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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 |
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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 |
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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
91.41%
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 | 896 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2478 days | 7% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2935 days | 5% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 3281 days | 4% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3526 days | 3% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3548 days | 3% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3565 days | 3% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3565 days | 3% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3573 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3596 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3603 days | 3% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3618 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3618 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3627 days | 3% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3645 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3645 days | 2% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3648 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3849 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3849 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3849 days | 2% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3852 days | 2% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3860 days | 2% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3861 days | 2% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3862 days | 2% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3864 days | 2% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3864 days | 2% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3868 days | 2% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3872 days | 2% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3873 days | 2% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3874 days | 2% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3874 days | 2% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3880 days | 2% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3880 days | 2% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3882 days | 2% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3887 days | 1% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3891 days | 2% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3896 days | 2% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3896 days | 2% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3906 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3921 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3926 days | 1% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3933 days | 1% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3952 days | 1% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3957 days | 1% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3972 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 4205 days | 0% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 4234 days | 0% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 4235 days | 0% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 4260 days | 0% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 4284 days | 0% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4318 days | 0% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4588 days | 2% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4588 days | 2% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4610 days | 2% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4641 days | 2% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4647 days | 2% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4647 days | 2% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4653 days | 2% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4653 days | 2% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4662 days | 2% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4666 days | 2% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4667 days | 2% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4667 days | 2% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4938 days | 2% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4968 days | 2% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4975 days | 2% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4976 days | 2% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4979 days | 2% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4980 days | 2% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4980 days | 2% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4991 days | 2% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 5034 days | 2% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 5056 days | 2% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 5056 days | 2% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 5071 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 5071 days | 2% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 5071 days | 2% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 5075 days | 2% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 5076 days | 2% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 5077 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5321 days | 2% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5325 days | 2% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5325 days | 2% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5332 days | 2% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5332 days | 2% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5336 days | 2% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5345 days | 2% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5345 days | 2% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5350 days | 2% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5350 days | 2% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5351 days | 2% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5351 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5352 days | 2% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5354 days | 2% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5362 days | 2% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5364 days | 2% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5367 days | 2% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5368 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5368 days | 2% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5380 days | 2% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5400 days | 2% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5437 days | 2% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5440 days | 2% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5442 days | 2% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5446 days | 2% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5448 days | 2% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5451 days | 2% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5674 days | 2% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5674 days | 2% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5674 days | 2% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5687 days | 2% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5691 days | 2% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5691 days | 2% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5692 days | 2% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5692 days | 2% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5693 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5696 days | 2% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5696 days | 2% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5700 days | 2% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5703 days | 2% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5706 days | 2% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5707 days | 2% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5708 days | 2% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5709 days | 2% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5709 days | 2% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5711 days | 2% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5717 days | 2% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5722 days | 2% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5725 days | 2% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5729 days | 2% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5729 days | 2% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 6040 days | 2% |
| June | 9/10 | 6040 days | 2% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 6057 days | 2% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 6058 days | 2% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 6061 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 6061 days | 2% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 6062 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 6073 days | 2% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 6074 days | 2% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 6080 days | 2% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 6085 days | 2% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 6093 days | 2% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 6094 days | 2% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 6097 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 6115 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 6145 days | 2% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6145 days | 2% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 6165 days | 2% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 6168 days | 2% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 6171 days | 2% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 6172 days | 2% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 6173 days | 2% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 6187 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6395 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6397 days | 2% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6410 days | 2% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6411 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6421 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6425 days | 2% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6434 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6446 days | 2% |
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
0.82% 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.