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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
96.48%
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 | 456 days | 100% |
| Nick | 9/10 | 3072 days | 3% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 3129 days | 3% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 3135 days | 3% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 3354 days | 2% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 3381 days | 2% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 3390 days | 2% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 3409 days | 2% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 3428 days | 2% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 3453 days | 2% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 3472 days | 2% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 3472 days | 2% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 3474 days | 2% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 3474 days | 2% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 3480 days | 2% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 3483 days | 2% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3716 days | 1% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3722 days | 1% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3724 days | 1% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3726 days | 1% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3726 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3732 days | 1% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3744 days | 1% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3745 days | 1% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3749 days | 1% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3750 days | 1% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3751 days | 1% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3751 days | 1% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3756 days | 1% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3756 days | 1% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3762 days | 1% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3768 days | 1% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3774 days | 1% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3775 days | 1% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3779 days | 1% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3781 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3787 days | 1% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3789 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3790 days | 1% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3796 days | 1% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3800 days | 1% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3818 days | 1% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3822 days | 1% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3867 days | 1% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 4099 days | 0% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 4108 days | 0% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 4136 days | 0% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 4142 days | 0% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 4196 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 4289 days | 0% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 4442 days | 1% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 4442 days | 1% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 4474 days | 1% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 4474 days | 1% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 4485 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 4485 days | 1% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 4498 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4533 days | 1% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 4533 days | 1% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 4533 days | 1% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4803 days | 1% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4813 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4830 days | 1% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4832 days | 1% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4832 days | 1% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4839 days | 1% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4841 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4841 days | 1% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4841 days | 1% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4844 days | 1% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4854 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4898 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4915 days | 1% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4917 days | 1% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 5198 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 5200 days | 1% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 5217 days | 1% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 5219 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 5264 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 5295 days | 1% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 5325 days | 1% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 5356 days | 1% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 5550 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5568 days | 1% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5579 days | 1% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5591 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5593 days | 1% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5904 days | 1% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5921 days | 1% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5959 days | 1% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5962 days | 1% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5979 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6009 days | 1% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 6025 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 6036 days | 1% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 6271 days | 1% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 6276 days | 1% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 6287 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6970 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
0.30% 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.