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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 Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground.
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Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
110 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 113 reviews. There are 110 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 110 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 51 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 25 |
|
23% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
87.64% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.64% and is based on 110 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
16 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 110 valid reviews, the experience has 16 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 16 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 7 |
|
44% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 3 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.50% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 92.50% and is based on 16 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.77%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isy | 10/10 | 30 days | 100% |
| Sabina | 10/10 | 30 days | 100% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 61 days | 99% |
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 91 days | 99% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 152 days | 98% |
| JD | 2/10 | 244 days | 44% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 305 days | 93% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 336 days | 94% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 365 days | 92% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 365 days | 92% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 396 days | 91% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 396 days | 37% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 427 days | 90% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 730 days | 68% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 730 days | 70% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 761 days | 67% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 914 days | 51% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1126 days | 13% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1126 days | 31% |
| June | 10/10 | 1218 days | 26% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1371 days | 17% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1432 days | 14% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1522 days | 10% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1613 days | 7% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 1797 days | 4% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 1826 days | 5% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 1857 days | 5% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 1888 days | 5% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 1918 days | 5% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 1949 days | 5% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 1979 days | 5% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 2010 days | 3% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 2010 days | 4% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 2010 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2071 days | 4% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2163 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2191 days | 2% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2191 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2222 days | 4% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2253 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2314 days | 4% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2314 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2314 days | 4% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2375 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2526 days | 2% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2528 days | 4% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2528 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2556 days | 4% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2587 days | 3% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 2699 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2868 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 2885 days | 3% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 2909 days | 3% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 2912 days | 3% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 2920 days | 3% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 2921 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 2974 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 2993 days | 3% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 3013 days | 3% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 3048 days | 3% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 3048 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3237 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3258 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3268 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3268 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3290 days | 2% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3320 days | 2% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3323 days | 2% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3356 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3371 days | 2% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3525 days | 2% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3563 days | 2% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3586 days | 2% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3622 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3624 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3626 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3668 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 3683 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 3867 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3952 days | 1% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 3989 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 4016 days | 0% |
| J D | 8/10 | 4017 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 4048 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4079 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4109 days | 0% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4170 days | 0% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4170 days | 0% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4293 days | 0% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4369 days | 0% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4461 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4461 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 4746 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 4901 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 5068 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5075 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5108 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5236 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5389 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5450 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5490 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5533 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5538 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
1.17% 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
89%
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.