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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 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
172 Valid Reviews
The Cascade Creek Campsite experience has a total of 172 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 172 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 28 |
|
16% |
| 9/10 | 47 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 49 |
|
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% |
79.30% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cascade Creek Campsite valid reviews is 79.30% and is based on 172 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 172 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
81.11%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eline | 8/10 | 29 days | 98% |
| Jacinta | 10/10 | 29 days | 100% |
| Sophie | 8/10 | 60 days | 98% |
| McLean | 9/10 | 88 days | 99% |
| VamperCan | 10/10 | 88 days | 100% |
| Fredrik | 7/10 | 119 days | 92% |
| Sarah | 8/10 | 119 days | 97% |
| Debyron | 9/10 | 150 days | 98% |
| Fritz | 9/10 | 180 days | 97% |
| Paul | 10/10 | 180 days | 98% |
| Glenda | 9/10 | 241 days | 96% |
| tasman travels | 10/10 | 333 days | 94% |
| Janneke | 5/10 | 394 days | 69% |
| YP | 7/10 | 394 days | 85% |
| Jesse Leake | 10/10 | 425 days | 90% |
| Alex | 9/10 | 454 days | 87% |
| Lu | 7/10 | 454 days | 82% |
| Jorian | 10/10 | 454 days | 88% |
| Amy | 7/10 | 516 days | 79% |
| Paloma Santos | 3/10 | 516 days | 46% |
| Philippe & Lena | 4/10 | 546 days | 54% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 9/10 | 546 days | 82% |
| Larissa | 6/10 | 546 days | 71% |
| Nina | 9/10 | 546 days | 82% |
| Cholly | 8/10 | 577 days | 79% |
| Hayley Ambrose | 3/10 | 607 days | 43% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 607 days | 77% |
| Henry | 8/10 | 669 days | 73% |
| Jodie Muller | 9/10 | 730 days | 69% |
| Amy Fortin-Barrette | 10/10 | 730 days | 70% |
| Christy | 7/10 | 730 days | 65% |
| Amy Catley | 6/10 | 730 days | 60% |
| Helen E | 9/10 | 760 days | 66% |
| Anthony V | 9/10 | 791 days | 64% |
| Srinivas Prasad Bheemanadam | 9/10 | 819 days | 61% |
| Lisa | 2/10 | 819 days | 28% |
| Jaycee | 9/10 | 850 days | 58% |
| Citlali & Mike | 10/10 | 850 days | 59% |
| Sophie Rellensmann | 7/10 | 850 days | 55% |
| Arie | 8/10 | 850 days | 58% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 850 days | 58% |
| Amanda Moreira | 7/10 | 850 days | 55% |
| Romy De Bruin | 6/10 | 911 days | 45% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 7/10 | 911 days | 49% |
| Felix | 9/10 | 911 days | 52% |
| Mil | 5/10 | 911 days | 40% |
| Chantal D | 9/10 | 1003 days | 43% |
| The Gillies | 10/10 | 1521 days | 10% |
| Teesh K | 5/10 | 1641 days | 5% |
| Linda | 6/10 | 1915 days | 4% |
| Tanja & Sven | 8/10 | 1946 days | 4% |
| Katie | 8/10 | 1977 days | 4% |
| GM | 9/10 | 1977 days | 4% |
| Tilly Watermeyer | 9/10 | 1977 days | 4% |
| Timothy Davies | 9/10 | 2007 days | 4% |
| Karl Ohm | 7/10 | 2221 days | 4% |
| Maggie | 6/10 | 2221 days | 3% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2252 days | 4% |
| Sally Sargeant-Hu | 9/10 | 2252 days | 4% |
| Georgia | 8/10 | 2252 days | 4% |
| Megan Belanger | 9/10 | 2280 days | 4% |
| Freya | 8/10 | 2280 days | 4% |
| Nicki Chow | 6/10 | 2280 days | 3% |
| Franz | 8/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Jeremy | 7/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Inna | 5/10 | 2311 days | 3% |
| Yh kim | 5/10 | 2311 days | 3% |
| Boris Clémençon | 10/10 | 2311 days | 4% |
| Ruddah | 5/10 | 2311 days | 3% |
| Marilli | 5/10 | 2342 days | 3% |
| Mahi | 9/10 | 2342 days | 4% |
| Cora | 9/10 | 2342 days | 4% |
| Nadine | 8/10 | 2342 days | 4% |
| Mitchell | 9/10 | 2371 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2403 days | 4% |
| Eranda | 10/10 | 2403 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 8/10 | 2403 days | 4% |
| Jonas R. | 8/10 | 2403 days | 4% |
| J wells | 8/10 | 2433 days | 4% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2464 days | 3% |
| S Weslake | 10/10 | 2586 days | 3% |
| Matt | 8/10 | 2586 days | 3% |
| Clobby | 7/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| The Farrs | 9/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Laura Clay | 9/10 | 2617 days | 3% |
| Hanneke van Dijk | 8/10 | 2650 days | 2% |
| Luis Vigil Vidal | 8/10 | 2659 days | 2% |
| Fei Fei Lei | 8/10 | 2666 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2671 days | 3% |
| Anika Bedard | 6/10 | 2671 days | 3% |
| Rasmus Lundgaard Nielsen | 5/10 | 2673 days | 2% |
| Fiona Walker | 9/10 | 2676 days | 3% |
| Brigham Edgar | 9/10 | 2689 days | 3% |
| Gema Frontera | 8/10 | 2718 days | 3% |
| Julian Kihnle | 8/10 | 2735 days | 2% |
| Jenny Jaye | 8/10 | 2771 days | 3% |
| Oz Atiya | 10/10 | 2775 days | 3% |
| Sue Rogers | 10/10 | 2797 days | 3% |
| Poppy Ritchie | 8/10 | 2851 days | 3% |
| Bruce Graham | 9/10 | 2925 days | 3% |
| Nathalie Gobin | 8/10 | 2945 days | 3% |
| Wendy Kildey | 10/10 | 2956 days | 3% |
| Shanna de Lang | 7/10 | 2958 days | 2% |
| Connie | 8/10 | 2960 days | 2% |
| Harriet Smith | 9/10 | 2982 days | 2% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 9/10 | 3031 days | 2% |
| J Dobias | 3/10 | 3063 days | 1% |
| Madi | 9/10 | 3066 days | 2% |
| Frederick Yott | 9/10 | 3066 days | 2% |
| Megan Jurgensmeyer | 8/10 | 3075 days | 2% |
| Greg MacFire | 6/10 | 3078 days | 2% |
| Jill Grange | 7/10 | 3095 days | 2% |
| Melanie Giroux | 8/10 | 3146 days | 2% |
| Kathy Hart | 8/10 | 3285 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3295 days | 2% |
| Andrik | 3/10 | 3313 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 10/10 | 3318 days | 2% |
| Heng Sing Teh | 9/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 7/10 | 3330 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 8/10 | 3348 days | 2% |
| Marina | 10/10 | 3373 days | 2% |
| Rachel Macdonald | 10/10 | 3396 days | 2% |
| Sam Brydon | 8/10 | 3406 days | 2% |
| Lucia | 8/10 | 3406 days | 2% |
| Judith Simpson | 5/10 | 3408 days | 1% |
| Neil | 8/10 | 3411 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Brown | 9/10 | 3467 days | 2% |
| Yann Le Gac | 7/10 | 3651 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 8/10 | 3711 days | 1% |
| Miguel | 7/10 | 3712 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3740 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Feldman | 9/10 | 3760 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 3863 days | 1% |
| Douglas Yeates | 9/10 | 4044 days | 0% |
| Sarah Jane O'Reilly | 1/10 | 4074 days | 0% |
| Tomas Shairi | 1/10 | 4074 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 9/10 | 4078 days | 0% |
| Austin Johns | 8/10 | 4080 days | 0% |
| Sarah Christman | 6/10 | 4080 days | 0% |
| Johanna Kofler | 9/10 | 4081 days | 0% |
| Steffen | 8/10 | 4094 days | 0% |
| Manuela Michelbach | 7/10 | 4095 days | 0% |
| Janis Gallois | 10/10 | 4101 days | 0% |
| Lionel | 6/10 | 4110 days | 0% |
| Maya Bakker-deDreu | 9/10 | 4127 days | 0% |
| Daryl | 10/10 | 4132 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 9/10 | 4134 days | 0% |
| Michael Stark | 10/10 | 4134 days | 0% |
| Emeline Dupre | 8/10 | 4138 days | 0% |
| Nigel & Annie Dale | 9/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Andrew Potratz | 9/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Tim Vennewold | 7/10 | 4430 days | 0% |
| Douglas Walker | 8/10 | 4438 days | 1% |
| patrick+ katerina | 10/10 | 4443 days | 1% |
| Jon Barratt | 7/10 | 4539 days | 0% |
| Harald | 9/10 | 4817 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 9/10 | 4830 days | 1% |
| Loic | 8/10 | 4831 days | 1% |
| Mike1952 | 9/10 | 4837 days | 1% |
| Nathanael Boehm | 8/10 | 4899 days | 1% |
| Jensen Bresbenbeek | 7/10 | 4900 days | 0% |
| Steve | 8/10 | 4913 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 9/10 | 4990 days | 1% |
| Becky Edney | 8/10 | 5148 days | 1% |
| Brian Jones | 10/10 | 5153 days | 1% |
| Jacob | 8/10 | 5161 days | 1% |
| T Lipscombe | 4/10 | 5166 days | 0% |
| Betten | 9/10 | 5173 days | 1% |
| Natthien Le Gall | 10/10 | 5175 days | 1% |
| Jann Clar | 9/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Yvonne German | 10/10 | 5584 days | 1% |
| Suzie Lechner | 10/10 | 5893 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
2.71% 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.