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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
88.55%
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 | 2873 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 2873 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 2918 days | 99% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 2920 days | 97% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2927 days | 97% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3170 days | 82% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3221 days | 77% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3271 days | 74% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 3891 days | 28% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 3894 days | 32% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 3898 days | 32% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 3921 days | 31% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 3922 days | 30% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 3924 days | 30% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 3925 days | 30% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 3934 days | 30% |
| M K | 10/10 | 3960 days | 28% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 3975 days | 27% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4162 days | 13% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4192 days | 11% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4292 days | 6% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4307 days | 5% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4377 days | 0% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 4658 days | 34% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 4658 days | 34% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 4658 days | 34% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 4659 days | 34% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 4663 days | 34% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 4664 days | 34% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 4670 days | 34% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 4672 days | 34% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 4672 days | 34% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 4673 days | 34% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 4677 days | 34% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 4678 days | 34% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 4744 days | 34% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 4744 days | 34% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 4831 days | 34% |
| jhwjhw | 8/10 | 4954 days | 34% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 5003 days | 34% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5005 days | 34% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 5008 days | 34% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 5009 days | 34% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 5015 days | 34% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 5019 days | 34% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 5022 days | 34% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 5030 days | 34% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 5031 days | 34% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 5034 days | 34% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 5034 days | 34% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 5036 days | 34% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 5038 days | 22% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 5043 days | 34% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5362 days | 34% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5368 days | 34% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5368 days | 32% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5374 days | 34% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5375 days | 34% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5386 days | 34% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5394 days | 34% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5397 days | 34% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5402 days | 34% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5402 days | 34% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5413 days | 34% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5417 days | 34% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5417 days | 34% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5417 days | 34% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5417 days | 34% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5419 days | 34% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5422 days | 34% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5424 days | 34% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5425 days | 34% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5427 days | 34% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5428 days | 34% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5428 days | 34% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5481 days | 34% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5482 days | 34% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5497 days | 34% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5500 days | 34% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 5709 days | 34% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 5714 days | 34% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 5726 days | 34% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 5726 days | 34% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 5730 days | 34% |
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
1.21% 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.