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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
91.79%
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 | 619 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2201 days | 5% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2658 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 3004 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3249 days | 3% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3271 days | 3% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3288 days | 3% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3288 days | 3% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3296 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3319 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3326 days | 3% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3341 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3350 days | 3% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3368 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3368 days | 3% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3371 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3572 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3572 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3572 days | 2% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3575 days | 2% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3583 days | 2% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3584 days | 2% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3585 days | 2% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3587 days | 2% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3587 days | 2% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3591 days | 2% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3595 days | 2% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3596 days | 2% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3597 days | 2% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3597 days | 2% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3605 days | 2% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3610 days | 2% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3614 days | 2% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3619 days | 2% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3619 days | 2% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3629 days | 2% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3642 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3642 days | 2% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3642 days | 2% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3644 days | 2% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3649 days | 2% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3656 days | 2% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3675 days | 2% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3680 days | 2% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3695 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 3928 days | 1% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 3957 days | 1% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 3958 days | 1% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 3983 days | 1% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 4007 days | 1% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4041 days | 1% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4311 days | 0% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4333 days | 0% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4385 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4389 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4390 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4691 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4698 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4699 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4702 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4703 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4703 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4714 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4757 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4779 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4779 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4794 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4794 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4794 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4798 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4799 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4800 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5044 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5048 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5048 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5055 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5055 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5059 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5068 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5068 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5073 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5073 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5074 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5074 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5075 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5077 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5085 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5087 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5090 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5091 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5091 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5103 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5123 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5160 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5163 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5165 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5169 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5171 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5174 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5397 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5410 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5415 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5415 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5419 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5419 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5423 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5426 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5429 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5430 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5431 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5432 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5432 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5434 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5440 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5445 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5452 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5452 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5453 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5763 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5763 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5780 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5781 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5784 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5785 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5796 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5797 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5803 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5808 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5816 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5817 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5820 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5838 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 5868 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 5868 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 5888 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 5891 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 5894 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 5895 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 5896 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 5910 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6118 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6120 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6133 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6134 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6144 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6148 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6157 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6169 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
0.77% 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.