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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 Lake Mahinapua 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.
Lake Mahinapua Campsite
Valid Reviews
101 Valid Reviews
The Lake Mahinapua Campsite experience has a total of 103 reviews. There are 101 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.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 101 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 35 |
|
35% |
| 9/10 | 31 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 19 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.13% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite valid reviews is 87.13% and is based on 101 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
32 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 101 valid reviews, the experience has 32 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 32 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 11 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 12 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 5 |
|
16% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
89.38% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Mahinapua Campsite face-to-face reviews is 89.38% and is based on 32 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
76.54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | 4/10 | 163 days | 100% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 163 days | 100% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 802 days | 97% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 833 days | 94% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 863 days | 88% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1167 days | 43% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1442 days | 21% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1501 days | 17% |
| JS | 7/10 | 1654 days | 10% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 1716 days | 9% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 1867 days | 8% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 2051 days | 7% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2112 days | 7% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2112 days | 7% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2263 days | 6% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2263 days | 6% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2263 days | 6% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2294 days | 6% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2323 days | 6% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2324 days | 6% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2324 days | 6% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2355 days | 6% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2538 days | 5% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2618 days | 4% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 2681 days | 5% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 2740 days | 5% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 2794 days | 4% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 2901 days | 4% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 2902 days | 4% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 2919 days | 4% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 2926 days | 4% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 2933 days | 4% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 2963 days | 4% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 3011 days | 4% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 3050 days | 3% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 3071 days | 4% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3170 days | 4% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3174 days | 4% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3176 days | 3% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3206 days | 3% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3255 days | 3% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3258 days | 3% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3265 days | 3% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3267 days | 3% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3276 days | 3% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3328 days | 3% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3330 days | 3% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3343 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3348 days | 3% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3353 days | 3% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3358 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3360 days | 3% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3394 days | 3% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3480 days | 3% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3600 days | 2% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3634 days | 2% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3647 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 3661 days | 2% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3664 days | 2% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 3667 days | 2% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3684 days | 2% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 3692 days | 2% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 3695 days | 2% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 3704 days | 2% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 3728 days | 2% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 3815 days | 2% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3993 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 4008 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 4013 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 4013 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 4026 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 4026 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 4026 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 4032 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 4032 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 4046 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 4078 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 4078 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 4081 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4181 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4385 days | 1% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4476 days | 1% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4515 days | 2% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 4760 days | 2% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 5065 days | 2% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 5105 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5112 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5119 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5127 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5144 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5511 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5511 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5533 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 5869 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Mahinapua Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
4.08% 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.