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Hey, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 Cathedral Cove Walk.

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.

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Cathedral Cove Walk

Valid Reviews

286 Valid Reviews

The Cathedral Cove Walk experience has a total of 286 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 286 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 96
34%
9/10 82
29%
8/10 71
25%
7/10 29
10%
6/10 4
1%
5/10 1
0%
4/10 1
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
0%
1/10 1
0%

87.59% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Walk valid reviews is 87.59% and is based on 286 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

265 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 286 valid reviews, the experience has 265 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 265 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 88
33%
9/10 78
29%
8/10 68
26%
7/10 23
9%
6/10 4
2%
5/10 1
0%
4/10 1
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 1
0%
1/10 1
0%

87.66% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Walk face-to-face reviews is 87.66% and is based on 265 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

88.14%

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
Michael 10/10 2833 days 100%
Matt McCloskey 9/10 3027 days 86%
Matthias and Adriane 8/10 3295 days 69%
Rachael Gray 7/10 3325 days 63%
Martin Fersebner 7/10 3332 days 63%
Chaulet 9/10 3337 days 66%
Breanna Alexander 7/10 3338 days 62%
Clementine 10/10 3361 days 66%
Claudia Schaefer 8/10 3363 days 64%
Gretha 10/10 3369 days 65%
Peter 9/10 3369 days 64%
Mireia Sanchez 10/10 3371 days 65%
Michael 8/10 3377 days 63%
Kees Mol 10/10 3380 days 64%
Alicia Speisekorn-Gil 8/10 3385 days 63%
David Santos 9/10 3388 days 63%
Dominique 7/10 3391 days 59%
Heike Buchmann 8/10 3391 days 62%
Kat 9/10 3392 days 63%
Ulf 9/10 3394 days 63%
Matthew Long 7/10 3394 days 59%
S Webb 10/10 3394 days 63%
Marie Christ 10/10 3412 days 62%
Frederik Fuchs 10/10 3413 days 62%
Anne 10/10 3427 days 61%
Leigh Dodds 9/10 3437 days 60%
Elizabeth Braidotti 10/10 3477 days 58%
Bernd Muller 8/10 3604 days 49%
Benjamin Leboucq 9/10 3623 days 48%
Adrien Richard 9/10 3623 days 48%
Sophie Rosenberg 10/10 3625 days 48%
Alexie Lion 9/10 3626 days 48%
Jan Berendsen 10/10 3628 days 48%
Jorge Anderson 10/10 3628 days 48%
Simon Schatz 7/10 3630 days 45%
Camilla Geert 7/10 3635 days 44%
Eline 8/10 3639 days 47%
Luala F 10/10 3642 days 47%
Math Meyer 10/10 3643 days 47%
Virginia Saez 10/10 3643 days 47%
Gessica 8/10 3643 days 46%
Nico Neubauer 7/10 3645 days 44%
Doerte 10/10 3647 days 47%
Benjamin Nager 8/10 3653 days 46%
Julie Miehling 9/10 3654 days 46%
Nico Wedel 9/10 3654 days 46%
Lauren Dinnage 8/10 3655 days 46%
Steve Barnwell 8/10 3655 days 46%
Alex Schott 9/10 3655 days 46%
Andrea Le Stunff 10/10 3656 days 46%
Sunja Abbe 10/10 3658 days 46%
Olga Barathova 9/10 3659 days 46%
Matias Santos 10/10 3661 days 46%
Mira Huckfield 7/10 3661 days 43%
Aaron Stalley 8/10 3663 days 45%
Marcus 7/10 3669 days 42%
Johannes Koch 7/10 3669 days 42%
Louise Boje 10/10 3671 days 45%
Natasha Harbinson 10/10 3673 days 45%
Maddalena Buffoni 9/10 3674 days 45%
Clara Loizeil 9/10 3675 days 45%
Patrick Veber 5/10 3675 days 34%
Hake Dolce 10/10 3676 days 45%
Julien Sene 9/10 3681 days 44%
Sari Aroalho 8/10 3684 days 44%
Briony 8/10 3684 days 44%
Richard Starkeq 6/10 3685 days 38%
Joana Frever 2/10 3686 days 20%
Carmen Pramstaller 10/10 3686 days 44%
Etienne Douse 7/10 3687 days 41%
Sophia Harnisch 9/10 3687 days 44%
Liza Braun 10/10 3687 days 44%
Dario Leyrer 10/10 3687 days 44%
Coral Dawson 10/10 3688 days 44%
Brianna Burd 9/10 3688 days 44%
Daniel Roedel 10/10 3693 days 44%
Jonathan Gourmel 8/10 3693 days 43%
Matte Stemkowitz 9/10 3694 days 43%
Lea and Emmanuel 9/10 3696 days 43%
Petru 8/10 3696 days 43%
Maxima Buisan 7/10 3696 days 41%
Miriam Hack 8/10 3697 days 43%
Annika Locker 10/10 3700 days 44%
Livia and Dave 8/10 3701 days 43%
Nils 7/10 3706 days 40%
Marie Brauherr 10/10 3706 days 43%
Vanesha Patel 9/10 3707 days 43%
Jenny and Till 10/10 3708 days 43%
Clare Pickford 9/10 3709 days 43%
Jonathan and Gulsen 10/10 3711 days 43%
Nico 8/10 3711 days 42%
Julie 10/10 3730 days 42%
Elodie and Gestan 8/10 3733 days 41%
Julia Huesam 8/10 3738 days 40%
Sophie Giblin 9/10 3739 days 41%
Sebastian and Susanna 9/10 3741 days 40%
Sammy Cronin 8/10 3746 days 40%
Fabian Dilly 8/10 3757 days 39%
Ahmed Mohsen Aly 10/10 3775 days 39%
Bob Fontaine 10/10 3875 days 32%
Johanna Lidel 10/10 4008 days 23%
Amelie Eschenbach 10/10 4008 days 23%
Anna Birzle 10/10 4008 days 23%
Elisabeth Ringswandl 9/10 4009 days 23%
Thomas Haslbeck 7/10 4009 days 22%
Miriam Burchartz 9/10 4010 days 23%
Ken 9/10 4011 days 23%
Michael Stibor 7/10 4012 days 22%
Nicol 8/10 4049 days 20%
Jamie McArthur 9/10 4071 days 19%
Sibylle and Nadine 8/10 4102 days 17%
Marion and Ralf 9/10 4111 days 17%
Fiona Hawkins 7/10 4348 days 1%
Alex 10/10 4364 days 0%
Becky 9/10 4364 days 0%
Josefin Lind 9/10 4365 days 0%
Herman Holmgist 10/10 4365 days 0%
Carla Oyarzun 9/10 4368 days 0%
Paolo Cases 8/10 4368 days 0%
Lena Hanhart 10/10 4383 days 33%
Vanessa 4/10 4383 days 21%
Tom Hill 9/10 4384 days 32%
Anna Sternberg 6/10 4387 days 28%
Tobias Thull 8/10 4389 days 32%
Katja Kraffzik 10/10 4390 days 33%
Lukas Lehmeyer 8/10 4392 days 32%
Mark Hofmann 9/10 4392 days 32%
Anne Courtenay 8/10 4393 days 32%
Andreas Jung 10/10 4393 days 33%
Cindy Benayoum 9/10 4397 days 32%
Ann-Kathrin Wacker 10/10 4397 days 33%
Lena Wacker 8/10 4397 days 32%
Rikke Petersen 10/10 4404 days 33%
Roland Beer 10/10 4433 days 33%
Rupert 10/10 4440 days 33%
Alineet Gautier 10/10 4445 days 33%
Marie Lillieskold 9/10 4445 days 32%
Alexandra Kupper 8/10 4448 days 32%
Brian 10/10 4537 days 33%
FlyingKiwiGirl 7/10 4720 days 30%
Annika Schmidt 9/10 4725 days 32%
Tim Vennewold 8/10 4738 days 32%
Steen Rausmussen 9/10 4749 days 32%
Jeremy Eng 7/10 4751 days 30%
Julian Roots 9/10 4751 days 32%
Sohie 9/10 4756 days 32%
Neele & Philipp 7/10 4761 days 30%
Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell 10/10 4823 days 33%
Soren and Inelase Lindhardbell 10/10 4823 days 33%
Julien Bocherens 8/10 4827 days 32%
Joroen Borkert 8/10 4828 days 32%
Lauret Stulemeyer 8/10 4829 days 32%
Ralph and Leonie 8/10 4833 days 32%
Fahl 10/10 4840 days 33%
tanyap 7/10 4841 days 30%
Terry Coles 9/10 4841 days 32%
Alexander Klein 8/10 4845 days 32%
Adam Hassan 7/10 4846 days 30%
Gerard van de Ven 7/10 4846 days 30%
Doan 9/10 4846 days 32%
Claudia Mueller 10/10 4846 days 33%
Presot 10/10 4846 days 33%
Lutz Huuemorder 10/10 4847 days 33%
Faassen 9/10 4849 days 32%
Julie Lamart 9/10 4850 days 32%
Behrens 10/10 4850 days 33%
Henzen 8/10 4850 days 32%
Roshnie 8/10 4851 days 32%
The Mowbrays 8/10 4851 days 32%
Stevie 8/10 4853 days 32%
Thys 8/10 4853 days 32%
Rob Klauer 9/10 5104 days 32%
Selwindt 9/10 5110 days 32%
Michael Touzer 9/10 5111 days 32%
Steven Hill 9/10 5112 days 32%
Susanne A 7/10 5113 days 30%
Malena 7/10 5116 days 30%
Daniel 10/10 5120 days 33%
Romla 8/10 5123 days 32%
Ronald Veldman 8/10 5123 days 32%
Tom Pratt 9/10 5128 days 32%
Stephan Wolter 10/10 5130 days 33%
Stefan 9/10 5130 days 32%
Gabriele Wendt 10/10 5130 days 33%
Danielle & Jobbe 7/10 5130 days 30%
Langerak 8/10 5132 days 32%
Lepied 9/10 5132 days 32%
Nic Roggeman 9/10 5132 days 32%
Ralf Glaser 10/10 5133 days 33%
Maria Dietrich 8/10 5140 days 32%
Mike1952 9/10 5145 days 32%
Henriette Haugan 8/10 5158 days 32%
Fred Saunders 9/10 5171 days 32%
Pietsch 9/10 5211 days 32%
Marc & Pauline 9/10 5213 days 32%
Marek Woznica 9/10 5214 days 32%
Willem & Lilian 8/10 5216 days 32%
Andy Lever 10/10 5222 days 33%
Herman Plasman 7/10 5222 days 30%
Waldemar Schuler 9/10 5223 days 32%
Theresa 10/10 5223 days 33%
Anders Rathleff 9/10 5223 days 32%
Lardy 9/10 5224 days 32%
JadesWorld 8/10 5237 days 32%
Gary A 9/10 5237 days 32%
Sid 9/10 5237 days 32%
andrew_w 7/10 5451 days 30%
Julie Norton 9/10 5452 days 32%
Oliver Berg 8/10 5465 days 32%
Boi Sagarra 8/10 5465 days 32%
Hannah Roberts 10/10 5479 days 33%
Scheler 10/10 5481 days 33%
Gord Carnochan 10/10 5483 days 33%
Isabel & Tillmann 10/10 5485 days 33%
Adam Hayley 6/10 5494 days 28%
Kat Fleming 10/10 5496 days 33%
Luise Jaeger 10/10 5500 days 33%
Russell Stevens 10/10 5500 days 33%
F Horrex 8/10 5501 days 32%
Jessie Currie 10/10 5501 days 33%
Michael Eck 10/10 5503 days 33%
David and Karin 10/10 5503 days 33%
Brandt 8/10 5507 days 32%
Chamton 9/10 5510 days 32%
Jenny 9/10 5511 days 32%
BigSis 9/10 5694 days 32%
Sophie & Joffrey 9/10 5781 days 32%
kempt 8/10 5786 days 32%
Matt Roper 9/10 5838 days 32%
Matilda Hansson 9/10 5838 days 32%
Kay Beaumont 10/10 5849 days 33%
Mark Ashton 10/10 5853 days 33%
S Millet 9/10 5853 days 32%
Gail Mckinstry 9/10 5853 days 32%
Elisabeth Egerup 10/10 5854 days 33%
John Harrison 8/10 5854 days 32%
Peter Koeck 10/10 5856 days 33%
Jakob Pedersen 10/10 5857 days 33%
Vandeput 9/10 5861 days 32%
Fam Leinden 8/10 5869 days 32%
Lisa Beauchemin 10/10 5870 days 33%
Helen Power 8/10 5870 days 32%
Mick Thexton 10/10 5870 days 33%
Jens van Evp 10/10 5871 days 33%
Max Van der Zalm 8/10 5871 days 32%
Belinda Godhard 1/10 5872 days 13%
Veltmaat NL 7/10 5881 days 30%
Jakob Jurgen 8/10 5889 days 32%
deanlaw 10/10 5920 days 33%
menzel 10/10 5920 days 33%
timgr 8/10 5922 days 32%
Lynn Maguire 10/10 5923 days 33%
blokzyl 8/10 5926 days 32%
braunweiler 9/10 5926 days 32%
jameswhite 8/10 5929 days 32%
hofstetterf 10/10 5935 days 33%
Emma Coltman 10/10 5939 days 33%
rolandop 10/10 5941 days 33%
Antje & Sascha Häusler 10/10 5941 days 33%
Andreas Sterki 8/10 5945 days 32%
Susanne Santer 9/10 5945 days 32%
Richard Kesteleyn 8/10 5945 days 32%
Christy 8/10 5947 days 32%
Ricarda 9/10 5947 days 32%
Malinka Nuefeld 6/10 5947 days 28%
Geoff Renshaw 9/10 5948 days 32%
Jessica Clarisse 9/10 5949 days 32%
Lionel Mouesca 10/10 5949 days 33%
Ton Buil 9/10 5949 days 32%
Mike 9/10 5949 days 32%
Wim Put 8/10 5963 days 32%
BryonyS 10/10 6169 days 33%
BouterG 10/10 6177 days 33%
CeesVanW 8/10 6178 days 32%
mikestep 10/10 6181 days 33%
Martien van Brakel 8/10 6181 days 32%
Arjan Muis 9/10 6183 days 32%
DaveV 9/10 6197 days 32%
AmyBarrett 10/10 6197 days 33%
DamienM 10/10 6197 days 33%
StefanGermany1 10/10 6199 days 33%
FiensG 8/10 6200 days 32%
OdiliaF 10/10 6200 days 33%
Ralph Boese 8/10 6201 days 32%
BrendaM 10/10 6562 days 33%
AlanN316 8/10 6562 days 32%

Adjustments

No Adjustment

Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cathedral Cove Walk does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.

Balancing Adjustment

1.27% 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

89%

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.