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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 Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway.
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.
Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway
Valid Reviews
166 Valid Reviews
The Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway experience has a total of 166 valid reviews. There are no 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 166 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 59 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 49 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 30 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 25 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.19% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway valid reviews is 88.19% and is based on 166 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
152 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 166 valid reviews, the experience has 152 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 152 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 51 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 46 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 25 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.83% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway face-to-face reviews is 87.83% and is based on 152 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
91.75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 594 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2176 days | 5% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2633 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 2979 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3224 days | 3% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3246 days | 3% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3263 days | 3% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3263 days | 3% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3270 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3294 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3301 days | 3% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3316 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3316 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3325 days | 3% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3343 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3343 days | 3% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3346 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3547 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3547 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3547 days | 2% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3550 days | 2% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3558 days | 2% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3559 days | 2% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3560 days | 2% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3562 days | 2% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3562 days | 2% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3566 days | 2% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3570 days | 2% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3571 days | 2% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3572 days | 2% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3572 days | 2% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3578 days | 2% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3578 days | 2% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3580 days | 2% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3585 days | 2% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3589 days | 2% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3594 days | 2% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3594 days | 2% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3604 days | 2% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3617 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3617 days | 2% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3617 days | 2% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3619 days | 2% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3624 days | 2% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3631 days | 2% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3650 days | 2% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3655 days | 2% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3670 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 3903 days | 1% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 3932 days | 1% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 3933 days | 1% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 3958 days | 1% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 3982 days | 1% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4016 days | 1% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4286 days | 0% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4308 days | 0% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4345 days | 0% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4351 days | 0% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4360 days | 0% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4636 days | 1% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4666 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4673 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4674 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4677 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4678 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4689 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4732 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4754 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4754 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4769 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4773 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4774 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4775 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5019 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5023 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5023 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5030 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5034 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5043 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5043 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5048 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5048 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5049 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5050 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5052 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5060 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5062 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5065 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5066 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5066 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5078 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5098 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5135 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5138 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5140 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5144 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5146 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5149 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5372 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5372 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5372 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5389 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5389 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5390 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5390 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5394 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5401 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5404 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5406 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5409 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5415 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5420 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5423 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5427 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5427 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5428 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5738 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5738 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5755 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5756 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5759 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5760 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5771 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5772 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5778 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5783 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5791 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5792 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5795 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5813 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 5843 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 5843 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 5863 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 5866 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 5869 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 5870 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 5871 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 5885 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6093 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6095 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6108 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6109 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6119 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6123 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6132 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6144 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.78% 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.