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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 |
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0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
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0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
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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 |
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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 | 3057 days | 100% |
| Rohzine | 10/10 | 3261 days | 84% |
| Steve Shaw | 10/10 | 3297 days | 81% |
| Frederik Fuchs | 10/10 | 3334 days | 79% |
| Kenlly | 7/10 | 3564 days | 56% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 9/10 | 3597 days | 58% |
| Anna-Lisa Funk | 10/10 | 3633 days | 56% |
| Falko | 9/10 | 3670 days | 52% |
| Inge van Noorf | 7/10 | 4029 days | 23% |
| Julia Schabenberger | 9/10 | 4275 days | 6% |
| Paula Renton | 7/10 | 4283 days | 5% |
| Romina De Hill | 8/10 | 4305 days | 4% |
| Nina Helmling | 8/10 | 4305 days | 4% |
| Max Tetzlaff | 8/10 | 4333 days | 1% |
| Max Grabowski | 7/10 | 4335 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 10/10 | 4352 days | 0% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 4674 days | 37% |
| David Lee | 8/10 | 4684 days | 37% |
| Kristine and William | 7/10 | 4685 days | 35% |
| Thomas Fischer | 10/10 | 4700 days | 37% |
| Tanja and Pascal | 7/10 | 4702 days | 35% |
| Michal | 9/10 | 4748 days | 37% |
| M Natterser | 9/10 | 4750 days | 37% |
| Fahl | 8/10 | 4761 days | 37% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 4762 days | 37% |
| Knorr Bracher | 10/10 | 4766 days | 37% |
| Lutz Huuemorder | 8/10 | 4768 days | 37% |
| Dijkshourn | 7/10 | 4768 days | 35% |
| Alex Laidlaw | 10/10 | 4769 days | 37% |
| C Schaap | 7/10 | 4773 days | 35% |
| gareth williams | 7/10 | 4853 days | 35% |
| Monika Kneidl | 10/10 | 5012 days | 37% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5012 days | 37% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5022 days | 37% |
| Jen Sweeting | 10/10 | 5024 days | 37% |
| Carole Carter | 9/10 | 5029 days | 37% |
| J Jmal | 10/10 | 5033 days | 37% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5033 days | 37% |
| Bernie Rihari | 8/10 | 5037 days | 37% |
| Wil de Kubber | 7/10 | 5042 days | 35% |
| Camp | 10/10 | 5044 days | 37% |
| Webb & Muckelt | 7/10 | 5046 days | 35% |
| Dirk & Marlene | 9/10 | 5049 days | 37% |
| Gerhard Schoenmeubeck | 9/10 | 5049 days | 37% |
| Ken | 7/10 | 5050 days | 35% |
| Markus | 8/10 | 5052 days | 37% |
| C Wardlaw | 8/10 | 5054 days | 37% |
| Re Wardlaw | 9/10 | 5054 days | 37% |
| Rainer Schnell | 8/10 | 5058 days | 37% |
| Domroes | 9/10 | 5058 days | 37% |
| Louis Smit | 7/10 | 5061 days | 35% |
| Sebastian | 9/10 | 5064 days | 37% |
| Mesa Anderson | 10/10 | 5066 days | 37% |
| Fritsche | 10/10 | 5127 days | 37% |
| Sebastian | 7/10 | 5137 days | 35% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5139 days | 37% |
| Wolter Zigterman | 9/10 | 5144 days | 37% |
| Albert Marshall | 9/10 | 5344 days | 37% |
| Sallie Calvert | 9/10 | 5348 days | 37% |
| Nicky Bell | 10/10 | 5348 days | 37% |
| Ute Janich | 9/10 | 5355 days | 37% |
| Schury | 10/10 | 5374 days | 37% |
| Gerryq Winters | 9/10 | 5374 days | 37% |
| Walker | 8/10 | 5375 days | 37% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5380 days | 37% |
| Nick van de Belt | 8/10 | 5380 days | 37% |
| Prideaux | 7/10 | 5382 days | 35% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 7/10 | 5382 days | 35% |
| Chris Forrest | 8/10 | 5382 days | 37% |
| Jaime Ress | 8/10 | 5383 days | 37% |
| Claudia Jackson and Geoffroy van Roelenbosch | 9/10 | 5386 days | 37% |
| Marianne Swauger | 8/10 | 5386 days | 37% |
| Sophia Kelly | 10/10 | 5387 days | 37% |
| Rens Hemselmans | 8/10 | 5389 days | 37% |
| Mikel Bruijnaers | 8/10 | 5391 days | 37% |
| Maike | 10/10 | 5391 days | 37% |
| Kauzta | 10/10 | 5391 days | 37% |
| Matt Haneline | 10/10 | 5391 days | 37% |
| Maxine Lees | 10/10 | 5393 days | 37% |
| Jim & Suzy Ducker | 10/10 | 5396 days | 37% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5403 days | 37% |
| Heini Sutter | 10/10 | 5405 days | 37% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5405 days | 37% |
| M Theuws | 10/10 | 5405 days | 37% |
| Jeroen | 9/10 | 5406 days | 37% |
| Eva Bock | 10/10 | 5406 days | 37% |
| Hartheib Schmid | 10/10 | 5406 days | 37% |
| Steve Pearce | 9/10 | 5407 days | 37% |
| C P Lawrence | 9/10 | 5407 days | 37% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 5407 days | 37% |
| Mark Leeuwenburgh | 8/10 | 5408 days | 37% |
| J Holden | 9/10 | 5409 days | 37% |
| Kuno Eugster | 10/10 | 5411 days | 37% |
| Roger Carpenter | 8/10 | 5415 days | 37% |
| Kimberly St Louis | 10/10 | 5417 days | 37% |
| Laura Hayes | 8/10 | 5418 days | 37% |
| Liz Foxwell-Canning | 10/10 | 5418 days | 37% |
| Faucon | 8/10 | 5418 days | 37% |
| Steve and Kay Unguran | 10/10 | 5419 days | 37% |
| Alexandra | 10/10 | 5420 days | 37% |
| Joanne Byrne | 8/10 | 5420 days | 37% |
| Andy Martin | 9/10 | 5420 days | 37% |
| Daniel Bogdanowitsch | 10/10 | 5422 days | 37% |
| Bettina Mikschi | 9/10 | 5422 days | 37% |
| Derek Dean | 8/10 | 5423 days | 37% |
| Daniel Fischer | 9/10 | 5429 days | 37% |
| Bekema | 8/10 | 5429 days | 37% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5430 days | 37% |
| Anne | 8/10 | 5431 days | 37% |
| Sarah Wild | 10/10 | 5431 days | 37% |
| Katny | 8/10 | 5431 days | 37% |
| Beate Godsk | 9/10 | 5431 days | 37% |
| theblack | 10/10 | 5554 days | 37% |
| klokolosh | 1/10 | 5676 days | 14% |
| fetidlobster | 2/10 | 5676 days | 16% |
| Behrenot | 8/10 | 5685 days | 37% |
| edwardasmith | 8/10 | 5707 days | 37% |
| Bjorn Sall | 9/10 | 5749 days | 37% |
| Polil | 10/10 | 5754 days | 37% |
| Jan Lynch | 10/10 | 5755 days | 37% |
| Ina | 7/10 | 5755 days | 35% |
| Mette | 9/10 | 5763 days | 37% |
| Colin Daniels | 8/10 | 5770 days | 37% |
| Doris Resch | 8/10 | 5774 days | 37% |
| Chris & Dawn Humphries | 9/10 | 5775 days | 37% |
| Elisabeth Egerup | 10/10 | 5775 days | 37% |
| Matthiis & Femke | 5/10 | 5775 days | 28% |
| Jim & Ros Stewart | 9/10 | 5775 days | 37% |
| Faurack | 8/10 | 5775 days | 37% |
| Pete H | 8/10 | 5777 days | 37% |
| Harm Kraai | 10/10 | 5777 days | 37% |
| Wanda Lawson | 8/10 | 5777 days | 37% |
| Joseph Borking | 9/10 | 5780 days | 37% |
| Rien Tichelaar | 8/10 | 5781 days | 37% |
| Cheryl Gorman | 10/10 | 5781 days | 37% |
| Wilbert Germ | 10/10 | 5781 days | 37% |
| Christian | 8/10 | 5788 days | 37% |
| Peter Riches | 8/10 | 5788 days | 37% |
| Tanja Titze | 10/10 | 5789 days | 37% |
| JeanOddy | 9/10 | 5790 days | 37% |
| Michael McGuinness | 8/10 | 5790 days | 37% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 5790 days | 37% |
| Robb Howland | 9/10 | 5792 days | 37% |
| emily walters | 9/10 | 5796 days | 37% |
| Paul Frew | 8/10 | 5805 days | 37% |
| Jakob Jurgen | 9/10 | 5810 days | 37% |
| Holliger | 8/10 | 5813 days | 37% |
| Torsten Gehrke | 7/10 | 5813 days | 35% |
| Thomas Signes | 7/10 | 5823 days | 35% |
| marcusba | 9/10 | 5839 days | 37% |
| martinab | 9/10 | 5842 days | 37% |
| pedawrds | 10/10 | 5847 days | 37% |
| Bue Verrept | 7/10 | 5865 days | 35% |
| Thomas | 7/10 | 5865 days | 35% |
| Ines O'Sullivan | 9/10 | 5866 days | 37% |
| Louis Duhaime | 7/10 | 5869 days | 35% |
| Julia May | 9/10 | 5869 days | 37% |
| Katrin Wennin | 8/10 | 5869 days | 37% |
| Roma | 9/10 | 5881 days | 37% |
| Gensen | 8/10 | 5884 days | 37% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6087 days | 37% |
| SSheil | 10/10 | 6090 days | 37% |
| HerbertH | 8/10 | 6094 days | 37% |
| RubyJ | 3/10 | 6094 days | 19% |
| Tim_P | 8/10 | 6099 days | 37% |
| LizG | 9/10 | 6100 days | 37% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6100 days | 37% |
| Wight | 10/10 | 6100 days | 37% |
| KuzakUSA | 9/10 | 6108 days | 37% |
| LucieG | 7/10 | 6114 days | 35% |
| CharlesG | 7/10 | 6114 days | 35% |
| WinstonH | 8/10 | 6121 days | 37% |
| FiensG | 7/10 | 6121 days | 35% |
| Joel | 9/10 | 6122 days | 37% |
| MauzcoV | 7/10 | 6122 days | 35% |
| Lynn White | 9/10 | 6128 days | 37% |
| Robert | 10/10 | 6132 days | 37% |
| Anneleen | 8/10 | 6132 days | 37% |
| PeterG | 7/10 | 6135 days | 35% |
| NicoleG | 7/10 | 6135 days | 35% |
| Byleveld | 8/10 | 6135 days | 37% |
| ErikaNZ | 9/10 | 6135 days | 37% |
| JoseB | 7/10 | 6136 days | 35% |
| AndrewF78 | 9/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| Paul | 8/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| Boris | 10/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| S | 8/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| Frances | 8/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| Katrina | 8/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| Jan | 9/10 | 6138 days | 37% |
| Chris | 8/10 | 6142 days | 37% |
| EelcoK | 9/10 | 6144 days | 37% |
| Kristin | 9/10 | 6150 days | 37% |
| Ian | 10/10 | 6150 days | 37% |
| Annemarie | 9/10 | 6152 days | 37% |
| WendyS | 10/10 | 6155 days | 37% |
| SiegfriedL | 10/10 | 6157 days | 37% |
| Ludolph | 10/10 | 6158 days | 37% |
| Camilia | 9/10 | 6164 days | 37% |
| Carla | 8/10 | 6165 days | 37% |
| groenewold | 8/10 | 6166 days | 37% |
| Steven | 7/10 | 6166 days | 35% |
| Gunhild | 9/10 | 6166 days | 37% |
| Danielle | 7/10 | 6166 days | 35% |
| Paul | 10/10 | 6178 days | 37% |
| JulianeH | 9/10 | 6205 days | 37% |
| Loren | 8/10 | 6206 days | 37% |
| Kirsten | 10/10 | 6214 days | 37% |
| David | 8/10 | 6214 days | 37% |
| Jos | 7/10 | 6215 days | 35% |
| Maggie | 10/10 | 6220 days | 37% |
| Anette | 9/10 | 6221 days | 37% |
| Jordi | 8/10 | 6222 days | 37% |
| John B | 10/10 | 6230 days | 37% |
| Lucy | 9/10 | 6232 days | 37% |
| Susan | 10/10 | 6279 days | 37% |
| CollyBob | 9/10 | 6374 days | 37% |
| Ted Sebastian | 8/10 | 6486 days | 37% |
| Wulms | 8/10 | 6486 days | 37% |
| Ben Ackland | 8/10 | 6489 days | 37% |
| Ernie | 7/10 | 6493 days | 35% |
| Guillaume | 9/10 | 6499 days | 37% |
| Hannah Holmes | 8/10 | 6502 days | 37% |
| Gustavo | 10/10 | 6503 days | 37% |
| Sophia | 8/10 | 6515 days | 37% |
| Thomas | 8/10 | 6516 days | 37% |
| Roger & Margaret | 10/10 | 6516 days | 37% |
| Christian Schutte | 8/10 | 6548 days | 37% |
| Meiki | 8/10 | 6549 days | 37% |
| Samantha | 10/10 | 6571 days | 37% |
| Fred and Tim | 9/10 | 6583 days | 37% |
| Abbey | 8/10 | 6586 days | 37% |
| Andreas | 7/10 | 6828 days | 35% |
| John | 9/10 | 6832 days | 37% |
| Chatin Perrier | 10/10 | 6839 days | 37% |
| Reggie | 7/10 | 6868 days | 35% |
| Gabriele Achilles | 8/10 | 7219 days | 37% |
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
-4.06% 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 | -4.00% |
| 198 | -4.02% |
| 199 | -4.04% |
| 200 | -4.06% |
| 201 | -4.08% |
| 202 | -4.10% |
| 203 | -4.12% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.21% 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.