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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.
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Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
110 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 113 reviews. There are 110 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 110 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 51 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 25 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
87.64% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.64% and is based on 110 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 110 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
88.83%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isy | 10/10 | 82 days | 100% |
| Sabina | 10/10 | 82 days | 100% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 113 days | 99% |
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 143 days | 98% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 204 days | 97% |
| JD | 2/10 | 296 days | 43% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 357 days | 91% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 388 days | 92% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 417 days | 90% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 417 days | 90% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 448 days | 89% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 448 days | 36% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 479 days | 87% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 782 days | 64% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 782 days | 65% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 813 days | 63% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 966 days | 46% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1178 days | 12% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1178 days | 27% |
| June | 10/10 | 1270 days | 23% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1423 days | 14% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1484 days | 12% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1574 days | 9% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1665 days | 6% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 1849 days | 4% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 1878 days | 5% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 1909 days | 5% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 1940 days | 5% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 1970 days | 5% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 2001 days | 5% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 2031 days | 4% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 2062 days | 2% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 2062 days | 3% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 2062 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2123 days | 4% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2215 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2243 days | 2% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2243 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2274 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2274 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2274 days | 4% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2274 days | 4% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2305 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2366 days | 4% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2366 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2366 days | 4% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2427 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2578 days | 2% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2580 days | 3% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2580 days | 3% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2608 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2639 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 2751 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2920 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 2937 days | 3% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 2961 days | 3% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 2964 days | 3% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 2972 days | 3% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 2973 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 3026 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3045 days | 3% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 3065 days | 2% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 3100 days | 2% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3100 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3289 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3320 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3342 days | 2% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3372 days | 2% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3375 days | 2% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3408 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3423 days | 2% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3577 days | 2% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3615 days | 1% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3638 days | 1% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3676 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3678 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 3735 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4004 days | 0% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 4041 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4068 days | 0% |
| J D | 8/10 | 4069 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4131 days | 0% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4161 days | 0% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4222 days | 0% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4417 days | 1% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4434 days | 1% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4557 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 4740 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 4798 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5120 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5127 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5160 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5288 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5441 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5502 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5542 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5590 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
1.17% 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
90%
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.