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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 |
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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 |
|
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
91.57%
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 | 814 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2396 days | 6% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2853 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 3199 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3444 days | 2% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3466 days | 2% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3483 days | 2% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3483 days | 2% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3491 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3514 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3521 days | 2% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3536 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3536 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3545 days | 2% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3563 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3563 days | 2% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3566 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3767 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3767 days | 1% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3767 days | 1% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3770 days | 1% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3778 days | 1% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3780 days | 1% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3782 days | 1% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3782 days | 1% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3786 days | 1% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3791 days | 1% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3798 days | 1% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3798 days | 1% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3805 days | 1% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3809 days | 1% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3824 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3837 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3837 days | 1% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3837 days | 1% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3839 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3844 days | 1% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3851 days | 1% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3870 days | 1% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3875 days | 1% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3890 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 4123 days | 0% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 4152 days | 0% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 4153 days | 0% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 4178 days | 0% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 4202 days | 0% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4236 days | 0% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4506 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4506 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4528 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4559 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4565 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4565 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4571 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4571 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4580 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4584 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4585 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4856 days | 1% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4886 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4893 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4894 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4897 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4898 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4898 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4909 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4993 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4994 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4995 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5239 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5243 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5243 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5250 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5250 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5254 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5263 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5263 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5268 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5268 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5269 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5269 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5270 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5272 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5280 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5282 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5286 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5286 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5298 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5318 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5355 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5358 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5364 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5369 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5592 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5592 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5592 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5605 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5609 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5609 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5610 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5610 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5611 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5614 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5614 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5618 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5621 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5624 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5625 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5626 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5627 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5627 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5629 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5635 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5640 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5643 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5647 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5647 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5648 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5958 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5958 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5975 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5976 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5979 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5979 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5980 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5991 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5992 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5998 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 6003 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 6011 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 6012 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 6015 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 6033 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6063 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 6086 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 6089 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 6090 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 6091 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 6105 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6313 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6315 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6328 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6329 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6339 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6343 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6352 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6364 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
0.80% 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.