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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
96.46%
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 | 436 days | 100% |
| Nick | 9/10 | 3052 days | 3% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 3109 days | 3% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 3115 days | 3% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 3334 days | 2% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 3361 days | 2% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 3370 days | 2% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 3389 days | 2% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 3408 days | 2% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 3433 days | 2% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 3452 days | 2% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 3452 days | 2% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 3454 days | 2% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 3454 days | 2% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 3459 days | 2% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 3460 days | 2% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 3463 days | 2% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3696 days | 1% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3697 days | 1% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3697 days | 1% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3702 days | 1% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3703 days | 1% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3704 days | 1% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3706 days | 1% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3712 days | 1% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3717 days | 1% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3723 days | 1% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3724 days | 1% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3725 days | 1% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3729 days | 1% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3730 days | 1% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3731 days | 1% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3731 days | 1% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3736 days | 1% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3736 days | 1% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3741 days | 1% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3742 days | 1% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3744 days | 1% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3748 days | 1% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3752 days | 1% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3754 days | 1% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3755 days | 1% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3756 days | 1% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3759 days | 1% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3761 days | 1% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3763 days | 1% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3767 days | 1% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3769 days | 1% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3770 days | 1% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3772 days | 1% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3776 days | 1% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3780 days | 1% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3798 days | 1% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3802 days | 1% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3847 days | 1% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 4079 days | 0% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 4088 days | 0% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 4116 days | 0% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 4122 days | 0% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 4176 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 4422 days | 1% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 4422 days | 1% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 4454 days | 1% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 4454 days | 1% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 4465 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 4465 days | 1% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 4478 days | 1% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 4478 days | 1% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 4513 days | 1% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4783 days | 1% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4793 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4805 days | 1% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4810 days | 1% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4812 days | 1% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4812 days | 1% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4819 days | 1% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4821 days | 1% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4821 days | 1% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4821 days | 1% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4824 days | 1% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4834 days | 1% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4878 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4895 days | 1% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4897 days | 1% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 5178 days | 1% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 5180 days | 1% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 5197 days | 1% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 5199 days | 1% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 5244 days | 1% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 5275 days | 1% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 5305 days | 1% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 5336 days | 1% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 5530 days | 1% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5548 days | 1% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5559 days | 1% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5571 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5573 days | 1% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5884 days | 1% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5901 days | 1% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5939 days | 1% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5942 days | 1% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5959 days | 1% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5989 days | 1% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 6005 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 6016 days | 1% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 6251 days | 1% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 6256 days | 1% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 6267 days | 1% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6950 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.