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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 Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway.
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.
Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway
Valid Reviews
166 Valid Reviews
The Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway experience has a total of 166 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 166 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 59 |
|
36% |
| 9/10 | 49 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 30 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 25 |
|
15% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.19% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway valid reviews is 88.19% and is based on 166 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
152 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 166 valid reviews, the experience has 152 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 152 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 51 |
|
34% |
| 9/10 | 46 |
|
30% |
| 8/10 | 28 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 25 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.83% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway face-to-face reviews is 87.83% and is based on 152 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
91.80%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 141 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1723 days | 6% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2180 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 2526 days | 4% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 2771 days | 3% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 2793 days | 3% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 2810 days | 3% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 2810 days | 3% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 2818 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 2841 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 2848 days | 3% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 2863 days | 3% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 2863 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 2872 days | 3% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 2890 days | 3% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 2890 days | 3% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 2893 days | 3% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3094 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3094 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3094 days | 2% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3097 days | 2% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3105 days | 2% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3106 days | 2% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3107 days | 2% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3109 days | 2% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3109 days | 2% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3113 days | 2% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3117 days | 2% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3118 days | 2% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3119 days | 2% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3119 days | 2% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3125 days | 2% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3125 days | 2% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3127 days | 2% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3132 days | 2% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3136 days | 2% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3141 days | 2% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3141 days | 2% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3151 days | 2% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3164 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3164 days | 2% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3164 days | 2% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3166 days | 2% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3171 days | 2% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3178 days | 2% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3197 days | 2% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3202 days | 2% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3217 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 3450 days | 2% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 3479 days | 2% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 3480 days | 2% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 3505 days | 2% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 3529 days | 2% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 3563 days | 1% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 3855 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 3892 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 3892 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 3898 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 3898 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 3907 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 3912 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4183 days | 0% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4213 days | 0% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4220 days | 0% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4221 days | 0% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4224 days | 0% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4225 days | 0% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4225 days | 0% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4236 days | 0% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4279 days | 0% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4301 days | 0% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4301 days | 0% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4316 days | 0% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4316 days | 0% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4316 days | 0% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4320 days | 0% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4321 days | 0% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4322 days | 0% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 4566 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 4570 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 4570 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 4577 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 4577 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 4581 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 4590 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 4590 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 4595 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4595 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 4596 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 4597 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 4599 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 4607 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 4609 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 4612 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 4613 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 4625 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 4645 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 4682 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 4685 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 4687 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 4691 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 4693 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 4696 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 4919 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 4919 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 4919 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 4932 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 4936 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 4936 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 4937 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 4938 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 4945 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 4948 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 4951 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 4954 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 4954 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 4956 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 4962 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 4967 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 4970 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 4974 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 4975 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5285 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5302 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5303 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5306 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5306 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5307 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5318 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5319 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5325 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5330 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5338 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5339 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5342 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5360 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 5390 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 5390 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 5410 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 5413 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 5416 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 5417 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 5418 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 5432 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 5640 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 5642 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 5655 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 5656 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 5666 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 5670 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 5679 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 5691 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.77% 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
93%
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.