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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
88.70%
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 | 3367 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3367 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3412 days | 96% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3414 days | 93% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3421 days | 93% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3664 days | 58% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3715 days | 48% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3765 days | 41% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4385 days | 16% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4388 days | 26% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4392 days | 26% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4415 days | 26% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4416 days | 25% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4418 days | 26% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4419 days | 26% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4428 days | 26% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4454 days | 27% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4469 days | 27% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4656 days | 16% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4686 days | 16% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4786 days | 26% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4801 days | 27% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4871 days | 27% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5152 days | 27% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5152 days | 26% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5152 days | 26% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5153 days | 26% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5157 days | 26% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5158 days | 25% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5164 days | 26% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5166 days | 25% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5166 days | 27% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5167 days | 26% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5171 days | 25% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5172 days | 27% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5238 days | 26% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5238 days | 26% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5325 days | 26% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5448 days | 25% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5497 days | 27% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5499 days | 27% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5502 days | 27% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5503 days | 27% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5509 days | 25% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5513 days | 26% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5516 days | 26% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5524 days | 26% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5525 days | 27% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5528 days | 26% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5528 days | 25% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5530 days | 27% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5532 days | 0% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5537 days | 25% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5856 days | 27% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5862 days | 26% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5862 days | 21% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5868 days | 27% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5869 days | 25% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5880 days | 26% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5888 days | 25% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5891 days | 26% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5896 days | 27% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5896 days | 27% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5907 days | 26% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5911 days | 27% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5911 days | 26% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5911 days | 26% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5911 days | 26% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5913 days | 27% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5916 days | 25% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5918 days | 25% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5919 days | 26% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5921 days | 27% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5922 days | 27% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5922 days | 27% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5975 days | 25% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5976 days | 25% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5991 days | 26% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5994 days | 26% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6203 days | 27% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6208 days | 25% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6220 days | 25% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6220 days | 25% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6224 days | 26% |
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
1.19% 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.