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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.
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.
Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
107 Valid Reviews
The Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground experience has a total of 110 reviews. There are 107 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 107 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 49 |
|
46% |
| 9/10 | 24 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
20% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
87.38% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Rakaia Gorge Camping Ground valid reviews is 87.38% and is based on 107 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 107 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
87.08%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Peggs | 9/10 | 21 days | 100% |
| Stu | 9/10 | 82 days | 100% |
| JD | 2/10 | 174 days | 45% |
| Marjolein | 8/10 | 235 days | 96% |
| Barry and Lesley Joy | 10/10 | 266 days | 97% |
| Amy Harwood | 9/10 | 295 days | 95% |
| HazzMatazz | 10/10 | 295 days | 96% |
| Ayla Maskey | 10/10 | 326 days | 95% |
| Anonymous | 1/10 | 326 days | 38% |
| Daniel & Michele | 10/10 | 357 days | 94% |
| Esther | 8/10 | 660 days | 74% |
| Russell | 10/10 | 660 days | 76% |
| Yvonne | 10/10 | 691 days | 73% |
| Chantal D | 8/10 | 844 days | 59% |
| Samantha Mc | 1/10 | 1056 days | 16% |
| Wishful fisherman | 7/10 | 1056 days | 36% |
| June | 10/10 | 1148 days | 31% |
| Trina | 10/10 | 1301 days | 21% |
| Mel brown | 10/10 | 1362 days | 17% |
| Brandon | 10/10 | 1452 days | 13% |
| Ying | 9/10 | 1543 days | 9% |
| Jood | 6/10 | 1727 days | 5% |
| NoFearNomads | 10/10 | 1756 days | 5% |
| Beggars | 10/10 | 1787 days | 5% |
| Monica A | 9/10 | 1818 days | 5% |
| Jono | 10/10 | 1848 days | 5% |
| Shannon | 10/10 | 1879 days | 5% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 1909 days | 5% |
| Clément | 3/10 | 1940 days | 2% |
| Tarsha | 5/10 | 1940 days | 4% |
| ben mannering | 9/10 | 1940 days | 5% |
| ScoutnIndi | 9/10 | 2001 days | 5% |
| Andrew | 10/10 | 2093 days | 4% |
| Samuel fabien Jacquart | 1/10 | 2121 days | 2% |
| Di Murray | 10/10 | 2121 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2152 days | 4% |
| Nadja Kampfhenkel | 10/10 | 2152 days | 4% |
| Elin | 10/10 | 2152 days | 4% |
| Stone | 10/10 | 2152 days | 4% |
| Samantha H. | 10/10 | 2183 days | 4% |
| Jolanda | 10/10 | 2244 days | 4% |
| Axel | 8/10 | 2244 days | 4% |
| Sophie Skinner | 10/10 | 2244 days | 4% |
| Dylan | 8/10 | 2305 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 9/10 | 2456 days | 3% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2458 days | 4% |
| Tristan & Jolie | 10/10 | 2458 days | 4% |
| Clobby | 10/10 | 2486 days | 4% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2517 days | 4% |
| Jozef Pinkerton | 8/10 | 2629 days | 3% |
| Marc Lambert | 9/10 | 2798 days | 3% |
| Cathy Mead | 10/10 | 2815 days | 3% |
| David Blackley | 10/10 | 2839 days | 3% |
| Laurentius Bijsmans | 9/10 | 2842 days | 3% |
| Andrew Wardell | 10/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Peter Armstrong | 9/10 | 2850 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 8/10 | 2904 days | 3% |
| Peter Moore | 10/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Richard Houghton | 8/10 | 2942 days | 3% |
| Shaylene Noble | 9/10 | 2978 days | 3% |
| Derek Drost | 7/10 | 2978 days | 2% |
| Jenny Adams | 10/10 | 3167 days | 2% |
| Sarah Dial | 10/10 | 3187 days | 2% |
| Gilles Andrieu | 8/10 | 3198 days | 2% |
| Kim | 9/10 | 3198 days | 1% |
| Philippa and Adam | 9/10 | 3220 days | 2% |
| Dan Bow | 10/10 | 3250 days | 2% |
| campasouth1 | 10/10 | 3253 days | 2% |
| Faye Livock | 10/10 | 3286 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3301 days | 2% |
| Carly-Leanne | 10/10 | 3455 days | 2% |
| Sally Smith | 8/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Alexandre Drouet | 10/10 | 3516 days | 2% |
| Mike Merrick | 8/10 | 3552 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 9/10 | 3553 days | 1% |
| Adam Wight | 10/10 | 3556 days | 1% |
| Jurgen Moors | 8/10 | 3598 days | 1% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 9/10 | 3612 days | 1% |
| Lorna fraser | 9/10 | 3797 days | 1% |
| Tom Guthknecht | 9/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| tracey aylmer | 8/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Viola | 8/10 | 3946 days | 0% |
| J D | 8/10 | 3947 days | 1% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Adam Taniwha | 9/10 | 4009 days | 1% |
| Brian | 7/10 | 4039 days | 0% |
| Karen Perry | 7/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| Jay Sorrell | 7/10 | 4100 days | 0% |
| AlanDaniel | 7/10 | 4223 days | 0% |
| Colin Webster | 10/10 | 4295 days | 0% |
| Jan Zimmerman | 10/10 | 4299 days | 0% |
| Danish_family | 8/10 | 4312 days | 0% |
| Abee and Suess | 10/10 | 4391 days | 1% |
| Marjo Cousijn | 9/10 | 4391 days | 1% |
| Bandzior | 10/10 | 4435 days | 1% |
| thefresh2o | 10/10 | 4618 days | 1% |
| Dave McLeish | 9/10 | 4676 days | 1% |
| DJohnson | 10/10 | 4831 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 4998 days | 1% |
| Steve & Pearl Baker | 10/10 | 5005 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 9/10 | 5038 days | 1% |
| Andrew Hammond | 8/10 | 5166 days | 1% |
| deepujames | 8/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Graham Pullman | 10/10 | 5380 days | 1% |
| Anne Heriot | 8/10 | 5420 days | 1% |
| djrogers | 10/10 | 5463 days | 1% |
| koellner | 8/10 | 5468 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
1.44% 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.