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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.
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Wharariki Beach Walk
Valid Reviews
117 Valid Reviews
The Wharariki Beach Walk experience has a total of 117 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 117 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 79 |
|
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% |
94.70% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Wharariki Beach Walk valid reviews is 94.70% and is based on 117 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 117 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 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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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
94.13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | 9/10 | 2651 days | 100% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 2708 days | 97% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 2714 days | 97% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 2933 days | 80% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 2960 days | 78% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 2969 days | 78% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 2988 days | 77% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 3007 days | 75% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 3032 days | 69% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 3051 days | 74% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 3051 days | 74% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 3053 days | 74% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 3053 days | 74% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 3058 days | 73% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 3059 days | 67% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 3062 days | 71% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 3078 days | 72% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3295 days | 56% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3296 days | 56% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3296 days | 57% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3301 days | 56% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3302 days | 55% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3303 days | 57% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3305 days | 56% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3305 days | 56% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3311 days | 56% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3316 days | 56% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3322 days | 55% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3322 days | 55% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3323 days | 55% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3324 days | 54% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3328 days | 55% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3329 days | 55% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3330 days | 55% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3330 days | 50% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3335 days | 54% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3335 days | 54% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3340 days | 53% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3341 days | 54% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3342 days | 53% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3343 days | 54% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3347 days | 54% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3351 days | 53% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3353 days | 43% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3354 days | 53% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3355 days | 53% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3358 days | 53% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3360 days | 52% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3362 days | 53% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3362 days | 53% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3366 days | 52% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3368 days | 52% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3369 days | 47% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3371 days | 51% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3371 days | 52% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3375 days | 52% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3379 days | 51% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3397 days | 49% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3401 days | 49% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3446 days | 47% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 3678 days | 31% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 3687 days | 30% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 3715 days | 28% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 3721 days | 28% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 3775 days | 24% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 3868 days | 18% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 4021 days | 7% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 4021 days | 7% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 4053 days | 5% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 4053 days | 5% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 4064 days | 5% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 4064 days | 5% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 4077 days | 4% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 4077 days | 4% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 4112 days | 1% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 4112 days | 1% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 4112 days | 0% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4382 days | 18% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4392 days | 18% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4404 days | 18% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4409 days | 18% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4411 days | 18% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4411 days | 18% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4418 days | 18% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4420 days | 18% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4420 days | 17% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4420 days | 18% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4423 days | 18% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4433 days | 18% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4477 days | 18% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4494 days | 18% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4496 days | 18% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 4777 days | 18% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 4779 days | 18% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 4796 days | 18% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 4798 days | 18% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4843 days | 18% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 4874 days | 18% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 4904 days | 18% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 4935 days | 18% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 5129 days | 18% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5147 days | 18% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5158 days | 18% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5170 days | 18% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5172 days | 18% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5483 days | 18% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5500 days | 18% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5538 days | 18% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5541 days | 18% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5558 days | 18% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5588 days | 18% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 5604 days | 18% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 5615 days | 17% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5850 days | 18% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 5855 days | 18% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 5866 days | 18% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6549 days | 18% |
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
0.52% 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
95%
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.