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Ranking Score Explained

G'day, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

The ranking score percentage is used to compare and sort experiences in ranking tables. It is not necessarily a direct measurement of the quality of a particular experience as rated by its customers. I've found it a useful tool to allow me to find the best experiences with confidence. But I've also found it important to read the customer reviews before making any final judgements!

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 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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Cathedral Cove Walk

Valid Reviews

286 Valid Reviews

The Cathedral Cove Walk experience has a total of 286 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 286 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 96
34%
9/10 82
29%
8/10 71
25%
7/10 29
10%
6/10 4
1%
5/10 1
0%
4/10 1
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
0%
1/10 1
0%

87.59% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Walk valid reviews is 87.59% and is based on 286 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

265 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 286 valid reviews, the experience has 265 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 265 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 88
33%
9/10 78
29%
8/10 68
26%
7/10 23
9%
6/10 4
2%
5/10 1
0%
4/10 1
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
0%
1/10 1
0%

87.66% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Walk face-to-face reviews is 87.66% and is based on 265 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

88.22%

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
Michael 10/10 3022 days 100%
Matt McCloskey 9/10 3216 days 84%
Matthias and Adriane 8/10 3484 days 62%
Rachael Gray 7/10 3514 days 57%
Martin Fersebner 7/10 3521 days 56%
Chaulet 9/10 3526 days 60%
Breanna Alexander 7/10 3527 days 56%
Clementine 10/10 3550 days 59%
Claudia Schaefer 8/10 3552 days 57%
Gretha 10/10 3558 days 58%
Peter 9/10 3558 days 57%
Mireia Sanchez 10/10 3560 days 58%
Michael 8/10 3566 days 56%
Kees Mol 10/10 3569 days 57%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3574 days 56%
David Santos 9/10 3577 days 56%
Dominique 7/10 3580 days 52%
Heike Buchmann 8/10 3580 days 55%
Kat 9/10 3581 days 56%
Ulf 9/10 3583 days 56%
Matthew Long 7/10 3583 days 52%
S Webb 10/10 3583 days 56%
Marie Christ 10/10 3601 days 55%
Frederik Fuchs 10/10 3602 days 55%
Anne 10/10 3616 days 54%
Leigh Dodds 9/10 3626 days 52%
Elizabeth Braidotti 10/10 3666 days 50%
Bernd Muller 8/10 3793 days 39%
Benjamin Leboucq 9/10 3812 days 38%
Adrien Richard 9/10 3812 days 38%
Sophie Rosenberg 10/10 3814 days 38%
Alexie Lion 9/10 3815 days 38%
Jan Berendsen 10/10 3817 days 38%
Jorge Anderson 10/10 3817 days 38%
Simon Schatz 7/10 3819 days 35%
Camilla Geert 7/10 3824 days 34%
Eline 8/10 3828 days 36%
Luala F 10/10 3831 days 37%
Math Meyer 10/10 3832 days 37%
Virginia Saez 10/10 3832 days 37%
Gessica 8/10 3832 days 36%
Nico Neubauer 7/10 3834 days 34%
Doerte 10/10 3836 days 36%
Benjamin Nager 8/10 3842 days 35%
Julie Miehling 9/10 3843 days 35%
Nico Wedel 9/10 3843 days 35%
Lauren Dinnage 8/10 3844 days 35%
Steve Barnwell 8/10 3844 days 35%
Alex Schott 9/10 3844 days 35%
Andrea Le Stunff 10/10 3845 days 36%
Sunja Abbe 10/10 3847 days 35%
Olga Barathova 9/10 3848 days 35%
Matias Santos 10/10 3850 days 35%
Mira Huckfield 7/10 3850 days 32%
Aaron Stalley 8/10 3852 days 34%
Marcus 7/10 3858 days 32%
Johannes Koch 7/10 3858 days 32%
Louise Boje 10/10 3860 days 34%
Natasha Harbinson 10/10 3862 days 34%
Maddalena Buffoni 9/10 3863 days 34%
Clara Loizeil 9/10 3864 days 34%
Patrick Veber 5/10 3864 days 25%
Hake Dolce 10/10 3865 days 34%
Julien Sene 9/10 3870 days 33%
Sari Aroalho 8/10 3873 days 33%
Briony 8/10 3873 days 33%
Richard Starkeq 6/10 3874 days 28%
Joana Frever 2/10 3875 days 12%
Carmen Pramstaller 10/10 3875 days 33%
Etienne Douse 7/10 3876 days 30%
Sophia Harnisch 9/10 3876 days 33%
Liza Braun 10/10 3876 days 33%
Dario Leyrer 10/10 3876 days 33%
Coral Dawson 10/10 3877 days 33%
Brianna Burd 9/10 3877 days 33%
Daniel Roedel 10/10 3882 days 33%
Jonathan Gourmel 8/10 3882 days 32%
Matte Stemkowitz 9/10 3883 days 32%
Lea and Emmanuel 9/10 3885 days 32%
Petru 8/10 3885 days 32%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3885 days 30%
Miriam Hack 8/10 3886 days 32%
Annika Locker 10/10 3889 days 32%
Livia and Dave 8/10 3890 days 31%
Nils 7/10 3895 days 29%
Marie Brauherr 10/10 3895 days 32%
Vanesha Patel 9/10 3896 days 31%
Jenny and Till 10/10 3897 days 32%
Clare Pickford 9/10 3898 days 31%
Jonathan and Gulsen 10/10 3900 days 31%
Nico 8/10 3900 days 31%
Julie 10/10 3919 days 30%
Elodie and Gestan 8/10 3922 days 29%
Julia Huesam 8/10 3927 days 29%
Sophie Giblin 9/10 3928 days 29%
Sebastian and Susanna 9/10 3930 days 29%
Sammy Cronin 8/10 3935 days 28%
Fabian Dilly 8/10 3946 days 27%
Ahmed Mohsen Aly 10/10 3964 days 26%
Bob Fontaine 10/10 4064 days 19%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 4197 days 8%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 4197 days 8%
Anna Birzle 10/10 4197 days 8%
Elisabeth Ringswandl 9/10 4198 days 8%
Thomas Haslbeck 7/10 4198 days 7%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 4199 days 8%
Ken 9/10 4200 days 8%
Michael Stibor 7/10 4201 days 7%
Nicol 8/10 4238 days 5%
Jamie McArthur 9/10 4260 days 3%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 4291 days 1%
Marion and Ralf 9/10 4300 days 0%
Fiona Hawkins 7/10 4537 days 31%
Alex 10/10 4553 days 34%
Becky 9/10 4553 days 33%
Josefin Lind 9/10 4554 days 33%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4554 days 34%
Carla Oyarzun 9/10 4557 days 33%
Paolo Cases 8/10 4557 days 33%
Lena Hanhart 10/10 4572 days 34%
Vanessa 4/10 4572 days 20%
Tom Hill 9/10 4573 days 33%
Anna Sternberg 6/10 4576 days 28%
Tobias Thull 8/10 4578 days 33%
Katja Kraffzik 10/10 4579 days 34%
Lukas Lehmeyer 8/10 4581 days 33%
Mark Hofmann 9/10 4581 days 33%
Anne Courtenay 8/10 4582 days 33%
Andreas Jung 10/10 4582 days 34%
Cindy Benayoum 9/10 4586 days 33%
Ann-Kathrin Wacker 10/10 4586 days 34%
Lena Wacker 8/10 4586 days 33%
Rikke Petersen 10/10 4593 days 34%
Roland Beer 10/10 4622 days 34%
Rupert 10/10 4629 days 34%
Alineet Gautier 10/10 4634 days 34%
Marie Lillieskold 9/10 4634 days 33%
Alexandra Kupper 8/10 4637 days 33%
Brian 10/10 4726 days 34%
FlyingKiwiGirl 7/10 4909 days 31%
Annika Schmidt 9/10 4914 days 33%
Tim Vennewold 8/10 4927 days 33%
Steen Rausmussen 9/10 4938 days 33%
Jeremy Eng 7/10 4940 days 31%
Julian Roots 9/10 4940 days 33%
Sohie 9/10 4945 days 33%
Neele & Philipp 7/10 4950 days 31%
Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell 10/10 5012 days 34%
Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell 10/10 5012 days 34%
Julien Bocherens 8/10 5016 days 33%
Joroen Borkert 8/10 5017 days 33%
Lauret Stulemeyer 8/10 5018 days 33%
Ralph and Leonie 8/10 5022 days 33%
Fahl 10/10 5029 days 34%
tanyap 7/10 5030 days 31%
Terry Coles 9/10 5030 days 33%
Alexander Klein 8/10 5034 days 33%
Adam Hassan 7/10 5035 days 31%
Gerard van de Ven 7/10 5035 days 31%
Doan 9/10 5035 days 33%
Claudia Mueller 10/10 5035 days 34%
Presot 10/10 5035 days 34%
Lutz Huuemorder 10/10 5036 days 34%
Faassen 9/10 5038 days 33%
Julie Lamart 9/10 5039 days 33%
Behrens 10/10 5039 days 34%
Henzen 8/10 5039 days 33%
Roshnie 8/10 5040 days 33%
The Mowbrays 8/10 5040 days 33%
Stevie 8/10 5042 days 33%
Thys 8/10 5042 days 33%
Rob Klauer 9/10 5293 days 33%
Selwindt 9/10 5299 days 33%
Michael Touzer 9/10 5300 days 33%
Steven Hill 9/10 5301 days 33%
Susanne A 7/10 5302 days 31%
Malena 7/10 5305 days 31%
Daniel 10/10 5309 days 34%
Romla 8/10 5312 days 33%
Ronald Veldman 8/10 5312 days 33%
Tom Pratt 9/10 5317 days 33%
Stephan Wolter 10/10 5319 days 34%
Stefan 9/10 5319 days 33%
Gabriele Wendt 10/10 5319 days 34%
Danielle & Jobbe 7/10 5319 days 31%
Langerak 8/10 5321 days 33%
Lepied 9/10 5321 days 33%
Nic Roggeman 9/10 5321 days 33%
Ralf Glaser 10/10 5322 days 34%
Maria Dietrich 8/10 5329 days 33%
Mike1952 9/10 5334 days 33%
Henriette Haugan 8/10 5347 days 33%
Fred Saunders 9/10 5360 days 33%
Pietsch 9/10 5400 days 33%
Marc & Pauline 9/10 5402 days 33%
Marek Woznica 9/10 5403 days 33%
Willem & Lilian 8/10 5405 days 33%
Andy Lever 10/10 5411 days 34%
Herman Plasman 7/10 5411 days 31%
Waldemar Schuler 9/10 5412 days 33%
Theresa 10/10 5412 days 34%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 5412 days 33%
Lardy 9/10 5413 days 33%
JadesWorld 8/10 5426 days 33%
Gary A 9/10 5426 days 33%
Sid 9/10 5426 days 33%
andrew_w 7/10 5640 days 31%
Julie Norton 9/10 5641 days 33%
Oliver Berg 8/10 5654 days 33%
Boi Sagarra 8/10 5654 days 33%
Hannah Roberts 10/10 5668 days 34%
Scheler 10/10 5670 days 34%
Gord Carnochan 10/10 5672 days 34%
Isabel & Tillmann 10/10 5674 days 34%
Adam Hayley 6/10 5683 days 28%
Kat Fleming 10/10 5685 days 34%
Luise Jaeger 10/10 5689 days 34%
Russell Stevens 10/10 5689 days 34%
F Horrex 8/10 5690 days 33%
Jessie Currie 10/10 5690 days 34%
Michael Eck 10/10 5692 days 34%
David and Karin 10/10 5692 days 34%
Brandt 8/10 5696 days 33%
Chamton 9/10 5699 days 33%
Jenny 9/10 5700 days 33%
BigSis 9/10 5883 days 33%
Sophie & Joffrey 9/10 5970 days 33%
kempt 8/10 5975 days 33%
Matt Roper 9/10 6027 days 33%
Matilda Hansson 9/10 6027 days 33%
Kay Beaumont 10/10 6038 days 34%
Mark Ashton 10/10 6042 days 34%
S Millet 9/10 6042 days 33%
Gail Mckinstry 9/10 6042 days 33%
Elisabeth Egerup 10/10 6043 days 34%
John Harrison 8/10 6043 days 33%
Peter Koeck 10/10 6045 days 34%
Jakob Pedersen 10/10 6046 days 34%
Vandeput 9/10 6050 days 33%
Fam Leinden 8/10 6058 days 33%
Lisa Beauchemin 10/10 6059 days 34%
Helen Power 8/10 6059 days 33%
Mick Thexton 10/10 6059 days 34%
Jens van Evp 10/10 6060 days 34%
Max Van der Zalm 8/10 6060 days 33%
Belinda Godhard 1/10 6061 days 10%
Veltmaat NL 7/10 6070 days 31%
Jakob Jurgen 8/10 6078 days 33%
deanlaw 10/10 6109 days 34%
menzel 10/10 6109 days 34%
timgr 8/10 6111 days 33%
Lynn Maguire 10/10 6112 days 34%
blokzyl 8/10 6115 days 33%
braunweiler 9/10 6115 days 33%
jameswhite 8/10 6118 days 33%
hofstetterf 10/10 6124 days 34%
Emma Coltman 10/10 6128 days 34%
rolandop 10/10 6130 days 34%
Antje & Sascha Häusler 10/10 6130 days 34%
Andreas Sterki 8/10 6134 days 33%
Susanne Santer 9/10 6134 days 33%
Richard Kesteleyn 8/10 6134 days 33%
Christy 8/10 6136 days 33%
Ricarda 9/10 6136 days 33%
Malinka Nuefeld 6/10 6136 days 28%
Geoff Renshaw 9/10 6137 days 33%
Jessica Clarisse 9/10 6138 days 33%
Lionel Mouesca 10/10 6138 days 34%
Ton Buil 9/10 6138 days 33%
Mike 9/10 6138 days 33%
Wim Put 8/10 6152 days 33%
BryonyS 10/10 6358 days 34%
BouterG 10/10 6366 days 34%
CeesVanW 8/10 6367 days 33%
mikestep 10/10 6370 days 34%
Martien van Brakel 8/10 6370 days 33%
Arjan Muis 9/10 6372 days 33%
DaveV 9/10 6386 days 33%
AmyBarrett 10/10 6386 days 34%
DamienM 10/10 6386 days 34%
StefanGermany1 10/10 6388 days 34%
FiensG 8/10 6389 days 33%
OdiliaF 10/10 6389 days 34%
Ralph Boese 8/10 6390 days 33%
BrendaM 10/10 6751 days 34%
AlanN316 8/10 6751 days 33%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cathedral Cove Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

1.26% 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

89%

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.