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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.
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Akaroa Freedom Camping Area
Valid Reviews
75 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Freedom Camping Area experience has a total of 77 reviews. There are 75 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 75 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 75 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
36% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
74.40% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Freedom Camping Area valid reviews is 74.40% and is based on 75 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
76.51%
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 | 28 days | 96% |
| Louise | 2/10 | 87 days | 46% |
| Anaïs | 6/10 | 179 days | 87% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 209 days | 100% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 240 days | 76% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 240 days | 100% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 393 days | 92% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 393 days | 93% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 422 days | 92% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 453 days | 85% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 514 days | 47% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 575 days | 82% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 698 days | 56% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 698 days | 73% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 759 days | 68% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 818 days | 59% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 818 days | 63% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 879 days | 56% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 879 days | 57% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 940 days | 51% |
| John | 8/10 | 940 days | 50% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1152 days | 30% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1214 days | 26% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1489 days | 10% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1517 days | 3% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1579 days | 7% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 1609 days | 6% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1640 days | 6% |
| me | 3/10 | 1670 days | 2% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 1732 days | 4% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 1732 days | 3% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 1732 days | 2% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 1762 days | 4% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 1914 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 1945 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 1975 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 2006 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 2098 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 2128 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 2128 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 2128 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2189 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2220 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2220 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2248 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2279 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2310 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2310 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2340 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2340 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2401 days | 2% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2401 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2463 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2493 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2524 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2554 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2554 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2585 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 2601 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 2651 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2677 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 2686 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 2834 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 2873 days | 1% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 2923 days | 1% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 2938 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 2985 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 2994 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 2999 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 3013 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 3084 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3254 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3286 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3367 days | 0% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3581 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
4.09% 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
81%
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.