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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
107 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 110 reviews. There are 107 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 107 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 49 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
22% |
| 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% |
87.38% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.38% and is based on 107 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 107 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
87.08%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 50 days | 100% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 111 days | 99% |
| JD | 2/10 | 203 days | 45% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 264 days | 95% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 295 days | 96% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 324 days | 94% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 324 days | 95% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 355 days | 94% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 355 days | 38% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 386 days | 93% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 689 days | 72% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 689 days | 74% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 720 days | 71% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 873 days | 56% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1085 days | 15% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1085 days | 34% |
| June | 10/10 | 1177 days | 29% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1330 days | 19% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1391 days | 16% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1481 days | 12% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1572 days | 9% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 1756 days | 5% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 1785 days | 5% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 1816 days | 5% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 1847 days | 5% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 1877 days | 5% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 1908 days | 5% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 1938 days | 5% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 1969 days | 3% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 1969 days | 4% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 1969 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2030 days | 5% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2122 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2150 days | 2% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2150 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2181 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2181 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2181 days | 4% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2181 days | 4% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2212 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2273 days | 4% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2334 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2485 days | 3% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2515 days | 4% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2546 days | 4% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 2658 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2827 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 2844 days | 3% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 2871 days | 3% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 2879 days | 3% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 2880 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 2933 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 2952 days | 3% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 2972 days | 3% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 3007 days | 3% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3007 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3217 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3227 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3227 days | 2% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3279 days | 2% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3282 days | 2% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3315 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3330 days | 2% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3484 days | 2% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3522 days | 2% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3545 days | 2% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3581 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3583 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3585 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3627 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 3642 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 3826 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 3948 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 3975 days | 0% |
| J D | 8/10 | 3976 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 4007 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4038 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4068 days | 0% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4129 days | 0% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4129 days | 0% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4252 days | 0% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4324 days | 0% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4328 days | 0% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4464 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 4860 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5027 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5034 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5067 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5195 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5348 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5409 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5449 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5492 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5497 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
1.44% 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.