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Hi, 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

88.19%

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 2941 days 100%
Matt McCloskey 9/10 3135 days 84%
Matthias and Adriane 8/10 3403 days 62%
Rachael Gray 7/10 3433 days 56%
Martin Fersebner 7/10 3440 days 56%
Chaulet 9/10 3445 days 60%
Breanna Alexander 7/10 3446 days 55%
Clementine 10/10 3469 days 59%
Claudia Schaefer 8/10 3471 days 57%
Gretha 10/10 3477 days 58%
Peter 9/10 3477 days 57%
Mireia Sanchez 10/10 3479 days 58%
Michael 8/10 3485 days 56%
Kees Mol 10/10 3488 days 57%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3493 days 55%
David Santos 9/10 3496 days 56%
Dominique 7/10 3499 days 52%
Heike Buchmann 8/10 3499 days 55%
Kat 9/10 3500 days 56%
Ulf 9/10 3502 days 55%
Matthew Long 7/10 3502 days 51%
S Webb 10/10 3502 days 56%
Marie Christ 10/10 3520 days 55%
Frederik Fuchs 10/10 3521 days 55%
Anne 10/10 3535 days 54%
Leigh Dodds 9/10 3545 days 52%
Elizabeth Braidotti 10/10 3585 days 50%
Bernd Muller 8/10 3712 days 39%
Benjamin Leboucq 9/10 3731 days 38%
Adrien Richard 9/10 3731 days 38%
Sophie Rosenberg 10/10 3733 days 38%
Alexie Lion 9/10 3734 days 38%
Jan Berendsen 10/10 3736 days 38%
Jorge Anderson 10/10 3736 days 38%
Simon Schatz 7/10 3738 days 34%
Camilla Geert 7/10 3743 days 34%
Eline 8/10 3747 days 36%
Luala F 10/10 3750 days 37%
Math Meyer 10/10 3751 days 37%
Virginia Saez 10/10 3751 days 37%
Gessica 8/10 3751 days 36%
Nico Neubauer 7/10 3753 days 33%
Doerte 10/10 3755 days 36%
Benjamin Nager 8/10 3761 days 35%
Julie Miehling 9/10 3762 days 35%
Nico Wedel 9/10 3762 days 35%
Lauren Dinnage 8/10 3763 days 35%
Steve Barnwell 8/10 3763 days 35%
Alex Schott 9/10 3763 days 35%
Andrea Le Stunff 10/10 3764 days 36%
Sunja Abbe 10/10 3766 days 36%
Olga Barathova 9/10 3767 days 35%
Matias Santos 10/10 3769 days 35%
Mira Huckfield 7/10 3769 days 32%
Aaron Stalley 8/10 3771 days 34%
Marcus 7/10 3777 days 31%
Johannes Koch 7/10 3777 days 31%
Louise Boje 10/10 3779 days 35%
Natasha Harbinson 10/10 3781 days 34%
Maddalena Buffoni 9/10 3782 days 34%
Clara Loizeil 9/10 3783 days 34%
Patrick Veber 5/10 3783 days 23%
Hake Dolce 10/10 3784 days 34%
Julien Sene 9/10 3789 days 33%
Sari Aroalho 8/10 3792 days 33%
Briony 8/10 3792 days 33%
Richard Starkeq 6/10 3793 days 27%
Joana Frever 2/10 3794 days 8%
Carmen Pramstaller 10/10 3794 days 33%
Etienne Douse 7/10 3795 days 30%
Sophia Harnisch 9/10 3795 days 33%
Liza Braun 10/10 3795 days 33%
Dario Leyrer 10/10 3795 days 33%
Coral Dawson 10/10 3796 days 33%
Brianna Burd 9/10 3796 days 33%
Daniel Roedel 10/10 3801 days 33%
Jonathan Gourmel 8/10 3801 days 32%
Matte Stemkowitz 9/10 3802 days 32%
Lea and Emmanuel 9/10 3804 days 32%
Petru 8/10 3804 days 32%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3804 days 29%
Miriam Hack 8/10 3805 days 32%
Annika Locker 10/10 3808 days 32%
Livia and Dave 8/10 3809 days 31%
Nils 7/10 3814 days 29%
Marie Brauherr 10/10 3814 days 32%
Vanesha Patel 9/10 3815 days 31%
Jenny and Till 10/10 3816 days 32%
Clare Pickford 9/10 3817 days 31%
Jonathan and Gulsen 10/10 3819 days 31%
Nico 8/10 3819 days 31%
Julie 10/10 3838 days 30%
Elodie and Gestan 8/10 3841 days 29%
Julia Huesam 8/10 3846 days 28%
Sophie Giblin 9/10 3847 days 29%
Sebastian and Susanna 9/10 3849 days 29%
Sammy Cronin 8/10 3854 days 28%
Fabian Dilly 8/10 3865 days 27%
Ahmed Mohsen Aly 10/10 3883 days 26%
Bob Fontaine 10/10 3983 days 19%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 4116 days 8%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 4116 days 8%
Anna Birzle 10/10 4116 days 8%
Elisabeth Ringswandl 9/10 4117 days 8%
Thomas Haslbeck 7/10 4117 days 7%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 4118 days 8%
Ken 9/10 4119 days 8%
Michael Stibor 7/10 4120 days 6%
Nicol 8/10 4157 days 5%
Jamie McArthur 9/10 4179 days 3%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 4210 days 1%
Marion and Ralf 9/10 4219 days 0%
Fiona Hawkins 7/10 4456 days 25%
Alex 10/10 4472 days 27%
Becky 9/10 4472 days 27%
Josefin Lind 9/10 4473 days 27%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4473 days 27%
Carla Oyarzun 9/10 4476 days 27%
Paolo Cases 8/10 4476 days 27%
Lena Hanhart 10/10 4491 days 27%
Vanessa 4/10 4491 days 14%
Tom Hill 9/10 4492 days 27%
Anna Sternberg 6/10 4495 days 22%
Tobias Thull 8/10 4497 days 27%
Katja Kraffzik 10/10 4498 days 27%
Lukas Lehmeyer 8/10 4500 days 27%
Mark Hofmann 9/10 4500 days 27%
Anne Courtenay 8/10 4501 days 27%
Andreas Jung 10/10 4501 days 27%
Cindy Benayoum 9/10 4505 days 27%
Ann-Kathrin Wacker 10/10 4505 days 27%
Lena Wacker 8/10 4505 days 27%
Rikke Petersen 10/10 4512 days 27%
Roland Beer 10/10 4541 days 27%
Rupert 10/10 4548 days 27%
Alineet Gautier 10/10 4553 days 27%
Marie Lillieskold 9/10 4553 days 27%
Alexandra Kupper 8/10 4556 days 27%
Brian 10/10 4645 days 27%
FlyingKiwiGirl 7/10 4828 days 25%
Annika Schmidt 9/10 4833 days 27%
Tim Vennewold 8/10 4846 days 27%
Steen Rausmussen 9/10 4857 days 27%
Jeremy Eng 7/10 4859 days 25%
Julian Roots 9/10 4859 days 27%
Sohie 9/10 4864 days 27%
Neele & Philipp 7/10 4869 days 25%
Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell 10/10 4931 days 27%
Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell 10/10 4931 days 27%
Julien Bocherens 8/10 4935 days 27%
Joroen Borkert 8/10 4936 days 27%
Lauret Stulemeyer 8/10 4937 days 27%
Ralph and Leonie 8/10 4941 days 27%
Fahl 10/10 4948 days 27%
tanyap 7/10 4949 days 25%
Terry Coles 9/10 4949 days 27%
Alexander Klein 8/10 4953 days 27%
Adam Hassan 7/10 4954 days 25%
Gerard van de Ven 7/10 4954 days 25%
Doan 9/10 4954 days 27%
Claudia Mueller 10/10 4954 days 27%
Presot 10/10 4954 days 27%
Lutz Huuemorder 10/10 4955 days 27%
Faassen 9/10 4957 days 27%
Julie Lamart 9/10 4958 days 27%
Behrens 10/10 4958 days 27%
Henzen 8/10 4958 days 27%
Roshnie 8/10 4959 days 27%
The Mowbrays 8/10 4959 days 27%
Stevie 8/10 4961 days 27%
Thys 8/10 4961 days 27%
Rob Klauer 9/10 5212 days 27%
Selwindt 9/10 5218 days 27%
Michael Touzer 9/10 5219 days 27%
Steven Hill 9/10 5220 days 27%
Susanne A 7/10 5221 days 25%
Malena 7/10 5224 days 25%
Daniel 10/10 5228 days 27%
Romla 8/10 5231 days 27%
Ronald Veldman 8/10 5231 days 27%
Tom Pratt 9/10 5236 days 27%
Stephan Wolter 10/10 5238 days 27%
Stefan 9/10 5238 days 27%
Gabriele Wendt 10/10 5238 days 27%
Danielle & Jobbe 7/10 5238 days 25%
Langerak 8/10 5240 days 27%
Lepied 9/10 5240 days 27%
Nic Roggeman 9/10 5240 days 27%
Ralf Glaser 10/10 5241 days 27%
Maria Dietrich 8/10 5248 days 27%
Mike1952 9/10 5253 days 27%
Henriette Haugan 8/10 5266 days 27%
Fred Saunders 9/10 5279 days 27%
Pietsch 9/10 5319 days 27%
Marc & Pauline 9/10 5321 days 27%
Marek Woznica 9/10 5322 days 27%
Willem & Lilian 8/10 5324 days 27%
Andy Lever 10/10 5330 days 27%
Herman Plasman 7/10 5330 days 25%
Waldemar Schuler 9/10 5331 days 27%
Theresa 10/10 5331 days 27%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 5331 days 27%
Lardy 9/10 5332 days 27%
JadesWorld 8/10 5345 days 27%
Gary A 9/10 5345 days 27%
Sid 9/10 5345 days 27%
andrew_w 7/10 5559 days 25%
Julie Norton 9/10 5560 days 27%
Oliver Berg 8/10 5573 days 27%
Boi Sagarra 8/10 5573 days 27%
Hannah Roberts 10/10 5587 days 27%
Scheler 10/10 5589 days 27%
Gord Carnochan 10/10 5591 days 27%
Isabel & Tillmann 10/10 5593 days 27%
Adam Hayley 6/10 5602 days 22%
Kat Fleming 10/10 5604 days 27%
Luise Jaeger 10/10 5608 days 27%
Russell Stevens 10/10 5608 days 27%
F Horrex 8/10 5609 days 27%
Jessie Currie 10/10 5609 days 27%
Michael Eck 10/10 5611 days 27%
David and Karin 10/10 5611 days 27%
Brandt 8/10 5615 days 27%
Chamton 9/10 5618 days 27%
Jenny 9/10 5619 days 27%
BigSis 9/10 5802 days 27%
Sophie & Joffrey 9/10 5889 days 27%
kempt 8/10 5894 days 27%
Matt Roper 9/10 5946 days 27%
Matilda Hansson 9/10 5946 days 27%
Kay Beaumont 10/10 5957 days 27%
Mark Ashton 10/10 5961 days 27%
S Millet 9/10 5961 days 27%
Gail Mckinstry 9/10 5961 days 27%
Elisabeth Egerup 10/10 5962 days 27%
John Harrison 8/10 5962 days 27%
Peter Koeck 10/10 5964 days 27%
Jakob Pedersen 10/10 5965 days 27%
Vandeput 9/10 5969 days 27%
Fam Leinden 8/10 5977 days 27%
Lisa Beauchemin 10/10 5978 days 27%
Helen Power 8/10 5978 days 27%
Mick Thexton 10/10 5978 days 27%
Jens van Evp 10/10 5979 days 27%
Max Van der Zalm 8/10 5979 days 27%
Belinda Godhard 1/10 5980 days 4%
Veltmaat NL 7/10 5989 days 25%
Jakob Jurgen 8/10 5997 days 27%
deanlaw 10/10 6028 days 27%
menzel 10/10 6028 days 27%
timgr 8/10 6030 days 27%
Lynn Maguire 10/10 6031 days 27%
blokzyl 8/10 6034 days 27%
braunweiler 9/10 6034 days 27%
jameswhite 8/10 6037 days 27%
hofstetterf 10/10 6043 days 27%
Emma Coltman 10/10 6047 days 27%
rolandop 10/10 6049 days 27%
Antje & Sascha Häusler 10/10 6049 days 27%
Andreas Sterki 8/10 6053 days 27%
Susanne Santer 9/10 6053 days 27%
Richard Kesteleyn 8/10 6053 days 27%
Christy 8/10 6055 days 27%
Ricarda 9/10 6055 days 27%
Malinka Nuefeld 6/10 6055 days 22%
Geoff Renshaw 9/10 6056 days 27%
Jessica Clarisse 9/10 6057 days 27%
Lionel Mouesca 10/10 6057 days 27%
Ton Buil 9/10 6057 days 27%
Mike 9/10 6057 days 27%
Wim Put 8/10 6071 days 27%
BryonyS 10/10 6277 days 27%
BouterG 10/10 6285 days 27%
CeesVanW 8/10 6286 days 27%
mikestep 10/10 6289 days 27%
Martien van Brakel 8/10 6289 days 27%
Arjan Muis 9/10 6291 days 27%
DaveV 9/10 6305 days 27%
AmyBarrett 10/10 6305 days 27%
DamienM 10/10 6305 days 27%
StefanGermany1 10/10 6307 days 27%
FiensG 8/10 6308 days 27%
OdiliaF 10/10 6308 days 27%
Ralph Boese 8/10 6309 days 27%
BrendaM 10/10 6670 days 27%
AlanN316 8/10 6670 days 27%

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.