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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 Cascade 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.
Cascade Creek Campsite
Valid Reviews
166 Valid Reviews
The Cascade Creek Campsite experience has a total of 166 valid reviews. There are no 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 166 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 26 |
|
16% |
| 9/10 | 46 |
|
28% |
| 8/10 | 46 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 20 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 10 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 9 |
|
5% |
| 4/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
2% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
78.98% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cascade Creek Campsite valid reviews is 78.98% and is based on 166 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
39 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 166 valid reviews, the experience has 39 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 39 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
18% |
| 9/10 | 10 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
31% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
5% |
79.23% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cascade Creek Campsite face-to-face reviews is 79.23% and is based on 39 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
79.62%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrik | 7/10 | 30 days | 93% |
| Debyron | 9/10 | 61 days | 99% |
| Fritz | 9/10 | 91 days | 99% |
| Paul | 10/10 | 91 days | 100% |
| Glenda | 9/10 | 152 days | 98% |
| tasman travels | 10/10 | 244 days | 97% |
| Janneke | 5/10 | 305 days | 73% |
| YP | 7/10 | 305 days | 89% |
| Jesse Leake | 10/10 | 336 days | 94% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 365 days | 92% |
| Lu | 7/10 | 365 days | 86% |
| Jorian | 10/10 | 365 days | 93% |
| Amy | 7/10 | 427 days | 84% |
| Paloma Santos | 3/10 | 427 days | 49% |
| Philippe & Lena | 4/10 | 457 days | 58% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 457 days | 88% |
| Larissa | 6/10 | 457 days | 76% |
| Nina | 9/10 | 457 days | 88% |
| Cholly | 8/10 | 488 days | 85% |
| Hayley Ambrose | 3/10 | 518 days | 46% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 518 days | 83% |
| Henry | 8/10 | 580 days | 80% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 641 days | 76% |
| Amy Fortin-Barrette | 10/10 | 641 days | 77% |
| Christy | 7/10 | 641 days | 72% |
| Amy Catley | 6/10 | 641 days | 66% |
| Helen E | 9/10 | 671 days | 74% |
| Anthony V | 9/10 | 702 days | 71% |
| Srinivas Prasad Bheemanadam | 9/10 | 730 days | 69% |
| Lisa | 2/10 | 730 days | 32% |
| Jaycee | 9/10 | 761 days | 67% |
| Citlali & Mike | 10/10 | 761 days | 67% |
| Sophie Rellensmann | 7/10 | 761 days | 63% |
| Arie | 8/10 | 761 days | 66% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 761 days | 66% |
| Amanda Moreira | 7/10 | 761 days | 63% |
| Romy De Bruin | 6/10 | 822 days | 53% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 7/10 | 822 days | 57% |
| Felix | 9/10 | 822 days | 61% |
| Mil | 5/10 | 822 days | 47% |
| Chantal D | 9/10 | 914 days | 52% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1432 days | 14% |
| Teesh K | 5/10 | 1552 days | 7% |
| Linda | 6/10 | 1826 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 8/10 | 1857 days | 5% |
| Katie | 8/10 | 1888 days | 5% |
| GM | 9/10 | 1888 days | 5% |
| Tilly Watermeyer | 9/10 | 1888 days | 5% |
| Timothy Davies | 9/10 | 1918 days | 5% |
| Karl Ohm | 7/10 | 2132 days | 4% |
| Maggie | 6/10 | 2132 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2163 days | 4% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 9/10 | 2163 days | 4% |
| Georgia | 8/10 | 2163 days | 4% |
| Megan Belanger | 9/10 | 2191 days | 4% |
| Freya | 8/10 | 2191 days | 4% |
| Nicki Chow | 6/10 | 2191 days | 4% |
| Franz | 8/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Jeremy | 7/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Inna | 5/10 | 2222 days | 3% |
| Yh kim | 5/10 | 2222 days | 3% |
| Boris Clémençon | 10/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Ruddah | 5/10 | 2222 days | 3% |
| Marilli | 5/10 | 2253 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 9/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Cora | 9/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Nadine | 8/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Mitchell | 9/10 | 2282 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2314 days | 4% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2314 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2314 days | 4% |
| Jonas R. | 8/10 | 2314 days | 4% |
| J wells | 8/10 | 2344 days | 4% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2375 days | 4% |
| S Weslake | 10/10 | 2497 days | 4% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2497 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 7/10 | 2528 days | 3% |
| The Farrs | 9/10 | 2528 days | 4% |
| Laura Clay | 9/10 | 2528 days | 4% |
| Hanneke van Dijk | 8/10 | 2561 days | 3% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 8/10 | 2570 days | 3% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 8/10 | 2577 days | 3% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2582 days | 3% |
| Anika Bedard | 6/10 | 2582 days | 3% |
| Rasmus Lundgaard Nielsen | 5/10 | 2584 days | 3% |
| Fiona Walker | 9/10 | 2587 days | 3% |
| Brigham Edgar | 9/10 | 2600 days | 3% |
| Gema Frontera | 8/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| Julian Kihnle | 8/10 | 2646 days | 3% |
| Jenny Jaye | 8/10 | 2682 days | 3% |
| Oz Atiya | 10/10 | 2686 days | 3% |
| Sue Rogers | 10/10 | 2708 days | 3% |
| Poppy Ritchie | 8/10 | 2762 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2836 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 2856 days | 3% |
| Wendy Kildey | 10/10 | 2867 days | 3% |
| Shanna de Lang | 7/10 | 2869 days | 3% |
| Connie | 8/10 | 2871 days | 3% |
| Harriet Smith | 9/10 | 2893 days | 3% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 9/10 | 2942 days | 3% |
| J Dobias | 3/10 | 2974 days | 1% |
| Madi | 9/10 | 2977 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 9/10 | 2977 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 8/10 | 2986 days | 3% |
| Greg MacFire | 6/10 | 2989 days | 2% |
| Jill Grange | 7/10 | 3006 days | 2% |
| Melanie Giroux | 8/10 | 3057 days | 2% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3196 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3206 days | 2% |
| Andrik | 3/10 | 3224 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 10/10 | 3229 days | 2% |
| Heng Sing Teh | 9/10 | 3232 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 7/10 | 3241 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 8/10 | 3259 days | 2% |
| Marina | 10/10 | 3284 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 10/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Sam Brydon | 8/10 | 3317 days | 2% |
| Lucia | 8/10 | 3317 days | 2% |
| Judith Simpson | 5/10 | 3319 days | 2% |
| Neil | 8/10 | 3322 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Brown | 9/10 | 3378 days | 2% |
| Yann Le Gac | 7/10 | 3562 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3622 days | 1% |
| Miguel | 7/10 | 3623 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3651 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Feldman | 9/10 | 3671 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3774 days | 1% |
| Douglas Yeates | 9/10 | 3955 days | 1% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 1/10 | 3985 days | 0% |
| Tomas Shairi | 1/10 | 3985 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 9/10 | 3989 days | 1% |
| Austin Johns | 8/10 | 3991 days | 1% |
| Sarah Christman | 6/10 | 3991 days | 0% |
| Johanna Kofler | 9/10 | 3992 days | 1% |
| Steffen | 8/10 | 4005 days | 1% |
| Manuela Michelbach | 7/10 | 4006 days | 0% |
| Janis Gallois | 10/10 | 4012 days | 1% |
| Lionel | 6/10 | 4021 days | 0% |
| Maya Bakker-deDreu | 9/10 | 4038 days | 0% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 4043 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 9/10 | 4045 days | 0% |
| Michael Stark | 10/10 | 4045 days | 0% |
| Emeline Dupre | 8/10 | 4049 days | 0% |
| Nigel & Annie Dale | 9/10 | 4140 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 9/10 | 4140 days | 0% |
| Tim Vennewold | 7/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 4349 days | 0% |
| patrick+ katerina | 10/10 | 4354 days | 0% |
| Jon Barratt | 7/10 | 4450 days | 1% |
| Harald | 9/10 | 4728 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 9/10 | 4741 days | 1% |
| Loic | 8/10 | 4742 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 9/10 | 4748 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 8/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| Jensen Bresbenbeek | 7/10 | 4811 days | 1% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 4824 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 4901 days | 1% |
| Becky Edney | 8/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 5072 days | 1% |
| T Lipscombe | 4/10 | 5077 days | 0% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 5084 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 10/10 | 5086 days | 1% |
| Jann Clar | 9/10 | 5459 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5495 days | 1% |
| Suzie Lechner | 10/10 | 5804 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cascade Creek Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.11% 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.