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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 Lake Ōkāreka 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.
Lake Ōkāreka Campsite
Valid Reviews
69 Valid Reviews
The Lake Ōkāreka Campsite experience has a total of 70 reviews. There are 69 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 69 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 20 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 14 |
|
20% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
22% |
| 7/10 | 12 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 5/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
80.87% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite valid reviews is 80.87% and is based on 69 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
26 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 69 valid reviews, the experience has 26 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 26 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 8 |
|
31% |
| 9/10 | 7 |
|
27% |
| 8/10 | 6 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.54% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Lake Ōkāreka Campsite face-to-face reviews is 86.54% and is based on 26 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
77.97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEV | 7/10 | 37 days | 95% |
| Thomas Williams | 8/10 | 98 days | 100% |
| Toni | 8/10 | 98 days | 100% |
| Emma | 10/10 | 282 days | 98% |
| Ike | 8/10 | 402 days | 91% |
| Christopher | 10/10 | 463 days | 90% |
| Ruby | 8/10 | 463 days | 88% |
| Marijng | 1/10 | 676 days | 31% |
| Jakub Matyszczak | 5/10 | 676 days | 58% |
| Morgane | 7/10 | 738 days | 66% |
| Broos | 7/10 | 1072 days | 36% |
| Brigit Pratt | 1/10 | 1651 days | 3% |
| Emer | 9/10 | 1802 days | 5% |
| Josiah | 9/10 | 2168 days | 4% |
| Izzy | 7/10 | 2229 days | 4% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 2229 days | 4% |
| Julianne McKie | 8/10 | 2260 days | 4% |
| Loretta | 10/10 | 2321 days | 4% |
| Andrea | 1/10 | 2594 days | 1% |
| Matt MacD | 3/10 | 2778 days | 2% |
| Thomas Syesha | 10/10 | 2903 days | 3% |
| Alisa Makkaveeva | 7/10 | 2910 days | 3% |
| deborah cooper | 7/10 | 3204 days | 2% |
| Fabio Flepp | 10/10 | 3210 days | 2% |
| Laura David | 9/10 | 3281 days | 2% |
| Nic | 10/10 | 3447 days | 2% |
| Michelle Smit | 9/10 | 3447 days | 2% |
| Gordon Lee | 10/10 | 3504 days | 2% |
| Pamela Hoffman | 9/10 | 3510 days | 2% |
| Russell Opland | 8/10 | 3517 days | 2% |
| S Scott | 9/10 | 3619 days | 1% |
| Bryant Faaola | 8/10 | 3629 days | 1% |
| Jan B | 10/10 | 3669 days | 1% |
| Michael | 10/10 | 3694 days | 1% |
| Carsten Philipp | 10/10 | 3714 days | 1% |
| Ben Apellido | 8/10 | 3751 days | 1% |
| Christina L | 10/10 | 3851 days | 1% |
| K C Costonis | 10/10 | 3873 days | 1% |
| Michael Stibor | 9/10 | 3926 days | 1% |
| Dene | 9/10 | 3935 days | 1% |
| Ines | 7/10 | 3966 days | 1% |
| Daniel Jarrett | 8/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Mattias | 8/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Guillaume Yedoux | 8/10 | 4271 days | 0% |
| Janek Belcher | 8/10 | 4277 days | 0% |
| Christoph Betten | 6/10 | 4278 days | 0% |
| Elena Goschia | 7/10 | 4326 days | 0% |
| Philipp Kluseuer | 7/10 | 4326 days | 0% |
| David Haines-Hanham | 7/10 | 4334 days | 0% |
| Sally Haines | 8/10 | 4334 days | 0% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| Alexia Greasbaum | 10/10 | 4347 days | 0% |
| David Esner | 9/10 | 4348 days | 0% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Thi Baut | 7/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Steffi and Phil | 6/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Sam Garret | 5/10 | 4543 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4573 days | 1% |
| Anton Thisted | 9/10 | 4632 days | 1% |
| Josefine Sjodin | 9/10 | 4632 days | 1% |
| Katie Fleck | 9/10 | 4632 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 10/10 | 4663 days | 1% |
| Neele & Philipp | 10/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Kyle Guffei | 10/10 | 4688 days | 1% |
| nl | 9/10 | 4767 days | 1% |
| Lars | 8/10 | 5039 days | 1% |
| Briulier | 10/10 | 5043 days | 1% |
| Luis Valenzuela | 8/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Johanna & Mark | 10/10 | 5378 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Lake Ōkāreka Campsite does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.60% 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
82%
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.