Ranking Score Explained
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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 Caves 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.
Cathedral Caves Walk
Valid Reviews
43 Valid Reviews
The Cathedral Caves Walk experience has a total of 43 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 43 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 8 |
|
19% |
| 9/10 | 11 |
|
26% |
| 8/10 | 10 |
|
23% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
7% |
| 5/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 3 |
|
7% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
2% |
77.67% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Caves Walk valid reviews is 77.67% and is based on 43 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
35 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 43 valid reviews, the experience has 35 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 35 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 8 |
|
23% |
| 9/10 | 10 |
|
29% |
| 8/10 | 9 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 6/10 | 2 |
|
6% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 3 |
|
9% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
81.14% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Caves Walk face-to-face reviews is 81.14% and is based on 35 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
80.04%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Stovelaar | 6/10 | 1900 days | 86% |
| Ane Pujol | 10/10 | 1984 days | 100% |
| Anna | 8/10 | 2008 days | 93% |
| Hailey S | 10/10 | 2018 days | 98% |
| Dylan Smyth | 9/10 | 2031 days | 97% |
| Andy Howard | 9/10 | 2035 days | 97% |
| Sharron | 8/10 | 2035 days | 91% |
| Sarah Boettcher | 7/10 | 2243 days | 74% |
| Lorenz Pfisterer | 9/10 | 2249 days | 82% |
| Stephen Timbu | 10/10 | 2251 days | 82% |
| Floriane Desnoyer | 9/10 | 2251 days | 82% |
| Gae Saevane | 7/10 | 2269 days | 72% |
| Lena Wesselink | 7/10 | 2289 days | 71% |
| Shelley | 1/10 | 2513 days | 44% |
| Adriana | 6/10 | 2977 days | 25% |
| Pavel Jarolimek | 3/10 | 2977 days | 22% |
| Steffen | 3/10 | 3016 days | 20% |
| Tobias Gehring | 9/10 | 3019 days | 30% |
| Felix Brettner | 8/10 | 3019 days | 28% |
| Don | 5/10 | 3028 days | 22% |
| Alex Artigues | 10/10 | 3062 days | 27% |
| Daniel McAlpine | 7/10 | 3064 days | 24% |
| Kellie | 9/10 | 3064 days | 27% |
| Tom Somers | 3/10 | 3351 days | 3% |
| AnnaM | 9/10 | 3365 days | 7% |
| Wendy Ward | 10/10 | 3381 days | 6% |
| Loesje | 8/10 | 3455 days | 0% |
| K Dahmer | 10/10 | 4089 days | 22% |
| Louise van der Hyden | 8/10 | 4094 days | 20% |
| Alan Munday | 9/10 | 4094 days | 22% |
| LandJ | 7/10 | 4096 days | 19% |
| Manfred Liuduer | 9/10 | 4100 days | 22% |
| Jonathon Heaney | 8/10 | 4117 days | 20% |
| Bowness | 9/10 | 4448 days | 22% |
| J Kempeneers | 8/10 | 4475 days | 20% |
| margaret Klawitter | 10/10 | 4482 days | 22% |
| Lamb | 7/10 | 4488 days | 19% |
| Christiane Lindenberg | 9/10 | 4498 days | 22% |
| Hans Hoff | 10/10 | 4559 days | 22% |
| harryb | 8/10 | 4660 days | 20% |
| Colin Church | 8/10 | 4795 days | 20% |
| VincentD | 6/10 | 4829 days | 16% |
| Tatjane | 8/10 | 4842 days | 20% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cathedral Caves Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Final Ranking Score
80%
The final ranking score once rounding has been applied. This value is cached and recalculated each day. Therefore it may not be precisely accurate based on the other values presented.
If you have any questions or comments about our ranking score calculation please get in touch at info@rankers.co.nz.