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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
88.49%
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 | 2809 days | 100% |
| Emma Millett | 8/10 | 2809 days | 100% |
| Alicia Speisekorn-Gil | 10/10 | 2854 days | 99% |
| Daphne Andrey | 8/10 | 2856 days | 97% |
| Anna | 9/10 | 2863 days | 97% |
| Rocco | 10/10 | 3106 days | 82% |
| Sylvain Blanchet | 8/10 | 3157 days | 77% |
| Ronja and Lena | 8/10 | 3207 days | 74% |
| Brian Lexmond | 6/10 | 3827 days | 28% |
| Julian Kuemme | 9/10 | 3830 days | 32% |
| Max Backelandt | 9/10 | 3834 days | 32% |
| Austin Johns | 9/10 | 3857 days | 31% |
| Johanna Kofler | 8/10 | 3858 days | 30% |
| Kathrin Deichmann | 9/10 | 3860 days | 30% |
| Helen McKevitt | 9/10 | 3861 days | 30% |
| Marion Busch | 9/10 | 3870 days | 30% |
| M K | 10/10 | 3896 days | 28% |
| Cornelia Stark | 10/10 | 3911 days | 27% |
| Azteca | 6/10 | 4098 days | 12% |
| hendrik king | 6/10 | 4128 days | 10% |
| Stefan AuRich | 9/10 | 4228 days | 6% |
| John and Chris Creese | 10/10 | 4243 days | 5% |
| N Zitscher | 10/10 | 4313 days | 0% |
| Fries | 10/10 | 4594 days | 30% |
| Les Barnes | 9/10 | 4594 days | 30% |
| Rick Moth | 9/10 | 4594 days | 30% |
| Josef | 9/10 | 4595 days | 30% |
| Seth & Carla | 9/10 | 4599 days | 30% |
| Butz | 8/10 | 4600 days | 29% |
| Steve Goodyear | 9/10 | 4606 days | 30% |
| Frank Krivauek | 8/10 | 4608 days | 29% |
| Brian Frost | 10/10 | 4608 days | 30% |
| Volker Neumeyer | 9/10 | 4609 days | 30% |
| Tom Connis | 8/10 | 4613 days | 29% |
| Mike1952 | 10/10 | 4614 days | 30% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 4680 days | 30% |
| Dirk Faupel | 9/10 | 4680 days | 30% |
| damaca | 9/10 | 4767 days | 30% |
| jhwjhw | 8/10 | 4890 days | 29% |
| Karin Kueng | 10/10 | 4939 days | 30% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 4941 days | 30% |
| Juerg & Denise Zuesli | 10/10 | 4944 days | 30% |
| Chris & Anne Pearson | 10/10 | 4945 days | 30% |
| Gael Romain | 8/10 | 4951 days | 29% |
| Matthys Kikke | 9/10 | 4955 days | 30% |
| Edwards | 9/10 | 4958 days | 30% |
| Jennie McIver | 9/10 | 4966 days | 30% |
| Hvid | 10/10 | 4967 days | 30% |
| Robert Cox | 9/10 | 4970 days | 30% |
| Mike and Alice Powner | 8/10 | 4970 days | 29% |
| Webster | 10/10 | 4972 days | 30% |
| Gordon Daniels | 4/10 | 4974 days | 18% |
| Niels Van Welsenes | 8/10 | 4979 days | 29% |
| Risch & Seybold | 10/10 | 5298 days | 30% |
| Gerald Veldink | 9/10 | 5304 days | 30% |
| Evans | 7/10 | 5304 days | 28% |
| Jana Steve | 10/10 | 5310 days | 30% |
| Tom Bos | 8/10 | 5311 days | 29% |
| Giaque | 9/10 | 5322 days | 30% |
| Armand | 8/10 | 5330 days | 29% |
| Eva | 9/10 | 5333 days | 30% |
| kararina Kosten | 10/10 | 5338 days | 30% |
| Birgit Haver | 10/10 | 5338 days | 30% |
| Hugli | 9/10 | 5349 days | 30% |
| Chris Kevin | 10/10 | 5353 days | 30% |
| Omar Frenchy | 9/10 | 5353 days | 30% |
| Catherine Clavel | 9/10 | 5353 days | 30% |
| Bo Moenstead | 9/10 | 5353 days | 30% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 10/10 | 5355 days | 30% |
| Colin Morbey | 8/10 | 5358 days | 29% |
| Johan Vaartjes | 8/10 | 5360 days | 29% |
| Connie Graae | 9/10 | 5361 days | 30% |
| Greg Kennedy | 10/10 | 5363 days | 30% |
| Heinrich Hax | 10/10 | 5364 days | 30% |
| Heino keyssler | 10/10 | 5364 days | 30% |
| Decuq | 8/10 | 5417 days | 29% |
| Simon Bartholomew | 8/10 | 5418 days | 29% |
| Emily and Alex | 9/10 | 5433 days | 30% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 5436 days | 30% |
| HansH1 | 10/10 | 5645 days | 30% |
| StephaineFrance | 8/10 | 5650 days | 29% |
| Enno Brehm | 8/10 | 5662 days | 29% |
| AndrewW | 8/10 | 5662 days | 29% |
| Rissmann | 9/10 | 5666 days | 30% |
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
1.22% 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.