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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
96.49%
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 | 476 days | 100% |
| Nick | 9/10 | 3092 days | 3% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 3149 days | 3% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 3155 days | 3% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 3374 days | 2% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 3401 days | 2% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 3410 days | 2% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 3429 days | 2% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 3448 days | 2% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 3473 days | 2% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 3492 days | 2% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 3494 days | 2% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 3494 days | 2% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 3499 days | 2% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 3500 days | 2% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 3503 days | 2% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 3519 days | 2% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3736 days | 1% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3737 days | 1% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3744 days | 1% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3746 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3757 days | 1% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3765 days | 1% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3770 days | 1% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3771 days | 1% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3771 days | 1% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3781 days | 1% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3782 days | 1% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3783 days | 1% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3784 days | 1% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3788 days | 1% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3792 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3794 days | 1% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3795 days | 1% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3796 days | 1% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3799 days | 1% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3801 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3803 days | 1% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3803 days | 1% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3807 days | 1% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3809 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3810 days | 1% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3812 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3812 days | 1% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3816 days | 1% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3820 days | 1% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3838 days | 1% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3842 days | 1% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3887 days | 1% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 4119 days | 0% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 4129 days | 0% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 4157 days | 0% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 4162 days | 0% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 4216 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 4310 days | 0% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 4462 days | 1% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 4462 days | 1% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 4494 days | 1% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 4494 days | 1% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 4505 days | 1% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 4518 days | 1% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 4518 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4553 days | 1% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 4553 days | 1% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 4553 days | 1% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4823 days | 1% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4833 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4845 days | 1% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4850 days | 1% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4852 days | 1% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4852 days | 1% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4859 days | 1% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4861 days | 1% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4864 days | 1% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4874 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4918 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4935 days | 1% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 5218 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 5220 days | 1% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 5237 days | 1% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 5239 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 5284 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 5315 days | 1% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 5345 days | 1% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 5376 days | 1% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 5570 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5588 days | 1% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5599 days | 1% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5611 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5613 days | 1% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5924 days | 1% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5941 days | 1% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5979 days | 1% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5982 days | 1% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5999 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 6029 days | 1% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 6045 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 6056 days | 1% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 6291 days | 1% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 6296 days | 1% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 6307 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6990 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.