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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 Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis.
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Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis
Valid Reviews
238 Valid Reviews
The Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis experience has a total of 240 reviews. There are 238 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.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 238 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 70 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 61 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 68 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 35 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
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0% |
86.09% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis valid reviews is 86.09% and is based on 238 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
229 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 238 valid reviews, the experience has 229 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 229 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 67 |
|
29% |
| 9/10 | 59 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 67 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 34 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
86.59% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis face-to-face reviews is 86.59% and is based on 229 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
87.21%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice | 10/10 | 3050 days | 100% |
| Rohzine | 10/10 | 3254 days | 84% |
| Steve Shaw | 10/10 | 3290 days | 81% |
| Frederik Fuchs | 10/10 | 3327 days | 79% |
| Kenlly | 7/10 | 3557 days | 56% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 9/10 | 3590 days | 58% |
| Anna-Lisa Funk | 10/10 | 3626 days | 56% |
| Falko | 9/10 | 3663 days | 52% |
| Inge van Noorf | 7/10 | 4022 days | 23% |
| Julia Schabenberger | 9/10 | 4268 days | 6% |
| Paula Renton | 7/10 | 4276 days | 5% |
| Romina De Hill | 8/10 | 4298 days | 4% |
| Nina Helmling | 8/10 | 4298 days | 4% |
| Max Tetzlaff | 8/10 | 4326 days | 1% |
| Max Grabowski | 7/10 | 4328 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 10/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 4667 days | 37% |
| David Lee | 8/10 | 4677 days | 36% |
| Kristine and William | 7/10 | 4678 days | 34% |
| Thomas Fischer | 10/10 | 4693 days | 37% |
| Tanja and Pascal | 7/10 | 4695 days | 34% |
| Michal | 9/10 | 4741 days | 36% |
| M Natterser | 9/10 | 4743 days | 36% |
| Fahl | 8/10 | 4754 days | 36% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 4755 days | 37% |
| Knorr Bracher | 10/10 | 4759 days | 37% |
| Lutz Huuemorder | 8/10 | 4761 days | 36% |
| Dijkshourn | 7/10 | 4761 days | 34% |
| Alex Laidlaw | 10/10 | 4762 days | 37% |
| C Schaap | 7/10 | 4766 days | 34% |
| gareth williams | 7/10 | 4845 days | 34% |
| Monika Kneidl | 10/10 | 5005 days | 37% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5005 days | 37% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5015 days | 36% |
| Jen Sweeting | 10/10 | 5017 days | 37% |
| Carole Carter | 9/10 | 5022 days | 36% |
| J Jmal | 10/10 | 5026 days | 37% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5026 days | 37% |
| Bernie Rihari | 8/10 | 5030 days | 36% |
| Wil de Kubber | 7/10 | 5035 days | 34% |
| Camp | 10/10 | 5037 days | 37% |
| Webb & Muckelt | 7/10 | 5039 days | 34% |
| Dirk & Marlene | 9/10 | 5042 days | 36% |
| Gerhard Schoenmeubeck | 9/10 | 5042 days | 36% |
| Ken | 7/10 | 5043 days | 34% |
| Markus | 8/10 | 5045 days | 36% |
| C Wardlaw | 8/10 | 5047 days | 36% |
| Re Wardlaw | 9/10 | 5047 days | 36% |
| Rainer Schnell | 8/10 | 5051 days | 36% |
| Domroes | 9/10 | 5051 days | 36% |
| Louis Smit | 7/10 | 5054 days | 34% |
| Sebastian | 9/10 | 5057 days | 36% |
| Mesa Anderson | 10/10 | 5059 days | 37% |
| Fritsche | 10/10 | 5120 days | 37% |
| Sebastian | 7/10 | 5130 days | 34% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5132 days | 37% |
| Wolter Zigterman | 9/10 | 5137 days | 36% |
| Albert Marshall | 9/10 | 5336 days | 36% |
| Sallie Calvert | 9/10 | 5340 days | 36% |
| Nicky Bell | 10/10 | 5340 days | 37% |
| Ute Janich | 9/10 | 5347 days | 36% |
| Schury | 10/10 | 5367 days | 37% |
| Gerryq Winters | 9/10 | 5367 days | 36% |
| Walker | 8/10 | 5368 days | 36% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5373 days | 37% |
| Nick van de Belt | 8/10 | 5373 days | 36% |
| Prideaux | 7/10 | 5375 days | 34% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 7/10 | 5375 days | 34% |
| Chris Forrest | 8/10 | 5375 days | 36% |
| Jaime Ress | 8/10 | 5376 days | 36% |
| Claudia Jackson and Geoffroy van Roelenbosch | 9/10 | 5379 days | 36% |
| Marianne Swauger | 8/10 | 5379 days | 36% |
| Sophia Kelly | 10/10 | 5380 days | 37% |
| Rens Hemselmans | 8/10 | 5382 days | 36% |
| Mikel Bruijnaers | 8/10 | 5384 days | 36% |
| Maike | 10/10 | 5384 days | 37% |
| Kauzta | 10/10 | 5384 days | 37% |
| Matt Haneline | 10/10 | 5384 days | 37% |
| Maxine Lees | 10/10 | 5386 days | 37% |
| Jim & Suzy Ducker | 10/10 | 5389 days | 37% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5396 days | 36% |
| Heini Sutter | 10/10 | 5398 days | 37% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5398 days | 36% |
| M Theuws | 10/10 | 5398 days | 37% |
| Jeroen | 9/10 | 5399 days | 36% |
| Eva Bock | 10/10 | 5399 days | 37% |
| Hartheib Schmid | 10/10 | 5399 days | 37% |
| Steve Pearce | 9/10 | 5400 days | 36% |
| C P Lawrence | 9/10 | 5400 days | 36% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 5400 days | 37% |
| Mark Leeuwenburgh | 8/10 | 5401 days | 36% |
| J Holden | 9/10 | 5402 days | 36% |
| Kuno Eugster | 10/10 | 5404 days | 37% |
| Roger Carpenter | 8/10 | 5408 days | 36% |
| Kimberly St Louis | 10/10 | 5410 days | 37% |
| Laura Hayes | 8/10 | 5411 days | 36% |
| Liz Foxwell-Canning | 10/10 | 5411 days | 37% |
| Faucon | 8/10 | 5411 days | 36% |
| Steve and Kay Unguran | 10/10 | 5412 days | 37% |
| Alexandra | 10/10 | 5413 days | 37% |
| Joanne Byrne | 8/10 | 5413 days | 36% |
| Andy Martin | 9/10 | 5413 days | 36% |
| Daniel Bogdanowitsch | 10/10 | 5415 days | 37% |
| Bettina Mikschi | 9/10 | 5415 days | 36% |
| Derek Dean | 8/10 | 5416 days | 36% |
| Daniel Fischer | 9/10 | 5422 days | 36% |
| Bekema | 8/10 | 5422 days | 36% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5423 days | 36% |
| Anne | 8/10 | 5424 days | 36% |
| Sarah Wild | 10/10 | 5424 days | 37% |
| Katny | 8/10 | 5424 days | 36% |
| Beate Godsk | 9/10 | 5424 days | 36% |
| theblack | 10/10 | 5547 days | 37% |
| klokolosh | 1/10 | 5668 days | 13% |
| fetidlobster | 2/10 | 5668 days | 15% |
| Behrenot | 8/10 | 5677 days | 36% |
| edwardasmith | 8/10 | 5699 days | 36% |
| Bjorn Sall | 9/10 | 5742 days | 36% |
| Polil | 10/10 | 5747 days | 37% |
| Jan Lynch | 10/10 | 5748 days | 37% |
| Ina | 7/10 | 5748 days | 34% |
| Mette | 9/10 | 5756 days | 36% |
| Colin Daniels | 8/10 | 5763 days | 36% |
| Doris Resch | 8/10 | 5767 days | 36% |
| Chris & Dawn Humphries | 9/10 | 5768 days | 36% |
| Elisabeth Egerup | 10/10 | 5768 days | 37% |
| Matthiis & Femke | 5/10 | 5768 days | 27% |
| Jim & Ros Stewart | 9/10 | 5768 days | 36% |
| Faurack | 8/10 | 5768 days | 36% |
| Pete H | 8/10 | 5770 days | 36% |
| Harm Kraai | 10/10 | 5770 days | 37% |
| Wanda Lawson | 8/10 | 5770 days | 36% |
| Joseph Borking | 9/10 | 5773 days | 36% |
| Rien Tichelaar | 8/10 | 5774 days | 36% |
| Cheryl Gorman | 10/10 | 5774 days | 37% |
| Wilbert Germ | 10/10 | 5774 days | 37% |
| Christian | 8/10 | 5781 days | 36% |
| Peter Riches | 8/10 | 5781 days | 36% |
| Tanja Titze | 10/10 | 5782 days | 37% |
| JeanOddy | 9/10 | 5783 days | 36% |
| Michael McGuinness | 8/10 | 5783 days | 36% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 5783 days | 37% |
| Robb Howland | 9/10 | 5785 days | 36% |
| emily walters | 9/10 | 5789 days | 36% |
| Paul Frew | 8/10 | 5798 days | 36% |
| Jakob Jurgen | 9/10 | 5803 days | 36% |
| Holliger | 8/10 | 5806 days | 36% |
| Torsten Gehrke | 7/10 | 5806 days | 34% |
| Thomas Signes | 7/10 | 5816 days | 34% |
| marcusba | 9/10 | 5832 days | 36% |
| martinab | 9/10 | 5835 days | 36% |
| pedawrds | 10/10 | 5840 days | 37% |
| Bue Verrept | 7/10 | 5858 days | 34% |
| Thomas | 7/10 | 5858 days | 34% |
| Ines O'Sullivan | 9/10 | 5859 days | 36% |
| Louis Duhaime | 7/10 | 5862 days | 34% |
| Julia May | 9/10 | 5862 days | 36% |
| Katrin Wennin | 8/10 | 5862 days | 36% |
| Roma | 9/10 | 5874 days | 36% |
| Gensen | 8/10 | 5877 days | 36% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6079 days | 37% |
| SSheil | 10/10 | 6082 days | 37% |
| HerbertH | 8/10 | 6086 days | 36% |
| RubyJ | 3/10 | 6086 days | 19% |
| Tim_P | 8/10 | 6092 days | 36% |
| LizG | 9/10 | 6093 days | 36% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6093 days | 37% |
| Wight | 10/10 | 6093 days | 37% |
| KuzakUSA | 9/10 | 6101 days | 36% |
| LucieG | 7/10 | 6107 days | 34% |
| CharlesG | 7/10 | 6107 days | 34% |
| WinstonH | 8/10 | 6114 days | 36% |
| FiensG | 7/10 | 6114 days | 34% |
| Joel | 9/10 | 6115 days | 36% |
| MauzcoV | 7/10 | 6115 days | 34% |
| Lynn White | 9/10 | 6121 days | 36% |
| Robert | 10/10 | 6125 days | 37% |
| Anneleen | 8/10 | 6125 days | 36% |
| PeterG | 7/10 | 6128 days | 34% |
| NicoleG | 7/10 | 6128 days | 34% |
| Byleveld | 8/10 | 6128 days | 36% |
| ErikaNZ | 9/10 | 6128 days | 36% |
| JoseB | 7/10 | 6129 days | 34% |
| AndrewF78 | 9/10 | 6131 days | 36% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 6131 days | 36% |
| Paul | 8/10 | 6131 days | 36% |
| Boris | 10/10 | 6131 days | 37% |
| S | 8/10 | 6131 days | 36% |
| Frances | 8/10 | 6131 days | 36% |
| Katrina | 8/10 | 6131 days | 36% |
| Jan | 9/10 | 6131 days | 36% |
| Chris | 8/10 | 6135 days | 36% |
| EelcoK | 9/10 | 6137 days | 36% |
| Kristin | 9/10 | 6143 days | 36% |
| Ian | 10/10 | 6143 days | 37% |
| Annemarie | 9/10 | 6145 days | 36% |
| WendyS | 10/10 | 6148 days | 37% |
| SiegfriedL | 10/10 | 6150 days | 37% |
| Ludolph | 10/10 | 6151 days | 37% |
| Camilia | 9/10 | 6157 days | 36% |
| Carla | 8/10 | 6158 days | 36% |
| groenewold | 8/10 | 6159 days | 36% |
| Steven | 7/10 | 6159 days | 34% |
| Gunhild | 9/10 | 6159 days | 36% |
| Danielle | 7/10 | 6159 days | 34% |
| Paul | 10/10 | 6171 days | 37% |
| JulianeH | 9/10 | 6198 days | 36% |
| Loren | 8/10 | 6199 days | 36% |
| Kirsten | 10/10 | 6207 days | 37% |
| David | 8/10 | 6207 days | 36% |
| Jos | 7/10 | 6208 days | 34% |
| Maggie | 10/10 | 6213 days | 37% |
| Anette | 9/10 | 6214 days | 36% |
| Jordi | 8/10 | 6215 days | 36% |
| John B | 10/10 | 6223 days | 37% |
| Lucy | 9/10 | 6225 days | 36% |
| Susan | 10/10 | 6272 days | 37% |
| CollyBob | 9/10 | 6367 days | 36% |
| Ted Sebastian | 8/10 | 6479 days | 36% |
| Wulms | 8/10 | 6479 days | 36% |
| Ben Ackland | 8/10 | 6482 days | 36% |
| Ernie | 7/10 | 6486 days | 34% |
| Guillaume | 9/10 | 6492 days | 36% |
| Hannah Holmes | 8/10 | 6495 days | 36% |
| Gustavo | 10/10 | 6496 days | 37% |
| Sophia | 8/10 | 6508 days | 36% |
| Thomas | 8/10 | 6509 days | 36% |
| Roger & Margaret | 10/10 | 6509 days | 37% |
| Christian Schutte | 8/10 | 6541 days | 36% |
| Meiki | 8/10 | 6542 days | 36% |
| Samantha | 10/10 | 6564 days | 37% |
| Fred and Tim | 9/10 | 6576 days | 36% |
| Abbey | 8/10 | 6579 days | 36% |
| Andreas | 7/10 | 6820 days | 34% |
| John | 9/10 | 6824 days | 36% |
| Chatin Perrier | 10/10 | 6831 days | 37% |
| Reggie | 7/10 | 6861 days | 34% |
| Gabriele Achilles | 8/10 | 7212 days | 36% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.07% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 42 days. However the Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.01% |
| 198 | -4.03% |
| 199 | -4.05% |
| 200 | -4.07% |
| 201 | -4.09% |
| 202 | -4.11% |
| 203 | -4.13% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.22% 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 customers 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
85%
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.