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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 Okarito 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.
Okarito Camping Ground
Valid Reviews
111 Valid Reviews
The Okarito Camping Ground experience has a total of 115 reviews. There are 111 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 111 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 41 |
|
37% |
| 9/10 | 29 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 13 |
|
12% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.94% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground valid reviews is 86.94% and is based on 111 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
18 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 111 valid reviews, the experience has 18 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 18 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 9 |
|
50% |
| 9/10 | 6 |
|
33% |
| 8/10 | 2 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.78% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Okarito Camping Ground face-to-face reviews is 92.78% and is based on 18 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 40 days | 100% |
| CharlieL | 10/10 | 40 days | 100% |
| Shaun | 7/10 | 40 days | 93% |
| Sophie | 10/10 | 71 days | 100% |
| Andy & Jo | 9/10 | 346 days | 92% |
| Jane | 10/10 | 406 days | 91% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 437 days | 89% |
| Maren | 8/10 | 468 days | 86% |
| Astrid | 9/10 | 498 days | 85% |
| Kilee Leblanc | 10/10 | 712 days | 71% |
| Tracy | 10/10 | 743 days | 69% |
| PAULA WALLACE | 8/10 | 802 days | 62% |
| Rebecca Woodbridge | 10/10 | 863 days | 58% |
| Ruth D | 10/10 | 1228 days | 25% |
| Allan Reade | 10/10 | 1228 days | 25% |
| Wai wai | 10/10 | 1473 days | 12% |
| Cait Turner | 8/10 | 1532 days | 10% |
| Maskwahine | 6/10 | 1532 days | 9% |
| Boardwalk Blss | 10/10 | 1715 days | 6% |
| Anna Swain | 9/10 | 1745 days | 5% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1838 days | 5% |
| Liz Wade | 9/10 | 1866 days | 5% |
| Enzo | 10/10 | 1867 days | 5% |
| Tim | 9/10 | 1898 days | 5% |
| lisa taylor | 9/10 | 1898 days | 5% |
| lisa | 9/10 | 1898 days | 5% |
| Richard & Chris, UK | 9/10 | 1898 days | 5% |
| Garne2019 | 8/10 | 2142 days | 4% |
| Maelys | 8/10 | 2173 days | 4% |
| Rachel | 10/10 | 2204 days | 4% |
| TP&MM | 7/10 | 2204 days | 4% |
| Ceri | 10/10 | 2232 days | 4% |
| Shaun | 10/10 | 2232 days | 4% |
| Marinette Kegels | 7/10 | 2232 days | 4% |
| Lauren | 9/10 | 2263 days | 4% |
| Mahi | 6/10 | 2294 days | 4% |
| Raphaele | 9/10 | 2294 days | 4% |
| David Aylmore | 10/10 | 2324 days | 4% |
| Grizzly Girl | 9/10 | 2355 days | 4% |
| Angela | 8/10 | 2355 days | 4% |
| Floatyurboater | 8/10 | 2355 days | 4% |
| Melinda Pyke | 10/10 | 2384 days | 4% |
| Kevin | 10/10 | 2538 days | 4% |
| Nathaniel Bond | 10/10 | 2567 days | 2% |
| Helen Rimmer | 4/10 | 2609 days | 2% |
| Oceane Imber | 10/10 | 2623 days | 3% |
| Joanna Dring | 9/10 | 2624 days | 3% |
| Helen Bond | 10/10 | 2628 days | 3% |
| Matthijs van Dijk | 8/10 | 2638 days | 3% |
| Katrina | 10/10 | 2658 days | 3% |
| Paul and Paula | 10/10 | 2664 days | 3% |
| Arron and Vema | 8/10 | 2887 days | 3% |
| Lucy Oury | 8/10 | 2889 days | 3% |
| Jerry Bart | 7/10 | 2907 days | 3% |
| Emily Livesey | 9/10 | 2923 days | 3% |
| Katie Marx | 10/10 | 2934 days | 3% |
| Andy Kubic | 7/10 | 2940 days | 3% |
| Margo Wiltens | 9/10 | 3090 days | 2% |
| Jennifer Ellis | 8/10 | 3216 days | 2% |
| W Donovan | 8/10 | 3243 days | 2% |
| Sean Stevens | 10/10 | 3300 days | 2% |
| Paul Smith | 7/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Ed Linklater | 7/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Gabor Kabacs | 9/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Marina | 9/10 | 3325 days | 2% |
| Lisa Conradie | 5/10 | 3328 days | 2% |
| Sven Hasselberger | 6/10 | 3340 days | 2% |
| Toby Regan | 9/10 | 3352 days | 2% |
| Sarah Gurney | 10/10 | 3391 days | 2% |
| Steve Warren | 9/10 | 3480 days | 2% |
| Alistair Millward | 7/10 | 3661 days | 1% |
| Vincent S. | 7/10 | 3664 days | 1% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 3679 days | 1% |
| Averil Brown | 8/10 | 3690 days | 1% |
| Wilma Senior | 8/10 | 3692 days | 1% |
| Elles Janssen | 8/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Christian Roerig | 3/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 5/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Lisa Quayle | 7/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| kim | 7/10 | 3845 days | 1% |
| Brita Topp | 10/10 | 3999 days | 1% |
| Andrew Young | 7/10 | 4058 days | 1% |
| Clara Hayes | 10/10 | 4084 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 8/10 | 4086 days | 0% |
| Ludovic Moulou | 10/10 | 4089 days | 1% |
| Andrea Beck | 9/10 | 4089 days | 0% |
| Hannah | 9/10 | 4120 days | 1% |
| Helene & Peter | 8/10 | 4150 days | 0% |
| Steve Warren | 10/10 | 4181 days | 0% |
| Jonathan | 8/10 | 4181 days | 0% |
| I & K Urquhart | 9/10 | 4241 days | 0% |
| Sylvia Klatt | 9/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Rainer | 10/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Maria Klister | 10/10 | 4379 days | 0% |
| Cloarec Guillaume | 10/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Mycall | 9/10 | 4395 days | 1% |
| Katharina Littlemann | 10/10 | 4407 days | 1% |
| Nils Poppenborg | 9/10 | 4408 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 9/10 | 4423 days | 1% |
| Karsten Meyer | 9/10 | 4500 days | 1% |
| Boule_de_gomme | 9/10 | 4760 days | 1% |
| Diane Moss | 7/10 | 4774 days | 1% |
| Graeme | 8/10 | 4820 days | 1% |
| pepette31 | 10/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| damaca | 10/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| Kevin Morris | 10/10 | 5098 days | 1% |
| Rachel | 9/10 | 5098 days | 1% |
| David Taylor | 9/10 | 5100 days | 1% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 8/10 | 5130 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5154 days | 1% |
| MundschanGermany | 10/10 | 5841 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Okarito Camping Ground does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.72% 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
93%
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.