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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
88.64%
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 | 3262 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3262 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3307 days | 98% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3309 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3316 days | 96% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3559 days | 75% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3610 days | 68% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3660 days | 64% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4280 days | 6% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4283 days | 7% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4287 days | 7% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4310 days | 5% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4311 days | 5% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4313 days | 5% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4314 days | 5% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4323 days | 4% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4349 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4551 days | 39% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4581 days | 39% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4681 days | 45% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4696 days | 46% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4766 days | 46% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5047 days | 46% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5047 days | 45% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5047 days | 45% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5048 days | 45% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5052 days | 45% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5053 days | 45% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5059 days | 45% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5061 days | 45% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5061 days | 46% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5062 days | 45% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5066 days | 45% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5067 days | 46% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5133 days | 45% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5133 days | 45% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5220 days | 45% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5343 days | 45% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5392 days | 46% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5394 days | 46% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5397 days | 46% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5398 days | 46% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5404 days | 45% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5408 days | 45% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5411 days | 45% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5419 days | 45% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5420 days | 46% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5423 days | 45% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5423 days | 45% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5425 days | 46% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5427 days | 29% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5432 days | 45% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5751 days | 46% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5757 days | 45% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5757 days | 43% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5763 days | 46% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5764 days | 45% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5775 days | 45% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5783 days | 45% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5786 days | 45% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5791 days | 46% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5791 days | 46% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5802 days | 45% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5806 days | 46% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5806 days | 45% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5806 days | 45% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5806 days | 45% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5808 days | 46% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5811 days | 45% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5813 days | 45% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5814 days | 45% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5816 days | 46% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5817 days | 46% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5817 days | 46% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5870 days | 45% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5871 days | 45% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5886 days | 45% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5889 days | 45% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6098 days | 46% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6103 days | 45% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6115 days | 45% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6115 days | 45% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6119 days | 45% |
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
1.19% 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.