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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
88.74%
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 | 3468 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3468 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3513 days | 95% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3515 days | 92% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3522 days | 92% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3765 days | 50% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3816 days | 39% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3866 days | 30% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4486 days | 19% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4489 days | 31% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4493 days | 31% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4516 days | 31% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4517 days | 30% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4519 days | 31% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4520 days | 31% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4529 days | 31% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4555 days | 32% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4570 days | 32% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4757 days | 19% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4787 days | 19% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4887 days | 31% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4902 days | 32% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4972 days | 32% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5253 days | 32% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5253 days | 31% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5253 days | 31% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5254 days | 31% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5258 days | 31% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5259 days | 30% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5265 days | 31% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5267 days | 30% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5267 days | 32% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5268 days | 31% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5272 days | 30% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5273 days | 32% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5339 days | 31% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5339 days | 31% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5426 days | 31% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5549 days | 30% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5598 days | 32% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5600 days | 32% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5603 days | 32% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5604 days | 32% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5610 days | 30% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5614 days | 31% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5617 days | 31% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5625 days | 31% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5626 days | 32% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5629 days | 31% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5629 days | 30% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5631 days | 32% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5633 days | 0% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5638 days | 30% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5957 days | 32% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5963 days | 31% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5963 days | 25% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5969 days | 32% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5970 days | 30% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5981 days | 31% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5989 days | 30% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5992 days | 31% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5997 days | 32% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5997 days | 32% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 6008 days | 31% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 6012 days | 32% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 6012 days | 31% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 6012 days | 31% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 6012 days | 31% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 6014 days | 32% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 6017 days | 30% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 6019 days | 30% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 6020 days | 31% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 6022 days | 32% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 6023 days | 32% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 6023 days | 32% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 6076 days | 30% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 6077 days | 30% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 6092 days | 31% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 6095 days | 31% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6304 days | 32% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6309 days | 30% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6321 days | 30% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6321 days | 30% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6325 days | 31% |
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.