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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 Gillespies Beach 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.
Gillespies Beach Campsite
Valid Reviews
107 Valid Reviews
The Gillespies Beach Campsite experience has a total of 110 reviews. There are 107 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 3 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 107 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 29 |
|
27% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 14 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.65% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite valid reviews is 80.65% and is based on 107 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
47 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 107 valid reviews, the experience has 47 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 47 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.98% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite face-to-face reviews is 82.98% and is based on 47 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
79.33%
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 | 5/10 | 157 days | 78% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 157 days | 100% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 431 days | 91% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 431 days | 80% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 431 days | 91% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 706 days | 74% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 765 days | 68% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 857 days | 60% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1495 days | 12% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1618 days | 8% |
| John | 10/10 | 1648 days | 7% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 1710 days | 6% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 1861 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 1953 days | 5% |
| Anonymous (117919) | 10/10 | 1984 days | 5% |
| John | 8/10 | 2198 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2198 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2226 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2226 days | 4% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2288 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2288 days | 4% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2288 days | 4% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2318 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2318 days | 4% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2532 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2605 days | 4% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 2702 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 2871 days | 3% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 2882 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 2884 days | 3% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 2954 days | 3% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 2985 days | 3% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3012 days | 3% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3021 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3028 days | 3% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3047 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3047 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3271 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3274 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3288 days | 2% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3319 days | 2% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3363 days | 2% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3376 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3386 days | 2% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3410 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3633 days | 1% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3649 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3649 days | 1% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 3686 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 3839 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3839 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 3992 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 3993 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 3994 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 3994 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 3995 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4021 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4024 days | 1% |
| Tiit Pullerits | 7/10 | 4039 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4039 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4040 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4086 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4093 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4093 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4114 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4175 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4297 days | 0% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4358 days | 0% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4366 days | 0% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4389 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4391 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4399 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4399 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4493 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 4729 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 4746 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 4748 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 4763 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 4775 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 4781 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 4783 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 4834 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 4845 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 4875 days | 1% |
| jhwjhw | 3/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5099 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5103 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5108 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5112 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5113 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5118 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5127 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5559 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5577 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Gillespies Beach Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.19% 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
83%
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.