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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.
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Okarito Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
112 Valid Reviews
The Okarito 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 | 42 |
|
38% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.05% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.05% 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
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 112 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
92.78%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rylie | 10/10 | 77 days | 100% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 319 days | 95% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 319 days | 95% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 319 days | 88% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 350 days | 93% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 625 days | 77% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 685 days | 73% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 716 days | 71% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 747 days | 67% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 777 days | 65% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 991 days | 45% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 1022 days | 42% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 1081 days | 36% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 1142 days | 32% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1507 days | 11% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1507 days | 11% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1752 days | 5% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1811 days | 5% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1811 days | 4% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1995 days | 5% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 2025 days | 5% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 2117 days | 4% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 2146 days | 4% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 2146 days | 4% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 2177 days | 4% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2422 days | 4% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2452 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2483 days | 4% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2483 days | 3% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2511 days | 3% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2542 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2573 days | 3% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2573 days | 3% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2603 days | 3% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2634 days | 3% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2634 days | 3% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2634 days | 3% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2664 days | 3% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2817 days | 3% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2846 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2888 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2902 days | 3% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2903 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2907 days | 3% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2917 days | 3% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2938 days | 3% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 3169 days | 2% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 3186 days | 2% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 3202 days | 2% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 3213 days | 2% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 3219 days | 2% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3496 days | 2% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3579 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3583 days | 1% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3583 days | 1% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3589 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3604 days | 1% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3607 days | 1% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3619 days | 1% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3631 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3670 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3760 days | 1% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3940 days | 1% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3944 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3958 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3969 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 4003 days | 1% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 4003 days | 0% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 4003 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 4021 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 4125 days | 0% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4337 days | 0% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4363 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4368 days | 0% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4368 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4399 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4429 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4460 days | 1% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4460 days | 1% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4669 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4686 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4702 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4779 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 5039 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 5053 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 5099 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 5221 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 5221 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5377 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5377 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5379 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5409 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5433 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 6120 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
0.66% 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.