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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 Wharariki Beach Walk.
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.
Wharariki Beach Walk
Valid Reviews
117 Valid Reviews
The Wharariki Beach Walk experience has a total of 117 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 117 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 79 |
|
68% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
9% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
94.70% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wharariki Beach Walk valid reviews is 94.70% and is based on 117 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
98 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 117 valid reviews, the experience has 98 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 98 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 62 |
|
63% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
19% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
93.88% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wharariki Beach Walk face-to-face reviews is 93.88% and is based on 98 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
93.89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | 9/10 | 2516 days | 100% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 2573 days | 98% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 2579 days | 98% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 2798 days | 84% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 2825 days | 82% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 2834 days | 83% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 2853 days | 82% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 2872 days | 80% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 2897 days | 75% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 2916 days | 79% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 2916 days | 79% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 2918 days | 79% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 2918 days | 79% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 2923 days | 79% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 2924 days | 73% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 2927 days | 77% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 2943 days | 78% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3160 days | 64% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3161 days | 65% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3161 days | 66% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3166 days | 65% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3167 days | 64% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3168 days | 65% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3170 days | 65% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3170 days | 65% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3176 days | 65% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3181 days | 65% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3187 days | 64% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3187 days | 64% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3188 days | 64% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3189 days | 64% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3193 days | 64% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3194 days | 64% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3195 days | 64% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3195 days | 59% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3200 days | 64% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3200 days | 64% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3205 days | 62% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3206 days | 63% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3207 days | 63% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3208 days | 63% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3212 days | 63% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3216 days | 63% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3218 days | 54% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3219 days | 63% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3220 days | 62% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3223 days | 62% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3225 days | 62% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3227 days | 62% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3227 days | 62% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3231 days | 62% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3233 days | 62% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3234 days | 57% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3236 days | 61% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3236 days | 62% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3240 days | 61% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3244 days | 61% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3262 days | 59% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3266 days | 59% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3311 days | 57% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 3543 days | 45% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 3553 days | 44% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 3581 days | 43% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 3586 days | 42% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 3640 days | 39% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 3734 days | 34% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 3886 days | 26% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 3886 days | 26% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 3918 days | 24% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 3918 days | 24% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 3929 days | 24% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 3929 days | 24% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 3942 days | 23% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 3942 days | 23% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 3977 days | 21% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 3977 days | 21% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 3977 days | 19% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4247 days | 6% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4257 days | 6% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4269 days | 5% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4274 days | 5% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4276 days | 5% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4276 days | 5% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4283 days | 4% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4285 days | 4% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4285 days | 4% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4285 days | 4% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4288 days | 4% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4298 days | 3% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4342 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 4642 days | 27% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 4644 days | 27% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 4661 days | 27% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 4663 days | 27% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4708 days | 27% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 4739 days | 27% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 4769 days | 27% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 4800 days | 27% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 4994 days | 27% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5012 days | 27% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5023 days | 27% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5035 days | 27% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5037 days | 27% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5348 days | 27% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5365 days | 27% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5403 days | 27% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5406 days | 27% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5423 days | 27% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5453 days | 27% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 5469 days | 27% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 5480 days | 26% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5715 days | 27% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 5720 days | 27% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 5731 days | 27% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6414 days | 27% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Wharariki Beach Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.54% 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
94%
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.