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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
77.37%
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 | 52 days | 91% |
| Brigitte | 4/10 | 52 days | 91% |
| Emma B | 9/10 | 691 days | 100% |
| Alastair McQueen | 10/10 | 722 days | 98% |
| Alberto | 8/10 | 752 days | 92% |
| Oonagh | 7/10 | 1056 days | 50% |
| $p | 10/10 | 1331 days | 26% |
| Valg | 8/10 | 1390 days | 21% |
| JS | 7/10 | 1543 days | 12% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 8/10 | 1605 days | 11% |
| M&P | 10/10 | 1756 days | 7% |
| Richard Clapton | 10/10 | 1940 days | 7% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2001 days | 6% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2001 days | 6% |
| Laura Morley | 8/10 | 2152 days | 6% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2152 days | 6% |
| Ruddah | 7/10 | 2152 days | 6% |
| Jannike Bondevik - Norway | 10/10 | 2183 days | 6% |
| Mitchell | 10/10 | 2212 days | 6% |
| Alexandra NZ | 10/10 | 2213 days | 6% |
| Rebecca Rodeghiero | 9/10 | 2213 days | 6% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2244 days | 6% |
| Juliane | 8/10 | 2427 days | 5% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2507 days | 4% |
| Vander Plancke Julien | 9/10 | 2570 days | 5% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 10/10 | 2629 days | 5% |
| Muhammad Sharir Nizar Mohd Nasir | 7/10 | 2683 days | 4% |
| Nienke Best | 7/10 | 2790 days | 4% |
| Rob & Colleen Elwood | 9/10 | 2791 days | 4% |
| Anton Insolvenzen | 10/10 | 2808 days | 4% |
| Cathy Mead | 8/10 | 2815 days | 4% |
| deborah cooper | 9/10 | 2822 days | 4% |
| Bill Alexander | 9/10 | 2852 days | 4% |
| Lavkesh Patel | 10/10 | 2900 days | 4% |
| Hannes Brathuhn | 6/10 | 2939 days | 3% |
| Dylan Dorman | 9/10 | 2960 days | 3% |
| Philippa Buchanan | 9/10 | 3059 days | 4% |
| Chloe Cox | 10/10 | 3063 days | 4% |
| Rosemary Roche | 6/10 | 3065 days | 3% |
| Rita Ashby | 9/10 | 3095 days | 3% |
| Connie Hopper | 9/10 | 3144 days | 3% |
| Johanna Olsson | 10/10 | 3147 days | 3% |
| Andrik | 8/10 | 3154 days | 3% |
| David Elliott | 7/10 | 3156 days | 3% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 3165 days | 3% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 8/10 | 3217 days | 3% |
| Maria and Grace | 7/10 | 3219 days | 3% |
| Heather Massey | 2/10 | 3232 days | 1% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3237 days | 3% |
| Amy Bayliss | 8/10 | 3242 days | 3% |
| donald pobke | 9/10 | 3247 days | 3% |
| Rebecca Symons | 10/10 | 3249 days | 3% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3283 days | 3% |
| Agata Jose | 10/10 | 3369 days | 3% |
| Georgia Posar | 10/10 | 3489 days | 2% |
| Bernard Duinkerken | 8/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Hardi Doehler | 10/10 | 3536 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 8/10 | 3550 days | 2% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3553 days | 2% |
| Adam Wight | 8/10 | 3556 days | 2% |
| Bridget Brebner | 9/10 | 3573 days | 2% |
| Jess Rose | 8/10 | 3581 days | 2% |
| Frederic Wachter | 10/10 | 3584 days | 2% |
| Maggie Tobar | 9/10 | 3593 days | 2% |
| Kim Frey | 7/10 | 3617 days | 2% |
| Nina James | 8/10 | 3704 days | 2% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Lilli Erni | 9/10 | 3897 days | 1% |
| Hanna Liebe | 10/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Andreas Liebe | 9/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 10/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Tomas Shairi | 10/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Charlotte Casey | 8/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 10/10 | 3921 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 9/10 | 3921 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 7/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Mayan Goddat | 10/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Daniel Naveh | 10/10 | 3967 days | 1% |
| Martin Thibaut | 9/10 | 3970 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 4070 days | 1% |
| ramy | 9/10 | 4253 days | 0% |
| Lea Scheuvens | 9/10 | 4274 days | 0% |
| Engelstatter | 10/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| Renate | 9/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jezak | 8/10 | 4294 days | 0% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Leticia Martin | 10/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| lavonc | 10/10 | 4404 days | 1% |
| sidcupjon | 10/10 | 4649 days | 1% |
| Harald | 10/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 4954 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 9/10 | 4994 days | 1% |
| Guult Ryan | 10/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Keely & Mark Haynes | 10/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Gerhard | 9/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| Philippa Waters | 8/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| David Hobson | 8/10 | 5400 days | 1% |
| Anne Veser | 9/10 | 5400 days | 1% |
| Ann Grandchamp | 9/10 | 5422 days | 1% |
| Bronwyn | 7/10 | 5758 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
3.80% 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.