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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
88.63%
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 | 3251 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3251 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3296 days | 98% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3298 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3305 days | 96% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3548 days | 75% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3599 days | 68% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3649 days | 64% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4269 days | 6% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4272 days | 7% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4276 days | 7% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4299 days | 5% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4300 days | 5% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4302 days | 5% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4303 days | 5% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4312 days | 4% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4338 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4353 days | 0% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4540 days | 38% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4570 days | 38% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4670 days | 44% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4685 days | 45% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4755 days | 45% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5036 days | 45% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5036 days | 44% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5036 days | 44% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5037 days | 44% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5041 days | 44% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5042 days | 44% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5048 days | 44% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5050 days | 44% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5050 days | 45% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5051 days | 44% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5055 days | 44% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5056 days | 45% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5122 days | 44% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5122 days | 44% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5209 days | 44% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5332 days | 44% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5381 days | 45% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5383 days | 45% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5386 days | 45% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5387 days | 45% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5393 days | 44% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5397 days | 44% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5400 days | 44% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5408 days | 44% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5409 days | 45% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5412 days | 44% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5412 days | 44% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5414 days | 45% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5416 days | 28% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5421 days | 44% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5740 days | 45% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5746 days | 44% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5746 days | 42% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5752 days | 45% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5753 days | 44% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5764 days | 44% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5772 days | 44% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5775 days | 44% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5780 days | 45% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5780 days | 45% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5791 days | 44% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5795 days | 45% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5795 days | 44% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5795 days | 44% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5795 days | 44% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5797 days | 45% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5800 days | 44% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5802 days | 44% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5803 days | 44% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5805 days | 45% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5806 days | 45% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5806 days | 45% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5859 days | 44% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5860 days | 44% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5875 days | 44% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5878 days | 44% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6087 days | 45% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6092 days | 44% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6104 days | 44% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6104 days | 44% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6108 days | 44% |
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
1.20% 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.