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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 Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking.
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.
Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking
Valid Reviews
118 Valid Reviews
The Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience has a total of 118 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 118 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 63 |
|
53% |
| 9/10 | 34 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 13 |
|
11% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
92.71% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking valid reviews is 92.71% and is based on 118 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
65 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 118 valid reviews, the experience has 65 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 65 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 18 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 28 |
|
43% |
| 8/10 | 12 |
|
18% |
| 7/10 | 7 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.77% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking face-to-face reviews is 88.77% and is based on 65 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Klub | 9/10 | 3253 days | 100% |
| Robin Lakner | 7/10 | 3259 days | 93% |
| Paula Bauer | 10/10 | 3269 days | 100% |
| Thomas Werner | 9/10 | 3289 days | 97% |
| Devan Sheppard | 10/10 | 3694 days | 60% |
| Jan Legein | 9/10 | 3949 days | 35% |
| Greg Fischer | 9/10 | 4029 days | 28% |
| Alice Berg | 10/10 | 4330 days | 0% |
| 1246km | 10/10 | 4396 days | 43% |
| rachelg | 9/10 | 4427 days | 43% |
| Jenben | 10/10 | 4457 days | 43% |
| Goosey74 | 9/10 | 4671 days | 43% |
| Stephan Wolter | 10/10 | 4716 days | 43% |
| Hans Oudenbroek | 9/10 | 4716 days | 43% |
| Paul Weidenfeld | 9/10 | 4718 days | 43% |
| Adam Critchley | 9/10 | 4728 days | 43% |
| MarkW | 9/10 | 4762 days | 43% |
| Rebeccaj | 10/10 | 4793 days | 43% |
| Steve & Maggie | 10/10 | 4794 days | 43% |
| Mark de Boer | 7/10 | 4813 days | 40% |
| Sonny955 | 10/10 | 4823 days | 43% |
| KatyK | 10/10 | 4823 days | 43% |
| jokatallen | 10/10 | 4823 days | 43% |
| lewylaw | 10/10 | 4823 days | 43% |
| chriswellie | 10/10 | 4823 days | 43% |
| Barry | 10/10 | 4884 days | 43% |
| Jennifer Holloway | 9/10 | 5042 days | 43% |
| Noah Stegmann | 9/10 | 5048 days | 43% |
| Kevin Wong | 8/10 | 5050 days | 42% |
| Boehmer | 9/10 | 5052 days | 43% |
| Marian | 9/10 | 5054 days | 43% |
| Michael Messuie | 9/10 | 5058 days | 43% |
| Dirk Van Den Berg | 8/10 | 5062 days | 42% |
| Faye Cox | 10/10 | 5066 days | 43% |
| winglen | 10/10 | 5068 days | 43% |
| Christiane | 10/10 | 5068 days | 43% |
| Janine Diehl | 8/10 | 5073 days | 42% |
| Jansen | 9/10 | 5083 days | 43% |
| Nadja | 9/10 | 5083 days | 43% |
| Hannah Watts | 8/10 | 5083 days | 42% |
| Jayne | 9/10 | 5083 days | 43% |
| Matthew | 9/10 | 5084 days | 43% |
| Trevor Gibbins | 9/10 | 5084 days | 43% |
| Joanne Byrne | 9/10 | 5085 days | 43% |
| David | 9/10 | 5086 days | 43% |
| Henrik Petersen | 9/10 | 5089 days | 43% |
| Claire Bulmer | 8/10 | 5091 days | 42% |
| DNP504 | 10/10 | 5158 days | 43% |
| Laura_Gill | 10/10 | 5158 days | 43% |
| alku83 | 10/10 | 5188 days | 43% |
| Shar | 10/10 | 5219 days | 43% |
| David | 10/10 | 5366 days | 43% |
| Peter Schmidt | 8/10 | 5433 days | 42% |
| Brian Elmes | 9/10 | 5456 days | 43% |
| julia depis | 10/10 | 5461 days | 43% |
| travelingnz | 5/10 | 5461 days | 32% |
| Dmitry Piven | 10/10 | 5492 days | 43% |
| victoriaophield | 10/10 | 5492 days | 43% |
| Kerstin | 10/10 | 5492 days | 43% |
| Rose | 10/10 | 5492 days | 43% |
| yaz | 10/10 | 5492 days | 43% |
| ingeh | 10/10 | 5523 days | 43% |
| Hanne Wichmann | 10/10 | 5527 days | 43% |
| Lesley Nixon | 7/10 | 5533 days | 40% |
| Roeder Grit | 9/10 | 5534 days | 43% |
| Helen Edwards-Davis | 10/10 | 5553 days | 43% |
| rincoln | 10/10 | 5553 days | 43% |
| hilary hale | 9/10 | 5584 days | 43% |
| Eilahtan4 | 10/10 | 5584 days | 43% |
| Jeffrey C | 10/10 | 5706 days | 43% |
| T C | 10/10 | 5706 days | 43% |
| Taryn, Charlotte & Steve | 10/10 | 5706 days | 43% |
| Neal | 10/10 | 5770 days | 43% |
| mariea | 10/10 | 5779 days | 43% |
| DerrynL | 10/10 | 5787 days | 43% |
| Kate | 7/10 | 5791 days | 40% |
| Elizabeth | 9/10 | 5791 days | 43% |
| Ian Rogers | 10/10 | 5793 days | 43% |
| watchers_nz | 10/10 | 5797 days | 43% |
| Kim | 10/10 | 5798 days | 43% |
| Rob_and_Iris | 10/10 | 5798 days | 43% |
| Chris | 10/10 | 5802 days | 43% |
| Carmel | 8/10 | 5807 days | 42% |
| Laura Muser | 10/10 | 5826 days | 43% |
| Kat | 10/10 | 5826 days | 43% |
| Lauren_D | 9/10 | 5826 days | 43% |
| Dave Brooks | 9/10 | 5838 days | 43% |
| Wilbur | 10/10 | 5846 days | 43% |
| Freddy | 10/10 | 5852 days | 43% |
| Nick & Jess | 10/10 | 5855 days | 43% |
| Ray | 10/10 | 5857 days | 43% |
| Craig Wright | 10/10 | 5857 days | 43% |
| sarank | 10/10 | 5870 days | 43% |
| Spyfox | 10/10 | 5874 days | 43% |
| Paula | 10/10 | 5925 days | 43% |
| maria d | 10/10 | 6009 days | 43% |
| Daniala | 8/10 | 6034 days | 42% |
| Meike Biel | 8/10 | 6117 days | 42% |
| Julie | 8/10 | 6176 days | 42% |
| Emma & Rob | 7/10 | 6180 days | 40% |
| Matt Walker | 9/10 | 6181 days | 43% |
| melissa1 | 10/10 | 6190 days | 43% |
| purplekat99 | 10/10 | 6223 days | 43% |
| Sabine | 10/10 | 6479 days | 43% |
| Elaine | 10/10 | 6488 days | 43% |
| Gwen | 8/10 | 6491 days | 42% |
| Johnny | 8/10 | 6495 days | 42% |
| SueLinsk | 9/10 | 6497 days | 43% |
| James | 8/10 | 6497 days | 42% |
| AnnaOwen | 9/10 | 6522 days | 43% |
| Andrew | 7/10 | 6523 days | 40% |
| Katherine | 10/10 | 6523 days | 43% |
| JonathanBayle | 10/10 | 6523 days | 43% |
| Reggie | 7/10 | 6533 days | 40% |
| Moritz | 10/10 | 6564 days | 43% |
| Klaus | 9/10 | 6564 days | 43% |
| Sarah | 10/10 | 6565 days | 43% |
| Michael | 9/10 | 6565 days | 43% |
Adjustments
Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.
Sample Size Adjustment
No Adjustment
A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-4.07% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 45 days. However the Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.
The Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -4.01% |
| 198 | -4.03% |
| 199 | -4.05% |
| 200 | -4.07% |
| 201 | -4.09% |
| 202 | -4.12% |
| 203 | -4.14% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
1.20% 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 customers 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
90%
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.