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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 Kidds Bush Reserve 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.
Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite
Valid Reviews
111 Valid Reviews
The Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite experience has a total of 116 reviews. There are 111 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 5 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 111 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 48 |
|
43% |
| 9/10 | 38 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
14% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.63% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite valid reviews is 90.63% and is based on 111 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
23 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 111 valid reviews, the experience has 23 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 23 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
26% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
39% |
| 8/10 | 7 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.70% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite face-to-face reviews is 88.70% and is based on 23 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.29%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole P | 7/10 | 69 days | 94% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 100 days | 99% |
| Sol | 8/10 | 100 days | 98% |
| Jitske | 10/10 | 130 days | 100% |
| Jakub | 8/10 | 130 days | 98% |
| Ch | 9/10 | 253 days | 96% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 314 days | 95% |
| Traveller 656 | 10/10 | 403 days | 92% |
| Sophie | 9/10 | 434 days | 89% |
| Laura | 7/10 | 434 days | 84% |
| Magda Musa | 10/10 | 434 days | 90% |
| McLean | 9/10 | 434 days | 89% |
| Emily | 9/10 | 465 days | 88% |
| Jakub | 5/10 | 526 days | 65% |
| Khalid | 9/10 | 740 days | 69% |
| Jesse Leake | 10/10 | 740 days | 69% |
| Janet and Kevin | 10/10 | 769 days | 67% |
| Andi | 9/10 | 769 days | 66% |
| Daggi | 9/10 | 861 days | 58% |
| Niff | 6/10 | 1075 days | 32% |
| Manuel Mayer | 10/10 | 1134 days | 33% |
| J King | 6/10 | 1165 days | 26% |
| Marion | 9/10 | 1165 days | 30% |
| Nyree | 10/10 | 1165 days | 30% |
| Mckenzie Galbraith | 8/10 | 1196 days | 27% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 1196 days | 28% |
| Yuri Fey | 10/10 | 1257 days | 24% |
| RaghaV | 8/10 | 1530 days | 10% |
| EvaBelle | 7/10 | 1561 days | 8% |
| Siobhan | 10/10 | 1864 days | 5% |
| Maree | 10/10 | 1864 days | 5% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1864 days | 5% |
| Ange | 10/10 | 1895 days | 5% |
| Ambili | 9/10 | 1895 days | 5% |
| Paula | 8/10 | 1956 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 2048 days | 5% |
| Anneke | 9/10 | 2201 days | 4% |
| Jean-Michel and Bambi | 10/10 | 2201 days | 4% |
| Thangs | 10/10 | 2201 days | 4% |
| Leona | 9/10 | 2261 days | 4% |
| GM | 9/10 | 2292 days | 4% |
| Fred | 10/10 | 2322 days | 4% |
| Suthep | 10/10 | 2536 days | 4% |
| Cathy Casanova | 10/10 | 2567 days | 4% |
| Jonathan | 10/10 | 2595 days | 4% |
| Anne | 9/10 | 2595 days | 3% |
| Sam | 7/10 | 2626 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2626 days | 3% |
| Paula G | 9/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Thijs | 10/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 10/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Maka | 10/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2657 days | 3% |
| Rachael Dyson | 9/10 | 2686 days | 3% |
| Demi Thompson | 8/10 | 2687 days | 3% |
| Cindy | 9/10 | 2687 days | 3% |
| Eva | 10/10 | 2748 days | 3% |
| James | 10/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Arne | 9/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Mallory | 10/10 | 2932 days | 3% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2932 days | 3% |
| Sophie Avison | 9/10 | 2947 days | 3% |
| Clare Davies | 10/10 | 2990 days | 3% |
| Derek Gillard | 9/10 | 2990 days | 3% |
| Geart-Jan Benedictus | 8/10 | 3010 days | 3% |
| Lucile Gendre | 9/10 | 3251 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 9/10 | 3253 days | 2% |
| Nick Lawson | 9/10 | 3256 days | 2% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 3286 days | 2% |
| Paul Williams | 10/10 | 3319 days | 2% |
| Linda Livett | 5/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Craig Eagleton | 10/10 | 3330 days | 2% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 10/10 | 3346 days | 2% |
| Joe Hopkins | 10/10 | 3354 days | 2% |
| Ruiyi Yin | 10/10 | 3393 days | 2% |
| Jude Ong | 10/10 | 3416 days | 2% |
| Arthur | 9/10 | 3608 days | 2% |
| Lena Wesselink | 9/10 | 3665 days | 1% |
| Tony Maroulis | 10/10 | 3672 days | 1% |
| Felicity Fay | 9/10 | 3690 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 8/10 | 3691 days | 1% |
| Jonas Jutzi | 10/10 | 3802 days | 1% |
| Petra Geblova | 10/10 | 4075 days | 1% |
| Janie Allen | 10/10 | 4080 days | 1% |
| Henrik Bours | 8/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
| Svenja Trubenbach | 9/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 10/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Janis Gallois | 10/10 | 4416 days | 1% |
| Kiernan Matthew | 9/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Zoe Ross | 9/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 10/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Danyelle Miller | 9/10 | 4444 days | 1% |
| Thomas Roche | 10/10 | 4454 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 10/10 | 4727 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4727 days | 1% |
| Annika Schmidt | 7/10 | 4732 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 9/10 | 4735 days | 1% |
| Steve Maona | 9/10 | 4751 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4751 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4751 days | 1% |
| Petra Blumberg | 8/10 | 4764 days | 1% |
| Clare Cannon | 9/10 | 4768 days | 1% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 8/10 | 4773 days | 1% |
| Kerri | 7/10 | 4817 days | 1% |
| Val Phillips | 8/10 | 5116 days | 1% |
| Hazel & Alan Damerell | 10/10 | 5134 days | 1% |
| Kasten | 10/10 | 5491 days | 1% |
| Kasia Robshaw | 9/10 | 5493 days | 1% |
| Andy | 8/10 | 5504 days | 1% |
| Dr Dorthe Bossow | 10/10 | 5513 days | 1% |
| Ruud Kapteyn | 9/10 | 5888 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kidds Bush Reserve Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.25% 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
90%
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.