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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 Kaitoke Regional Park 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.
Kaitoke Regional Park Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
65 Valid Reviews
The Kaitoke Regional Park Camping Ground experience has a total of 66 reviews. There are 65 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 65 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 29 |
|
45% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
17% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.38% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaitoke Regional Park Camping Ground valid reviews is 89.38% and is based on 65 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
13 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 65 valid reviews, the experience has 13 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 13 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
54% |
| 9/10 | 3 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
15% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
8% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
90.77% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaitoke Regional Park Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 90.77% and is based on 13 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
83.12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| @saltyskin | 7/10 | 726 days | 100% |
| Emmy | 6/10 | 846 days | 78% |
| Peter menzies | 9/10 | 846 days | 90% |
| ElizabethE | 7/10 | 846 days | 85% |
| Daniel | 9/10 | 907 days | 81% |
| Jak | 10/10 | 1091 days | 55% |
| Paul Costelloe | 9/10 | 1211 days | 40% |
| Loaf | 10/10 | 1395 days | 24% |
| Wendy. | 10/10 | 1517 days | 16% |
| Kyje | 8/10 | 1517 days | 16% |
| Bonbons | 10/10 | 1545 days | 14% |
| Danielle Pegge | 9/10 | 1545 days | 14% |
| Rob | 10/10 | 1576 days | 13% |
| Clara | 5/10 | 1576 days | 10% |
| Vicky | 8/10 | 1668 days | 9% |
| Amy | 9/10 | 1911 days | 7% |
| Eloïse Cook | 10/10 | 1911 days | 7% |
| Javier Williams | 9/10 | 2003 days | 7% |
| Richard and Anne Amphlett | 8/10 | 2034 days | 7% |
| Charlotte | 8/10 | 2126 days | 6% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 2276 days | 6% |
| Ralph Gleek | 7/10 | 2276 days | 6% |
| Paul Smith | 8/10 | 2276 days | 6% |
| MaryCC | 9/10 | 2338 days | 6% |
| Sarah | 6/10 | 2582 days | 4% |
| Jakub Horner | 9/10 | 2603 days | 5% |
| Robin Heels | 10/10 | 2634 days | 4% |
| Amy Lord | 9/10 | 2648 days | 3% |
| Gordon Otte | 9/10 | 2662 days | 3% |
| Annina Jarvinen | 5/10 | 2691 days | 2% |
| Lukas Kuratko | 10/10 | 2730 days | 5% |
| Haley Everitt | 8/10 | 2900 days | 4% |
| Martin Badley | 9/10 | 2909 days | 4% |
| carter Kedzlie | 10/10 | 2916 days | 4% |
| Rian Talen | 8/10 | 2926 days | 4% |
| Ally Rowe | 10/10 | 2998 days | 4% |
| Lizzy Cobeldick | 10/10 | 3036 days | 4% |
| Emanresu | 10/10 | 3097 days | 4% |
| midlife crisis | 10/10 | 3128 days | 4% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3358 days | 3% |
| Linda Frank | 10/10 | 3384 days | 3% |
| Lucilo Del Castillo | 10/10 | 3390 days | 2% |
| Kiria Logtenberg | 9/10 | 3405 days | 3% |
| Chloe Grand | 10/10 | 3406 days | 3% |
| Christine Slowiak | 10/10 | 3586 days | 2% |
| Christian Jenny | 9/10 | 3656 days | 2% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 3708 days | 2% |
| Felix Holm | 9/10 | 3780 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 8/10 | 3859 days | 1% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 3982 days | 1% |
| Leeann Newton | 10/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| Jason MacLeod | 9/10 | 4133 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4164 days | 0% |
| Helene & Peter | 10/10 | 4194 days | 0% |
| GN100 | 9/10 | 4225 days | 0% |
| David Restell | 10/10 | 4317 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4434 days | 1% |
| Clodec | 8/10 | 4434 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 7/10 | 4467 days | 1% |
| Morayfm | 10/10 | 4467 days | 1% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4467 days | 1% |
| Jennifer | 10/10 | 4815 days | 1% |
| Stefan | 10/10 | 4818 days | 1% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 5150 days | 1% |
| Craig | 8/10 | 5911 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kaitoke Regional Park Camping Ground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
2.22% 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
85%
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.