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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
91.63%
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 | 774 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 2356 days | 6% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2813 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 3159 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 3404 days | 2% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 3426 days | 2% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 3443 days | 2% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 3443 days | 2% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 3450 days | 2% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3474 days | 2% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3481 days | 2% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3496 days | 2% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3496 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3505 days | 2% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3523 days | 2% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3526 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3727 days | 1% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3727 days | 1% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3727 days | 1% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3738 days | 1% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3739 days | 1% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3740 days | 1% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3750 days | 1% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3751 days | 1% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3758 days | 1% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3758 days | 1% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3760 days | 1% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3774 days | 1% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3774 days | 1% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3784 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3797 days | 1% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3797 days | 1% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3797 days | 1% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3799 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3804 days | 1% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3811 days | 1% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3830 days | 1% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3835 days | 1% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3850 days | 1% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 4083 days | 0% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 4112 days | 0% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 4113 days | 0% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 4138 days | 0% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 4162 days | 0% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 4196 days | 0% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4466 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4466 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4488 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4519 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4525 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4525 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4531 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4540 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4544 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4545 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4816 days | 1% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4846 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4853 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4854 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4857 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4858 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4858 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4869 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4912 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4934 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4934 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4954 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4955 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 5199 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 5203 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 5203 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 5210 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 5210 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 5214 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 5223 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 5223 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 5228 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 5228 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 5229 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 5229 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 5230 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 5232 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 5240 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 5242 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 5245 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 5246 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 5246 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 5258 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 5278 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5315 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 5318 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 5320 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 5324 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 5326 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 5329 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5552 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5552 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5552 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5565 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5569 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5569 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5570 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5570 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5571 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5574 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5574 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5578 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5581 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5584 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5586 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5587 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5587 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5589 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5595 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5600 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5603 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5607 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5607 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5608 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5918 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5918 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5935 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5936 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5940 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5951 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5952 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5958 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5963 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5971 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5972 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5975 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5993 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 6023 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 6023 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 6043 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 6046 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 6049 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 6050 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 6051 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 6065 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 6273 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 6275 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 6288 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 6289 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 6299 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 6303 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 6312 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 6324 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.