G'day, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
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 Tapotupotu 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.
Tapotupotu Campsite
Valid Reviews
174 Valid Reviews
The Tapotupotu Campsite experience has a total of 178 reviews. There are 174 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 174 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 63 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 53 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 35 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
87.24% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tapotupotu Campsite valid reviews is 87.24% and is based on 174 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
49 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 174 valid reviews, the experience has 49 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 49 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 18 |
|
37% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 9 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.76% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Tapotupotu Campsite face-to-face reviews is 87.76% and is based on 49 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
82.58%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico | 5/10 | 193 days | 77% |
| McLean | 10/10 | 254 days | 100% |
| Debbie | 8/10 | 285 days | 97% |
| Celine | 6/10 | 313 days | 84% |
| BR | 5/10 | 344 days | 74% |
| Evelína | 7/10 | 344 days | 90% |
| Loui | 7/10 | 344 days | 90% |
| Evelína | 8/10 | 344 days | 95% |
| Sara | 8/10 | 344 days | 95% |
| Gamini jay | 10/10 | 344 days | 97% |
| Mladen Savov | 10/10 | 344 days | 97% |
| Tim Schmitter | 8/10 | 375 days | 94% |
| Apple | 9/10 | 405 days | 93% |
| John Holschier | 9/10 | 436 days | 92% |
| Katie | 9/10 | 466 days | 90% |
| Beth | 9/10 | 466 days | 90% |
| Maria | 10/10 | 985 days | 47% |
| Gstto | 8/10 | 1106 days | 35% |
| Mike Englisch | 6/10 | 1136 days | 29% |
| Ngaire & Kylie 'The Darlings' | 8/10 | 1167 days | 30% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 1228 days | 26% |
| Trevor Russell | 9/10 | 1228 days | 26% |
| Paulo | 8/10 | 1259 days | 24% |
| Dan | 9/10 | 1289 days | 22% |
| Ammar | 1/10 | 1320 days | 8% |
| Toni | 10/10 | 1350 days | 19% |
| Hannah | 8/10 | 1440 days | 14% |
| Amy | 10/10 | 1440 days | 14% |
| Sandy | 10/10 | 1685 days | 6% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 1805 days | 5% |
| Joannda | 10/10 | 1805 days | 5% |
| Sarah Coughlan | 9/10 | 1927 days | 5% |
| Kris | 10/10 | 1927 days | 5% |
| Alice | 10/10 | 2111 days | 5% |
| Orlane | 2/10 | 2171 days | 2% |
| Adrian Tyrrell | 9/10 | 2171 days | 4% |
| Emma | 8/10 | 2355 days | 4% |
| Kate | 8/10 | 2416 days | 4% |
| Jeff | 9/10 | 2446 days | 4% |
| Kerik | 8/10 | 2446 days | 4% |
| Kristen | 7/10 | 2477 days | 4% |
| JT | 7/10 | 2477 days | 4% |
| JAN SCOTT | 10/10 | 2505 days | 4% |
| Michael S | 5/10 | 2505 days | 3% |
| Andy and Julia | 8/10 | 2505 days | 4% |
| Cameron | 8/10 | 2536 days | 4% |
| Chrissy | 10/10 | 2536 days | 4% |
| Don Strachan | 8/10 | 2536 days | 4% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 2536 days | 4% |
| Nielsa | 7/10 | 2597 days | 3% |
| Markus | 9/10 | 2597 days | 4% |
| Stefano Clerici | 10/10 | 2720 days | 3% |
| The Olivers | 10/10 | 2811 days | 3% |
| Amy Lord | 9/10 | 2874 days | 3% |
| Manuel Fessler | 6/10 | 2915 days | 2% |
| Zelie Frechin | 9/10 | 2921 days | 3% |
| Navdeep Singh | 10/10 | 2928 days | 3% |
| Ewan Evans | 9/10 | 2934 days | 3% |
| Laura | 9/10 | 2993 days | 3% |
| Viola Cube | 9/10 | 3070 days | 3% |
| Poppy Ritchie | 8/10 | 3076 days | 3% |
| Kathrina Handschuh | 10/10 | 3090 days | 3% |
| Fifi and Jay | 10/10 | 3120 days | 3% |
| Haley Bailey | 8/10 | 3138 days | 2% |
| Lucile Gendre | 8/10 | 3164 days | 2% |
| Julia Weiss | 10/10 | 3170 days | 2% |
| Artemis | 9/10 | 3179 days | 2% |
| Alun Owen | 10/10 | 3192 days | 2% |
| Yulia Sukhankina | 10/10 | 3207 days | 2% |
| Blu Ice | 10/10 | 3224 days | 2% |
| John Smith | 8/10 | 3235 days | 2% |
| Mark Haydon | 7/10 | 3235 days | 2% |
| Matthias Wohlgemuth | 7/10 | 3242 days | 2% |
| Catherine Kay | 10/10 | 3250 days | 2% |
| Martina Boss | 9/10 | 3266 days | 2% |
| Matthew Hassam | 10/10 | 3266 days | 2% |
| Geoffrey McCall | 9/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Maxine Fallot | 10/10 | 3302 days | 2% |
| Ulrica Vilen-Letts | 10/10 | 3315 days | 2% |
| Ernst Mayerhofer | 9/10 | 3323 days | 2% |
| Robert Wolf | 10/10 | 3333 days | 2% |
| Kelsey Nolan | 10/10 | 3339 days | 2% |
| Tim Burnett | 9/10 | 3389 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 10/10 | 3419 days | 2% |
| Paul Busson | 10/10 | 3422 days | 2% |
| Alizee Petit | 7/10 | 3491 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 9/10 | 3507 days | 2% |
| Loz & Jake Masters | 10/10 | 3511 days | 2% |
| Bjarne McDonald | 9/10 | 3519 days | 2% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3541 days | 2% |
| Hugo Delubac | 9/10 | 3544 days | 2% |
| Connie Hopper | 10/10 | 3546 days | 2% |
| Thomas Le Buzulier | 9/10 | 3551 days | 1% |
| Bill Milburn | 8/10 | 3604 days | 2% |
| Janneke Hekhuis | 8/10 | 3612 days | 1% |
| Chris Brasell | 9/10 | 3629 days | 1% |
| Michael Braham | 10/10 | 3632 days | 1% |
| mathieu boustie | 9/10 | 3663 days | 1% |
| Chloe Grand | 10/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Michelle Rushton | 10/10 | 3670 days | 1% |
| Alexander Gerbe | 5/10 | 3679 days | 1% |
| Corry Stucki | 9/10 | 3715 days | 1% |
| Anna Simon | 10/10 | 3716 days | 1% |
| Dennis Biedermann | 10/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Annie Crafar | 10/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Can | 8/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Christine Slowiak | 8/10 | 3815 days | 1% |
| Martin Hall-May | 9/10 | 3874 days | 1% |
| Gregory Agnoux | 10/10 | 3876 days | 1% |
| Kurz Werner | 10/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Helen Ameis | 9/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Christian Wiertelorz | 8/10 | 3941 days | 1% |
| Dave Ruijter | 9/10 | 3979 days | 1% |
| Ian | 9/10 | 3997 days | 1% |
| Tobias Herrmann | 10/10 | 4003 days | 1% |
| Michiel Brunsveld | 9/10 | 4006 days | 1% |
| Heather Kingston | 8/10 | 4058 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 8/10 | 4242 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 10/10 | 4272 days | 0% |
| Boneschova Jarka | 10/10 | 4272 days | 0% |
| Leon Courtney | 10/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| Matthias Freiling | 10/10 | 4329 days | 0% |
| Thomas Dequidt | 8/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| Johannes | 8/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 4333 days | 0% |
| Clarissa Krote | 10/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Valerio Penita | 8/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| David Esner | 10/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Adam Balcar | 10/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| kiwifamily2 | 9/10 | 4362 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4393 days | 1% |
| julian | 9/10 | 4515 days | 1% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 10/10 | 4668 days | 1% |
| Frederic Birke | 9/10 | 4670 days | 1% |
| Harry Findeis | 7/10 | 4677 days | 1% |
| Will and Taylor | 9/10 | 4696 days | 1% |
| Patricia Busbach | 6/10 | 4696 days | 1% |
| Regan Fairley | 10/10 | 4696 days | 1% |
| Keegan Jansen | 10/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Richard Rite | 9/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Hol | 8/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| Schael | 10/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Daniel & Manuela | 10/10 | 5039 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 9/10 | 5055 days | 1% |
| Renate Rohlin | 4/10 | 5056 days | 0% |
| Claudia & Julian | 10/10 | 5060 days | 1% |
| Leander Siegert | 9/10 | 5060 days | 1% |
| Shelly_Brian | 10/10 | 5062 days | 1% |
| Lisa Beutler | 9/10 | 5113 days | 1% |
| Theresa | 9/10 | 5140 days | 1% |
| Thierry Meylan | 9/10 | 5375 days | 1% |
| Danielle | 9/10 | 5377 days | 1% |
| Boi Sagarra | 9/10 | 5382 days | 1% |
| Harald Schmidt | 9/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Andreas Rath | 10/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Nikolas Woelzel | 7/10 | 5401 days | 1% |
| Hartheib Schmid | 8/10 | 5402 days | 1% |
| Anja Allphell | 10/10 | 5408 days | 1% |
| Denis | 9/10 | 5410 days | 1% |
| Bernard Gastaud | 4/10 | 5412 days | 0% |
| Valerie | 10/10 | 5413 days | 1% |
| Jared Hambley | 9/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| Sven | 10/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| Bolt | 8/10 | 5418 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 9/10 | 5672 days | 1% |
| Martin | 9/10 | 5703 days | 1% |
| Maria Lorentzen | 8/10 | 5771 days | 1% |
| Krause | 8/10 | 5773 days | 1% |
| Leanne Rogan | 10/10 | 5788 days | 1% |
| klinger | 10/10 | 5838 days | 1% |
| Frank de Voogd | 9/10 | 5858 days | 1% |
| BryonyS | 6/10 | 6086 days | 1% |
| Halley | 10/10 | 6142 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Tapotupotu Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.34% 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
85%
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.