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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
79.78%
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 | 53 days | 78% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 53 days | 100% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 327 days | 94% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 327 days | 83% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 327 days | 94% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 602 days | 81% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 661 days | 75% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 753 days | 68% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1391 days | 16% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1514 days | 11% |
| John | 10/10 | 1544 days | 10% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 1606 days | 8% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 1757 days | 5% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 1849 days | 5% |
| Anonymous (117919) | 10/10 | 1880 days | 5% |
| John | 8/10 | 2094 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2094 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2122 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2122 days | 4% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2184 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2184 days | 4% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2184 days | 4% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2214 days | 4% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2214 days | 4% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2428 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2501 days | 4% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 2598 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 2767 days | 3% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 2778 days | 3% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 2780 days | 3% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 2881 days | 3% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 2908 days | 3% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 2917 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 2924 days | 3% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 2943 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 2944 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3170 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3184 days | 2% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3200 days | 2% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3215 days | 2% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3259 days | 2% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3272 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3282 days | 2% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3306 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3419 days | 2% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3545 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3545 days | 2% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 3583 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 3736 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3736 days | 1% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 3888 days | 1% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 3889 days | 1% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 3890 days | 1% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 3890 days | 1% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 3917 days | 1% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Tiit Pullerits | 7/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 3936 days | 1% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 3982 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 3989 days | 1% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 3989 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4010 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4071 days | 0% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4193 days | 0% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4254 days | 0% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4254 days | 0% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4262 days | 0% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4267 days | 0% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4268 days | 0% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4285 days | 0% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4287 days | 0% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4389 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 4642 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 4644 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 4659 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 4671 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 4677 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 4679 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 4730 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 4741 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 4757 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 4771 days | 1% |
| jhwjhw | 3/10 | 4955 days | 0% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 4995 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 4999 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5004 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5009 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5023 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5455 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5473 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
3.06% 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.