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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
86 Valid Reviews
The McLaren Falls Camping Area experience has a total of 90 reviews. There are 86 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 86 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 52 |
|
60% |
| 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% |
91.63% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the McLaren Falls Camping Area valid reviews is 91.63% and is based on 86 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 86 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
86.35%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth | 7/10 | 413 days | 100% |
| Stella Kinne | 9/10 | 748 days | 80% |
| Marjolein van der Linden | 10/10 | 838 days | 71% |
| The planned traveler | 9/10 | 869 days | 67% |
| Mo Allgood | 8/10 | 930 days | 59% |
| Maurice | 1/10 | 1234 days | 12% |
| Liamdelaney@outlook.com | 10/10 | 1387 days | 19% |
| ML | 10/10 | 1782 days | 6% |
| Sue Atkinson | 10/10 | 1874 days | 6% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 1934 days | 6% |
| Delphine | 10/10 | 1934 days | 6% |
| Donkcfull | 10/10 | 2360 days | 5% |
| Rachael | 9/10 | 2360 days | 5% |
| Arno Nym | 3/10 | 2391 days | 2% |
| Dave | 5/10 | 2421 days | 3% |
| Axel | 10/10 | 2421 days | 4% |
| Kevin Sims | 9/10 | 2605 days | 4% |
| Chris & Peg | 10/10 | 2605 days | 4% |
| Candice Lebertois | 10/10 | 2611 days | 4% |
| Magenta McHalick | 10/10 | 2630 days | 4% |
| Greg Wilson | 9/10 | 2767 days | 4% |
| Michael Smith | 9/10 | 2788 days | 4% |
| Dalton Howden | 8/10 | 2858 days | 3% |
| Haley Everitt | 10/10 | 2892 days | 3% |
| Maartje Mulders | 9/10 | 2935 days | 3% |
| Elena Rusalen | 7/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Sophie Lambert Russell | 10/10 | 2952 days | 3% |
| Gail Hunter | 10/10 | 2993 days | 3% |
| Lisa Erikssen | 10/10 | 3005 days | 3% |
| Melanie | 9/10 | 3028 days | 3% |
| Dominique | 10/10 | 3071 days | 3% |
| Heike Buchmann | 10/10 | 3071 days | 3% |
| Youri de Wit | 9/10 | 3087 days | 3% |
| Alejandro Cavallo | 9/10 | 3098 days | 3% |
| Jonathan Schmoor | 10/10 | 3123 days | 3% |
| Raden Roekmi | 10/10 | 3259 days | 2% |
| Kate | 10/10 | 3273 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 8/10 | 3276 days | 2% |
| Eva Neumann | 9/10 | 3305 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 7/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| Daniel Weber | 8/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Damian | 10/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3324 days | 2% |
| Florence | 7/10 | 3333 days | 2% |
| Julie Miehling | 10/10 | 3334 days | 2% |
| Nico Wedel | 8/10 | 3334 days | 2% |
| Pablo Garcia | 10/10 | 3342 days | 2% |
| Patrick Baritz | 9/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Mikkel Palleson | 10/10 | 3376 days | 2% |
| Florian Mueller | 9/10 | 3381 days | 2% |
| Kathanina Jasik | 10/10 | 3389 days | 2% |
| Bryant Faaola | 9/10 | 3394 days | 2% |
| Hannah Green | 10/10 | 3401 days | 2% |
| Emmy Poole | 10/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| Chester Martin | 10/10 | 3532 days | 2% |
| Sanna | 10/10 | 3656 days | 2% |
| Fleur Oskamp | 9/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| Yannick | 10/10 | 3697 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Riaan and Rene | 5/10 | 3734 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 10/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Oliver Powles | 10/10 | 3799 days | 1% |
| tim winders | 10/10 | 3974 days | 1% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 4044 days | 1% |
| Becky | 10/10 | 4044 days | 1% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 10/10 | 4048 days | 1% |
| Paolo Cases | 10/10 | 4048 days | 1% |
| Jan Kerkhoff | 9/10 | 4070 days | 0% |
| Konrad Ullmann | 9/10 | 4072 days | 0% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 9/10 | 4072 days | 0% |
| Immo Kern | 10/10 | 4092 days | 0% |
| M & J Castle | 10/10 | 4094 days | 1% |
| Victor Herranz | 10/10 | 4097 days | 0% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4125 days | 0% |
| arnaud paquet | 10/10 | 4156 days | 0% |
| Johannes J | 10/10 | 4247 days | 0% |
| Team Kim&James | 10/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Iban Dupont | 10/10 | 4414 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Boudrand | 10/10 | 4414 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4431 days | 1% |
| Erik Muchembled | 9/10 | 4435 days | 1% |
| Andre and Marina | 10/10 | 4464 days | 1% |
| Cymen Crick | 10/10 | 4490 days | 1% |
| Jan and Pedi | 10/10 | 4512 days | 1% |
| JadesWorld | 10/10 | 4917 days | 1% |
| Gea Middelbos | 8/10 | 5459 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
1.57% 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
88%
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.