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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
118 Valid Reviews
The Wharariki Beach Walk experience has a total of 118 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 118 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 80 |
|
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% |
94.75% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wharariki Beach Walk valid reviews is 94.75% and is based on 118 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 118 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
96.57%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tz | 10/10 | 577 days | 100% |
| Nick | 9/10 | 3193 days | 3% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 3250 days | 3% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 3256 days | 3% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 3475 days | 2% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 3502 days | 2% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 3511 days | 2% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 3530 days | 2% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 3549 days | 2% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 3574 days | 2% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 3593 days | 2% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 3593 days | 2% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 3595 days | 2% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 3595 days | 2% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 3600 days | 2% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 3601 days | 2% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 3604 days | 2% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 3620 days | 2% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3837 days | 1% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3843 days | 1% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3844 days | 1% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3845 days | 1% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3847 days | 1% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3847 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3853 days | 1% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3858 days | 1% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3864 days | 1% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3864 days | 1% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3865 days | 1% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3866 days | 1% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3870 days | 1% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3871 days | 1% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3872 days | 1% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3872 days | 1% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3877 days | 1% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3882 days | 1% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3883 days | 1% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3884 days | 1% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3885 days | 1% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3889 days | 1% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3893 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3895 days | 1% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3896 days | 1% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3897 days | 1% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3900 days | 1% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3902 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3904 days | 1% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3904 days | 1% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3908 days | 1% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3910 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3913 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3913 days | 1% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3917 days | 1% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3921 days | 1% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3939 days | 1% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3943 days | 1% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3988 days | 1% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 4220 days | 0% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 4229 days | 0% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 4257 days | 0% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 4263 days | 0% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 4317 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 4410 days | 1% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 4563 days | 1% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 4563 days | 1% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 4595 days | 1% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 4595 days | 1% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 4606 days | 1% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 4619 days | 1% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 4619 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 4654 days | 1% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4924 days | 1% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4934 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4946 days | 1% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4951 days | 1% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4960 days | 1% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4962 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4962 days | 1% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4962 days | 1% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4965 days | 1% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4975 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 5019 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 5036 days | 1% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 5038 days | 1% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 5321 days | 1% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 5338 days | 1% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 5340 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 5446 days | 1% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 5477 days | 1% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 5671 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5689 days | 1% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5700 days | 1% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 6025 days | 1% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 6042 days | 1% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 6080 days | 1% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 6100 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6130 days | 1% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 6146 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 6157 days | 1% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 6392 days | 1% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 6397 days | 1% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 6408 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 7091 days | 1% |
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.
Balancing Adjustment
0.29% 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
97%
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.