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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
78.59%
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 | 48 days | 86% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 78 days | 99% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 109 days | 76% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 109 days | 100% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 262 days | 95% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 262 days | 96% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 291 days | 95% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 322 days | 88% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 383 days | 49% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 444 days | 87% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 567 days | 62% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 567 days | 80% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 628 days | 76% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 687 days | 68% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 687 days | 72% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 748 days | 67% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 748 days | 68% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 809 days | 62% |
| John | 8/10 | 809 days | 61% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1021 days | 40% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1083 days | 35% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1358 days | 16% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1386 days | 5% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1448 days | 12% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 1478 days | 10% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1509 days | 9% |
| me | 3/10 | 1539 days | 4% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 1601 days | 6% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 1601 days | 5% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 1601 days | 3% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 1631 days | 5% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 1783 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 1814 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 1844 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 1875 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 1967 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 1997 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 1997 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 1997 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2058 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2089 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2089 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2117 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2148 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2179 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2179 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2209 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2209 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2270 days | 3% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2270 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2332 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2362 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2393 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2423 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2423 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2454 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 2470 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 2520 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2546 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 2555 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 2703 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 2742 days | 2% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 2792 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 2807 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 2854 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 2863 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 2868 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 2882 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 2953 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3123 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3155 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3236 days | 1% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3450 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.