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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 Cameron Flat 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.
Cameron Flat Campsite
Valid Reviews
50 Valid Reviews
The Cameron Flat Campsite experience has a total of 53 reviews. There are 50 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 50 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 9 |
|
18% |
| 9/10 | 10 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 16 |
|
32% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
78.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cameron Flat Campsite valid reviews is 78.00% and is based on 50 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
8 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 50 valid reviews, the experience has 8 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 8 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 1 |
|
13% |
| 9/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 8/10 | 1 |
|
13% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
25% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
25% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
13% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
13% |
62.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cameron Flat Campsite face-to-face reviews is 62.50% and is based on 8 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
79.40%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan | 3/10 | 141 days | 56% |
| Rebecca | 8/10 | 171 days | 100% |
| Joel Fryett | 8/10 | 262 days | 98% |
| Niff | 9/10 | 537 days | 86% |
| Sarah Elliott | 10/10 | 627 days | 80% |
| ElizabethE | 8/10 | 627 days | 79% |
| Bradley | 8/10 | 627 days | 79% |
| Lucy | 7/10 | 780 days | 63% |
| The Gillies | 9/10 | 1326 days | 20% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1449 days | 13% |
| Just a guy | 8/10 | 1663 days | 6% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 1692 days | 6% |
| GiuliaG | 7/10 | 1754 days | 5% |
| Julianne McKie | 9/10 | 1815 days | 5% |
| Michael S | 5/10 | 2057 days | 3% |
| Dave Reynolds | 6/10 | 2088 days | 4% |
| Matt Tebbit | 10/10 | 2119 days | 4% |
| vally | 8/10 | 2119 days | 4% |
| Safire B | 6/10 | 2119 days | 4% |
| Indy | 8/10 | 2149 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 8/10 | 2210 days | 4% |
| Louis | 8/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Sezz bella | 9/10 | 2333 days | 4% |
| Raylene Harvey | 10/10 | 2333 days | 4% |
| Matthew Hall | 10/10 | 2448 days | 4% |
| Katrina | 9/10 | 2484 days | 4% |
| Debbie Lesurf | 9/10 | 2484 days | 4% |
| Cat Pinder | 9/10 | 2512 days | 4% |
| Joe Trigg | 7/10 | 2525 days | 3% |
| Esmee Winnubst | 9/10 | 2702 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 8/10 | 2734 days | 3% |
| Katie Marx | 8/10 | 2759 days | 3% |
| Angie Abbink | 9/10 | 2967 days | 3% |
| Rita Ashby | 8/10 | 3032 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| Udo Wagner | 2/10 | 3201 days | 1% |
| Erica b | 8/10 | 3459 days | 2% |
| Liliana Zahut | 10/10 | 3580 days | 1% |
| Sander and Eliza Hembrarskamp | 10/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 10/10 | 3818 days | 1% |
| Karen Perry | 10/10 | 4036 days | 1% |
| Deon Bossenger | 8/10 | 4189 days | 0% |
| Marcel | 7/10 | 4213 days | 0% |
| Maria | 6/10 | 4213 days | 0% |
| Rob Cadmus | 8/10 | 4223 days | 0% |
| Kate Glover | 6/10 | 4223 days | 0% |
| Chew (Peter) | 7/10 | 4301 days | 0% |
| Ofir Avimeir | 1/10 | 4929 days | 0% |
| Rissa W | 8/10 | 4979 days | 1% |
| linus | 5/10 | 5532 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cameron Flat Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.17% 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
83%
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.