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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 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
91.78%
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 | 326 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1908 days | 5% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2365 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 2711 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 2956 days | 3% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 2978 days | 3% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 2995 days | 3% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 2995 days | 3% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3002 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3026 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3033 days | 3% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3048 days | 3% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3048 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3057 days | 3% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3075 days | 3% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3075 days | 3% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3078 days | 3% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3279 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3279 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3279 days | 2% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3282 days | 2% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3290 days | 2% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3291 days | 2% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3292 days | 2% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3294 days | 2% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3302 days | 2% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3303 days | 2% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3304 days | 2% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3310 days | 2% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3312 days | 2% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3317 days | 2% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3326 days | 2% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3326 days | 2% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3336 days | 2% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3349 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3349 days | 2% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3349 days | 2% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3351 days | 2% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3356 days | 2% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3363 days | 2% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3382 days | 2% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3387 days | 2% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3402 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 3635 days | 2% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 3664 days | 1% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 3665 days | 1% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 3690 days | 1% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 3714 days | 1% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4018 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4018 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4040 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4071 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4077 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4077 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4083 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4083 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4092 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4096 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4097 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4097 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4368 days | 0% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4398 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4406 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4409 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4410 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4410 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4421 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4464 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4486 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4486 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4501 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4501 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4501 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4506 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4507 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 4751 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 4755 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 4755 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 4762 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 4762 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 4766 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 4775 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 4775 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 4780 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4780 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 4781 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 4781 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 4782 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 4784 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 4792 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 4794 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 4797 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 4798 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 4798 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 4830 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 4867 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 4870 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 4872 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 4876 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 4878 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 4881 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5117 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5121 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5121 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5122 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5122 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5123 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5126 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5126 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5130 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5133 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5136 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5137 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5138 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5139 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5139 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5141 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5147 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5152 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5155 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5159 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5159 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5160 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5470 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5470 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5487 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5488 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5491 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5491 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5492 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5503 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5504 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5510 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5515 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5523 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5524 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5527 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5545 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 5575 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 5575 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 5595 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 5598 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 5601 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 5602 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 5603 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 5617 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 5825 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 5827 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 5840 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 5841 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 5851 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 5855 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 5864 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 5876 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.