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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
93.90%
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 | 2498 days | 100% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 2555 days | 98% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 2561 days | 98% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 2780 days | 84% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 2807 days | 82% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 2816 days | 83% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 2835 days | 82% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 2854 days | 80% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 2879 days | 74% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 2898 days | 79% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 2898 days | 79% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 2900 days | 79% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 2900 days | 79% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 2905 days | 79% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 2906 days | 73% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 2909 days | 77% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 2925 days | 78% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3142 days | 64% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3143 days | 65% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3143 days | 66% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3148 days | 65% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3149 days | 64% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3150 days | 65% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3152 days | 65% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3152 days | 65% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3158 days | 65% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3163 days | 65% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3169 days | 64% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3169 days | 64% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3170 days | 64% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3171 days | 64% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3175 days | 64% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3176 days | 64% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3177 days | 64% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3177 days | 59% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3182 days | 64% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3182 days | 64% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3187 days | 62% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3188 days | 63% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3189 days | 63% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3190 days | 63% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3194 days | 63% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3198 days | 63% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3200 days | 54% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3201 days | 63% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3202 days | 62% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3205 days | 62% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3207 days | 62% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3209 days | 62% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3209 days | 62% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3213 days | 62% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3215 days | 62% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3216 days | 57% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3218 days | 61% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3218 days | 62% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3222 days | 61% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3226 days | 61% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3244 days | 59% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3248 days | 59% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3293 days | 57% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 3525 days | 45% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 3534 days | 44% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 3562 days | 43% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 3568 days | 42% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 3622 days | 39% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 3715 days | 34% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 3868 days | 26% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 3868 days | 26% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 3900 days | 24% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 3900 days | 24% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 3911 days | 24% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 3911 days | 24% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 3924 days | 23% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 3924 days | 23% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 3959 days | 21% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 3959 days | 21% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 3959 days | 19% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4229 days | 6% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4239 days | 6% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4251 days | 5% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4256 days | 5% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4258 days | 5% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4258 days | 5% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4265 days | 4% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4267 days | 4% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4267 days | 4% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4267 days | 4% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4270 days | 4% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4280 days | 3% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4324 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 4624 days | 26% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 4626 days | 26% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 4643 days | 26% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 4645 days | 26% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4690 days | 26% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 4721 days | 26% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 4751 days | 26% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 4782 days | 26% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 4976 days | 26% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 4994 days | 26% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5005 days | 26% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5017 days | 26% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5019 days | 26% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5330 days | 26% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5347 days | 26% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5385 days | 26% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5388 days | 26% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5405 days | 26% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5435 days | 26% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 5451 days | 26% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 5462 days | 25% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5697 days | 26% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 5702 days | 26% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 5713 days | 26% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6396 days | 26% |
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.