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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.
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.
Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis
Valid Reviews
239 Valid Reviews
The Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis experience has a total of 240 reviews. There are 239 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 239 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 71 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 61 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 68 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 35 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
0% |
86.15% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Abel Tasman Marahau Water Taxis valid reviews is 86.15% and is based on 239 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 239 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 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
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
90.69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leanne’s crew | 10/10 | 352 days | 100% |
| Alice | 10/10 | 3365 days | 2% |
| Rohzine | 10/10 | 3569 days | 2% |
| Steve Shaw | 10/10 | 3605 days | 2% |
| Frederik Fuchs | 10/10 | 3642 days | 1% |
| Kenlly | 7/10 | 3872 days | 1% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 9/10 | 3905 days | 1% |
| Anna-Lisa Funk | 10/10 | 3941 days | 1% |
| Falko | 9/10 | 3978 days | 1% |
| Inge van Noorf | 7/10 | 4337 days | 0% |
| Julia Schabenberger | 9/10 | 4583 days | 1% |
| Paula Renton | 7/10 | 4591 days | 1% |
| Romina De Hill | 8/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Nina Helmling | 8/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Max Tetzlaff | 8/10 | 4641 days | 1% |
| Max Grabowski | 7/10 | 4643 days | 1% |
| Julia Kallenbach | 10/10 | 4660 days | 1% |
| Jana Simcikova | 10/10 | 4982 days | 1% |
| David Lee | 8/10 | 4992 days | 1% |
| Kristine and William | 7/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| Thomas Fischer | 10/10 | 5008 days | 1% |
| Tanja and Pascal | 7/10 | 5010 days | 1% |
| Michal | 9/10 | 5056 days | 1% |
| M Natterser | 9/10 | 5058 days | 1% |
| Fahl | 8/10 | 5069 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 10/10 | 5070 days | 1% |
| Knorr Bracher | 10/10 | 5074 days | 1% |
| Lutz Huuemorder | 8/10 | 5076 days | 1% |
| Dijkshourn | 7/10 | 5076 days | 1% |
| Alex Laidlaw | 10/10 | 5077 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 7/10 | 5081 days | 1% |
| gareth williams | 7/10 | 5161 days | 1% |
| Monika Kneidl | 10/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| Jessica Tilly | 10/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5330 days | 1% |
| Jen Sweeting | 10/10 | 5332 days | 1% |
| Carole Carter | 9/10 | 5337 days | 1% |
| J Jmal | 10/10 | 5341 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5341 days | 1% |
| Bernie Rihari | 8/10 | 5345 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 7/10 | 5350 days | 1% |
| Camp | 10/10 | 5352 days | 1% |
| Webb & Muckelt | 7/10 | 5354 days | 1% |
| Dirk & Marlene | 9/10 | 5357 days | 1% |
| Gerhard Schoenmeubeck | 9/10 | 5357 days | 1% |
| Ken | 7/10 | 5358 days | 1% |
| Markus | 8/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| C Wardlaw | 8/10 | 5362 days | 1% |
| Re Wardlaw | 9/10 | 5362 days | 1% |
| Rainer Schnell | 8/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Domroes | 9/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Louis Smit | 7/10 | 5369 days | 1% |
| Sebastian | 9/10 | 5372 days | 1% |
| Mesa Anderson | 10/10 | 5374 days | 1% |
| Fritsche | 10/10 | 5435 days | 1% |
| Sebastian | 7/10 | 5445 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5447 days | 1% |
| Wolter Zigterman | 9/10 | 5452 days | 1% |
| Albert Marshall | 9/10 | 5652 days | 1% |
| Sallie Calvert | 9/10 | 5656 days | 1% |
| Nicky Bell | 10/10 | 5656 days | 1% |
| Ute Janich | 9/10 | 5663 days | 1% |
| Schury | 10/10 | 5682 days | 1% |
| Gerryq Winters | 9/10 | 5682 days | 1% |
| Walker | 8/10 | 5683 days | 1% |
| AJ van Pelt | 10/10 | 5688 days | 1% |
| Nick van de Belt | 8/10 | 5688 days | 1% |
| Prideaux | 7/10 | 5690 days | 1% |
| Bryan & Ineke Beck | 7/10 | 5690 days | 1% |
| Chris Forrest | 8/10 | 5690 days | 1% |
| Jaime Ress | 8/10 | 5691 days | 1% |
| Claudia Jackson and Geoffroy van Roelenbosch | 9/10 | 5694 days | 1% |
| Marianne Swauger | 8/10 | 5694 days | 1% |
| Sophia Kelly | 10/10 | 5695 days | 1% |
| Rens Hemselmans | 8/10 | 5697 days | 1% |
| Mikel Bruijnaers | 8/10 | 5699 days | 1% |
| Maike | 10/10 | 5699 days | 1% |
| Kauzta | 10/10 | 5699 days | 1% |
| Matt Haneline | 10/10 | 5699 days | 1% |
| Maxine Lees | 10/10 | 5701 days | 1% |
| Jim & Suzy Ducker | 10/10 | 5704 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5711 days | 1% |
| Heini Sutter | 10/10 | 5713 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5713 days | 1% |
| M Theuws | 10/10 | 5713 days | 1% |
| Jeroen | 9/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| Eva Bock | 10/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| Hartheib Schmid | 10/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| Steve Pearce | 9/10 | 5715 days | 1% |
| C P Lawrence | 9/10 | 5715 days | 1% |
| Bucher Weruer | 10/10 | 5715 days | 1% |
| Mark Leeuwenburgh | 8/10 | 5716 days | 1% |
| J Holden | 9/10 | 5717 days | 1% |
| Kuno Eugster | 10/10 | 5719 days | 1% |
| Roger Carpenter | 8/10 | 5723 days | 1% |
| Kimberly St Louis | 10/10 | 5725 days | 1% |
| Laura Hayes | 8/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Liz Foxwell-Canning | 10/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Faucon | 8/10 | 5726 days | 1% |
| Steve and Kay Unguran | 10/10 | 5727 days | 1% |
| Alexandra | 10/10 | 5728 days | 1% |
| Joanne Byrne | 8/10 | 5728 days | 1% |
| Andy Martin | 9/10 | 5728 days | 1% |
| Daniel Bogdanowitsch | 10/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| Bettina Mikschi | 9/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| Derek Dean | 8/10 | 5731 days | 1% |
| Daniel Fischer | 9/10 | 5737 days | 1% |
| Bekema | 8/10 | 5737 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 9/10 | 5738 days | 1% |
| Anne | 8/10 | 5739 days | 1% |
| Sarah Wild | 10/10 | 5739 days | 1% |
| Katny | 8/10 | 5739 days | 1% |
| Beate Godsk | 9/10 | 5739 days | 1% |
| theblack | 10/10 | 5862 days | 1% |
| klokolosh | 1/10 | 5984 days | 0% |
| fetidlobster | 2/10 | 5984 days | 0% |
| Behrenot | 8/10 | 5993 days | 1% |
| edwardasmith | 8/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Bjorn Sall | 9/10 | 6057 days | 1% |
| Polil | 10/10 | 6062 days | 1% |
| Jan Lynch | 10/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Ina | 7/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| Mette | 9/10 | 6071 days | 1% |
| Colin Daniels | 8/10 | 6078 days | 1% |
| Doris Resch | 8/10 | 6082 days | 1% |
| Chris & Dawn Humphries | 9/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Egerup | 10/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Matthiis & Femke | 5/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Jim & Ros Stewart | 9/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Faurack | 8/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Pete H | 8/10 | 6085 days | 1% |
| Harm Kraai | 10/10 | 6085 days | 1% |
| Wanda Lawson | 8/10 | 6085 days | 1% |
| Joseph Borking | 9/10 | 6088 days | 1% |
| Rien Tichelaar | 8/10 | 6089 days | 1% |
| Cheryl Gorman | 10/10 | 6089 days | 1% |
| Wilbert Germ | 10/10 | 6089 days | 1% |
| Christian | 8/10 | 6096 days | 1% |
| Peter Riches | 8/10 | 6096 days | 1% |
| Tanja Titze | 10/10 | 6097 days | 1% |
| JeanOddy | 9/10 | 6098 days | 1% |
| Michael McGuinness | 8/10 | 6098 days | 1% |
| Huber | 10/10 | 6098 days | 1% |
| Robb Howland | 9/10 | 6100 days | 1% |
| emily walters | 9/10 | 6104 days | 1% |
| Paul Frew | 8/10 | 6113 days | 1% |
| Jakob Jurgen | 9/10 | 6118 days | 1% |
| Holliger | 8/10 | 6121 days | 1% |
| Torsten Gehrke | 7/10 | 6121 days | 1% |
| Thomas Signes | 7/10 | 6131 days | 1% |
| marcusba | 9/10 | 6147 days | 1% |
| martinab | 9/10 | 6150 days | 1% |
| pedawrds | 10/10 | 6155 days | 1% |
| Bue Verrept | 7/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 7/10 | 6173 days | 1% |
| Ines O'Sullivan | 9/10 | 6174 days | 1% |
| Louis Duhaime | 7/10 | 6177 days | 1% |
| Julia May | 9/10 | 6177 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 8/10 | 6177 days | 1% |
| Roma | 9/10 | 6189 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 8/10 | 6192 days | 1% |
| TillE412 | 10/10 | 6395 days | 1% |
| SSheil | 10/10 | 6398 days | 1% |
| HerbertH | 8/10 | 6402 days | 1% |
| RubyJ | 3/10 | 6402 days | 1% |
| Tim_P | 8/10 | 6407 days | 1% |
| LizG | 9/10 | 6408 days | 1% |
| HermannR | 10/10 | 6408 days | 1% |
| Wight | 10/10 | 6408 days | 1% |
| KuzakUSA | 9/10 | 6416 days | 1% |
| LucieG | 7/10 | 6422 days | 1% |
| CharlesG | 7/10 | 6422 days | 1% |
| WinstonH | 8/10 | 6429 days | 1% |
| FiensG | 7/10 | 6429 days | 1% |
| Joel | 9/10 | 6430 days | 1% |
| MauzcoV | 7/10 | 6430 days | 1% |
| Lynn White | 9/10 | 6436 days | 1% |
| Robert | 10/10 | 6440 days | 1% |
| Anneleen | 8/10 | 6440 days | 1% |
| PeterG | 7/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| NicoleG | 7/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| Byleveld | 8/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| ErikaNZ | 9/10 | 6443 days | 1% |
| JoseB | 7/10 | 6444 days | 1% |
| AndrewF78 | 9/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| Sabine | 9/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| Paul | 8/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| Boris | 10/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| S | 8/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| Frances | 8/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| Katrina | 8/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| Jan | 9/10 | 6446 days | 1% |
| Chris | 8/10 | 6450 days | 1% |
| EelcoK | 9/10 | 6452 days | 1% |
| Kristin | 9/10 | 6458 days | 1% |
| Ian | 10/10 | 6458 days | 1% |
| Annemarie | 9/10 | 6460 days | 1% |
| WendyS | 10/10 | 6463 days | 1% |
| SiegfriedL | 10/10 | 6465 days | 1% |
| Ludolph | 10/10 | 6466 days | 1% |
| Camilia | 9/10 | 6472 days | 1% |
| Carla | 8/10 | 6473 days | 1% |
| groenewold | 8/10 | 6474 days | 1% |
| Steven | 7/10 | 6474 days | 1% |
| Gunhild | 9/10 | 6474 days | 1% |
| Danielle | 7/10 | 6474 days | 1% |
| Paul | 10/10 | 6486 days | 1% |
| JulianeH | 9/10 | 6513 days | 1% |
| Loren | 8/10 | 6514 days | 1% |
| Kirsten | 10/10 | 6522 days | 1% |
| David | 8/10 | 6522 days | 1% |
| Jos | 7/10 | 6523 days | 1% |
| Maggie | 10/10 | 6528 days | 1% |
| Anette | 9/10 | 6529 days | 1% |
| Jordi | 8/10 | 6530 days | 1% |
| John B | 10/10 | 6538 days | 1% |
| Lucy | 9/10 | 6540 days | 1% |
| Susan | 10/10 | 6587 days | 1% |
| CollyBob | 9/10 | 6682 days | 1% |
| Ted Sebastian | 8/10 | 6794 days | 1% |
| Wulms | 8/10 | 6794 days | 1% |
| Ben Ackland | 8/10 | 6797 days | 1% |
| Ernie | 7/10 | 6801 days | 1% |
| Guillaume | 9/10 | 6807 days | 1% |
| Hannah Holmes | 8/10 | 6810 days | 1% |
| Gustavo | 10/10 | 6811 days | 1% |
| Sophia | 8/10 | 6823 days | 1% |
| Thomas | 8/10 | 6824 days | 1% |
| Roger & Margaret | 10/10 | 6824 days | 1% |
| Christian Schutte | 8/10 | 6856 days | 1% |
| Meiki | 8/10 | 6857 days | 1% |
| Samantha | 10/10 | 6879 days | 1% |
| Fred and Tim | 9/10 | 6891 days | 1% |
| Abbey | 8/10 | 6894 days | 1% |
| Andreas | 7/10 | 7136 days | 1% |
| John | 9/10 | 7140 days | 1% |
| Chatin Perrier | 10/10 | 7147 days | 1% |
| Reggie | 7/10 | 7176 days | 1% |
| Gabriele Achilles | 8/10 | 7527 days | 1% |
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
-3.64% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 57 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 | -3.59% |
| 198 | -3.60% |
| 199 | -3.62% |
| 200 | -3.64% |
| 201 | -3.66% |
| 202 | -3.68% |
| 203 | -3.70% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.45% 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
89%
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.