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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
68 Valid Reviews
The Lake Ōkāreka Campsite experience has a total of 69 reviews. There are 68 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 68 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
81.03% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite valid reviews is 81.03% and is based on 68 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 68 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
78.87%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 96 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 96 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 280 days | 98% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 400 days | 91% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 461 days | 90% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 461 days | 88% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 674 days | 31% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 674 days | 58% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 736 days | 66% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1070 days | 36% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1649 days | 3% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1800 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2166 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2227 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2227 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2258 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2319 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2592 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 2776 days | 2% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 2901 days | 3% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3201 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3208 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3279 days | 2% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3502 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3515 days | 2% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3617 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3667 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3692 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3712 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 3849 days | 1% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 3871 days | 1% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 3924 days | 1% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4275 days | 0% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4276 days | 0% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4324 days | 0% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4324 days | 0% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4332 days | 0% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4346 days | 0% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4357 days | 0% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4362 days | 0% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4388 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4541 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4571 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4630 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4673 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4686 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 4765 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5037 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5041 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5050 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5376 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
3.33% 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.