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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
88.78%
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 | 3549 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3549 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3594 days | 94% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3596 days | 90% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3603 days | 91% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3846 days | 42% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3897 days | 29% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3947 days | 19% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4567 days | 22% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4570 days | 36% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4574 days | 36% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4597 days | 36% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4598 days | 35% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4600 days | 36% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4601 days | 36% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4610 days | 36% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4636 days | 37% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4651 days | 37% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4838 days | 22% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4868 days | 22% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4968 days | 36% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4983 days | 37% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 5053 days | 37% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5334 days | 37% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5334 days | 36% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5334 days | 36% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5335 days | 36% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5339 days | 36% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5340 days | 35% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5346 days | 36% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5348 days | 35% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5348 days | 37% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5349 days | 36% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5353 days | 35% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5354 days | 37% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5420 days | 36% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5420 days | 36% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5507 days | 36% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5630 days | 35% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5679 days | 37% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5681 days | 37% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5684 days | 37% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5685 days | 37% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5691 days | 35% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5695 days | 36% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5698 days | 36% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5706 days | 36% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5707 days | 37% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5710 days | 36% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5710 days | 35% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5712 days | 37% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5714 days | 0% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5719 days | 35% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 6038 days | 37% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 6044 days | 36% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 6044 days | 29% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 6050 days | 37% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 6051 days | 35% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 6062 days | 36% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 6070 days | 35% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 6073 days | 36% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 6078 days | 37% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 6078 days | 37% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 6089 days | 36% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 6093 days | 37% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 6093 days | 36% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 6093 days | 36% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 6093 days | 36% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 6095 days | 37% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 6098 days | 35% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 6100 days | 35% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 6101 days | 36% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 6103 days | 37% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 6104 days | 37% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 6104 days | 37% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 6157 days | 35% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 6158 days | 35% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 6173 days | 36% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 6176 days | 36% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6385 days | 37% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6390 days | 35% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6402 days | 35% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6402 days | 35% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6406 days | 36% |
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.