Ranking Score Explained

G'day, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 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.

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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

91.74%

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 10/10 294 days 100%
Laura 10/10 1877 days 5%
Mike Fricker 10/10 2334 days 4%
Jean Simonet 10/10 2680 days 3%
Katharina Koch 9/10 2925 days 3%
Ben 10/10 2947 days 3%
Lucille Laurent 8/10 2964 days 3%
Marie Gros 8/10 2964 days 3%
Teresa Baxter 10/10 2971 days 3%
Stuart Gange 10/10 2995 days 3%
Moreno 10/10 3002 days 3%
Richard Fox 7/10 3017 days 3%
Ferdinand 6/10 3017 days 2%
romain perroches 10/10 3026 days 3%
Gabriel Prerot 9/10 3044 days 3%
Bettina Enigl 10/10 3044 days 3%
Jessica Pein 7/10 3047 days 3%
Nicole 7/10 3248 days 2%
Sebastian Bauer 7/10 3248 days 2%
Nathalie Botz 7/10 3248 days 2%
Leopold Kern 9/10 3251 days 2%
Claire Baron 8/10 3259 days 2%
Sarah Grant 7/10 3260 days 2%
Unalte 8/10 3261 days 2%
Ellie Perkin 7/10 3263 days 2%
Jelmer Postma 7/10 3263 days 2%
Jenny Young 10/10 3267 days 2%
Maayke Reidsma 9/10 3271 days 2%
Brad Dobsky 8/10 3272 days 2%
Radim Halasz 10/10 3273 days 2%
Katerina Vobecka 10/10 3273 days 2%
Judith 10/10 3279 days 2%
Prisuille 8/10 3279 days 2%
Andre 10/10 3281 days 2%
Marco 7/10 3286 days 2%
Ben and Pauline 10/10 3290 days 2%
Andrea Tabaka 9/10 3295 days 2%
Matas Tirilis 9/10 3295 days 2%
Charlie Noon 10/10 3305 days 2%
Rebecca Oft 8/10 3318 days 2%
Philipp 7/10 3318 days 2%
Joanna and Shaun 7/10 3318 days 2%
Monica Mier 10/10 3320 days 2%
Elisabeth Grabner 8/10 3325 days 2%
Audrey Cavalerie 8/10 3332 days 2%
Amadeus van Schie 9/10 3351 days 2%
Roman and Liz 10/10 3356 days 2%
Maxi Woedel 7/10 3371 days 2%
James Webster 10/10 3603 days 2%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 3633 days 2%
Lara Jakob 10/10 3634 days 2%
Darker 10/10 3659 days 1%
Manuela Opprecht 9/10 3683 days 1%
Katie Stillman 9/10 3717 days 1%
Heike Heller 10/10 3987 days 1%
Andreas Mouteiro 10/10 3987 days 1%
Benoit Irissou 9/10 4009 days 1%
Emilie Chanbon 9/10 4040 days 1%
Bella Danaher 9/10 4046 days 1%
Daniel Danamer 9/10 4046 days 1%
Renee van der Syde 9/10 4052 days 1%
Martha Horst 8/10 4052 days 1%
Sarah Strong 10/10 4061 days 1%
balesdent 10/10 4065 days 1%
Lara Mroseck 8/10 4066 days 1%
Robert Geissler 10/10 4066 days 1%
Mark Wiggington 9/10 4337 days 0%
Katya Verikaitis 10/10 4367 days 0%
Claire 10/10 4374 days 0%
Karine Scheers 10/10 4375 days 0%
Karina Gratz 8/10 4378 days 0%
Benjamin Geisser 9/10 4379 days 0%
Rachel Geisser 9/10 4379 days 0%
Lagunegrand 8/10 4390 days 1%
Loesje 9/10 4433 days 1%
David and Sally Wallis 9/10 4455 days 1%
Chew (Peter) 8/10 4455 days 1%
Joanna 7/10 4470 days 1%
Reijans 9/10 4470 days 1%
Jim and JoAnn Harllee 10/10 4470 days 1%
Eric and Jen Popma 9/10 4474 days 1%
C Schaap 10/10 4475 days 1%
Steve and Therese Dunne 7/10 4476 days 1%
Green UK 9/10 4720 days 1%
Andreas Schacke 9/10 4724 days 1%
Birds Tubbs 10/10 4724 days 1%
Nathan Sait 10/10 4731 days 1%
Toby Clark 10/10 4731 days 1%
Heath 10/10 4735 days 1%
Wil de Kubber 9/10 4744 days 1%
Vlutters 8/10 4744 days 1%
Inge & Erik 9/10 4749 days 1%
Martin & Dee Bellarby 10/10 4749 days 1%
Ryan Pynappels 10/10 4750 days 1%
Nico Schoots 7/10 4750 days 1%
Shirley Marshall 10/10 4751 days 1%
Mary Mitchell 9/10 4753 days 1%
Paul Fairbrass 10/10 4761 days 1%
David Blundell 9/10 4763 days 1%
Thomas Behy 9/10 4766 days 1%
Anika 7/10 4767 days 1%
Cick Pouw 9/10 4767 days 1%
Chris & Jen Spencer 10/10 4779 days 1%
kaikouranz 10/10 4799 days 1%
Marc & Pauline 9/10 4836 days 1%
Anna Bret 9/10 4839 days 1%
Berry 10/10 4841 days 1%
David & Audrey 9/10 4845 days 1%
Peter Spooner 9/10 4847 days 1%
Eveline Mestrom 8/10 4850 days 1%
Craig Hathaway 8/10 5073 days 1%
Sarah James 10/10 5073 days 1%
Nick Taylor 10/10 5073 days 1%
Christine 10/10 5086 days 1%
Ed Ronan 9/10 5090 days 1%
Stefanie 10/10 5090 days 1%
Charlie 9/10 5091 days 1%
Jason & Beth Berlin 10/10 5091 days 1%
Richard Gallichan 7/10 5092 days 1%
Veronica Warren 8/10 5095 days 1%
Maggie Leyland 8/10 5095 days 1%
henriket 10/10 5099 days 1%
Stephen Shearer 10/10 5102 days 1%
LandJ 8/10 5105 days 1%
Erin Dumbauld 8/10 5106 days 1%
Wendy Good 8/10 5107 days 1%
Andreas Fritesche 10/10 5108 days 1%
David Emerick 9/10 5108 days 1%
Petra Lehmann 10/10 5110 days 1%
Richard Brijs 9/10 5116 days 1%
Danny and Loreen Way 8/10 5121 days 1%
Roy Seymour 8/10 5124 days 1%
D Hoekstra 9/10 5128 days 1%
Ellen Thompson 10/10 5128 days 1%
Chris Chasemore 7/10 5129 days 1%
Marie 9/10 5439 days 1%
June 9/10 5439 days 1%
Zoe Norcross 9/10 5456 days 1%
Matthias & Ceristiane 8/10 5457 days 1%
Antoine Migault 7/10 5460 days 1%
Antoine Del 8/10 5460 days 1%
R Bakker 7/10 5461 days 1%
Trude 10/10 5472 days 1%
Brian_Val 10/10 5473 days 1%
Brian Morris 10/10 5479 days 1%
Thijs Schoemaker 8/10 5484 days 1%
Ulric 8/10 5492 days 1%
Johanna X 9/10 5493 days 1%
Petra Berrens 7/10 5496 days 1%
Markus 7/10 5514 days 1%
biene 9/10 5544 days 1%
martinab 10/10 5544 days 1%
mdarras 9/10 5564 days 1%
Bert Wierzy 9/10 5567 days 1%
Ruth Colmer 10/10 5570 days 1%
Katrin Wennin 10/10 5571 days 1%
Alan Riley 9/10 5572 days 1%
Gensen 7/10 5586 days 1%
SiljaH 6/10 5793 days 1%
RussC 8/10 5795 days 1%
Martina Bumiller 9/10 5809 days 1%
Andrew Smith 7/10 5810 days 1%
Christian Moll 7/10 5820 days 1%
Johannes & Jopke Fokkema 8/10 5824 days 1%
Nick 6/10 5833 days 1%
Amanda Williams 9/10 5845 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.