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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
91.62%
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 | 777 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2359 days | 6% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2816 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 3162 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3407 days | 2% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3429 days | 2% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3446 days | 2% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3446 days | 2% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3454 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3477 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3484 days | 2% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3508 days | 2% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3526 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3526 days | 2% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3733 days | 1% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3741 days | 1% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3749 days | 1% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3753 days | 1% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3754 days | 1% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3768 days | 1% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3777 days | 1% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3777 days | 1% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3787 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3802 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3807 days | 1% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 4086 days | 0% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 4115 days | 0% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 4141 days | 0% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 4165 days | 0% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4199 days | 0% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4469 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4469 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4522 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4528 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4528 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4543 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4547 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4548 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4548 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4819 days | 1% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4849 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4856 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4857 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4860 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4872 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4915 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4956 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4957 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4958 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5202 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5206 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5206 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5213 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5213 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5217 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5226 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5226 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5231 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5231 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5232 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5232 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5233 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5235 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5243 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5245 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5248 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5249 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5249 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5261 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5281 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5318 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5321 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5323 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5327 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5329 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5332 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5555 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5555 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5555 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5572 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5572 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5573 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5573 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5574 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5577 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5577 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5581 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5584 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5587 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5588 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5589 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5590 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5590 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5592 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5598 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5603 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5606 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5610 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5610 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5611 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5921 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5921 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5938 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5942 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5942 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5943 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5954 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5955 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5961 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5966 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5974 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5975 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5978 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5996 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 6026 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6026 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 6046 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 6049 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 6052 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 6053 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 6054 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 6068 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6276 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6278 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6291 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6292 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6302 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6306 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6315 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6327 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
0.79% 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.