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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 Cascade 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.
Cascade Creek Campsite
Valid Reviews
162 Valid Reviews
The Cascade Creek Campsite experience has a total of 162 valid reviews. There are no 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 162 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 25 |
|
15% |
| 9/10 | 44 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 46 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 19 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 10 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 9 |
|
6% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
78.77% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cascade Creek Campsite valid reviews is 78.77% and is based on 162 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
39 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 162 valid reviews, the experience has 39 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 39 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
18% |
| 9/10 | 10 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
79.23% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cascade Creek Campsite face-to-face reviews is 79.23% and is based on 39 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
78.52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenda | 9/10 | 57 days | 100% |
| tasman travels | 10/10 | 149 days | 100% |
| Janneke | 5/10 | 210 days | 75% |
| YP | 7/10 | 210 days | 92% |
| Jesse Leake | 10/10 | 241 days | 98% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 270 days | 96% |
| Lu | 7/10 | 270 days | 90% |
| Jorian | 10/10 | 270 days | 97% |
| Amy | 7/10 | 332 days | 88% |
| Paloma Santos | 3/10 | 332 days | 52% |
| Philippe & Lena | 4/10 | 362 days | 61% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 362 days | 93% |
| Larissa | 6/10 | 362 days | 81% |
| Nina | 9/10 | 362 days | 93% |
| Cholly | 8/10 | 393 days | 90% |
| Hayley Ambrose | 3/10 | 423 days | 49% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 423 days | 89% |
| Henry | 8/10 | 485 days | 86% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 546 days | 83% |
| Amy Fortin-Barrette | 10/10 | 546 days | 84% |
| Christy | 7/10 | 546 days | 78% |
| Amy Catley | 6/10 | 546 days | 72% |
| Helen E | 9/10 | 576 days | 81% |
| Anthony V | 9/10 | 607 days | 79% |
| Srinivas Prasad Bheemanadam | 9/10 | 635 days | 77% |
| Lisa | 2/10 | 635 days | 35% |
| Jaycee | 9/10 | 666 days | 75% |
| Citlali & Mike | 10/10 | 666 days | 76% |
| Sophie Rellensmann | 7/10 | 666 days | 70% |
| Arie | 8/10 | 666 days | 74% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 666 days | 74% |
| Amanda Moreira | 7/10 | 666 days | 70% |
| Romy De Bruin | 6/10 | 727 days | 61% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 7/10 | 727 days | 66% |
| Felix | 9/10 | 727 days | 70% |
| Mil | 5/10 | 727 days | 54% |
| Chantal D | 9/10 | 819 days | 62% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1337 days | 19% |
| Teesh K | 5/10 | 1457 days | 10% |
| Linda | 6/10 | 1731 days | 5% |
| Tanja & Sven | 8/10 | 1762 days | 5% |
| Katie | 8/10 | 1793 days | 5% |
| GM | 9/10 | 1793 days | 5% |
| Tilly Watermeyer | 9/10 | 1793 days | 5% |
| Timothy Davies | 9/10 | 1823 days | 5% |
| Karl Ohm | 7/10 | 2037 days | 4% |
| Maggie | 6/10 | 2037 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2068 days | 5% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 9/10 | 2068 days | 4% |
| Georgia | 8/10 | 2068 days | 4% |
| Megan Belanger | 9/10 | 2096 days | 4% |
| Freya | 8/10 | 2096 days | 4% |
| Nicki Chow | 6/10 | 2096 days | 4% |
| Franz | 8/10 | 2127 days | 4% |
| Jeremy | 7/10 | 2127 days | 4% |
| Inna | 5/10 | 2127 days | 3% |
| Yh kim | 5/10 | 2127 days | 3% |
| Boris Clémençon | 10/10 | 2127 days | 4% |
| Ruddah | 5/10 | 2127 days | 3% |
| Marilli | 5/10 | 2158 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 9/10 | 2158 days | 4% |
| Cora | 9/10 | 2158 days | 4% |
| Nadine | 8/10 | 2158 days | 4% |
| Mitchell | 9/10 | 2188 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2219 days | 4% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2219 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2219 days | 4% |
| Jonas R. | 8/10 | 2219 days | 4% |
| J wells | 8/10 | 2249 days | 4% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2280 days | 4% |
| S Weslake | 10/10 | 2402 days | 4% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2402 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 7/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| The Farrs | 9/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| Laura Clay | 9/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| Hanneke van Dijk | 8/10 | 2466 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 8/10 | 2475 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 8/10 | 2482 days | 3% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Anika Bedard | 6/10 | 2487 days | 3% |
| Rasmus Lundgaard Nielsen | 5/10 | 2489 days | 3% |
| Fiona Walker | 9/10 | 2492 days | 4% |
| Brigham Edgar | 9/10 | 2505 days | 4% |
| Gema Frontera | 8/10 | 2534 days | 4% |
| Julian Kihnle | 8/10 | 2551 days | 3% |
| Jenny Jaye | 8/10 | 2587 days | 3% |
| Oz Atiya | 10/10 | 2591 days | 3% |
| Sue Rogers | 10/10 | 2614 days | 3% |
| Poppy Ritchie | 8/10 | 2667 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2741 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 2761 days | 3% |
| Wendy Kildey | 10/10 | 2772 days | 3% |
| Shanna de Lang | 7/10 | 2774 days | 3% |
| Connie | 8/10 | 2776 days | 3% |
| Harriet Smith | 9/10 | 2798 days | 3% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 9/10 | 2847 days | 3% |
| J Dobias | 3/10 | 2879 days | 2% |
| Madi | 9/10 | 2882 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 9/10 | 2882 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 8/10 | 2891 days | 3% |
| Greg MacFire | 6/10 | 2894 days | 2% |
| Jill Grange | 7/10 | 2911 days | 2% |
| Melanie Giroux | 8/10 | 2962 days | 3% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3102 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3111 days | 2% |
| Andrik | 3/10 | 3129 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 10/10 | 3134 days | 2% |
| Heng Sing Teh | 9/10 | 3137 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 7/10 | 3146 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 8/10 | 3164 days | 2% |
| Marina | 10/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 10/10 | 3212 days | 2% |
| Sam Brydon | 8/10 | 3223 days | 2% |
| Lucia | 8/10 | 3223 days | 2% |
| Judith Simpson | 5/10 | 3224 days | 2% |
| Neil | 8/10 | 3227 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Brown | 9/10 | 3284 days | 2% |
| Yann Le Gac | 7/10 | 3468 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3527 days | 2% |
| Miguel | 7/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3557 days | 2% |
| Stefanie Feldman | 9/10 | 3576 days | 2% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3680 days | 1% |
| Douglas Yeates | 9/10 | 3860 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 1/10 | 3890 days | 0% |
| Tomas Shairi | 1/10 | 3890 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 9/10 | 3894 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 8/10 | 3896 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 6/10 | 3896 days | 1% |
| Johanna Kofler | 9/10 | 3897 days | 1% |
| Steffen | 8/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Manuela Michelbach | 7/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Janis Gallois | 10/10 | 3917 days | 1% |
| Lionel | 6/10 | 3926 days | 1% |
| Maya Bakker-deDreu | 9/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 3948 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 9/10 | 3950 days | 1% |
| Michael Stark | 10/10 | 3950 days | 1% |
| Emeline Dupre | 8/10 | 3954 days | 1% |
| Nigel & Annie Dale | 9/10 | 4045 days | 1% |
| Andrew Potratz | 9/10 | 4045 days | 1% |
| Tim Vennewold | 7/10 | 4246 days | 0% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 4254 days | 0% |
| patrick+ katerina | 10/10 | 4259 days | 0% |
| Jon Barratt | 7/10 | 4355 days | 0% |
| Harald | 9/10 | 4633 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 9/10 | 4646 days | 1% |
| Loic | 8/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 9/10 | 4653 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 8/10 | 4715 days | 1% |
| Jensen Bresbenbeek | 7/10 | 4716 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 4729 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 4806 days | 1% |
| Becky Edney | 8/10 | 4964 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 4969 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 4977 days | 1% |
| T Lipscombe | 4/10 | 4982 days | 0% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 10/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| Jann Clar | 9/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5400 days | 1% |
| Suzie Lechner | 10/10 | 5709 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cascade Creek Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.43% 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
82%
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.