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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 Kidnappers Walking Track.
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 Kidnappers Walking Track
Valid Reviews
59 Valid Reviews
The Cape Kidnappers Walking Track experience has a total of 59 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 59 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 15 |
|
25% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
39% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
25% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
10% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.97% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cape Kidnappers Walking Track valid reviews is 87.97% and is based on 59 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
56 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 59 valid reviews, the experience has 56 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 56 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 12 |
|
21% |
| 9/10 | 23 |
|
41% |
| 8/10 | 15 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 6 |
|
11% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
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0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
87.32% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Cape Kidnappers Walking Track face-to-face reviews is 87.32% and is based on 56 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
92.52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani | 10/10 | 749 days | 100% |
| Maddie F | 7/10 | 2450 days | 5% |
| Lizzie Edmonds | 8/10 | 2571 days | 5% |
| Andrea Mueller | 9/10 | 2817 days | 4% |
| Simon Briens | 7/10 | 2861 days | 4% |
| Kolar | 8/10 | 2869 days | 4% |
| Riccardo | 9/10 | 2869 days | 4% |
| Helna Saumanova | 10/10 | 2869 days | 4% |
| Sylvain Schiber | 10/10 | 2940 days | 4% |
| Benjamin Schyler | 7/10 | 3152 days | 3% |
| Laura Constans | 9/10 | 3152 days | 3% |
| Yoomm | 8/10 | 3179 days | 3% |
| Paul Larauze | 8/10 | 3182 days | 3% |
| Adam Pulkrabek | 9/10 | 3189 days | 3% |
| Simone De Angiou | 9/10 | 3204 days | 3% |
| Tatiana Racheneau | 10/10 | 3228 days | 3% |
| Annika Locker | 8/10 | 3230 days | 3% |
| Valerie Balcom | 9/10 | 3241 days | 3% |
| Linda and Gunther | 9/10 | 3259 days | 3% |
| Elsa Caniato | 7/10 | 3276 days | 3% |
| Sarah Boettcher | 8/10 | 3320 days | 3% |
| Eva Marsikova | 9/10 | 3542 days | 2% |
| Jurgen Moors | 10/10 | 3645 days | 2% |
| Zuzana Holubova | 10/10 | 3887 days | 1% |
| Christopher Buch Madsen | 9/10 | 3911 days | 1% |
| Miriam Grund | 9/10 | 3920 days | 1% |
| Pierre Gentile | 8/10 | 3927 days | 1% |
| Sophia | 9/10 | 3933 days | 1% |
| Fraule-Emmanuelle De Rouqmout | 8/10 | 3939 days | 1% |
| Pier Durand | 9/10 | 3939 days | 1% |
| Serena Poggioli | 9/10 | 3939 days | 1% |
| Luca Willensrock | 8/10 | 3960 days | 1% |
| Nelle Dutilleur | 9/10 | 3962 days | 1% |
| Reinhard Boettcher | 10/10 | 3981 days | 1% |
| Angelika Bottcher | 8/10 | 3981 days | 1% |
| Ramon Keller | 9/10 | 4361 days | 0% |
| Vitek | 10/10 | 4650 days | 1% |
| Russell Eames | 10/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Dominique | 7/10 | 4659 days | 1% |
| Marjolein Hartsuiker | 10/10 | 4661 days | 1% |
| Magda Savels | 9/10 | 4668 days | 1% |
| Soren Storeboerg | 8/10 | 4672 days | 1% |
| Hans Bos | 8/10 | 4738 days | 1% |
| Ute Janich | 10/10 | 4963 days | 1% |
| Christoph & Maria | 10/10 | 5002 days | 1% |
| Janey Chamberlain | 8/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| K & J Overton | 9/10 | 5006 days | 1% |
| Barnhoorh | 8/10 | 5012 days | 1% |
| M Holierhoek | 7/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Hans and Astrid | 8/10 | 5354 days | 1% |
| George Lepple | 10/10 | 5370 days | 1% |
| Phil Bruce | 9/10 | 5383 days | 1% |
| Wetzel | 9/10 | 5384 days | 1% |
| Roos | 10/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5403 days | 1% |
| Chris Kevin | 9/10 | 5414 days | 1% |
| selinab | 9/10 | 5460 days | 1% |
| Solveig Mosinski | 10/10 | 5479 days | 1% |
| StijnH | 9/10 | 5728 days | 1% |
Adjustments
No Adjustment
Several adjustments to the weighted average may be added to improve relevancy and credibility. Cape Kidnappers Walking Track does not meet the criteria for any of these adjustments to apply.
Balancing Adjustment
0.69% 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
93%
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.