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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 Okarito 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.
Okarito Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
107 Valid Reviews
The Okarito Camping Ground experience has a total of 111 reviews. There are 107 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 107 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 38 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 12 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.73% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 86.73% 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
18 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 18 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 18 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 9 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.78% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 92.78% and is based on 18 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
91.96%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 169 days | 100% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 229 days | 100% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 260 days | 99% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 291 days | 96% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 321 days | 96% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 535 days | 86% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 566 days | 84% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 625 days | 78% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 686 days | 75% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1051 days | 40% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1051 days | 40% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1296 days | 21% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1355 days | 18% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1355 days | 15% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1539 days | 10% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 1569 days | 9% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1661 days | 6% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 1689 days | 6% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 1690 days | 6% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 1721 days | 6% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 1721 days | 6% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 1721 days | 6% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 1721 days | 6% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 1966 days | 5% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 1996 days | 5% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2027 days | 5% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2027 days | 4% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2055 days | 5% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2055 days | 5% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2055 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2086 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2117 days | 4% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2117 days | 4% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2147 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2208 days | 4% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2361 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2390 days | 3% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2432 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2446 days | 4% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2447 days | 4% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2451 days | 4% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2461 days | 4% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2481 days | 4% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2487 days | 4% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 2711 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2713 days | 3% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 2730 days | 3% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 2746 days | 3% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 2757 days | 3% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 2763 days | 3% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 2914 days | 3% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3040 days | 3% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3067 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3123 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3127 days | 2% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3127 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3133 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3148 days | 2% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3151 days | 2% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3175 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3214 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3303 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3484 days | 2% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3487 days | 2% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3502 days | 2% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3513 days | 2% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3515 days | 2% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 3546 days | 2% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 3546 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 3546 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 3565 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3822 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 3881 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 3907 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 3909 days | 1% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 3973 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4004 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4004 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4065 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4187 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4193 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4202 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4213 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4218 days | 0% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4230 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4231 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4246 days | 0% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4323 days | 0% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 4583 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 4597 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 4921 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 4921 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 4923 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 4977 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 5664 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Okarito Camping Ground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.75% 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
93%
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.