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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.
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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
71.79%
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 | 207 days | 100% |
| Cait Turner | 10/10 | 1576 days | 21% |
| Drew | 10/10 | 1942 days | 12% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 1942 days | 11% |
| Timothy Davies | 7/10 | 2003 days | 11% |
| A&E | 8/10 | 2034 days | 11% |
| ScoutnIndi | 10/10 | 2156 days | 11% |
| Fabian | 10/10 | 2307 days | 10% |
| Joe | 8/10 | 2307 days | 10% |
| Franz | 9/10 | 2307 days | 10% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2307 days | 10% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2307 days | 10% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2338 days | 10% |
| Graham Anna | 10/10 | 2338 days | 10% |
| Dave Reynolds | 9/10 | 2338 days | 10% |
| Joanne | 10/10 | 2368 days | 10% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2399 days | 9% |
| Christina | 6/10 | 2582 days | 7% |
| Juliane | 9/10 | 2582 days | 8% |
| MJW | 8/10 | 2613 days | 8% |
| Qi Moss | 8/10 | 2613 days | 8% |
| Jill McGrath | 6/10 | 2636 days | 5% |
| Louis Goring-Morris | 7/10 | 2639 days | 6% |
| Niall McGrath | 7/10 | 2643 days | 8% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2662 days | 6% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2667 days | 8% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 10/10 | 2713 days | 8% |
| Jarod | 8/10 | 2733 days | 8% |
| Michael Talbot | 8/10 | 2738 days | 8% |
| Geoff Steele | 10/10 | 2794 days | 7% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2921 days | 7% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 2926 days | 7% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 2978 days | 6% |
| Andy Kubic | 6/10 | 2984 days | 6% |
| Adrian Soldati | 6/10 | 3032 days | 5% |
| Joe Hopkins | 8/10 | 3035 days | 6% |
| Nicola Barlow | 6/10 | 3063 days | 5% |
| Franziska Liebe | 10/10 | 3067 days | 5% |
| Sujanyag | 10/10 | 3102 days | 6% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3171 days | 5% |
| Susan Boyton | 8/10 | 3320 days | 5% |
| Sam Smith-Palomeque | 8/10 | 3329 days | 5% |
| Juan Viscegle | 6/10 | 3336 days | 3% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3343 days | 5% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 7/10 | 3354 days | 4% |
| Bill McMurray | 10/10 | 3354 days | 5% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 5/10 | 3363 days | 3% |
| R Werder | 8/10 | 3387 days | 4% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3392 days | 4% |
| Sandy Stamp | 8/10 | 3405 days | 4% |
| Ellen Schmitz | 9/10 | 3414 days | 4% |
| Steve Warren | 8/10 | 3525 days | 4% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3709 days | 3% |
| Bert Gielen | 9/10 | 3740 days | 3% |
| Petra Geblova | 7/10 | 3756 days | 2% |
| Elles Janssen | 7/10 | 3768 days | 2% |
| Clare Lambley | 8/10 | 3784 days | 2% |
| bzh974 | 6/10 | 3799 days | 2% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 8/10 | 4043 days | 1% |
| Julien Joubert-Gaillard | 7/10 | 4046 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Wacker | 10/10 | 4085 days | 1% |
| Lena Wacker | 9/10 | 4085 days | 1% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 4125 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 8/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 8/10 | 4414 days | 2% |
| Jiri van Straelper | 5/10 | 4426 days | 1% |
| Kadyan | 8/10 | 4439 days | 2% |
| Enna Keet | 8/10 | 4451 days | 2% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 10/10 | 4452 days | 2% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4467 days | 2% |
| Andreas & Leonie Fehr | 10/10 | 4825 days | 2% |
| Tom Connis | 9/10 | 4832 days | 2% |
| Mirando4ka | 9/10 | 4833 days | 2% |
| Graeme | 7/10 | 4864 days | 2% |
| jule | 9/10 | 4925 days | 2% |
| Bill Mclennan | 10/10 | 5152 days | 2% |
| Coral Last | 8/10 | 5156 days | 2% |
| Ian and Ailsa | 7/10 | 5157 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 5191 days | 2% |
| Annette Schmitt | 9/10 | 5557 days | 2% |
| Mike | 10/10 | 5609 days | 2% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5871 days | 2% |
| winter_uk | 8/10 | 5912 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
6.06% 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.