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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 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
93.89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | 9/10 | 2527 days | 100% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 2584 days | 98% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 2590 days | 98% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 2809 days | 84% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 2836 days | 82% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 2845 days | 83% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 2864 days | 82% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 2883 days | 80% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 2908 days | 75% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 2927 days | 79% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 2927 days | 79% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 2929 days | 79% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 2929 days | 79% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 2934 days | 79% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 2935 days | 73% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 2938 days | 77% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 2954 days | 78% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3171 days | 64% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3172 days | 65% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3172 days | 66% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3177 days | 65% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3178 days | 64% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3179 days | 65% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3181 days | 65% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3181 days | 65% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3187 days | 65% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3192 days | 65% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3198 days | 64% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3198 days | 64% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3199 days | 64% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3200 days | 64% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3204 days | 64% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3205 days | 64% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3206 days | 64% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3206 days | 59% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3211 days | 64% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3211 days | 64% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3216 days | 62% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3217 days | 63% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3218 days | 63% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3219 days | 63% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3223 days | 63% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3227 days | 63% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3229 days | 54% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3230 days | 63% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3231 days | 62% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3234 days | 62% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3236 days | 62% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3238 days | 62% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3238 days | 62% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3242 days | 62% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3244 days | 62% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3245 days | 57% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3247 days | 61% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3247 days | 62% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3251 days | 61% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3255 days | 61% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3273 days | 59% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3277 days | 59% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3322 days | 57% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 3554 days | 45% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 3563 days | 44% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 3591 days | 43% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 3597 days | 42% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 3651 days | 39% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 3744 days | 34% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 3897 days | 26% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 3897 days | 26% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 3929 days | 24% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 3929 days | 24% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 3940 days | 24% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 3940 days | 24% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 3953 days | 23% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 3953 days | 23% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 3988 days | 21% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 3988 days | 21% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 3988 days | 20% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4258 days | 6% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4268 days | 6% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4280 days | 5% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4285 days | 5% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4287 days | 5% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4287 days | 5% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4294 days | 4% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4296 days | 4% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4296 days | 4% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4296 days | 4% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4299 days | 4% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4309 days | 3% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4353 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4372 days | 0% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 4653 days | 27% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 4655 days | 28% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 4672 days | 27% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 4674 days | 27% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4719 days | 28% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 4750 days | 28% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 4780 days | 28% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 4811 days | 28% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 5005 days | 28% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5023 days | 28% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5034 days | 27% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5046 days | 28% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5048 days | 28% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5359 days | 28% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5376 days | 28% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5414 days | 27% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5417 days | 28% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5434 days | 28% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5464 days | 28% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 5480 days | 28% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 5491 days | 27% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5726 days | 27% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 5731 days | 27% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 5742 days | 28% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6425 days | 28% |
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
0.54% 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
94%
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.