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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 Akaroa Freedom Camping Area.
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.
Akaroa Freedom Camping Area
Valid Reviews
74 Valid Reviews
The Akaroa Freedom Camping Area experience has a total of 76 reviews. There are 74 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 2 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.
Within these 74 valid reviews, the experience has 1 face-to-face review collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 74 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 16 |
|
22% |
| 8/10 | 27 |
|
36% |
| 7/10 | 10 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 5 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 2 |
|
3% |
74.46% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Akaroa Freedom Camping Area valid reviews is 74.46% and is based on 74 valid reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here as a comparison to the weighted average.
Weighted Average
77.02%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise | 2/10 | 30 days | 46% |
| Anaïs | 6/10 | 122 days | 87% |
| Shona | 9/10 | 152 days | 100% |
| FRANDS | 5/10 | 183 days | 76% |
| Charlee d | 10/10 | 183 days | 100% |
| Ann | 8/10 | 336 days | 93% |
| Jorian | 9/10 | 336 days | 94% |
| Nina S. Larsen | 9/10 | 365 days | 93% |
| Clembribri | 7/10 | 396 days | 86% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 3/10 | 457 days | 48% |
| Marie Perret | 8/10 | 518 days | 84% |
| Jodie Muller | 5/10 | 641 days | 59% |
| Amy Catley | 8/10 | 641 days | 76% |
| Jasmin | 8/10 | 702 days | 71% |
| Tom | 7/10 | 761 days | 63% |
| RJD | 9/10 | 761 days | 67% |
| Mylène | 8/10 | 822 days | 61% |
| Corrine | 10/10 | 822 days | 62% |
| Colin | 10/10 | 883 days | 56% |
| John | 8/10 | 883 days | 55% |
| Wendy | 8/10 | 1095 days | 34% |
| Jenna | 9/10 | 1157 days | 30% |
| Barry | 9/10 | 1432 days | 13% |
| Valg | 1/10 | 1460 days | 4% |
| Graham | 8/10 | 1522 days | 9% |
| Lydia | 7/10 | 1552 days | 7% |
| Daniel | 8/10 | 1583 days | 7% |
| me | 3/10 | 1613 days | 3% |
| Holly J | 8/10 | 1675 days | 5% |
| Sandy | 6/10 | 1675 days | 4% |
| Dimitri | 3/10 | 1675 days | 2% |
| A & D | 7/10 | 1705 days | 4% |
| Drew | 7/10 | 1857 days | 3% |
| Sita | 3/10 | 1888 days | 1% |
| Stuart | 8/10 | 1918 days | 3% |
| Shelbi Kelly | 10/10 | 1949 days | 3% |
| Chris P | 7/10 | 2041 days | 3% |
| El and Josh | 9/10 | 2071 days | 3% |
| Fouraroundtheworld | 8/10 | 2071 days | 3% |
| Gay Hamilton | 9/10 | 2071 days | 3% |
| Katy | 9/10 | 2132 days | 3% |
| TP&MM | 8/10 | 2163 days | 3% |
| Brice | 7/10 | 2163 days | 3% |
| Freya | 9/10 | 2191 days | 3% |
| From DK | 8/10 | 2222 days | 3% |
| Camille | 6/10 | 2253 days | 2% |
| Martin | 7/10 | 2253 days | 2% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 2283 days | 3% |
| Angelo | 9/10 | 2283 days | 3% |
| Claudia | 9/10 | 2344 days | 3% |
| Joe | 6/10 | 2344 days | 2% |
| Kiri Edwards | 8/10 | 2406 days | 2% |
| Jess | 8/10 | 2436 days | 2% |
| Don | 1/10 | 2467 days | 0% |
| The Farrs | 7/10 | 2497 days | 2% |
| S Weslake | 8/10 | 2497 days | 2% |
| Kay | 8/10 | 2528 days | 2% |
| Jean Gandelin | 8/10 | 2544 days | 2% |
| Tay Dao Han | 10/10 | 2594 days | 2% |
| Stefan Hohmann | 8/10 | 2620 days | 2% |
| Jan Vos | 9/10 | 2629 days | 2% |
| Alex Umbers | 8/10 | 2777 days | 2% |
| Duncan | 8/10 | 2816 days | 2% |
| Denise Hall | 9/10 | 2866 days | 1% |
| Harriet Smith | 7/10 | 2881 days | 1% |
| Helene | 8/10 | 2928 days | 1% |
| Lee Burdett | 9/10 | 2937 days | 1% |
| Trent O'Keeffe | 8/10 | 2942 days | 1% |
| Natalie Guyan | 5/10 | 2956 days | 1% |
| Monika | 8/10 | 3027 days | 0% |
| Kathy Hart | 10/10 | 3197 days | 1% |
| Chadd Holland | 6/10 | 3229 days | 0% |
| Zdenda Barvinek | 8/10 | 3310 days | 1% |
| Stephanie | 8/10 | 3524 days | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Akaroa Freedom Camping Area does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
3.91% 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.