10 | 4160 days | 0% |
| Steffen | 10/10 | 4168 days | 0% |
| Arthur Langlume | 9/10 | 4175 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 8/10 | 4180 days | 0% |
| Natalie Boehm | 9/10 | 4180 days | 0% |
| Derek Knight | 9/10 | 4194 days | 0% |
| Jean Batiste Le meur | 8/10 | 4200 days | 0% |
| Stuart Wilson | 9/10 | 4207 days | 0% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 4208 days | 0% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 4216 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 7/10 | 4272 days | 0% |
| ozelmer | 6/10 | 4333 days | 0% |
| Zefgangsta | 10/10 | 4517 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 6/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 6/10 | 4522 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 9/10 | 4876 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 7/10 | 4973 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| Mariette Salden | 9/10 | 5221 days | 1% |
| noname | 8/10 | 5233 days | 1% |
| Claire Colquhoun | 9/10 | 5235 days | 1% |
| David Mellard | 10/10 | 5240 days | 1% |
| Hendrik Behrens | 10/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| henriket | 9/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| Andrea Fuchs | 9/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| C P Lawrence | 8/10 | 5252 days | 1% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 5276 days | 1% |
| Stanna | 10/10 | 5614 days | 1% |
| Horst | 9/10 | 5616 days | 1% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 5634 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 9/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Purakaunui Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.47% 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.