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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 Boundary Creek 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.
Boundary Creek Campsite
Valid Reviews
83 Valid Reviews
The Boundary Creek Campsite experience has a total of 85 reviews. There are 83 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 83 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
24% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 25 |
|
30% |
| 7/10 | 11 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
82.29% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Boundary Creek Campsite valid reviews is 82.29% and is based on 83 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
24 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 83 valid reviews, the experience has 24 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 24 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 5 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
8% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
82.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Boundary Creek Campsite face-to-face reviews is 82.50% and is based on 24 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
72.88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Newman | 1/10 | 51 days | 100% |
| Cait Turner | 10/10 | 1420 days | 35% |
| Drew | 10/10 | 1786 days | 12% |
| Sabine | 8/10 | 1786 days | 12% |
| Timothy Davies | 7/10 | 1847 days | 11% |
| A&E | 8/10 | 1878 days | 12% |
| ScoutnIndi | 10/10 | 2000 days | 11% |
| Fabian | 10/10 | 2151 days | 10% |
| Joe | 8/10 | 2151 days | 10% |
| Franz | 9/10 | 2151 days | 10% |
| From DK | 9/10 | 2151 days | 10% |
| Heather Abbott | 8/10 | 2151 days | 10% |
| Anwang | 10/10 | 2182 days | 10% |
| Graham Anna | 10/10 | 2182 days | 10% |
| Dave Reynolds | 9/10 | 2182 days | 10% |
| Joanne | 10/10 | 2212 days | 10% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2243 days | 10% |
| Christina | 6/10 | 2426 days | 8% |
| Juliane | 9/10 | 2426 days | 9% |
| MJW | 8/10 | 2457 days | 9% |
| Qi Moss | 8/10 | 2457 days | 9% |
| Jill McGrath | 6/10 | 2480 days | 6% |
| Louis Goring-Morris | 7/10 | 2483 days | 6% |
| Niall McGrath | 7/10 | 2487 days | 8% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 7/10 | 2506 days | 6% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2511 days | 9% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 10/10 | 2557 days | 8% |
| Jarod | 8/10 | 2577 days | 8% |
| Michael Talbot | 8/10 | 2582 days | 8% |
| Geoff Steele | 10/10 | 2638 days | 8% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2765 days | 7% |
| Roger | 9/10 | 2770 days | 7% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 2822 days | 7% |
| Andy Kubic | 6/10 | 2828 days | 6% |
| Adrian Soldati | 6/10 | 2876 days | 6% |
| Joe Hopkins | 8/10 | 2879 days | 7% |
| Nicola Barlow | 6/10 | 2907 days | 6% |
| Franziska Liebe | 10/10 | 2911 days | 5% |
| Sujanyag | 10/10 | 2946 days | 7% |
| Kim Donze | 8/10 | 3015 days | 6% |
| Susan Boyton | 8/10 | 3164 days | 5% |
| Sam Smith-Palomeque | 8/10 | 3173 days | 5% |
| Juan Viscegle | 6/10 | 3180 days | 4% |
| Goldfinger | 9/10 | 3187 days | 5% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 7/10 | 3198 days | 5% |
| Bill McMurray | 10/10 | 3198 days | 5% |
| Tatiana Rochereau | 5/10 | 3207 days | 4% |
| R Werder | 8/10 | 3231 days | 5% |
| Jakob Kofoed | 10/10 | 3236 days | 5% |
| Sandy Stamp | 8/10 | 3249 days | 5% |
| Ellen Schmitz | 9/10 | 3258 days | 5% |
| Steve Warren | 8/10 | 3369 days | 4% |
| Miguel | 8/10 | 3553 days | 4% |
| Bert Gielen | 9/10 | 3584 days | 3% |
| Petra Geblova | 7/10 | 3600 days | 3% |
| Elles Janssen | 7/10 | 3612 days | 3% |
| Clare Lambley | 8/10 | 3628 days | 3% |
| bzh974 | 6/10 | 3643 days | 3% |
| Justin globalgauthiers.blogspot.com | 8/10 | 3887 days | 2% |
| Julien Joubert-Gaillard | 7/10 | 3890 days | 1% |
| Ann-Kathrin Wacker | 10/10 | 3929 days | 1% |
| Lena Wacker | 9/10 | 3929 days | 1% |
| Anne and Steve Bartlett | 8/10 | 3969 days | 1% |
| Team Kim&James | 8/10 | 4130 days | 1% |
| Rainer | 8/10 | 4258 days | 0% |
| Jiri van Straelper | 5/10 | 4270 days | 0% |
| Kadyan | 8/10 | 4283 days | 0% |
| Enna Keet | 8/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 10/10 | 4296 days | 0% |
| Philip Gibbons | 9/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Andreas & Leonie Fehr | 10/10 | 4669 days | 2% |
| Tom Connis | 9/10 | 4676 days | 2% |
| Mirando4ka | 9/10 | 4677 days | 2% |
| Graeme | 7/10 | 4708 days | 2% |
| jule | 9/10 | 4769 days | 2% |
| Bill Mclennan | 10/10 | 4996 days | 2% |
| Coral Last | 8/10 | 5000 days | 2% |
| Ian and Ailsa | 7/10 | 5001 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 9/10 | 5035 days | 2% |
| Annette Schmitt | 9/10 | 5401 days | 2% |
| Mike | 10/10 | 5453 days | 2% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5715 days | 2% |
| winter_uk | 8/10 | 5756 days | 2% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Boundary Creek Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
5.54% 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
78%
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.