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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
88.99%
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 | 3327 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3327 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3372 days | 98% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3374 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3381 days | 96% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3624 days | 73% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3675 days | 67% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3725 days | 62% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4345 days | 3% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4348 days | 3% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4352 days | 3% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4375 days | 0% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4378 days | 0% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4379 days | 0% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4388 days | 49% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4414 days | 49% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4429 days | 49% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4616 days | 43% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4646 days | 43% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4746 days | 49% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4761 days | 49% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4831 days | 49% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5112 days | 49% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5112 days | 49% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5112 days | 49% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5113 days | 49% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5117 days | 49% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5118 days | 48% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5124 days | 49% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5126 days | 48% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5126 days | 49% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5127 days | 49% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5131 days | 48% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5132 days | 49% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5198 days | 49% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5198 days | 49% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5285 days | 49% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5408 days | 48% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5457 days | 49% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5459 days | 49% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5462 days | 49% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5463 days | 49% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5469 days | 48% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5473 days | 49% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5476 days | 49% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5484 days | 49% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5485 days | 49% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5488 days | 49% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5488 days | 48% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5490 days | 49% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5492 days | 32% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5497 days | 48% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5816 days | 49% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5822 days | 49% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5822 days | 46% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5828 days | 49% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5829 days | 48% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5840 days | 49% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5848 days | 48% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5851 days | 49% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5856 days | 49% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5856 days | 49% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5867 days | 49% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5871 days | 49% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5871 days | 49% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5871 days | 49% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5871 days | 49% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5873 days | 49% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5876 days | 48% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5878 days | 48% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5879 days | 49% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5881 days | 49% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5882 days | 49% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5882 days | 49% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5935 days | 48% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5936 days | 48% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5951 days | 49% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5954 days | 49% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6163 days | 49% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6168 days | 48% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6180 days | 48% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6180 days | 48% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6184 days | 49% |
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
1.14% 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.