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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
108 Valid Reviews
The Gillespies Beach Campsite experience has a total of 111 reviews. There are 108 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 108 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 30 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 29 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
4% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
80.93% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite valid reviews is 80.93% and is based on 108 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
46 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 108 valid reviews, the experience has 46 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 46 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 8 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 14 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
7% |
| 6/10 | 4 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
83.26% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Gillespies Beach Campsite face-to-face reviews is 83.26% and is based on 46 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
80.92%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub | 8/10 | 46 days | 100% |
| Susan Boyton | 10/10 | 230 days | 99% |
| Aaron | 5/10 | 442 days | 69% |
| Lea | 8/10 | 442 days | 89% |
| Tom | 8/10 | 716 days | 71% |
| Amparo | 6/10 | 716 days | 62% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 716 days | 71% |
| Lauren | 10/10 | 991 days | 46% |
| Ju | 8/10 | 1050 days | 39% |
| Caolan Harvey | 9/10 | 1142 days | 32% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1780 days | 5% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 9/10 | 1903 days | 5% |
| John | 10/10 | 1933 days | 5% |
| Sandy | 9/10 | 1995 days | 5% |
| Niven | 10/10 | 2146 days | 4% |
| RYAN | 8/10 | 2238 days | 4% |
| Anonymous | 10/10 | 2269 days | 4% |
| John | 8/10 | 2483 days | 4% |
| Vanessa | 10/10 | 2483 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Helena Wong | 9/10 | 2511 days | 4% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2573 days | 4% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 2573 days | 4% |
| Connor | 10/10 | 2573 days | 4% |
| Macker | 7/10 | 2603 days | 3% |
| Karo | 8/10 | 2603 days | 3% |
| Arne | 7/10 | 2817 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 9/10 | 2890 days | 3% |
| Phil and Mel Rowson | 9/10 | 2987 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 8/10 | 3156 days | 2% |
| Judy Aspinall | 7/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Grace White | 7/10 | 3169 days | 2% |
| Marissa Carlberg | 9/10 | 3239 days | 2% |
| vaylenmoothia | 9/10 | 3270 days | 2% |
| Madi | 7/10 | 3297 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 8/10 | 3297 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 10/10 | 3306 days | 2% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 3313 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Nuttin | 3/10 | 3332 days | 1% |
| The Beans | 3/10 | 3332 days | 1% |
| Matthiew Rey | 9/10 | 3556 days | 2% |
| Howard Kestrel | 3/10 | 3559 days | 1% |
| Rachel Denham | 10/10 | 3573 days | 2% |
| Flo Egger | 8/10 | 3589 days | 2% |
| Marina | 7/10 | 3604 days | 1% |
| Baptiste Morin | 8/10 | 3648 days | 1% |
| Max Brunner | 10/10 | 3661 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3671 days | 1% |
| Beau Corazon | 8/10 | 3695 days | 1% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Dianne van der Wal | 7/10 | 3808 days | 1% |
| Matt Betts | 10/10 | 3888 days | 1% |
| Stephanie Poppe | 8/10 | 3918 days | 1% |
| Katharina Block | 8/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Annika Fletemeyer | 9/10 | 3934 days | 1% |
| Evelyn | 6/10 | 3971 days | 1% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 4124 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4124 days | 0% |
| Caroline Hennache | 6/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 7/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Karen Garvin | 10/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| jefft | 8/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| Charlotte | 10/10 | 4280 days | 0% |
| Vuillermet | 9/10 | 4280 days | 0% |
| Agathe Dupuis | 6/10 | 4306 days | 0% |
| SC W | 7/10 | 4309 days | 0% |
| Marion Busch | 7/10 | 4324 days | 0% |
| Guillaim Terrangle | 8/10 | 4325 days | 0% |
| Evyatar Karni | 10/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| Bjorn Van Mulders | 10/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Kim Maertens | 8/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Adam Taniwha | 2/10 | 4399 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 8/10 | 4460 days | 1% |
| Pei | 8/10 | 4582 days | 1% |
| Héléna Degres | 6/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 7/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Michael Heuer | 8/10 | 4651 days | 1% |
| Giles Leonard | 5/10 | 4656 days | 1% |
| Sian Bolderson | 6/10 | 4657 days | 1% |
| Stientje van den Heuvel | 5/10 | 4660 days | 1% |
| Billy Koichopolos | 8/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Gina Lisi | 8/10 | 4667 days | 1% |
| Katey Justice | 8/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Stella Thoben | 9/10 | 4676 days | 1% |
| Patrick O'Connell | 10/10 | 4684 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jezak | 6/10 | 4684 days | 1% |
| Rena and Kirsten | 10/10 | 4778 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Petr Stepanek | 10/10 | 5031 days | 1% |
| Hanna Clement | 10/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5048 days | 1% |
| Maximilian Heller | 10/10 | 5060 days | 1% |
| Rainer Renntzsch | 9/10 | 5066 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 7/10 | 5068 days | 1% |
| Judith | 8/10 | 5119 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 5/10 | 5130 days | 1% |
| Lydia McLean | 8/10 | 5146 days | 1% |
| jule | 10/10 | 5160 days | 1% |
| John Wekking | 3/10 | 5344 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Karsten Tannhauser | 7/10 | 5388 days | 1% |
| Mark Walker | 9/10 | 5393 days | 1% |
| Marcel Camsch | 8/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Michael Long | 4/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Andy Cameron-Daniels | 10/10 | 5403 days | 1% |
| Galamez | 10/10 | 5412 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5844 days | 1% |
| Seiler | 8/10 | 5862 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
2.75% 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
84%
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.