Ranking Score Explained

Kia ora, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking.

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.

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Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking

Valid Reviews

118 Valid Reviews

The Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience has a total of 118 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 118 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 63
53%
9/10 34
29%
8/10 13
11%
7/10 7
6%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 1
1%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

92.71% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking valid reviews is 92.71% and is based on 118 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

65 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 118 valid reviews, the experience has 65 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.

Below is the distribution of ratings for the 65 face-to-face reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 18
28%
9/10 28
43%
8/10 12
18%
7/10 7
11%
6/10 0
0%
5/10 0
0%
4/10 0
0%
3/10 0
0%
2/10 0
0%
1/10 0
0%

88.77% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking face-to-face reviews is 88.77% and is based on 65 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.

Weighted Average

92.78%

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
Robert Klub 9/10 3311 days 100%
Robin Lakner 7/10 3317 days 91%
Paula Bauer 10/10 3327 days 99%
Thomas Werner 9/10 3347 days 95%
Devan Sheppard 10/10 3752 days 44%
Jan Legein 9/10 4007 days 10%
Greg Fischer 9/10 4087 days 0%
Alice Berg 10/10 4388 days 29%
1246km 10/10 4454 days 29%
rachelg 9/10 4485 days 28%
Jenben 10/10 4515 days 29%
Goosey74 9/10 4729 days 28%
Stephan Wolter 10/10 4774 days 29%
Hans Oudenbroek 9/10 4774 days 28%
Paul Weidenfeld 9/10 4776 days 28%
Adam Critchley 9/10 4786 days 28%
MarkW 9/10 4820 days 28%
Rebeccaj 10/10 4851 days 29%
Steve & Maggie 10/10 4852 days 29%
Mark de Boer 7/10 4871 days 24%
Sonny955 10/10 4881 days 29%
KatyK 10/10 4881 days 29%
jokatallen 10/10 4881 days 29%
lewylaw 10/10 4881 days 29%
chriswellie 10/10 4881 days 29%
Barry 10/10 4941 days 29%
Jennifer Holloway 9/10 5100 days 28%
Noah Stegmann 9/10 5106 days 28%
Kevin Wong 8/10 5108 days 27%
Boehmer 9/10 5110 days 28%
Marian 9/10 5112 days 28%
Michael Messuie 9/10 5116 days 28%
Dirk Van Den Berg 8/10 5120 days 27%
Faye Cox 10/10 5124 days 29%
winglen 10/10 5126 days 29%
Christiane 10/10 5126 days 29%
Janine Diehl 8/10 5131 days 27%
Jansen 9/10 5141 days 28%
Nadja 9/10 5141 days 28%
Hannah Watts 8/10 5141 days 27%
Jayne 9/10 5141 days 28%
Matthew 9/10 5142 days 28%
Trevor Gibbins 9/10 5142 days 28%
Joanne Byrne 9/10 5143 days 28%
David 9/10 5144 days 28%
Henrik Petersen 9/10 5147 days 28%
Claire Bulmer 8/10 5149 days 27%
DNP504 10/10 5216 days 29%
Laura_Gill 10/10 5216 days 29%
alku83 10/10 5246 days 29%
Shar 10/10 5277 days 29%
David 10/10 5423 days 29%
Peter Schmidt 8/10 5491 days 27%
Brian Elmes 9/10 5514 days 28%
julia depis 10/10 5519 days 29%
travelingnz 5/10 5519 days 13%
Dmitry Piven 10/10 5550 days 29%
victoriaophield 10/10 5550 days 29%
Kerstin 10/10 5550 days 29%
Rose 10/10 5550 days 29%
yaz 10/10 5550 days 29%
ingeh 10/10 5581 days 29%
Hanne Wichmann 10/10 5585 days 29%
Lesley Nixon 7/10 5591 days 24%
Roeder Grit 9/10 5592 days 28%
Helen Edwards-Davis 10/10 5611 days 29%
rincoln 10/10 5611 days 29%
hilary hale 9/10 5642 days 28%
Eilahtan4 10/10 5642 days 29%
Jeffrey C 10/10 5763 days 29%
T C 10/10 5763 days 29%
Taryn, Charlotte & Steve 10/10 5763 days 29%
Neal 10/10 5828 days 29%
mariea 10/10 5836 days 29%
DerrynL 10/10 5845 days 29%
Kate 7/10 5848 days 24%
Elizabeth 9/10 5848 days 28%
Ian Rogers 10/10 5850 days 29%
watchers_nz 10/10 5855 days 29%
Kim 10/10 5856 days 29%
Rob_and_Iris 10/10 5856 days 29%
Chris 10/10 5859 days 29%
Carmel 8/10 5865 days 27%
Laura Muser 10/10 5883 days 29%
Kat 10/10 5884 days 29%
Lauren_D 9/10 5884 days 28%
Dave Brooks 9/10 5895 days 28%
Wilbur 10/10 5903 days 29%
Freddy 10/10 5909 days 29%
Nick & Jess 10/10 5912 days 29%
Ray 10/10 5915 days 29%
Craig Wright 10/10 5915 days 29%
sarank 10/10 5928 days 29%
Spyfox 10/10 5931 days 29%
Paula 10/10 5983 days 29%
maria d 10/10 6067 days 29%
Daniala 8/10 6092 days 27%
Meike Biel 8/10 6174 days 27%
Julie 8/10 6234 days 27%
Emma & Rob 7/10 6238 days 24%
Matt Walker 9/10 6239 days 28%
melissa1 10/10 6248 days 29%
purplekat99 10/10 6281 days 29%
Sabine 10/10 6536 days 29%
Elaine 10/10 6545 days 29%
Gwen 8/10 6548 days 27%
Johnny 8/10 6552 days 27%
SueLinsk 9/10 6554 days 28%
James 8/10 6554 days 27%
AnnaOwen 9/10 6580 days 28%
Andrew 7/10 6581 days 24%
Katherine 10/10 6581 days 29%
JonathanBayle 10/10 6581 days 29%
Reggie 7/10 6591 days 24%
Moritz 10/10 6622 days 29%
Klaus 9/10 6622 days 28%
Sarah 10/10 6623 days 29%
Michael 9/10 6623 days 28%

Adjustments

Several adjustments to the weighted average are added to improve relevancy and credibility. These adjustments apply equally to all experiences that meet the criteria.

Sample Size Adjustment

No Adjustment

A reasonable number of reviews are necessary in order for the average to be credible and for an experience to take a prime position within the ranking tables. As such, experiences with only a few reviews have a moderated score. This does not mean that the experience or the reviews can't be trusted. The Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

Recent Reviews Adjustment

-4.01% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 57 days. However the Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.

In addition, an experience's ranking score may be adjusted for each day there is no new ranking. After 1 day the adjustment comes into effect. The maximum number of days that can be adjusted for is 200 days. Due to the seasonal nature of many businesses, this adjustment is applied dynamically throughout the year.

The Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking experience has been adjusted for 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
197 -3.95%
198 -3.97%
199 -3.99%
200 -4.01%
201 -4.03%
202 -4.05%
203 -4.07%

Balancing Adjustment

1.18% 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 customers 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.