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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 Lake Ōkāreka Campsite.
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.
Lake Ōkāreka Campsite
Valid Reviews
69 Valid Reviews
The Lake Ōkāreka Campsite experience has a total of 70 reviews. There are 69 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 69 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 12 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
80.87% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite valid reviews is 80.87% and is based on 69 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
26 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 69 valid reviews, the experience has 26 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 26 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 8 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.54% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite face-to-face reviews is 86.54% and is based on 26 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
77.99%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEV | 7/10 | 43 days | 95% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 104 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 104 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 288 days | 98% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 408 days | 91% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 469 days | 90% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 469 days | 88% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 682 days | 31% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 682 days | 57% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 744 days | 65% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1078 days | 35% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1657 days | 3% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1808 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2174 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2235 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2235 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2266 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2327 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2600 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 2784 days | 2% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 2916 days | 3% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3209 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3216 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3287 days | 2% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3452 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3452 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3510 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3625 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3634 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3675 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3720 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 3756 days | 1% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 3857 days | 1% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 3879 days | 1% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 3940 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4121 days | 0% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4284 days | 0% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4340 days | 0% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4340 days | 0% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4353 days | 0% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4353 days | 0% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4354 days | 0% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4396 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4549 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4579 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4669 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4681 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4694 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 4773 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5045 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5058 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Ōkāreka Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.60% 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
82%
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.