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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
88.77%
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 | 3529 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3529 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3574 days | 94% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3576 days | 91% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3583 days | 91% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3826 days | 44% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3877 days | 32% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3927 days | 22% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4547 days | 21% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4550 days | 34% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4554 days | 34% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4577 days | 34% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4578 days | 33% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4580 days | 34% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4581 days | 34% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4590 days | 34% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4616 days | 35% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4631 days | 35% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4818 days | 21% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4848 days | 21% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4948 days | 34% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4963 days | 35% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 5033 days | 35% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5314 days | 35% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5314 days | 34% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5314 days | 34% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5315 days | 34% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5319 days | 34% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5320 days | 33% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5326 days | 34% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5328 days | 33% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5328 days | 35% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5329 days | 34% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5333 days | 33% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5334 days | 35% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5400 days | 34% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5400 days | 34% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5487 days | 34% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5610 days | 33% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5659 days | 35% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5661 days | 35% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5664 days | 35% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5665 days | 35% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5671 days | 33% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5675 days | 34% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5678 days | 34% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5686 days | 34% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5687 days | 35% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5690 days | 34% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5690 days | 33% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5692 days | 35% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5694 days | 0% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5699 days | 33% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 6018 days | 35% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 6024 days | 34% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 6024 days | 28% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 6030 days | 35% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 6031 days | 33% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 6042 days | 34% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 6050 days | 33% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 6053 days | 34% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 6058 days | 35% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 6058 days | 35% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 6069 days | 34% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 6073 days | 35% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 6073 days | 34% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 6073 days | 34% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 6073 days | 34% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 6075 days | 35% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 6078 days | 33% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 6080 days | 33% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 6081 days | 34% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 6083 days | 35% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 6084 days | 35% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 6084 days | 35% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 6137 days | 33% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 6138 days | 33% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 6153 days | 34% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 6156 days | 34% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6365 days | 35% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6370 days | 33% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6382 days | 33% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6382 days | 33% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6386 days | 34% |
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
1.18% 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.