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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 North Entrance.
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 North Entrance
Valid Reviews
166 Valid Reviews
The Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway North Entrance 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 North Entrance 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 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.83% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway North Entrance 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
91.50%
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 | 854 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2436 days | 6% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2893 days | 5% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 3239 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3484 days | 3% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3506 days | 3% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3531 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3554 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3561 days | 2% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3576 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3576 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3585 days | 2% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3603 days | 2% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3606 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3807 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3807 days | 1% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3807 days | 1% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3810 days | 2% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3818 days | 2% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3819 days | 1% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3820 days | 1% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3822 days | 1% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3822 days | 1% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3826 days | 2% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3830 days | 1% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3831 days | 1% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3832 days | 1% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3840 days | 1% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3845 days | 1% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3849 days | 1% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3854 days | 1% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3854 days | 1% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3864 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3879 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3891 days | 1% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3915 days | 1% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3930 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 4163 days | 0% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 4192 days | 0% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 4193 days | 0% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 4218 days | 0% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 4242 days | 0% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4276 days | 0% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4546 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4546 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4568 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4599 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4605 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4605 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4611 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4611 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4620 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4624 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4896 days | 1% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4926 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4933 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4934 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4938 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4938 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4992 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 5034 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 5035 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5279 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5283 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5283 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5290 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5290 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5294 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5303 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5303 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5308 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5308 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5309 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5309 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5310 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5312 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5322 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5325 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5326 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5326 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5338 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5358 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5395 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5398 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5400 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5404 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5406 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5409 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5632 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5632 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5632 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5645 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5649 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5650 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5650 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5651 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5654 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5654 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5658 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5661 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5664 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5665 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5666 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5667 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5667 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5669 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5675 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5680 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5683 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5687 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5687 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5688 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5998 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5998 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 6016 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 6019 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 6019 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 6020 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 6031 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 6032 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 6038 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 6043 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 6051 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 6052 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 6055 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 6073 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 6103 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6103 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 6123 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 6126 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 6129 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 6130 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 6131 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 6145 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6353 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6355 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6368 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6369 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6379 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6383 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6392 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6404 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway North Entrance does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.81% 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
92%
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.