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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 Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground.
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.
Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
105 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 108 reviews. There are 105 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 105 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 49 |
|
47% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
87.33% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.33% and is based on 105 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
16 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 105 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
44% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
19% |
| 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% |
92.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 92.50% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD | 2/10 | 110 days | 46% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 171 days | 99% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 202 days | 100% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 231 days | 98% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 231 days | 99% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 262 days | 98% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 262 days | 40% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 293 days | 97% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 596 days | 80% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 596 days | 82% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 627 days | 79% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 780 days | 66% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 992 days | 19% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 992 days | 42% |
| June | 10/10 | 1084 days | 37% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1237 days | 25% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1298 days | 21% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1388 days | 16% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1479 days | 12% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 1663 days | 6% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 1692 days | 6% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 1723 days | 6% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 1754 days | 5% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 1784 days | 5% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 1815 days | 5% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 1845 days | 5% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 1876 days | 3% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 1876 days | 4% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 1876 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 1937 days | 5% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2029 days | 5% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2057 days | 2% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2057 days | 5% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2088 days | 5% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2088 days | 5% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2088 days | 5% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2088 days | 5% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2119 days | 5% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2180 days | 4% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2180 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2180 days | 4% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2241 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2392 days | 3% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2394 days | 4% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2394 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2422 days | 4% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2453 days | 4% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 2565 days | 4% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2734 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 2751 days | 3% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 2775 days | 3% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 2786 days | 3% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 2787 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 2840 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 2859 days | 3% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 2879 days | 3% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3103 days | 3% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3124 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3134 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3134 days | 2% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3156 days | 2% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3189 days | 2% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3222 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3237 days | 2% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3391 days | 2% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3429 days | 2% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3452 days | 2% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3488 days | 2% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3490 days | 2% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3492 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3534 days | 2% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 3549 days | 2% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3818 days | 1% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 3855 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| J D | 8/10 | 3883 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 3975 days | 1% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4036 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4036 days | 1% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4159 days | 0% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4231 days | 0% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4235 days | 0% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4248 days | 0% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4327 days | 0% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4327 days | 0% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 4554 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 4767 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 4934 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5102 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5255 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5316 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5356 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5399 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5404 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.52% 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
88%
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.