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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
88.79%
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 | 3286 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3286 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3331 days | 98% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3333 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3340 days | 96% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3583 days | 74% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3634 days | 68% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3684 days | 63% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4304 days | 5% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4307 days | 6% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4311 days | 6% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4334 days | 4% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4335 days | 3% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4337 days | 3% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4338 days | 3% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4347 days | 2% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4373 days | 0% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4388 days | 47% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4575 days | 41% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4605 days | 41% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4705 days | 47% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4720 days | 47% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4790 days | 47% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5071 days | 47% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5071 days | 47% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5071 days | 47% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5072 days | 47% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5076 days | 47% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5077 days | 46% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5083 days | 47% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5085 days | 46% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5085 days | 47% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5086 days | 47% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5090 days | 46% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5091 days | 47% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5157 days | 47% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5157 days | 47% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5244 days | 47% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5367 days | 46% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5416 days | 47% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5418 days | 47% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5421 days | 47% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5422 days | 47% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5428 days | 46% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5432 days | 47% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5435 days | 47% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5443 days | 47% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5444 days | 47% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5447 days | 47% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5447 days | 46% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5449 days | 47% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5451 days | 31% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5456 days | 46% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5775 days | 47% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5781 days | 47% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5781 days | 44% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5787 days | 47% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5788 days | 46% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5799 days | 47% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5807 days | 46% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5810 days | 47% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5815 days | 47% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5815 days | 47% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5826 days | 47% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5830 days | 47% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5830 days | 47% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5830 days | 47% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5830 days | 47% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5832 days | 47% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5835 days | 46% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5837 days | 46% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5838 days | 47% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5840 days | 47% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5841 days | 47% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5841 days | 47% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5894 days | 46% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5895 days | 46% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5910 days | 47% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5913 days | 47% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6122 days | 47% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6127 days | 46% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6139 days | 46% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6139 days | 46% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6143 days | 47% |
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
1.17% 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.