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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
78.51%
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 | 13 days | 100% |
| tasman travels | 10/10 | 105 days | 100% |
| Janneke | 5/10 | 166 days | 75% |
| YP | 7/10 | 166 days | 92% |
| Jesse Leake | 10/10 | 197 days | 98% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 226 days | 97% |
| Lu | 7/10 | 226 days | 91% |
| Jorian | 10/10 | 226 days | 98% |
| Amy | 7/10 | 288 days | 89% |
| Paloma Santos | 3/10 | 288 days | 52% |
| Philippe & Lena | 4/10 | 318 days | 62% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 318 days | 94% |
| Larissa | 6/10 | 318 days | 82% |
| Nina | 9/10 | 318 days | 94% |
| Cholly | 8/10 | 349 days | 92% |
| Hayley Ambrose | 3/10 | 379 days | 50% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 379 days | 91% |
| Henry | 8/10 | 441 days | 88% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 502 days | 85% |
| Amy Fortin-Barrette | 10/10 | 502 days | 86% |
| Christy | 7/10 | 502 days | 80% |
| Amy Catley | 6/10 | 502 days | 74% |
| Helen E | 9/10 | 532 days | 84% |
| Anthony V | 9/10 | 563 days | 82% |
| Srinivas Prasad Bheemanadam | 9/10 | 591 days | 80% |
| Lisa | 2/10 | 591 days | 37% |
| Jaycee | 9/10 | 622 days | 78% |
| Citlali & Mike | 10/10 | 622 days | 78% |
| Sophie Rellensmann | 7/10 | 622 days | 73% |
| Arie | 8/10 | 622 days | 77% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 622 days | 77% |
| Amanda Moreira | 7/10 | 622 days | 73% |
| Romy De Bruin | 6/10 | 683 days | 64% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 7/10 | 683 days | 69% |
| Felix | 9/10 | 683 days | 73% |
| Mil | 5/10 | 683 days | 56% |
| Chantal D | 9/10 | 775 days | 65% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1293 days | 21% |
| Teesh K | 5/10 | 1413 days | 11% |
| Linda | 6/10 | 1687 days | 5% |
| Tanja & Sven | 8/10 | 1718 days | 5% |
| Katie | 8/10 | 1749 days | 5% |
| GM | 9/10 | 1749 days | 5% |
| Tilly Watermeyer | 9/10 | 1749 days | 5% |
| Timothy Davies | 9/10 | 1779 days | 5% |
| Karl Ohm | 7/10 | 1993 days | 4% |
| Maggie | 6/10 | 1993 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2024 days | 5% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 9/10 | 2024 days | 4% |
| Georgia | 8/10 | 2024 days | 4% |
| Megan Belanger | 9/10 | 2052 days | 4% |
| Freya | 8/10 | 2052 days | 4% |
| Nicki Chow | 6/10 | 2052 days | 4% |
| Franz | 8/10 | 2083 days | 4% |
| Jeremy | 7/10 | 2083 days | 4% |
| Inna | 5/10 | 2083 days | 3% |
| Yh kim | 5/10 | 2083 days | 3% |
| Boris Clémençon | 10/10 | 2083 days | 4% |
| Ruddah | 5/10 | 2083 days | 3% |
| Marilli | 5/10 | 2114 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 9/10 | 2114 days | 4% |
| Cora | 9/10 | 2114 days | 4% |
| Nadine | 8/10 | 2114 days | 4% |
| Mitchell | 9/10 | 2143 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| Jonas R. | 8/10 | 2175 days | 4% |
| J wells | 8/10 | 2205 days | 4% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2236 days | 4% |
| S Weslake | 10/10 | 2358 days | 4% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2358 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 7/10 | 2389 days | 4% |
| The Farrs | 9/10 | 2389 days | 4% |
| Laura Clay | 9/10 | 2389 days | 4% |
| Hanneke van Dijk | 8/10 | 2422 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 8/10 | 2431 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 8/10 | 2438 days | 3% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2443 days | 4% |
| Anika Bedard | 6/10 | 2443 days | 3% |
| Rasmus Lundgaard Nielsen | 5/10 | 2445 days | 3% |
| Fiona Walker | 9/10 | 2448 days | 4% |
| Brigham Edgar | 9/10 | 2461 days | 4% |
| Gema Frontera | 8/10 | 2490 days | 4% |
| Julian Kihnle | 8/10 | 2507 days | 3% |
| Jenny Jaye | 8/10 | 2543 days | 3% |
| Oz Atiya | 10/10 | 2547 days | 3% |
| Sue Rogers | 10/10 | 2569 days | 3% |
| Poppy Ritchie | 8/10 | 2623 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2697 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 2717 days | 3% |
| Wendy Kildey | 10/10 | 2728 days | 3% |
| Shanna de Lang | 7/10 | 2730 days | 3% |
| Connie | 8/10 | 2732 days | 3% |
| Harriet Smith | 9/10 | 2754 days | 3% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 9/10 | 2803 days | 3% |
| J Dobias | 3/10 | 2835 days | 2% |
| Madi | 9/10 | 2838 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 9/10 | 2838 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 8/10 | 2847 days | 3% |
| Greg MacFire | 6/10 | 2850 days | 2% |
| Jill Grange | 7/10 | 2867 days | 2% |
| Melanie Giroux | 8/10 | 2918 days | 3% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3057 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3067 days | 2% |
| Andrik | 3/10 | 3085 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 10/10 | 3090 days | 2% |
| Heng Sing Teh | 9/10 | 3093 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 7/10 | 3102 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 8/10 | 3120 days | 2% |
| Marina | 10/10 | 3145 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 10/10 | 3168 days | 2% |
| Sam Brydon | 8/10 | 3178 days | 2% |
| Lucia | 8/10 | 3178 days | 2% |
| Judith Simpson | 5/10 | 3180 days | 2% |
| Neil | 8/10 | 3183 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Brown | 9/10 | 3239 days | 2% |
| Yann Le Gac | 7/10 | 3423 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3483 days | 2% |
| Miguel | 7/10 | 3484 days | 2% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Stefanie Feldman | 9/10 | 3532 days | 2% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3635 days | 1% |
| Douglas Yeates | 9/10 | 3816 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 1/10 | 3846 days | 0% |
| Tomas Shairi | 1/10 | 3846 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 9/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 8/10 | 3852 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 6/10 | 3852 days | 1% |
| Johanna Kofler | 9/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| Steffen | 8/10 | 3866 days | 1% |
| Manuela Michelbach | 7/10 | 3867 days | 1% |
| Janis Gallois | 10/10 | 3873 days | 1% |
| Lionel | 6/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Maya Bakker-deDreu | 9/10 | 3899 days | 1% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 3904 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 9/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Michael Stark | 10/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Emeline Dupre | 8/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Nigel & Annie Dale | 9/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Andrew Potratz | 9/10 | 4001 days | 1% |
| Tim Vennewold | 7/10 | 4202 days | 0% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 4210 days | 0% |
| patrick+ katerina | 10/10 | 4215 days | 0% |
| Jon Barratt | 7/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Harald | 9/10 | 4589 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 9/10 | 4602 days | 1% |
| Loic | 8/10 | 4603 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 9/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 8/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Jensen Bresbenbeek | 7/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 4762 days | 1% |
| Becky Edney | 8/10 | 4920 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 4925 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 4933 days | 1% |
| T Lipscombe | 4/10 | 4938 days | 0% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 4945 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 10/10 | 4947 days | 1% |
| Jann Clar | 9/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5356 days | 1% |
| Suzie Lechner | 10/10 | 5665 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.