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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 | 17 days | 100% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 78 days | 100% |
| JD | 2/10 | 170 days | 45% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 231 days | 96% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 262 days | 97% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 291 days | 95% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 291 days | 96% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 322 days | 95% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 322 days | 38% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 353 days | 94% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 656 days | 75% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 656 days | 76% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 687 days | 74% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 840 days | 59% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1052 days | 16% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1052 days | 37% |
| June | 10/10 | 1144 days | 32% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1297 days | 21% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1358 days | 18% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1448 days | 13% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1539 days | 10% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 1723 days | 5% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 1752 days | 5% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 1783 days | 5% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 1814 days | 5% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 1844 days | 5% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 1875 days | 5% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 1905 days | 5% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 1936 days | 2% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 1936 days | 4% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 1936 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 1997 days | 5% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2089 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2117 days | 2% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2117 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2148 days | 4% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2179 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2240 days | 4% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2240 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2240 days | 4% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2301 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2452 days | 3% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2454 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2482 days | 4% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2513 days | 4% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 2625 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2794 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 2811 days | 3% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 2835 days | 3% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 2838 days | 3% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 2846 days | 3% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 2847 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 2900 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 2919 days | 3% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 2939 days | 3% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 2974 days | 3% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 2974 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3194 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3194 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3216 days | 2% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3246 days | 2% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3249 days | 2% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3282 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3297 days | 2% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3451 days | 2% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3489 days | 2% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3512 days | 2% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3548 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3550 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3552 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3594 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 3609 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 3793 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3878 days | 1% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 3942 days | 0% |
| J D | 8/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 3974 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4035 days | 0% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4096 days | 0% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4096 days | 0% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4219 days | 0% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4291 days | 0% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4308 days | 0% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4387 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4387 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 4614 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 4827 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 4994 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5034 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5162 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5315 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5376 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5459 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5464 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.