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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
78.34%
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 | 131 days | 96% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 192 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 192 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 376 days | 96% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 496 days | 88% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 557 days | 86% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 557 days | 84% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 770 days | 28% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 770 days | 53% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 832 days | 59% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1166 days | 29% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1745 days | 2% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1896 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2262 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2323 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2354 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2415 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2688 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 2872 days | 2% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 2997 days | 3% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 3004 days | 3% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3375 days | 2% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3541 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3541 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3598 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3604 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3611 days | 2% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3713 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3788 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3808 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 3845 days | 1% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 3945 days | 1% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 4020 days | 1% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 4029 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4060 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4210 days | 0% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4420 days | 1% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4428 days | 1% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4428 days | 1% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4441 days | 1% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4441 days | 1% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4442 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4453 days | 1% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4458 days | 1% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4484 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4637 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4726 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4726 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4726 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4757 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4782 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5133 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5137 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5146 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5472 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
3.49% 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.