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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
88.79%
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 | 3568 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3568 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3613 days | 94% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3615 days | 90% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3622 days | 90% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3865 days | 39% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3916 days | 26% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3966 days | 16% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4586 days | 23% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4589 days | 37% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4593 days | 37% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4616 days | 37% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4617 days | 36% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4619 days | 37% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4620 days | 37% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4629 days | 37% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4655 days | 38% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4670 days | 38% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4857 days | 23% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4887 days | 23% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4987 days | 37% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 5002 days | 38% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 5072 days | 38% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5353 days | 38% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5353 days | 37% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5353 days | 37% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5354 days | 37% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5358 days | 37% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5359 days | 36% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5365 days | 37% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5367 days | 36% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5367 days | 38% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5368 days | 37% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5372 days | 36% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5373 days | 38% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5439 days | 37% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5439 days | 37% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5526 days | 37% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5649 days | 36% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5698 days | 38% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5700 days | 38% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5703 days | 38% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5704 days | 38% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5710 days | 36% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5714 days | 37% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5717 days | 37% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5725 days | 37% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5726 days | 38% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5729 days | 37% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5729 days | 36% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5731 days | 38% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5733 days | 0% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5738 days | 36% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 6057 days | 38% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 6063 days | 37% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 6063 days | 31% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 6069 days | 38% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 6070 days | 36% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 6081 days | 37% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 6089 days | 36% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 6092 days | 37% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 6097 days | 38% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 6097 days | 38% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 6108 days | 37% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 6112 days | 38% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 6112 days | 37% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 6112 days | 37% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 6112 days | 37% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 6114 days | 38% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 6117 days | 36% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 6119 days | 36% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 6120 days | 37% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 6122 days | 38% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 6123 days | 38% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 6123 days | 38% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 6176 days | 36% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 6177 days | 36% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 6192 days | 37% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 6195 days | 37% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6404 days | 38% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6409 days | 36% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6421 days | 36% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6421 days | 36% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6425 days | 37% |
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
1.17% 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.