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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 Walk.
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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
88.23%
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 | 3061 days | 100% |
| Matt McCloskey | 9/10 | 3255 days | 84% |
| Matthias and Adriane | 8/10 | 3523 days | 63% |
| Rachael Gray | 7/10 | 3553 days | 57% |
| Martin Fersebner | 7/10 | 3560 days | 57% |
| Chaulet | 9/10 | 3565 days | 60% |
| Breanna Alexander | 7/10 | 3566 days | 56% |
| Clementine | 10/10 | 3589 days | 59% |
| Claudia Schaefer | 8/10 | 3591 days | 57% |
| Gretha | 10/10 | 3597 days | 58% |
| Peter | 9/10 | 3597 days | 57% |
| Mireia Sanchez | 10/10 | 3599 days | 58% |
| Michael | 8/10 | 3605 days | 56% |
| Kees Mol | 10/10 | 3608 days | 57% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 8/10 | 3613 days | 56% |
| David Santos | 9/10 | 3616 days | 56% |
| Dominique | 7/10 | 3619 days | 52% |
| Heike Buchmann | 8/10 | 3619 days | 55% |
| Kat | 9/10 | 3620 days | 56% |
| Ulf | 9/10 | 3622 days | 56% |
| Matthew Long | 7/10 | 3622 days | 52% |
| S Webb | 10/10 | 3622 days | 56% |
| Marie Christ | 10/10 | 3640 days | 55% |
| Frederik Fuchs | 10/10 | 3641 days | 55% |
| Anne | 10/10 | 3655 days | 54% |
| Leigh Dodds | 9/10 | 3665 days | 52% |
| Elizabeth Braidotti | 10/10 | 3705 days | 50% |
| Bernd Muller | 8/10 | 3832 days | 39% |
| Benjamin Leboucq | 9/10 | 3851 days | 38% |
| Adrien Richard | 9/10 | 3851 days | 38% |
| Sophie Rosenberg | 10/10 | 3853 days | 38% |
| Alexie Lion | 9/10 | 3854 days | 38% |
| Jan Berendsen | 10/10 | 3856 days | 38% |
| Jorge Anderson | 10/10 | 3856 days | 38% |
| Simon Schatz | 7/10 | 3858 days | 35% |
| Camilla Geert | 7/10 | 3863 days | 34% |
| Eline | 8/10 | 3867 days | 36% |
| Luala F | 10/10 | 3870 days | 37% |
| Math Meyer | 10/10 | 3871 days | 37% |
| Virginia Saez | 10/10 | 3871 days | 37% |
| Gessica | 8/10 | 3871 days | 36% |
| Nico Neubauer | 7/10 | 3873 days | 34% |
| Doerte | 10/10 | 3875 days | 36% |
| Benjamin Nager | 8/10 | 3881 days | 35% |
| Julie Miehling | 9/10 | 3882 days | 35% |
| Nico Wedel | 9/10 | 3882 days | 35% |
| Lauren Dinnage | 8/10 | 3883 days | 35% |
| Steve Barnwell | 8/10 | 3883 days | 35% |
| Alex Schott | 9/10 | 3883 days | 35% |
| Andrea Le Stunff | 10/10 | 3884 days | 36% |
| Sunja Abbe | 10/10 | 3886 days | 35% |
| Olga Barathova | 9/10 | 3887 days | 35% |
| Matias Santos | 10/10 | 3889 days | 35% |
| Mira Huckfield | 7/10 | 3889 days | 33% |
| Aaron Stalley | 8/10 | 3891 days | 34% |
| Marcus | 7/10 | 3897 days | 32% |
| Johannes Koch | 7/10 | 3897 days | 32% |
| Louise Boje | 10/10 | 3899 days | 34% |
| Natasha Harbinson | 10/10 | 3901 days | 34% |
| Maddalena Buffoni | 9/10 | 3902 days | 34% |
| Clara Loizeil | 9/10 | 3903 days | 34% |
| Patrick Veber | 5/10 | 3903 days | 25% |
| Hake Dolce | 10/10 | 3904 days | 34% |
| Julien Sene | 9/10 | 3909 days | 33% |
| Sari Aroalho | 8/10 | 3912 days | 33% |
| Briony | 8/10 | 3912 days | 33% |
| Richard Starkeq | 6/10 | 3913 days | 28% |
| Joana Frever | 2/10 | 3914 days | 13% |
| Carmen Pramstaller | 10/10 | 3914 days | 33% |
| Etienne Douse | 7/10 | 3915 days | 31% |
| Sophia Harnisch | 9/10 | 3915 days | 33% |
| Liza Braun | 10/10 | 3915 days | 33% |
| Dario Leyrer | 10/10 | 3915 days | 33% |
| Coral Dawson | 10/10 | 3916 days | 33% |
| Brianna Burd | 9/10 | 3916 days | 33% |
| Daniel Roedel | 10/10 | 3921 days | 33% |
| Jonathan Gourmel | 8/10 | 3921 days | 32% |
| Matte Stemkowitz | 9/10 | 3922 days | 32% |
| Lea and Emmanuel | 9/10 | 3924 days | 32% |
| Petru | 8/10 | 3924 days | 32% |
| Maxima Buisan | 7/10 | 3924 days | 30% |
| Miriam Hack | 8/10 | 3925 days | 32% |
| Annika Locker | 10/10 | 3928 days | 32% |
| Livia and Dave | 8/10 | 3929 days | 31% |
| Nils | 7/10 | 3934 days | 29% |
| Marie Brauherr | 10/10 | 3934 days | 32% |
| Vanesha Patel | 9/10 | 3935 days | 31% |
| Jenny and Till | 10/10 | 3936 days | 32% |
| Clare Pickford | 9/10 | 3937 days | 31% |
| Jonathan and Gulsen | 10/10 | 3939 days | 31% |
| Nico | 8/10 | 3939 days | 31% |
| Julie | 10/10 | 3958 days | 30% |
| Elodie and Gestan | 8/10 | 3961 days | 29% |
| Julia Huesam | 8/10 | 3966 days | 29% |
| Sophie Giblin | 9/10 | 3967 days | 29% |
| Sebastian and Susanna | 9/10 | 3969 days | 29% |
| Sammy Cronin | 8/10 | 3974 days | 28% |
| Fabian Dilly | 8/10 | 3985 days | 27% |
| Ahmed Mohsen Aly | 10/10 | 4003 days | 26% |
| Bob Fontaine | 10/10 | 4103 days | 18% |
| Johanna Lidel | 10/10 | 4236 days | 8% |
| Amelie Eschenbach | 10/10 | 4236 days | 8% |
| Anna Birzle | 10/10 | 4236 days | 8% |
| Elisabeth Ringswandl | 9/10 | 4237 days | 8% |
| Thomas Haslbeck | 7/10 | 4237 days | 7% |
| Miriam Burchartz | 9/10 | 4238 days | 8% |
| Ken | 9/10 | 4239 days | 8% |
| Michael Stibor | 7/10 | 4240 days | 7% |
| Nicol | 8/10 | 4277 days | 5% |
| Jamie McArthur | 9/10 | 4299 days | 3% |
| Sibylle and Nadine | 8/10 | 4330 days | 1% |
| Marion and Ralf | 9/10 | 4339 days | 0% |
| Fiona Hawkins | 7/10 | 4576 days | 34% |
| Alex | 10/10 | 4592 days | 37% |
| Becky | 9/10 | 4592 days | 36% |
| Josefin Lind | 9/10 | 4593 days | 36% |
| Herman Holmgist | 10/10 | 4593 days | 37% |
| Carla Oyarzun | 9/10 | 4596 days | 36% |
| Paolo Cases | 8/10 | 4596 days | 36% |
| Lena Hanhart | 10/10 | 4611 days | 37% |
| Vanessa | 4/10 | 4611 days | 23% |
| Tom Hill | 9/10 | 4612 days | 36% |
| Anna Sternberg | 6/10 | 4615 days | 31% |
| Tobias Thull | 8/10 | 4617 days | 36% |
| Katja Kraffzik | 10/10 | 4618 days | 37% |
| Lukas Lehmeyer | 8/10 | 4620 days | 36% |
| Mark Hofmann | 9/10 | 4620 days | 36% |
| Anne Courtenay | 8/10 | 4621 days | 36% |
| Andreas Jung | 10/10 | 4621 days | 37% |
| Cindy Benayoum | 9/10 | 4625 days | 36% |
| Ann-Kathrin Wacker | 10/10 | 4625 days | 37% |
| Lena Wacker | 8/10 | 4625 days | 36% |
| Rikke Petersen | 10/10 | 4632 days | 37% |
| Roland Beer | 10/10 | 4661 days | 37% |
| Rupert | 10/10 | 4668 days | 37% |
| Alineet Gautier | 10/10 | 4673 days | 37% |
| Marie Lillieskold | 9/10 | 4673 days | 36% |
| Alexandra Kupper | 8/10 | 4676 days | 36% |
| Brian | 10/10 | 4765 days | 37% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 7/10 | 4948 days | 34% |
| Annika Schmidt | 9/10 | 4953 days | 36% |
| Tim Vennewold | 8/10 | 4966 days | 36% |
| Steen Rausmussen | 9/10 | 4977 days | 36% |
| Jeremy Eng | 7/10 | 4979 days | 34% |
| Julian Roots | 9/10 | 4979 days | 36% |
| Sohie | 9/10 | 4984 days | 36% |
| Neele & Philipp | 7/10 | 4989 days | 34% |
| Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell | 10/10 | 5051 days | 37% |
| Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell | 10/10 | 5051 days | 37% |
| Julien Bocherens | 8/10 | 5055 days | 36% |
| Joroen Borkert | 8/10 | 5056 days | 36% |
| Lauret Stulemeyer | 8/10 | 5057 days | 36% |
| Ralph and Leonie | 8/10 | 5061 days | 36% |
| Fahl | 10/10 | 5068 days | 37% |
| tanyap | 7/10 | 5069 days | 34% |
| Terry Coles | 9/10 | 5069 days | 36% |
| Alexander Klein | 8/10 | 5073 days | 36% |
| Adam Hassan | 7/10 | 5074 days | 34% |
| Gerard van de Ven | 7/10 | 5074 days | 34% |
| Doan | 9/10 | 5074 days | 36% |
| Claudia Mueller | 10/10 | 5074 days | 37% |
| Presot | 10/10 | 5074 days | 37% |
| Lutz Huuemorder | 10/10 | 5075 days | 37% |
| Faassen | 9/10 | 5077 days | 36% |
| Julie Lamart | 9/10 | 5078 days | 36% |
| Behrens | 10/10 | 5078 days | 37% |
| Henzen | 8/10 | 5078 days | 36% |
| Roshnie | 8/10 | 5079 days | 36% |
| The Mowbrays | 8/10 | 5079 days | 36% |
| Stevie | 8/10 | 5081 days | 36% |
| Thys | 8/10 | 5081 days | 36% |
| Rob Klauer | 9/10 | 5332 days | 36% |
| Selwindt | 9/10 | 5338 days | 36% |
| Michael Touzer | 9/10 | 5339 days | 36% |
| Steven Hill | 9/10 | 5340 days | 36% |
| Susanne A | 7/10 | 5341 days | 34% |
| Malena | 7/10 | 5344 days | 34% |
| Daniel | 10/10 | 5348 days | 37% |
| Romla | 8/10 | 5351 days | 36% |
| Ronald Veldman | 8/10 | 5351 days | 36% |
| Tom Pratt | 9/10 | 5356 days | 36% |
| Stephan Wolter | 10/10 | 5358 days | 37% |
| Stefan | 9/10 | 5358 days | 36% |
| Gabriele Wendt | 10/10 | 5358 days | 37% |
| Danielle & Jobbe | 7/10 | 5358 days | 34% |
| Langerak | 8/10 | 5360 days | 36% |
| Lepied | 9/10 | 5360 days | 36% |
| Nic Roggeman | 9/10 | 5360 days | 36% |
| Ralf Glaser | 10/10 | 5361 days | 37% |
| Maria Dietrich | 8/10 | 5368 days | 36% |
| Mike1952 | 9/10 | 5373 days | 36% |
| Henriette Haugan | 8/10 | 5386 days | 36% |
| Fred Saunders | 9/10 | 5399 days | 36% |
| Pietsch | 9/10 | 5439 days | 36% |
| Marc & Pauline | 9/10 | 5441 days | 36% |
| Marek Woznica | 9/10 | 5442 days | 36% |
| Willem & Lilian | 8/10 | 5444 days | 36% |
| Andy Lever | 10/10 | 5450 days | 37% |
| Herman Plasman | 7/10 | 5450 days | 34% |
| Waldemar Schuler | 9/10 | 5451 days | 36% |
| Theresa | 10/10 | 5451 days | 37% |
| Anders Rathleff | 9/10 | 5451 days | 36% |
| Lardy | 9/10 | 5452 days | 36% |
| JadesWorld | 8/10 | 5465 days | 36% |
| Gary A | 9/10 | 5465 days | 36% |
| Sid | 9/10 | 5465 days | 36% |
| andrew_w | 7/10 | 5679 days | 34% |
| Julie Norton | 9/10 | 5680 days | 36% |
| Oliver Berg | 8/10 | 5693 days | 36% |
| Boi Sagarra | 8/10 | 5693 days | 36% |
| Hannah Roberts | 10/10 | 5707 days | 37% |
| Scheler | 10/10 | 5709 days | 37% |
| Gord Carnochan | 10/10 | 5711 days | 37% |
| Isabel & Tillmann | 10/10 | 5713 days | 37% |
| Adam Hayley | 6/10 | 5722 days | 31% |
| Kat Fleming | 10/10 | 5724 days | 37% |
| Luise Jaeger | 10/10 | 5728 days | 37% |
| Russell Stevens | 10/10 | 5728 days | 37% |
| F Horrex | 8/10 | 5729 days | 36% |
| Jessie Currie | 10/10 | 5729 days | 37% |
| Michael Eck | 10/10 | 5731 days | 37% |
| David and Karin | 10/10 | 5731 days | 37% |
| Brandt | 8/10 | 5735 days | 36% |
| Chamton | 9/10 | 5738 days | 36% |
| Jenny | 9/10 | 5739 days | 36% |
| BigSis | 9/10 | 5922 days | 36% |
| Sophie & Joffrey | 9/10 | 6009 days | 36% |
| kempt | 8/10 | 6014 days | 36% |
| Matt Roper | 9/10 | 6066 days | 36% |
| Matilda Hansson | 9/10 | 6066 days | 36% |
| Kay Beaumont | 10/10 | 6077 days | 37% |
| Mark Ashton | 10/10 | 6081 days | 37% |
| S Millet | 9/10 | 6081 days | 36% |
| Gail Mckinstry | 9/10 | 6081 days | 36% |
| Elisabeth Egerup | 10/10 | 6082 days | 37% |
| John Harrison | 8/10 | 6082 days | 36% |
| Peter Koeck | 10/10 | 6084 days | 37% |
| Jakob Pedersen | 10/10 | 6085 days | 37% |
| Vandeput | 9/10 | 6089 days | 36% |
| Fam Leinden | 8/10 | 6097 days | 36% |
| Lisa Beauchemin | 10/10 | 6098 days | 37% |
| Helen Power | 8/10 | 6098 days | 36% |
| Mick Thexton | 10/10 | 6098 days | 37% |
| Jens van Evp | 10/10 | 6099 days | 37% |
| Max Van der Zalm | 8/10 | 6099 days | 36% |
| Belinda Godhard | 1/10 | 6100 days | 13% |
| Veltmaat NL | 7/10 | 6109 days | 34% |
| Jakob Jurgen | 8/10 | 6117 days | 36% |
| deanlaw | 10/10 | 6148 days | 37% |
| menzel | 10/10 | 6148 days | 37% |
| timgr | 8/10 | 6150 days | 36% |
| Lynn Maguire | 10/10 | 6151 days | 37% |
| blokzyl | 8/10 | 6154 days | 36% |
| braunweiler | 9/10 | 6154 days | 36% |
| jameswhite | 8/10 | 6157 days | 36% |
| hofstetterf | 10/10 | 6163 days | 37% |
| Emma Coltman | 10/10 | 6167 days | 37% |
| rolandop | 10/10 | 6169 days | 37% |
| Antje & Sascha Häusler | 10/10 | 6169 days | 37% |
| Andreas Sterki | 8/10 | 6173 days | 36% |
| Susanne Santer | 9/10 | 6173 days | 36% |
| Richard Kesteleyn | 8/10 | 6173 days | 36% |
| Christy | 8/10 | 6175 days | 36% |
| Ricarda | 9/10 | 6175 days | 36% |
| Malinka Nuefeld | 6/10 | 6175 days | 31% |
| Geoff Renshaw | 9/10 | 6176 days | 36% |
| Jessica Clarisse | 9/10 | 6177 days | 36% |
| Lionel Mouesca | 10/10 | 6177 days | 37% |
| Ton Buil | 9/10 | 6177 days | 36% |
| Mike | 9/10 | 6177 days | 36% |
| Wim Put | 8/10 | 6191 days | 36% |
| BryonyS | 10/10 | 6397 days | 37% |
| BouterG | 10/10 | 6405 days | 37% |
| CeesVanW | 8/10 | 6406 days | 36% |
| mikestep | 10/10 | 6409 days | 37% |
| Martien van Brakel | 8/10 | 6409 days | 36% |
| Arjan Muis | 9/10 | 6411 days | 36% |
| DaveV | 9/10 | 6425 days | 36% |
| AmyBarrett | 10/10 | 6425 days | 37% |
| DamienM | 10/10 | 6425 days | 37% |
| StefanGermany1 | 10/10 | 6427 days | 37% |
| FiensG | 8/10 | 6428 days | 36% |
| OdiliaF | 10/10 | 6428 days | 37% |
| Ralph Boese | 8/10 | 6429 days | 36% |
| BrendaM | 10/10 | 6790 days | 37% |
| AlanN316 | 8/10 | 6790 days | 36% |
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.