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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
112 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 116 reviews. There are 112 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 112 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 52 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 26 |
|
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% |
87.77% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.77% and is based on 112 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 112 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
89.82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | 9/10 | 104 days | 100% |
| Eleanor Tresidder | 10/10 | 288 days | 97% |
| Isy | 10/10 | 347 days | 95% |
| Sabina | 10/10 | 347 days | 95% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 378 days | 92% |
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 408 days | 91% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 469 days | 88% |
| JD | 2/10 | 561 days | 38% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 622 days | 78% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 653 days | 77% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 682 days | 74% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 682 days | 75% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 713 days | 72% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 713 days | 29% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 744 days | 70% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 1047 days | 39% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 1047 days | 40% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 1078 days | 37% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 1231 days | 25% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1443 days | 5% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1443 days | 13% |
| June | 10/10 | 1535 days | 10% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1688 days | 6% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1749 days | 5% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1839 days | 5% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1930 days | 5% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 2114 days | 4% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 2143 days | 4% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 2174 days | 4% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 2205 days | 4% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 2235 days | 4% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 2266 days | 4% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 2296 days | 4% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 2327 days | 2% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 2327 days | 3% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 2327 days | 4% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2388 days | 4% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2480 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2508 days | 1% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2508 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2539 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2539 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2539 days | 4% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2539 days | 4% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2570 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2631 days | 3% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2631 days | 3% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2631 days | 3% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2692 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2843 days | 2% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2845 days | 3% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2845 days | 3% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2873 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2904 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 3016 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 3185 days | 2% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 3202 days | 2% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 3226 days | 2% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 3229 days | 2% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 3237 days | 2% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 3237 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 3291 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 3329 days | 2% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 3365 days | 2% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3365 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3554 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3574 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3585 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3585 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3607 days | 1% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3637 days | 1% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3640 days | 1% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3673 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3688 days | 1% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3842 days | 1% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3879 days | 1% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3903 days | 1% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3939 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3940 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3985 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 3999 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 4184 days | 0% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4333 days | 0% |
| J D | 8/10 | 4334 days | 0% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4396 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4426 days | 1% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4487 days | 1% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4487 days | 1% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4610 days | 1% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4682 days | 1% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4686 days | 1% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4699 days | 1% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4778 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4778 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4822 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 5005 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 5063 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 5218 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5392 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5425 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5553 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5706 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5767 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5807 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5850 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5855 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
1.02% 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.