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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 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
91.78%
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 | 321 days | 100% |
| Laura | 10/10 | 1903 days | 5% |
| Mike Fricker | 10/10 | 2360 days | 4% |
| Jean Simonet | 10/10 | 2706 days | 3% |
| Katharina Koch | 9/10 | 2951 days | 3% |
| Ben | 10/10 | 2973 days | 3% |
| Lucille Laurent | 8/10 | 2990 days | 3% |
| Marie Gros | 8/10 | 2990 days | 3% |
| Teresa Baxter | 10/10 | 2997 days | 3% |
| Stuart Gange | 10/10 | 3021 days | 3% |
| Moreno | 10/10 | 3028 days | 3% |
| Richard Fox | 7/10 | 3043 days | 3% |
| Ferdinand | 6/10 | 3043 days | 2% |
| romain perroches | 10/10 | 3052 days | 3% |
| Gabriel Prerot | 9/10 | 3070 days | 3% |
| Bettina Enigl | 10/10 | 3070 days | 3% |
| Jessica Pein | 7/10 | 3073 days | 2% |
| Nicole | 7/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| Sebastian Bauer | 7/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| Nathalie Botz | 7/10 | 3274 days | 2% |
| Leopold Kern | 9/10 | 3277 days | 2% |
| Claire Baron | 8/10 | 3285 days | 2% |
| Sarah Grant | 7/10 | 3286 days | 2% |
| Unalte | 8/10 | 3287 days | 2% |
| Ellie Perkin | 7/10 | 3289 days | 2% |
| Jelmer Postma | 7/10 | 3289 days | 2% |
| Jenny Young | 10/10 | 3293 days | 2% |
| Maayke Reidsma | 9/10 | 3297 days | 2% |
| Brad Dobsky | 8/10 | 3298 days | 2% |
| Radim Halasz | 10/10 | 3299 days | 2% |
| Katerina Vobecka | 10/10 | 3299 days | 2% |
| Judith | 10/10 | 3305 days | 2% |
| Prisuille | 8/10 | 3305 days | 2% |
| Andre | 10/10 | 3307 days | 2% |
| Marco | 7/10 | 3312 days | 2% |
| Ben and Pauline | 10/10 | 3316 days | 2% |
| Andrea Tabaka | 9/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Matas Tirilis | 9/10 | 3321 days | 2% |
| Charlie Noon | 10/10 | 3331 days | 2% |
| Rebecca Oft | 8/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Philipp | 7/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Joanna and Shaun | 7/10 | 3344 days | 2% |
| Monica Mier | 10/10 | 3346 days | 2% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 8/10 | 3351 days | 2% |
| Audrey Cavalerie | 8/10 | 3358 days | 2% |
| Amadeus van Schie | 9/10 | 3377 days | 2% |
| Roman and Liz | 10/10 | 3382 days | 2% |
| Maxi Woedel | 7/10 | 3397 days | 2% |
| James Webster | 10/10 | 3630 days | 2% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 3659 days | 1% |
| Lara Jakob | 10/10 | 3660 days | 1% |
| Darker | 10/10 | 3685 days | 1% |
| Manuela Opprecht | 9/10 | 3709 days | 1% |
| Katie Stillman | 9/10 | 3743 days | 1% |
| Heike Heller | 10/10 | 4013 days | 1% |
| Andreas Mouteiro | 10/10 | 4013 days | 1% |
| Benoit Irissou | 9/10 | 4035 days | 1% |
| Emilie Chanbon | 9/10 | 4066 days | 1% |
| Bella Danaher | 9/10 | 4072 days | 1% |
| Daniel Danamer | 9/10 | 4072 days | 1% |
| Renee van der Syde | 9/10 | 4078 days | 1% |
| Martha Horst | 8/10 | 4078 days | 1% |
| Sarah Strong | 10/10 | 4087 days | 1% |
| balesdent | 10/10 | 4091 days | 1% |
| Lara Mroseck | 8/10 | 4092 days | 1% |
| Robert Geissler | 10/10 | 4092 days | 1% |
| Mark Wiggington | 9/10 | 4363 days | 0% |
| Katya Verikaitis | 10/10 | 4393 days | 1% |
| Claire | 10/10 | 4400 days | 1% |
| Karine Scheers | 10/10 | 4401 days | 1% |
| Karina Gratz | 8/10 | 4404 days | 1% |
| Benjamin Geisser | 9/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Rachel Geisser | 9/10 | 4405 days | 1% |
| Lagunegrand | 8/10 | 4416 days | 1% |
| Loesje | 9/10 | 4459 days | 1% |
| David and Sally Wallis | 9/10 | 4481 days | 1% |
| Chew (Peter) | 8/10 | 4481 days | 1% |
| Joanna | 7/10 | 4496 days | 1% |
| Reijans | 9/10 | 4496 days | 1% |
| Jim and JoAnn Harllee | 10/10 | 4496 days | 1% |
| Eric and Jen Popma | 9/10 | 4500 days | 1% |
| C Schaap | 10/10 | 4501 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 7/10 | 4502 days | 1% |
| Green UK | 9/10 | 4746 days | 1% |
| Andreas Schacke | 9/10 | 4750 days | 1% |
| Birds Tubbs | 10/10 | 4750 days | 1% |
| Nathan Sait | 10/10 | 4757 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 10/10 | 4757 days | 1% |
| Heath | 10/10 | 4761 days | 1% |
| Wil de Kubber | 9/10 | 4770 days | 1% |
| Vlutters | 8/10 | 4770 days | 1% |
| Inge & Erik | 9/10 | 4775 days | 1% |
| Martin & Dee Bellarby | 10/10 | 4775 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 10/10 | 4776 days | 1% |
| Nico Schoots | 7/10 | 4776 days | 1% |
| Shirley Marshall | 10/10 | 4777 days | 1% |
| Mary Mitchell | 9/10 | 4779 days | 1% |
| Paul Fairbrass | 10/10 | 4787 days | 1% |
| David Blundell | 9/10 | 4789 days | 1% |
| Thomas Behy | 9/10 | 4792 days | 1% |
| Anika | 7/10 | 4793 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 9/10 | 4793 days | 1% |
| Chris & Jen Spencer | 10/10 | 4805 days | 1% |
| kaikouranz | 10/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 4862 days | 1% |
| Anna Bret | 9/10 | 4865 days | 1% |
| Berry | 10/10 | 4867 days | 1% |
| David & Audrey | 9/10 | 4871 days | 1% |
| Peter Spooner | 9/10 | 4873 days | 1% |
| Eveline Mestrom | 8/10 | 4876 days | 1% |
| Craig Hathaway | 8/10 | 5099 days | 1% |
| Sarah James | 10/10 | 5099 days | 1% |
| Nick Taylor | 10/10 | 5099 days | 1% |
| Christine | 10/10 | 5112 days | 1% |
| Ed Ronan | 9/10 | 5116 days | 1% |
| Stefanie | 10/10 | 5116 days | 1% |
| Charlie | 9/10 | 5117 days | 1% |
| Jason & Beth Berlin | 10/10 | 5117 days | 1% |
| Richard Gallichan | 7/10 | 5118 days | 1% |
| Veronica Warren | 8/10 | 5121 days | 1% |
| Maggie Leyland | 8/10 | 5121 days | 1% |
| henriket | 10/10 | 5125 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 10/10 | 5128 days | 1% |
| LandJ | 8/10 | 5131 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 8/10 | 5132 days | 1% |
| Wendy Good | 8/10 | 5133 days | 1% |
| Andreas Fritesche | 10/10 | 5134 days | 1% |
| David Emerick | 9/10 | 5134 days | 1% |
| Petra Lehmann | 10/10 | 5136 days | 1% |
| Richard Brijs | 9/10 | 5142 days | 1% |
| Danny and Loreen Way | 8/10 | 5147 days | 1% |
| Roy Seymour | 8/10 | 5150 days | 1% |
| D Hoekstra | 9/10 | 5154 days | 1% |
| Ellen Thompson | 10/10 | 5154 days | 1% |
| Chris Chasemore | 7/10 | 5155 days | 1% |
| Marie | 9/10 | 5465 days | 1% |
| June | 9/10 | 5465 days | 1% |
| Zoe Norcross | 9/10 | 5482 days | 1% |
| Matthias & Ceristiane | 8/10 | 5483 days | 1% |
| Antoine Migault | 7/10 | 5486 days | 1% |
| Antoine Del | 8/10 | 5486 days | 1% |
| R Bakker | 7/10 | 5487 days | 1% |
| Trude | 10/10 | 5498 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5499 days | 1% |
| Brian Morris | 10/10 | 5505 days | 1% |
| Thijs Schoemaker | 8/10 | 5510 days | 1% |
| Ulric | 8/10 | 5518 days | 1% |
| Johanna X | 9/10 | 5519 days | 1% |
| Petra Berrens | 7/10 | 5522 days | 1% |
| Markus | 7/10 | 5540 days | 1% |
| biene | 9/10 | 5570 days | 1% |
| martinab | 10/10 | 5570 days | 1% |
| mdarras | 9/10 | 5590 days | 1% |
| Bert Wierzy | 9/10 | 5593 days | 1% |
| Ruth Colmer | 10/10 | 5596 days | 1% |
| Katrin Wennin | 10/10 | 5597 days | 1% |
| Alan Riley | 9/10 | 5598 days | 1% |
| Gensen | 7/10 | 5612 days | 1% |
| SiljaH | 6/10 | 5820 days | 1% |
| RussC | 8/10 | 5822 days | 1% |
| Martina Bumiller | 9/10 | 5835 days | 1% |
| Andrew Smith | 7/10 | 5836 days | 1% |
| Christian Moll | 7/10 | 5846 days | 1% |
| Johannes & Jopke Fokkema | 8/10 | 5850 days | 1% |
| Nick | 6/10 | 5859 days | 1% |
| Amanda Williams | 9/10 | 5871 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
0.78% 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.