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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 McLaren Falls Camping Area.
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.
McLaren Falls Camping Area
Valid Reviews
88 Valid Reviews
The McLaren Falls Camping Area experience has a total of 92 reviews. There are 88 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 88 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 54 |
|
61% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
7% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
91.82% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the McLaren Falls Camping Area valid reviews is 91.82% and is based on 88 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
34 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 88 valid reviews, the experience has 34 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 34 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 21 |
|
62% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 7/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.94% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the McLaren Falls Camping Area face-to-face reviews is 92.94% and is based on 34 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.27%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | 10/10 | 48 days | 100% |
| Natalie | 10/10 | 107 days | 99% |
| Beth | 7/10 | 809 days | 58% |
| Stella Kinne | 9/10 | 1144 days | 31% |
| Marjolein van der Linden | 10/10 | 1234 days | 25% |
| The planned traveler | 9/10 | 1265 days | 23% |
| Mo Allgood | 8/10 | 1326 days | 19% |
| Maurice | 1/10 | 1630 days | 3% |
| Liamdelaney@outlook.com | 10/10 | 1783 days | 5% |
| ML | 10/10 | 2178 days | 4% |
| Sue Atkinson | 10/10 | 2270 days | 4% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 2330 days | 4% |
| Delphine | 10/10 | 2330 days | 4% |
| Donkcfull | 10/10 | 2756 days | 3% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 2756 days | 3% |
| Arno Nym | 3/10 | 2787 days | 2% |
| Dave | 5/10 | 2817 days | 2% |
| Axel | 10/10 | 2817 days | 3% |
| Kevin Sims | 9/10 | 3001 days | 3% |
| Chris & Peg | 10/10 | 3001 days | 3% |
| Candice Lebertois | 10/10 | 3007 days | 3% |
| Magenta McHalick | 10/10 | 3026 days | 2% |
| Greg Wilson | 9/10 | 3163 days | 2% |
| Michael Smith | 9/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Dalton Howden | 8/10 | 3254 days | 2% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 3288 days | 2% |
| Maartje Mulders | 9/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Elena Rusalen | 7/10 | 3339 days | 2% |
| Sophie Lambert Russell | 10/10 | 3348 days | 2% |
| Gail Hunter | 10/10 | 3389 days | 2% |
| Lisa Erikssen | 10/10 | 3401 days | 2% |
| Melanie | 9/10 | 3424 days | 2% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Heike Buchmann | 10/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Youri de Wit | 9/10 | 3483 days | 2% |
| Alejandro Cavallo | 9/10 | 3494 days | 2% |
| Jonathan Schmoor | 10/10 | 3519 days | 2% |
| Raden Roekmi | 10/10 | 3655 days | 1% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3669 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3672 days | 1% |
| Eva Neumann | 9/10 | 3701 days | 1% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 3716 days | 1% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Damian | 10/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Florence | 7/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Julie Miehling | 10/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Nico Wedel | 8/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 3738 days | 1% |
| Patrick Baritz | 9/10 | 3766 days | 1% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 10/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 9/10 | 3777 days | 1% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 10/10 | 3785 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 9/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Hannah Green | 10/10 | 3797 days | 1% |
| Emmy Poole | 10/10 | 3895 days | 1% |
| Chester Martin | 10/10 | 3928 days | 1% |
| Sanna | 10/10 | 4052 days | 1% |
| Fleur Oskamp | 9/10 | 4070 days | 1% |
| Yannick | 10/10 | 4093 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4128 days | 0% |
| Riaan and Rene | 5/10 | 4130 days | 0% |
| Elles Janssen | 10/10 | 4148 days | 0% |
| Oliver Powles | 10/10 | 4195 days | 0% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 4440 days | 1% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 4440 days | 1% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 4444 days | 1% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 4444 days | 1% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 9/10 | 4466 days | 1% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 4468 days | 1% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 4468 days | 1% |
| Immo Kern | 10/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| M & J Castle | 10/10 | 4490 days | 1% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 4493 days | 1% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4552 days | 1% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 10/10 | 4705 days | 1% |
| Iban Dupont | 10/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 10/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4827 days | 1% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 4831 days | 1% |
| Andre and Marina | 10/10 | 4860 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 4886 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 10/10 | 4908 days | 1% |
| JadesWorld | 10/10 | 5313 days | 1% |
| Gea Middelbos | 8/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. McLaren Falls Camping Area does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.72% 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.