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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 Boundary Creek 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.
Boundary Creek Campsite
Valid Reviews
83 Valid Reviews
The Boundary Creek Campsite experience has a total of 85 reviews. There are 83 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 83 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 25 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
82.29% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Boundary Creek Campsite valid reviews is 82.29% and is based on 83 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
24 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 83 valid reviews, the experience has 24 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 24 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Boundary Creek Campsite face-to-face reviews is 82.50% and is based on 24 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
72.90%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Newman | 1/10 | 49 days | 100% |
| Cait Turner | 10/10 | 1418 days | 35% |
| Drew | 10/10 | 1784 days | 12% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 1784 days | 12% |
| Timothy Davies | 7/10 | 1845 days | 11% |
| A&E | 8/10 | 1876 days | 12% |
| ScoutnIndi | 10/10 | 1998 days | 11% |
| Fabian | 10/10 | 2149 days | 10% |
| Joe | 8/10 | 2149 days | 10% |
| Franz | 9/10 | 2149 days | 10% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2149 days | 10% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2149 days | 10% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2180 days | 10% |
| Graham Anna | 10/10 | 2180 days | 10% |
| Dave Reynolds | 9/10 | 2180 days | 10% |
| Joanne | 10/10 | 2210 days | 10% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2241 days | 10% |
| Christina | 6/10 | 2424 days | 8% |
| Juliane | 9/10 | 2424 days | 9% |
| MJW | 8/10 | 2455 days | 9% |
| Qi Moss | 8/10 | 2455 days | 9% |
| Jill McGrath | 6/10 | 2478 days | 6% |
| Louis Goring-Morris | 7/10 | 2481 days | 6% |
| Niall McGrath | 7/10 | 2485 days | 8% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2504 days | 6% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2509 days | 9% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 10/10 | 2555 days | 8% |
| Jarod | 8/10 | 2575 days | 8% |
| Michael Talbot | 8/10 | 2580 days | 8% |
| Geoff Steele | 10/10 | 2636 days | 8% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2763 days | 7% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 2768 days | 7% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 2820 days | 7% |
| Andy Kubic | 6/10 | 2826 days | 6% |
| Adrian Soldati | 6/10 | 2874 days | 6% |
| Joe Hopkins | 8/10 | 2877 days | 7% |
| Nicola Barlow | 6/10 | 2905 days | 6% |
| Franziska Liebe | 10/10 | 2909 days | 5% |
| Sujanyag | 10/10 | 2944 days | 7% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3013 days | 6% |
| Susan Boyton | 8/10 | 3162 days | 5% |
| Sam Smith-Palomeque | 8/10 | 3171 days | 5% |
| Juan Viscegle | 6/10 | 3178 days | 4% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3185 days | 5% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 7/10 | 3196 days | 5% |
| Bill McMurray | 10/10 | 3196 days | 5% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 5/10 | 3205 days | 4% |
| R Werder | 8/10 | 3229 days | 5% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3234 days | 5% |
| Sandy Stamp | 8/10 | 3247 days | 5% |
| Ellen Schmitz | 9/10 | 3256 days | 5% |
| Steve Warren | 8/10 | 3367 days | 4% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3551 days | 4% |
| Bert Gielen | 9/10 | 3582 days | 3% |
| Petra Geblova | 7/10 | 3598 days | 3% |
| Elles Janssen | 7/10 | 3610 days | 3% |
| Clare Lambley | 8/10 | 3626 days | 3% |
| bzh974 | 6/10 | 3641 days | 3% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 8/10 | 3885 days | 2% |
| Julien Joubert-Gaillard | 7/10 | 3888 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Wacker | 10/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Lena Wacker | 9/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 8/10 | 4128 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 8/10 | 4256 days | 0% |
| Jiri van Straelper | 5/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Kadyan | 8/10 | 4281 days | 0% |
| Enna Keet | 8/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 10/10 | 4294 days | 0% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Andreas & Leonie Fehr | 10/10 | 4667 days | 2% |
| Tom Connis | 9/10 | 4674 days | 2% |
| Mirando4ka | 9/10 | 4675 days | 2% |
| Graeme | 7/10 | 4706 days | 2% |
| jule | 9/10 | 4767 days | 2% |
| Bill Mclennan | 10/10 | 4994 days | 2% |
| Coral Last | 8/10 | 4998 days | 2% |
| Ian and Ailsa | 7/10 | 4999 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 5033 days | 2% |
| Annette Schmitt | 9/10 | 5399 days | 2% |
| Mike | 10/10 | 5451 days | 2% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5713 days | 2% |
| winter_uk | 8/10 | 5754 days | 2% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Boundary Creek Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
5.53% 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
78%
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.