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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 |
|
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
91.65%
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 | 753 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2335 days | 5% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2792 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 3138 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3383 days | 2% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3405 days | 2% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3422 days | 2% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3422 days | 2% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3429 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3453 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3460 days | 2% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3475 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3475 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3484 days | 2% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3502 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3502 days | 2% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3505 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3718 days | 1% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3719 days | 1% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3721 days | 1% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3721 days | 1% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3725 days | 1% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3731 days | 1% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3731 days | 1% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3739 days | 1% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3744 days | 1% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3753 days | 1% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3753 days | 1% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3778 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3809 days | 1% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3814 days | 1% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3829 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 4062 days | 0% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 4091 days | 0% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 4092 days | 0% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 4117 days | 0% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 4141 days | 0% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4175 days | 0% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4445 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4445 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4467 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4504 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4504 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4510 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4510 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4519 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4523 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4524 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4795 days | 1% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4832 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4833 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4836 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4837 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4837 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4848 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4891 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4913 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4913 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4928 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4932 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4933 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4934 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5178 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5182 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5182 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5189 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5189 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5193 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5202 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5202 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5207 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5207 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5208 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5208 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5209 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5211 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5219 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5221 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5224 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5225 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5225 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5237 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5257 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5294 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5297 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5299 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5303 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5305 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5308 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5531 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5531 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5531 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5544 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5549 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5549 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5550 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5553 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5553 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5557 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5560 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5563 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5564 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5565 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5566 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5566 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5574 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5579 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5582 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5586 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5586 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5587 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5897 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5897 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5914 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5915 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5918 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5918 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5919 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5930 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5931 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5937 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5942 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5950 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5951 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5954 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5972 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 6002 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6002 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 6022 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 6025 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 6028 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 6029 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 6030 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 6044 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6252 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6254 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6267 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6268 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6278 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6282 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6291 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6303 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.