Ranking Score Explained

Hey, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!

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 Central City Camping Park.

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.

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Central City Camping Park

Valid Reviews

55 Valid Reviews

The Central City Camping Park experience has a total of 59 reviews. There are 55 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 55 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 25
45%
9/10 6
11%
8/10 10
18%
7/10 3
5%
6/10 2
4%
5/10 2
4%
4/10 2
4%
3/10 1
2%
2/10 1
2%
1/10 3
5%

80.55% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Central City Camping Park valid reviews is 80.55% and is based on 55 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.

Weighted Average

71.25%

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
Jack Kerouac 8/10 592 days 100%
Chris 4/10 623 days 65%
Jason A G Smith 6/10 682 days 81%
Wendy 8/10 743 days 86%
Miss independent 1/10 927 days 26%
Anita James 8/10 1200 days 34%
Eric 10/10 1353 days 23%
Ogilvie family of 5 6/10 1412 days 16%
Nickimay 2/10 1504 days 6%
Tan Kia Peng 10/10 1534 days 12%
Allan and Kelly 10/10 1747 days 7%
James Handry 10/10 1778 days 6%
ShaneandJosiegoat 1/10 1870 days 2%
Ellen 10/10 1931 days 6%
Mehrnaz 10/10 1931 days 6%
sam wei 10/10 1931 days 6%
Tan Kia Peng 10/10 1931 days 6%
Andrew Joy 10/10 1961 days 6%
Angela 10/10 1962 days 6%
John R 10/10 1962 days 6%
Sunny Mu 1/10 1992 days 2%
Angela Hornby 8/10 2143 days 5%
James & Kerry 5/10 2204 days 4%
Cynthia 8/10 2235 days 5%
Cheong Kuay Fong 3/10 2420 days 3%
Gary Prescot 5/10 2602 days 3%
Josephine Ayvadian 7/10 2814 days 4%
Geert Muffels 8/10 2827 days 4%
Rebecca Lindsey 8/10 2872 days 4%
Sheryl Hicks 8/10 2943 days 3%
Christine Hurring 10/10 2948 days 4%
Diane Klasen 8/10 3125 days 3%
Connie Hopper 10/10 3135 days 3%
Ed Linklater 10/10 3191 days 3%
cassandra stirling 10/10 3207 days 3%
Helen B 10/10 3263 days 3%
Richard Kirby 10/10 3269 days 3%
Emma Rochester 9/10 3314 days 3%
Fiona and Ben 7/10 3330 days 2%
Darwin Dean 9/10 3486 days 2%
John Drake 9/10 3551 days 2%
Silvia Hudakova 9/10 3634 days 2%
Michele 8/10 3879 days 1%
Ray Dac 9/10 3879 days 1%
GARRYBLOWER 10/10 4000 days 1%
FlyingKiwiGirl 10/10 4000 days 1%
Nicholas Ng 10/10 4000 days 1%
JAMIE MACGREGOR 10/10 4091 days 1%
Trish Jones 10/10 4214 days 0%
Alex S 10/10 4244 days 0%
gary spring 9/10 4303 days 0%
Puma17 7/10 4334 days 0%
William Notcutt 4/10 4334 days 0%
margaret Everitt 10/10 4334 days 0%
gvandenbosch 10/10 4395 days 1%

Adjustments

Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.

Sample Size Adjustment

No Adjustment

A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Central City Camping Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.00% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 45 days. However the Central City Camping Park experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.

The Central City Camping Park experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.94%
198 -3.96%
199 -3.98%
200 -4.00%
201 -4.02%
202 -4.04%
203 -4.06%

Balancing Adjustment

8.67% 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 customers 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

76%

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.