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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 Maitai Bay 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.
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Maitai Bay Campsite
Valid Reviews
75 Valid Reviews
The Maitai Bay Campsite experience has a total of 75 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 75 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 23 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Maitai Bay Campsite valid reviews is 86.00% and is based on 75 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
21 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 75 valid reviews, the experience has 21 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 21 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 9 |
|
43% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Maitai Bay Campsite face-to-face reviews is 90.00% and is based on 21 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.35%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Miller | 9/10 | 57 days | 100% |
| JAA | 8/10 | 57 days | 99% |
| Tim Schmitter | 9/10 | 119 days | 99% |
| Lucy | 9/10 | 149 days | 99% |
| Max | 9/10 | 394 days | 91% |
| Anna Swain | 8/10 | 1337 days | 18% |
| Belen Ramirez | 10/10 | 1368 days | 17% |
| Claudi | 9/10 | 1398 days | 15% |
| Adam | 7/10 | 1518 days | 9% |
| James | 8/10 | 1549 days | 9% |
| Olivia | 8/10 | 1549 days | 9% |
| Crystal | 9/10 | 1702 days | 6% |
| Kate B | 10/10 | 1733 days | 5% |
| Critta | 10/10 | 2190 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 2249 days | 4% |
| Lauren Glass | 10/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Anton Gordon | 7/10 | 2341 days | 3% |
| Amul | 10/10 | 2525 days | 3% |
| Emma Guthrie | 8/10 | 2586 days | 3% |
| Georgia Gray | 7/10 | 2616 days | 3% |
| Belinda Du Plessis | 10/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Mikayla Candido | 6/10 | 2661 days | 3% |
| Michelle Smith | 8/10 | 2681 days | 3% |
| Laura | 6/10 | 2737 days | 2% |
| George Keiller | 4/10 | 2761 days | 2% |
| Jason Stalgis | 8/10 | 2972 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 2981 days | 2% |
| Tobias Krieghoff | 8/10 | 3077 days | 2% |
| Philipp Jahn | 9/10 | 3110 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 7/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Chantal Heller | 9/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Urs Baumgartner | 9/10 | 3365 days | 2% |
| Matthias Turck | 10/10 | 3384 days | 2% |
| Marianne Leclerco | 10/10 | 3411 days | 1% |
| Timo von Wirth | 9/10 | 3423 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Briggs | 8/10 | 3435 days | 1% |
| Nikita Jones | 10/10 | 3436 days | 2% |
| Rebecca Can | 8/10 | 3558 days | 1% |
| Helen Ameis | 10/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Mike Merrick | 7/10 | 3712 days | 1% |
| Stephanie King | 8/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Thomas and Sonja | 10/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 10/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Heather Kingston | 8/10 | 3802 days | 1% |
| Ron Clarke | 8/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 10/10 | 4047 days | 0% |
| Sara Clausen | 9/10 | 4053 days | 0% |
| Philipp | 9/10 | 4087 days | 0% |
| Blue Bottle | 4/10 | 4106 days | 0% |
| kiwifamily2 | 7/10 | 4106 days | 0% |
| Juandflow | 8/10 | 4106 days | 0% |
| Ourlot | 10/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 8/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| lisa taylor | 8/10 | 4412 days | 1% |
| Will and Taylor | 8/10 | 4440 days | 1% |
| Regan Fairley | 9/10 | 4440 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 9/10 | 4493 days | 0% |
| Steven Hill | 9/10 | 4773 days | 0% |
| Samplonius | 8/10 | 4801 days | 0% |
| Claudia & Julian | 10/10 | 4804 days | 0% |
| S Tucker | 9/10 | 4857 days | 0% |
| colinrea | 10/10 | 4898 days | 1% |
| Rachel Cockroft | 9/10 | 5115 days | 0% |
| Danielle | 9/10 | 5121 days | 0% |
| Iain Campbell | 10/10 | 5121 days | 0% |
| Kendall | 8/10 | 5126 days | 0% |
| Boi Sagarra | 9/10 | 5126 days | 0% |
| joke | 8/10 | 5130 days | 0% |
| Lukis Haertel | 10/10 | 5168 days | 0% |
| iBert | 10/10 | 5171 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| hooperuk | 10/10 | 5477 days | 0% |
| timgr | 8/10 | 5583 days | 0% |
| jennyb | 9/10 | 5596 days | 0% |
| Mike | 8/10 | 5610 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Maitai Bay Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.40% 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
89%
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.