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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
88.73%
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 | 3448 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3448 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3493 days | 95% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3495 days | 92% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3502 days | 92% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3745 days | 52% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3796 days | 41% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3846 days | 33% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4466 days | 18% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4469 days | 30% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4473 days | 30% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4496 days | 30% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4497 days | 29% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4499 days | 30% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4500 days | 30% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4509 days | 30% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4535 days | 31% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4550 days | 31% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4737 days | 18% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4767 days | 18% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4867 days | 30% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4882 days | 31% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4952 days | 31% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5233 days | 31% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5233 days | 30% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5233 days | 30% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5234 days | 30% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5238 days | 30% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5239 days | 29% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5245 days | 30% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5247 days | 29% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5247 days | 31% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5248 days | 30% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5252 days | 29% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5253 days | 31% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5319 days | 30% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5319 days | 30% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5406 days | 30% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5529 days | 29% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5578 days | 31% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5580 days | 31% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5583 days | 31% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5584 days | 31% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5590 days | 29% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5594 days | 30% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5597 days | 30% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5605 days | 30% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5606 days | 31% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5609 days | 30% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5609 days | 29% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5611 days | 31% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5613 days | 0% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5618 days | 29% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5937 days | 31% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5943 days | 30% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5943 days | 24% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5949 days | 31% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5950 days | 29% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5961 days | 30% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5969 days | 29% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5972 days | 30% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5977 days | 31% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5977 days | 31% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5988 days | 30% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5992 days | 31% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5992 days | 30% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5992 days | 30% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5992 days | 30% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5994 days | 31% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5997 days | 29% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5999 days | 29% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 6000 days | 30% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 6002 days | 31% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 6003 days | 31% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 6003 days | 31% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 6056 days | 29% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 6057 days | 29% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 6072 days | 30% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 6075 days | 30% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6284 days | 31% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6289 days | 29% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6301 days | 29% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6301 days | 29% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6305 days | 30% |
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.