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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
73.08%
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 | 33 days | 100% |
| Cait Turner | 10/10 | 1402 days | 37% |
| Drew | 10/10 | 1768 days | 12% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 1768 days | 12% |
| Timothy Davies | 7/10 | 1829 days | 11% |
| A&E | 8/10 | 1860 days | 12% |
| ScoutnIndi | 10/10 | 1982 days | 11% |
| Fabian | 10/10 | 2133 days | 10% |
| Joe | 8/10 | 2133 days | 10% |
| Franz | 9/10 | 2133 days | 10% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2133 days | 10% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2133 days | 10% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2164 days | 10% |
| Graham Anna | 10/10 | 2164 days | 10% |
| Dave Reynolds | 9/10 | 2164 days | 10% |
| Joanne | 10/10 | 2194 days | 10% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2225 days | 10% |
| Christina | 6/10 | 2408 days | 8% |
| Juliane | 9/10 | 2408 days | 9% |
| MJW | 8/10 | 2439 days | 9% |
| Qi Moss | 8/10 | 2439 days | 9% |
| Jill McGrath | 6/10 | 2462 days | 6% |
| Louis Goring-Morris | 7/10 | 2465 days | 6% |
| Niall McGrath | 7/10 | 2469 days | 8% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2488 days | 6% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2493 days | 9% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 10/10 | 2539 days | 9% |
| Jarod | 8/10 | 2558 days | 8% |
| Michael Talbot | 8/10 | 2564 days | 8% |
| Geoff Steele | 10/10 | 2619 days | 8% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2747 days | 7% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 2752 days | 7% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 2803 days | 7% |
| Andy Kubic | 6/10 | 2810 days | 6% |
| Adrian Soldati | 6/10 | 2858 days | 6% |
| Joe Hopkins | 8/10 | 2861 days | 7% |
| Nicola Barlow | 6/10 | 2889 days | 6% |
| Franziska Liebe | 10/10 | 2893 days | 5% |
| Sujanyag | 10/10 | 2928 days | 7% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 2997 days | 6% |
| Susan Boyton | 8/10 | 3146 days | 5% |
| Sam Smith-Palomeque | 8/10 | 3155 days | 5% |
| Juan Viscegle | 6/10 | 3162 days | 3% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3168 days | 5% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 7/10 | 3180 days | 5% |
| Bill McMurray | 10/10 | 3180 days | 5% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 5/10 | 3189 days | 4% |
| R Werder | 8/10 | 3213 days | 5% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3218 days | 5% |
| Sandy Stamp | 8/10 | 3231 days | 5% |
| Ellen Schmitz | 9/10 | 3240 days | 5% |
| Steve Warren | 8/10 | 3351 days | 4% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3534 days | 4% |
| Bert Gielen | 9/10 | 3566 days | 3% |
| Petra Geblova | 7/10 | 3582 days | 3% |
| Elles Janssen | 7/10 | 3593 days | 3% |
| Clare Lambley | 8/10 | 3610 days | 3% |
| bzh974 | 6/10 | 3624 days | 3% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 8/10 | 3869 days | 2% |
| Julien Joubert-Gaillard | 7/10 | 3872 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Wacker | 10/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Lena Wacker | 9/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 3951 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 8/10 | 4112 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 8/10 | 4240 days | 0% |
| Jiri van Straelper | 5/10 | 4252 days | 0% |
| Kadyan | 8/10 | 4265 days | 0% |
| Enna Keet | 8/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 10/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Andreas & Leonie Fehr | 10/10 | 4651 days | 2% |
| Tom Connis | 9/10 | 4658 days | 2% |
| Mirando4ka | 9/10 | 4659 days | 2% |
| Graeme | 7/10 | 4690 days | 2% |
| jule | 9/10 | 4751 days | 2% |
| Bill Mclennan | 10/10 | 4978 days | 2% |
| Coral Last | 8/10 | 4982 days | 2% |
| Ian and Ailsa | 7/10 | 4983 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 5017 days | 2% |
| Annette Schmitt | 9/10 | 5383 days | 2% |
| Mike | 10/10 | 5435 days | 2% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5697 days | 2% |
| winter_uk | 8/10 | 5738 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
5.45% 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
79%
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.