Hi, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
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 Papatowai 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.
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Papatowai Campsite
Valid Reviews
44 Valid Reviews
The Papatowai Campsite experience has a total of 44 valid reviews. There are no 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 44 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 15 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
14% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 9 |
|
20% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
85.45% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Papatowai Campsite valid reviews is 85.45% and is based on 44 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
7 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 44 valid reviews, the experience has 7 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 7 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 9/10 | 1 |
|
14% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
43% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
43% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
77.14% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Papatowai Campsite face-to-face reviews is 77.14% and is based on 7 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Mandelstam | 7/10 | 21 days | 93% |
| McLean | 10/10 | 49 days | 100% |
| Jesse Leake | 10/10 | 386 days | 92% |
| L&P | 8/10 | 691 days | 71% |
| Denise R | 10/10 | 721 days | 70% |
| Helen E | 10/10 | 752 days | 68% |
| CB | 10/10 | 780 days | 65% |
| AMR | 10/10 | 811 days | 63% |
| Esther | 10/10 | 811 days | 63% |
| RosieW | 10/10 | 933 days | 50% |
| Ali | 5/10 | 1176 days | 22% |
| Dr.A | 10/10 | 1482 days | 12% |
| Monkeyalan | 8/10 | 1663 days | 6% |
| Tea | 10/10 | 1938 days | 5% |
| Ben and Liv | 9/10 | 2029 days | 5% |
| Kim Erny | 10/10 | 2213 days | 4% |
| JT | 10/10 | 2272 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 10/10 | 2394 days | 4% |
| Mike | 10/10 | 2517 days | 4% |
| Luiz Gustavo Damasceno Ribeiro | 8/10 | 2624 days | 3% |
| Lizzie V | 8/10 | 2668 days | 3% |
| Samantha Brewin | 8/10 | 2709 days | 3% |
| Paul Cooper | 10/10 | 2759 days | 3% |
| Nathan Lal | 7/10 | 2810 days | 3% |
| Kyla Ashmore | 9/10 | 2899 days | 3% |
| Carol Brislane | 8/10 | 2943 days | 3% |
| Hester | 7/10 | 3002 days | 3% |
| Lenka Pruherova | 9/10 | 3013 days | 3% |
| Kathy Hart | 9/10 | 3247 days | 2% |
| Goldfinger | 7/10 | 3308 days | 2% |
| Corina Sima | 7/10 | 3315 days | 2% |
| Lena Wesselink | 8/10 | 3328 days | 2% |
| James Whitehead | 8/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| mcp hm | 7/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| thibaut vernelle | 8/10 | 4037 days | 0% |
| Thomas Chacko | 8/10 | 4039 days | 1% |
| Guillemette | 8/10 | 4071 days | 0% |
| Dave | 8/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 4395 days | 1% |
| Anja S | 7/10 | 4395 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4408 days | 1% |
| Maxime | 9/10 | 4416 days | 1% |
| Fabian and Teresa | 7/10 | 4425 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4494 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Papatowai Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.69% 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
94%
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.