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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
78.55%
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 | 194 days | 96% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 255 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 255 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 439 days | 94% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 559 days | 85% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 620 days | 83% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 620 days | 81% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 833 days | 26% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 833 days | 49% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 895 days | 53% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1229 days | 25% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1808 days | 2% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1959 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2325 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2386 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2386 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2417 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2478 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2751 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 2935 days | 1% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 3060 days | 3% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 3067 days | 2% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3360 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3367 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3438 days | 2% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3603 days | 1% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3603 days | 1% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3661 days | 1% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3667 days | 1% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3674 days | 1% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3785 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3826 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3851 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3871 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 3907 days | 1% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 4030 days | 1% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 4083 days | 0% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 4091 days | 0% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 4123 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4272 days | 0% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4428 days | 1% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4428 days | 1% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4434 days | 1% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4435 days | 1% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4504 days | 1% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4504 days | 1% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4516 days | 1% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4547 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4700 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4730 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4789 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4789 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4789 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4820 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4832 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4845 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 4924 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5196 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5200 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5209 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5535 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
3.42% 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.