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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 Otamure Bay (Whananaki) 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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Otamure Bay (Whananaki) Campsite
Valid Reviews
51 Valid Reviews
The Otamure Bay (Whananaki) Campsite experience has a total of 52 reviews. There are 51 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 51 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 17 |
|
33% |
| 9/10 | 13 |
|
25% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
24% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
8% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
84.90% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Otamure Bay (Whananaki) Campsite valid reviews is 84.90% and is based on 51 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
17 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 51 valid reviews, the experience has 17 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 17 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 5 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
41% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.47% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Otamure Bay (Whananaki) Campsite face-to-face reviews is 86.47% and is based on 17 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
89.20%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam | 10/10 | 30 days | 100% |
| Eline & Dave | 8/10 | 30 days | 98% |
| Tom B | 10/10 | 395 days | 91% |
| Max | 9/10 | 395 days | 90% |
| CB | 8/10 | 455 days | 86% |
| Walt Drechsler | 7/10 | 730 days | 65% |
| Philip Green | 10/10 | 1004 days | 43% |
| Daisy Rivers | 10/10 | 1153 days | 30% |
| Frankie | 10/10 | 1185 days | 28% |
| Raewyn Smith | 10/10 | 1246 days | 24% |
| Kiwicampers | 5/10 | 1519 days | 8% |
| Tee | 10/10 | 1581 days | 8% |
| Rapha | 10/10 | 1856 days | 5% |
| N&J Moseling | 7/10 | 1885 days | 4% |
| Zoe | 8/10 | 2191 days | 4% |
| The big German family | 10/10 | 2191 days | 4% |
| Tam | 8/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 2281 days | 4% |
| paul halliday | 8/10 | 2373 days | 3% |
| Jaime MacLean | 8/10 | 2967 days | 2% |
| Philipp Jahn | 6/10 | 3111 days | 2% |
| Miraz Tastula | 5/10 | 3112 days | 1% |
| mathieu boustie | 7/10 | 3408 days | 1% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 7/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Nicolas Dugast | 3/10 | 3707 days | 0% |
| Wilma Senior | 9/10 | 3741 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 10/10 | 3777 days | 1% |
| Oliver Powles | 9/10 | 3781 days | 1% |
| Fiona Hawkins | 8/10 | 4010 days | 0% |
| Catherine Schlachter | 10/10 | 4023 days | 0% |
| Christina Perez | 9/10 | 4023 days | 0% |
| Mike Leopard | 10/10 | 4076 days | 0% |
| Dan Lawson | 10/10 | 4088 days | 0% |
| kiwifamily2 | 8/10 | 4107 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 8/10 | 4168 days | 0% |
| Janina Hoffmann | 3/10 | 4408 days | 0% |
| PandK | 8/10 | 4686 days | 1% |
| Mark Westebring | 9/10 | 4765 days | 0% |
| Christop Isabella | 9/10 | 4766 days | 0% |
| Hanna_Malte | 9/10 | 4778 days | 1% |
| Daniel & Manuela | 10/10 | 4784 days | 0% |
| Franziska & Katrin | 9/10 | 4799 days | 0% |
| Mirando4ka | 10/10 | 4807 days | 1% |
| jule | 9/10 | 4899 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 9/10 | 5126 days | 0% |
| Kendall | 9/10 | 5127 days | 0% |
| Amanda Neall | 8/10 | 5136 days | 0% |
| Rissa W | 9/10 | 5144 days | 1% |
| Hershell | 10/10 | 5501 days | 0% |
| Ann S | 10/10 | 5607 days | 0% |
| billdee | 8/10 | 5721 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Otamure Bay (Whananaki) Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.11% 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
91%
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.