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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 | 2510 days | 100% |
| Mike Dw | 10/10 | 2567 days | 98% |
| Nicole Kasischke | 10/10 | 2573 days | 98% |
| Heather Flanders | 8/10 | 2792 days | 84% |
| Melanie and Pascal | 8/10 | 2819 days | 82% |
| Sebastian and Johanna | 9/10 | 2828 days | 83% |
| Tereza Bulova | 9/10 | 2847 days | 82% |
| Bernd Giermann | 8/10 | 2866 days | 80% |
| Magdalena | 7/10 | 2891 days | 75% |
| Kayla | 10/10 | 2910 days | 79% |
| Sean | 10/10 | 2910 days | 79% |
| Louis Nilsson | 10/10 | 2912 days | 79% |
| Lene Nilsson | 10/10 | 2912 days | 79% |
| Janina | 10/10 | 2917 days | 79% |
| Evelyn Rloeh | 7/10 | 2918 days | 73% |
| Gio Zy | 8/10 | 2921 days | 77% |
| Kirsty Smith | 10/10 | 2937 days | 78% |
| Huon | 8/10 | 3154 days | 64% |
| Ana Coulee | 9/10 | 3155 days | 65% |
| Cecile Santiaux | 10/10 | 3155 days | 66% |
| Molly Bogeberg | 9/10 | 3160 days | 65% |
| Jenna Kuittinen | 8/10 | 3161 days | 64% |
| Ben Keiser | 10/10 | 3162 days | 65% |
| Tom Teuber | 10/10 | 3164 days | 65% |
| Anika Danits | 10/10 | 3164 days | 65% |
| Valerie Bernardini | 10/10 | 3170 days | 65% |
| Dan Ramsl | 10/10 | 3175 days | 65% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 10/10 | 3181 days | 64% |
| Patrick Thumeyer | 10/10 | 3181 days | 64% |
| Max | 10/10 | 3182 days | 64% |
| John and Jan | 9/10 | 3183 days | 64% |
| Volker Stroenisch | 10/10 | 3187 days | 64% |
| Josh Symons | 10/10 | 3188 days | 64% |
| Emily Garside | 10/10 | 3189 days | 64% |
| Chandra Macraigne | 7/10 | 3189 days | 59% |
| Horitz | 10/10 | 3194 days | 64% |
| Dani | 10/10 | 3194 days | 64% |
| Lee Sandberg | 8/10 | 3199 days | 62% |
| Tina Rust | 10/10 | 3200 days | 63% |
| William Lendway | 9/10 | 3201 days | 63% |
| Sophie Kalnymsky | 10/10 | 3202 days | 63% |
| Xavier Bistodeau | 10/10 | 3206 days | 63% |
| Quinn McCusker | 10/10 | 3210 days | 63% |
| Maria and Grace | 6/10 | 3212 days | 54% |
| Maria Brauherr | 10/10 | 3213 days | 63% |
| Veronique Kaplan | 10/10 | 3214 days | 62% |
| Christine Schtenker | 10/10 | 3217 days | 62% |
| Kristyna Mokrackoua | 9/10 | 3219 days | 62% |
| Florian Mueller | 10/10 | 3221 days | 62% |
| Anna | 10/10 | 3221 days | 62% |
| Iris Kerbler | 10/10 | 3225 days | 62% |
| Livia and Dave | 10/10 | 3227 days | 62% |
| Elisabeth Grabner | 7/10 | 3228 days | 57% |
| Christian Reimund | 9/10 | 3230 days | 61% |
| Stefanie Giese | 10/10 | 3230 days | 62% |
| Kim and Leon | 10/10 | 3234 days | 61% |
| Matthew Hallowell | 10/10 | 3238 days | 61% |
| Justin Kechanski | 8/10 | 3256 days | 59% |
| Steffen and Johannes | 9/10 | 3260 days | 59% |
| Ixtaso Roncal | 10/10 | 3305 days | 57% |
| Naelan Le Borgue | 10/10 | 3537 days | 45% |
| Oliver Pester | 10/10 | 3547 days | 44% |
| Kristina M | 10/10 | 3575 days | 43% |
| Bes | 10/10 | 3580 days | 42% |
| Inge van Noorf | 10/10 | 3634 days | 39% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 10/10 | 3728 days | 34% |
| Caroline Jonsson | 10/10 | 3880 days | 26% |
| Jonny Ronnblom | 10/10 | 3880 days | 26% |
| Martin Buchta | 9/10 | 3912 days | 24% |
| Anne Haenchen | 9/10 | 3912 days | 24% |
| Markus | 10/10 | 3923 days | 24% |
| Cornelia Witte | 10/10 | 3923 days | 24% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 3936 days | 23% |
| Mike Majnik | 10/10 | 3936 days | 23% |
| Pioter Jurkowski | 10/10 | 3971 days | 21% |
| Patrick | 8/10 | 3971 days | 21% |
| Emma | 7/10 | 3971 days | 19% |
| Christin Woelk | 10/10 | 4241 days | 6% |
| Patrick Stoeit | 10/10 | 4251 days | 6% |
| Pete Wilson | 10/10 | 4263 days | 5% |
| Yu-Ti Chu | 9/10 | 4268 days | 5% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4270 days | 5% |
| Camille Coombes | 9/10 | 4270 days | 5% |
| Jan | 10/10 | 4277 days | 4% |
| Frederic Birke | 10/10 | 4279 days | 4% |
| Glenn Surzur | 8/10 | 4279 days | 4% |
| Caderet | 10/10 | 4279 days | 4% |
| Jan & Jile | 10/10 | 4282 days | 4% |
| Lars Schulz | 10/10 | 4292 days | 3% |
| N smith | 10/10 | 4336 days | 1% |
| Michael Kretzschmar | 10/10 | 4353 days | 0% |
| Tanja Rudolf | 10/10 | 4355 days | 0% |
| Peter Adams | 9/10 | 4636 days | 26% |
| Martin Guillaume | 10/10 | 4638 days | 27% |
| Jeroen Bartos | 9/10 | 4655 days | 26% |
| Jon Winter | 9/10 | 4657 days | 26% |
| Roeland Driessen | 10/10 | 4702 days | 27% |
| Rachel_Flowers | 10/10 | 4733 days | 27% |
| Sid | 10/10 | 4763 days | 27% |
| Alibeare | 10/10 | 4794 days | 27% |
| Susannah Eduart | 10/10 | 4988 days | 27% |
| Ann-Katrine & Sille | 10/10 | 5006 days | 27% |
| Josef & Christine Evers | 9/10 | 5017 days | 26% |
| Petersen | 10/10 | 5029 days | 27% |
| Gerry Nichols | 10/10 | 5031 days | 27% |
| Helen T | 10/10 | 5342 days | 27% |
| Bob Lenihan | 10/10 | 5359 days | 27% |
| Radek Hoferek | 9/10 | 5397 days | 26% |
| Pam K | 10/10 | 5400 days | 27% |
| Sabine Locker | 10/10 | 5417 days | 27% |
| csziegler | 10/10 | 5447 days | 27% |
| Rankers Rocks | 10/10 | 5463 days | 27% |
| Tait Suridge | 8/10 | 5474 days | 26% |
| Becca1 | 9/10 | 5709 days | 26% |
| Barry Treve | 9/10 | 5714 days | 26% |
| AnjaChrist | 10/10 | 5725 days | 27% |
| qofd | 10/10 | 6408 days | 27% |
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.