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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 Cape Foulwind Walkway.
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.
Cape Foulwind Walkway
Valid Reviews
84 Valid Reviews
The Cape Foulwind Walkway experience has a total of 84 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 84 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 25 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 32 |
|
38% |
| 8/10 | 22 |
|
26% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 6/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.45% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cape Foulwind Walkway valid reviews is 88.45% and is based on 84 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
77 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 84 valid reviews, the experience has 77 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 77 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 23 |
|
30% |
| 9/10 | 30 |
|
39% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
88.96% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cape Foulwind Walkway face-to-face reviews is 88.96% and is based on 77 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
88.62%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Fox | 8/10 | 3229 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3229 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3274 days | 98% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3276 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3283 days | 96% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3526 days | 75% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3577 days | 68% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3627 days | 64% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4247 days | 6% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4250 days | 7% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4254 days | 7% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4277 days | 5% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4278 days | 5% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4280 days | 5% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4281 days | 5% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4290 days | 4% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4316 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4331 days | 0% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4518 days | 36% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4548 days | 36% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4648 days | 42% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4663 days | 43% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4733 days | 43% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5014 days | 43% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5014 days | 42% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5014 days | 42% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5015 days | 42% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5019 days | 42% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5020 days | 42% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5026 days | 42% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5028 days | 42% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5028 days | 43% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5029 days | 42% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5033 days | 42% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5034 days | 43% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5100 days | 42% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5100 days | 42% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5187 days | 42% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5310 days | 42% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5359 days | 43% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5361 days | 43% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5364 days | 43% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5365 days | 43% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5371 days | 42% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5375 days | 42% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5378 days | 42% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5386 days | 42% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5387 days | 43% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5390 days | 42% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5390 days | 42% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5392 days | 43% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5394 days | 26% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5399 days | 42% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5718 days | 43% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5724 days | 42% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5724 days | 40% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5730 days | 43% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5731 days | 42% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5742 days | 42% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5750 days | 42% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5753 days | 42% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5758 days | 43% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5758 days | 43% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5769 days | 42% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5773 days | 43% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5773 days | 42% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5773 days | 42% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5773 days | 42% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5775 days | 43% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5778 days | 42% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5780 days | 42% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5781 days | 42% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5783 days | 43% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5784 days | 43% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5784 days | 43% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5837 days | 42% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5838 days | 42% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5853 days | 42% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5856 days | 42% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6065 days | 43% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6070 days | 42% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6082 days | 42% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6082 days | 42% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6086 days | 42% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cape Foulwind Walkway does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
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 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
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.