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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 Akaroa Freedom Camping Area.
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.
Akaroa Freedom Camping Area
Valid Reviews
73 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Freedom Camping Area experience has a total of 75 reviews. There are 73 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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.
Within these 73 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 73 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
37% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
75.21% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Freedom Camping Area valid reviews is 75.21% and is based on 73 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Weighted Average
78.58%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaïs | 6/10 | 77 days | 87% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 107 days | 99% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 138 days | 76% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 138 days | 100% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 291 days | 94% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 291 days | 95% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 320 days | 94% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 351 days | 87% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 412 days | 49% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 473 days | 86% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 596 days | 61% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 596 days | 79% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 657 days | 74% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 716 days | 66% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 716 days | 70% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 777 days | 64% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 777 days | 66% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 838 days | 60% |
| John | 8/10 | 838 days | 59% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1050 days | 38% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1112 days | 33% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1387 days | 15% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1415 days | 4% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1477 days | 10% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 1507 days | 9% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1538 days | 8% |
| me | 3/10 | 1568 days | 3% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 1630 days | 6% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 1630 days | 5% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 1630 days | 2% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 1660 days | 5% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 1812 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 1843 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 1873 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 1904 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 1996 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 2026 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 2026 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 2026 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2087 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2118 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2118 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2146 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2177 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2208 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2208 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2238 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2238 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2299 days | 3% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2299 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2361 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2391 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2422 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2452 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2452 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2483 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 2499 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 2549 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2575 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 2584 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 2732 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 2771 days | 2% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 2821 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 2836 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 2883 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 2892 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 2897 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 2911 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 2982 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3152 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3184 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3265 days | 1% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3479 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Akaroa Freedom Camping Area does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.41% 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.