Ranking Score Explained
Hi there, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.
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 Wharariki Beach Walk.
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.
Wharariki Beach Walk
Valid Reviews
117 Valid Reviews
The Wharariki Beach Walk experience has a total of 117 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 117 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 79 |
|
68% |
| 9/10 | 21 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
9% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
4% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
94.70% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wharariki Beach Walk valid reviews is 94.70% and is based on 117 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
98 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 117 valid reviews, the experience has 98 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 98 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 62 |
|
63% |
| 9/10 | 19 |
|
19% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 5 |
|
5% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
93.88% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wharariki Beach Walk face-to-face reviews is 93.88% and is based on 98 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
94.19%
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 | Face-to-Face | Weight | Relative Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | 9/10 | 595 days | 44.62 | 100% | |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 652 days |  |
36.1 | 81% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 658 days | |
35.26 | 79% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 877 days | |
11.9 | 27% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 904 days | |
10.24 | 23% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 913 days | |
10.25 | 23% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 932 days | |
9.21 | 21% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 951 days | |
7.87 | 18% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 976 days | |
6.59 | 15% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 995 days | |
6.58 | 15% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 995 days | |
6.58 | 15% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 997 days | |
6.52 | 15% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 997 days | |
6.52 | 15% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 1002 days | |
6.37 | 14% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 1003 days | |
5.77 | 13% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 1006 days | |
5.94 | 13% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 1022 days | |
5.84 | 13% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 1239 days | |
4.54 | 10% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 1240 days | |
4.78 | 11% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 1240 days | |
4.78 | 11% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 1245 days | |
4.77 | 11% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 1246 days | |
4.53 | 10% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 1247 days | |
4.77 | 11% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 1249 days | |
4.77 | 11% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 1249 days | |
4.77 | 11% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 1255 days | |
4.76 | 11% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 1260 days | |
4.75 | 11% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 1266 days | |
4.74 | 11% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 1266 days | |
4.74 | 11% |
| Max | 10/10 | 1267 days | |
4.74 | 11% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 1268 days | |
4.74 | 11% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 1272 days | 4.73 | 11% | |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 1273 days | |
4.73 | 11% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 1274 days | 4.73 | 11% | |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 1274 days | |
4.3 | 10% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 1279 days | |
4.72 | 11% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 1279 days | |
4.72 | 11% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 1284 days | |
4.48 | 10% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 1285 days | |
4.71 | 11% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 1286 days | |
4.71 | 11% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 1287 days | |
4.71 | 11% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 1291 days | |
4.7 | 11% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 1295 days | |
4.7 | 11% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 1297 days | |
3.89 | 9% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 1298 days | |
4.69 | 11% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 1299 days | |
4.69 | 11% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 1302 days | |
4.68 | 11% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 1304 days | |
4.68 | 10% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 1306 days | |
4.68 | 10% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 1306 days | |
4.68 | 10% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 1310 days | |
4.67 | 10% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 1312 days | |
4.67 | 10% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 1313 days | |
4.25 | 10% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 1315 days | |
4.67 | 10% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 1315 days | 4.67 | 10% | |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 1319 days | |
4.66 | 10% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 1323 days | 4.65 | 10% | |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 1341 days | |
4.39 | 10% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 1345 days | |
4.62 | 10% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 1390 days | 4.55 | 10% | |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 1622 days | |
4.2 | 9% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 1632 days | 4.18 | 9% | |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 1660 days | 4.14 | 9% | |
| Bes | 10/10 | 1665 days | |
4.13 | 9% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 1719 days | |
4.05 | 9% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 1813 days | 3.91 | 9% | |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 1965 days | |
3.68 | 8% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 1965 days | |
3.68 | 8% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 1997 days | 3.63 | 8% | |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 1997 days | |
3.63 | 8% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 2008 days | |
3.61 | 8% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 2008 days | |
3.61 | 8% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 2021 days | |
3.59 | 8% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 2021 days | |
3.59 | 8% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 2056 days | 3.54 | 8% | |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 2056 days | |
3.36 | 8% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 2056 days | |
3.22 | 7% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 2326 days | |
3.13 | 7% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 2336 days | |
3.11 | 7% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 2348 days | |
3.09 | 7% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 2353 days | |
3.09 | 7% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 2355 days | |
3.08 | 7% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 2355 days | |
3.08 | 7% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 2362 days | 3.07 | 7% | |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 2364 days | |
3.07 | 7% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 2364 days | |
2.92 | 7% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 2364 days | |
3.07 | 7% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 2367 days | |
3.06 | 7% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 2377 days | |
3.05 | 7% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 2421 days | 2.98 | 7% | |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 2438 days | |
2.96 | 7% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 2440 days | |
2.95 | 7% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 2721 days | |
2.53 | 6% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 2723 days | |
2.52 | 6% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 2740 days | |
2.5 | 6% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 2742 days | |
2.49 | 6% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 2787 days | 2.42 | 5% | |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 2818 days | 2.38 | 5% | |
| Sid | 10/10 | 2848 days | |
2.33 | 5% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 2879 days | 2.28 | 5% | |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 3073 days | |
1.99 | 4% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 3091 days | |
1.96 | 4% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 3102 days | |
1.95 | 4% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 3114 days | |
1.93 | 4% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 3116 days | |
1.92 | 4% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 3427 days | 1.45 | 3% | |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 3444 days | |
1.42 | 3% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 3482 days | |
1.37 | 3% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 3485 days | |
1.36 | 3% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 3502 days | |
1.34 | 3% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 3532 days | |
1.29 | 3% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 3548 days | 1.27 | 3% | |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 3559 days | |
1.19 | 3% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 3794 days | |
0.89 | 2% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 3799 days | |
0.88 | 2% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 3810 days | |
0.87 | 2% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 4493 days | 0.0 | 0% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Wharariki Beach Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
94%
The final ranking score once rounding has been applied. This value is cached and recalculated each day. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz.