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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
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 |
|
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
93.92%
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 | 2451 days | 100% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 2508 days | 98% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 2514 days | 98% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 2733 days | 84% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 2760 days | 82% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 2769 days | 83% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 2788 days | 82% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 2807 days | 80% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 2832 days | 74% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 2851 days | 79% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 2851 days | 79% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 2853 days | 79% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 2853 days | 79% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 2858 days | 79% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 2859 days | 73% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 2862 days | 77% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 2878 days | 78% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3095 days | 64% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3096 days | 65% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3096 days | 66% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3101 days | 65% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3102 days | 64% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3103 days | 65% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3105 days | 65% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3105 days | 65% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3111 days | 65% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3116 days | 65% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3122 days | 64% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3122 days | 64% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3123 days | 64% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3124 days | 64% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3128 days | 64% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3129 days | 64% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3130 days | 64% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3130 days | 59% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3135 days | 64% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3135 days | 64% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3140 days | 62% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3141 days | 63% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3142 days | 63% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3143 days | 63% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3147 days | 63% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3151 days | 63% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3153 days | 53% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3154 days | 63% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3155 days | 62% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3158 days | 62% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3160 days | 62% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3162 days | 62% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3162 days | 62% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3166 days | 62% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3168 days | 62% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3169 days | 57% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3171 days | 61% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3171 days | 62% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3175 days | 61% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3179 days | 61% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3197 days | 59% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3201 days | 59% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3246 days | 58% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 3478 days | 45% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 3487 days | 44% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 3515 days | 43% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 3521 days | 42% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 3575 days | 39% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 3668 days | 34% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 3821 days | 26% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 3821 days | 26% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 3853 days | 24% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 3853 days | 24% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 3864 days | 24% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 3864 days | 24% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 3877 days | 23% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 3877 days | 23% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 3912 days | 21% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 3912 days | 21% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 3912 days | 19% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4182 days | 6% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4192 days | 6% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4204 days | 5% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4209 days | 5% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4211 days | 5% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4211 days | 5% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4218 days | 4% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4220 days | 4% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4220 days | 4% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4220 days | 4% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4223 days | 4% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4233 days | 3% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4277 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4294 days | 0% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4296 days | 0% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 4577 days | 23% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 4579 days | 23% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 4596 days | 23% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 4598 days | 23% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4643 days | 23% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 4674 days | 23% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 4704 days | 23% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 4735 days | 23% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 4929 days | 23% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 4947 days | 23% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 4958 days | 23% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 4970 days | 23% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 4972 days | 23% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5283 days | 23% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5300 days | 23% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5338 days | 23% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5341 days | 23% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5358 days | 23% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5388 days | 23% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 5404 days | 23% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 5415 days | 23% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5650 days | 23% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 5655 days | 23% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 5666 days | 23% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6349 days | 23% |
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
0.54% 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
94%
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.