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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 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.
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Purakaunui Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
90 Valid Reviews
The Purakaunui Bay Campsite experience has a total of 93 reviews. There are 90 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 90 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 35 |
|
39% |
| 9/10 | 25 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 17 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.44% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Purakaunui Bay Campsite valid reviews is 87.44% and is based on 90 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 90 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
87.47%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nes | 10/10 | 60 days | 100% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 91 days | 98% |
| Bart | 8/10 | 152 days | 97% |
| Carolin | 10/10 | 518 days | 85% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 518 days | 84% |
| Harry | 10/10 | 671 days | 74% |
| Denise R | 8/10 | 732 days | 68% |
| Lisa | 8/10 | 763 days | 66% |
| V L Nelson | 2/10 | 791 days | 29% |
| Melissa Fecchi | 10/10 | 791 days | 64% |
| CB | 8/10 | 791 days | 63% |
| Emma Brownless | 8/10 | 822 days | 60% |
| ElizabethE | 10/10 | 822 days | 61% |
| Mountain Mamas NZ | 10/10 | 914 days | 52% |
| Stephen Harris | 4/10 | 944 days | 32% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 944 days | 49% |
| Rod K | 10/10 | 1128 days | 33% |
| Ellie Richards | 8/10 | 1462 days | 12% |
| Ambili | 9/10 | 1521 days | 10% |
| Campingwithmable | 10/10 | 1552 days | 9% |
| Monkeyalan | 8/10 | 1674 days | 6% |
| Ross | 6/10 | 1766 days | 4% |
| Rebecka | 10/10 | 1887 days | 5% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 1887 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 10/10 | 2010 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 10/10 | 2010 days | 4% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 10/10 | 2224 days | 4% |
| Lisa Greenfield | 10/10 | 2283 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2344 days | 4% |
| Stephen Lindsay | 7/10 | 2528 days | 3% |
| Hannah | 10/10 | 2589 days | 3% |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 5/10 | 2607 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 9/10 | 2917 days | 3% |
| Mark | 10/10 | 2958 days | 3% |
| Linda Livett | 7/10 | 2982 days | 2% |
| Mick Williams | 10/10 | 3009 days | 2% |
| Pritpal Singh | 9/10 | 3065 days | 2% |
| Kath Dawson | 9/10 | 3230 days | 2% |
| Arthur | 10/10 | 3265 days | 2% |
| Matthiew Rey | 8/10 | 3297 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 9/10 | 3305 days | 2% |
| Lena Wesselink | 10/10 | 3339 days | 2% |
| R Taylor | 9/10 | 3556 days | 1% |
| Marine Pesce | 7/10 | 3676 days | 1% |
| Alex Goddard | 9/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Ron Clarke | 8/10 | 3775 days | 1% |
| Andrea | 8/10 | 3836 days | 1% |
| Sue H | 10/10 | 3897 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4020 days | 0% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4021 days | 0% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4021 days | 0% |
| Simeon W | 6/10 | 4032 days | 0% |
| Vera Kreipe | 8/10 | 4055 days | 0% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 10/10 | 4055 days | 0% |
| Sophie Wolters | 9/10 | 4058 days | 0% |
| Steffen | 10/10 | 4066 days | 0% |
| Arthur Langlume | 9/10 | 4073 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 8/10 | 4078 days | 0% |
| Natalie Boehm | 9/10 | 4078 days | 0% |
| Derek Knight | 9/10 | 4092 days | 0% |
| Jean Batiste Le meur | 8/10 | 4098 days | 0% |
| Stuart Wilson | 9/10 | 4105 days | 0% |
| Marine | 10/10 | 4106 days | 0% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 10/10 | 4114 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 7/10 | 4170 days | 0% |
| ozelmer | 6/10 | 4231 days | 0% |
| Zefgangsta | 10/10 | 4415 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 6/10 | 4419 days | 1% |
| Jacob Bernhardt | 6/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Lucie | 10/10 | 4510 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 9/10 | 4774 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 7/10 | 4871 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 4901 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 4962 days | 1% |
| Mariette Salden | 9/10 | 5119 days | 1% |
| noname | 8/10 | 5131 days | 1% |
| Claire Colquhoun | 9/10 | 5133 days | 1% |
| David Mellard | 10/10 | 5138 days | 1% |
| Hendrik Behrens | 10/10 | 5140 days | 1% |
| henriket | 9/10 | 5140 days | 1% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5140 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Auditor | 10/10 | 5140 days | 1% |
| Andrea Fuchs | 9/10 | 5140 days | 1% |
| C P Lawrence | 8/10 | 5150 days | 1% |
| Anne & Robert | 10/10 | 5174 days | 1% |
| Stanna | 10/10 | 5512 days | 1% |
| Horst | 9/10 | 5514 days | 1% |
| Loleit | 10/10 | 5532 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 9/10 | 5612 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
1.38% 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.