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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 | 3261 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 3261 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 3306 days | 98% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 3308 days | 96% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 3315 days | 96% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3558 days | 75% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3609 days | 68% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3659 days | 64% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 4279 days | 6% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 4282 days | 7% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 4286 days | 7% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 4309 days | 5% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 4310 days | 5% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 4312 days | 5% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 4313 days | 5% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 4322 days | 4% |
| M K | 10/10 | 4348 days | 1% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 4363 days | 0% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4550 days | 39% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4580 days | 39% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4680 days | 45% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4695 days | 46% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4765 days | 46% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 5046 days | 46% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 5046 days | 45% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 5046 days | 45% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 5047 days | 45% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 5051 days | 45% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 5052 days | 45% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 5058 days | 45% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 5060 days | 45% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 5060 days | 46% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 5061 days | 45% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 5065 days | 45% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 5066 days | 46% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5132 days | 45% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 5132 days | 45% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 5219 days | 45% |
| John Wekking | 8/10 | 5342 days | 45% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5391 days | 46% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5393 days | 46% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5396 days | 46% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5397 days | 46% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5403 days | 45% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5407 days | 45% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5410 days | 45% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5418 days | 45% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5419 days | 46% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5422 days | 45% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5422 days | 45% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5424 days | 46% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5426 days | 29% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5431 days | 45% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5750 days | 46% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5756 days | 45% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5756 days | 42% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5762 days | 46% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5763 days | 45% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5774 days | 45% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5782 days | 45% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5785 days | 45% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5790 days | 46% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5790 days | 46% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5801 days | 45% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5805 days | 46% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5805 days | 45% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5805 days | 45% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5805 days | 45% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5807 days | 46% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5810 days | 45% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5812 days | 45% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5813 days | 45% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5815 days | 46% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5816 days | 46% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5816 days | 46% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5869 days | 45% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5870 days | 45% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5885 days | 45% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5888 days | 45% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 6097 days | 46% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 6102 days | 45% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 6114 days | 45% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 6114 days | 45% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 6118 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.