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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
72 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Freedom Camping Area experience has a total of 74 reviews. There are 72 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 72 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 72 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 15 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
38% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
6% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
75.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Freedom Camping Area valid reviews is 75.00% and is based on 72 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
77.97%
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 | 31 days | 86% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 61 days | 99% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 92 days | 76% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 92 days | 100% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 245 days | 95% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 245 days | 96% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 305 days | 88% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 366 days | 50% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 427 days | 88% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 550 days | 63% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 550 days | 81% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 611 days | 77% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 670 days | 69% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 670 days | 74% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 731 days | 68% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 731 days | 69% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 792 days | 64% |
| John | 8/10 | 792 days | 63% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1004 days | 42% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1066 days | 37% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1341 days | 17% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1369 days | 5% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1431 days | 12% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 1461 days | 10% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1492 days | 10% |
| me | 3/10 | 1522 days | 4% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 1584 days | 7% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 1584 days | 6% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 1584 days | 3% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 1614 days | 6% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 1766 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 1797 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 1827 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 1858 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 1950 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 1980 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 1980 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 1980 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2041 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2072 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2072 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2100 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2131 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2162 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2162 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2192 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2192 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2253 days | 3% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2253 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2315 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2345 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2376 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2406 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2406 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2437 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 2453 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 2503 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2529 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 2538 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 2686 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 2725 days | 2% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 2775 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 2790 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 2837 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 2846 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 2851 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 2865 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 2936 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3105 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3138 days | 1% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3219 days | 1% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3433 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
3.60% 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.