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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 Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park.
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.
Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
125 Valid Reviews
The Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park experience has a total of 125 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 125 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 34 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 22 |
|
18% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 4/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 3/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
70.72% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park valid reviews is 70.72% and is based on 125 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
82 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 125 valid reviews, the experience has 82 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 82 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 8 |
|
10% |
| 9/10 | 17 |
|
21% |
| 8/10 | 24 |
|
29% |
| 7/10 | 16 |
|
20% |
| 6/10 | 7 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 4 |
|
5% |
| 4/10 | 3 |
|
4% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 2/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
75.24% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 75.24% and is based on 82 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
59.94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | 7/10 | 40 days | 100% |
| Sarah Kot | 7/10 | 71 days | 100% |
| Angelina Janus | 6/10 | 71 days | 92% |
| Esther | 3/10 | 377 days | 54% |
| Shaun | 1/10 | 437 days | 39% |
| Walnstein | 6/10 | 529 days | 78% |
| Carrie | 7/10 | 743 days | 69% |
| Arie | 5/10 | 771 days | 54% |
| Ray G | 4/10 | 802 days | 44% |
| laurie M haysom | 9/10 | 1259 days | 25% |
| Murray Gamlin | 5/10 | 1411 days | 12% |
| Alexis | 4/10 | 1745 days | 4% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2019 days | 5% |
| Michelle | 4/10 | 2111 days | 3% |
| Me | 3/10 | 2204 days | 2% |
| Mathias Hauenstein | 10/10 | 2263 days | 4% |
| HElen Bewick | 3/10 | 2294 days | 2% |
| Peter | 7/10 | 2507 days | 4% |
| Christina | 3/10 | 2507 days | 2% |
| The Weathersons | 2/10 | 2582 days | 2% |
| Johannes Bauerle | 1/10 | 2629 days | 1% |
| Lei Horton | 2/10 | 2789 days | 2% |
| Laureen Trainer | 8/10 | 2856 days | 3% |
| Iris Maatman | 4/10 | 2935 days | 2% |
| Erin Polcyn Sailer | 7/10 | 3247 days | 2% |
| Kelly Hitchins | 6/10 | 3271 days | 2% |
| Craig Ferry | 8/10 | 3295 days | 2% |
| Glinys Weller | 9/10 | 3345 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3353 days | 2% |
| Sarah Carter | 8/10 | 3356 days | 2% |
| Blandine Giusti | 9/10 | 3654 days | 1% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3684 days | 1% |
| Frank Wijnands | 7/10 | 3736 days | 1% |
| Lorcan Lennon | 8/10 | 3766 days | 1% |
| Sue H | 7/10 | 3876 days | 1% |
| Nadia R | 6/10 | 3999 days | 1% |
| Family Trip | 8/10 | 4030 days | 1% |
| Casandra Prunica | 8/10 | 4032 days | 1% |
| Emma Wallace | 9/10 | 4064 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 9/10 | 4089 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 8/10 | 4150 days | 0% |
| M Morgan | 8/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Sixflipflops | 3/10 | 4364 days | 0% |
| Ken Milligan | 9/10 | 4382 days | 1% |
| Puma17 | 8/10 | 4454 days | 1% |
| Kevin Desjandino | 8/10 | 4472 days | 1% |
| F Soppelsa | 7/10 | 4478 days | 1% |
| Paul Lawrence | 8/10 | 4483 days | 1% |
| Abby Rushmer | 8/10 | 4484 days | 1% |
| Rolf Zwahlen | 10/10 | 4492 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 9/10 | 4497 days | 1% |
| Frederick Neilsen | 6/10 | 4497 days | 1% |
| Letitia Wenn | 8/10 | 4502 days | 1% |
| phudgb | 9/10 | 4515 days | 1% |
| Philippe Merino | 8/10 | 4751 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 9/10 | 4752 days | 1% |
| nztintin | 5/10 | 4760 days | 1% |
| Tim Germany | 5/10 | 4760 days | 1% |
| Webb & Muckelt | 1/10 | 4769 days | 0% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 4770 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Richardson | 7/10 | 4771 days | 1% |
| Andrew Powell | 8/10 | 4771 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 9/10 | 4771 days | 1% |
| Peter Holt | 8/10 | 4777 days | 1% |
| Patricia Motzheim | 10/10 | 4788 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 8/10 | 4788 days | 1% |
| hanal7 | 6/10 | 4820 days | 1% |
| Dorthe | 4/10 | 4852 days | 1% |
| Mikala Dinka | 9/10 | 4852 days | 1% |
| Steve & Maggie | 9/10 | 4852 days | 1% |
| Anders Rathleff | 9/10 | 4867 days | 1% |
| damaca | 8/10 | 4912 days | 1% |
| neilqecosse | 9/10 | 4941 days | 1% |
| GoodTimes | 10/10 | 5033 days | 1% |
| Edward Marhi | 9/10 | 5091 days | 1% |
| Iain Campbell | 7/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Peter & Angela Brown | 10/10 | 5116 days | 1% |
| Fam de Kruyf | 9/10 | 5123 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 8/10 | 5123 days | 1% |
| Michael Assfalg | 6/10 | 5125 days | 1% |
| Julie Pasquignon | 7/10 | 5127 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 7/10 | 5127 days | 1% |
| Gert Vogelaers | 9/10 | 5129 days | 1% |
| Jeff Cerjan | 7/10 | 5133 days | 1% |
| Ron Pantzer | 8/10 | 5135 days | 1% |
| Darren Bruestle | 9/10 | 5141 days | 1% |
| Vanderhorst | 6/10 | 5142 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 8/10 | 5149 days | 1% |
| Kristie | 8/10 | 5177 days | 1% |
| Rob | 9/10 | 5407 days | 1% |
| Haley & Jason | 8/10 | 5422 days | 1% |
| Brett & Tanille | 8/10 | 5479 days | 1% |
| Marcia & Bruce | 6/10 | 5481 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5494 days | 1% |
| Senel | 7/10 | 5498 days | 1% |
| Faurack | 10/10 | 5498 days | 1% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 5504 days | 1% |
| Otto | 7/10 | 5518 days | 1% |
| Etienne VanD | 10/10 | 5539 days | 1% |
| mariak | 3/10 | 5567 days | 1% |
| andres | 7/10 | 5573 days | 1% |
| pthreadgood | 6/10 | 5579 days | 1% |
| Gary Brown | 8/10 | 5583 days | 1% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 5583 days | 1% |
| Kirsty McGrath | 7/10 | 5585 days | 1% |
| Terry J | 10/10 | 5591 days | 1% |
| Philip Ryott | 4/10 | 5591 days | 1% |
| Sena | 7/10 | 5591 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 10/10 | 5592 days | 1% |
| Susan Fielder | 7/10 | 5611 days | 1% |
| johannac | 9/10 | 5699 days | 1% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 5/10 | 5808 days | 1% |
| HelenPalmer | 8/10 | 5812 days | 1% |
| LowerD | 8/10 | 5825 days | 1% |
| Andrew Biddle | 9/10 | 5827 days | 1% |
| RonB | 8/10 | 5837 days | 1% |
| Andrew Wilson | 7/10 | 5842 days | 1% |
| JeremyE | 8/10 | 5843 days | 1% |
| LucyT | 5/10 | 5843 days | 1% |
| Suzie Lechner | 5/10 | 5845 days | 1% |
| LindaV | 6/10 | 5859 days | 1% |
| Tolsten | 7/10 | 5867 days | 1% |
| KuzakUSA | 4/10 | 5869 days | 1% |
| Lucy | 6/10 | 5874 days | 1% |
| Visken | 7/10 | 5874 days | 1% |
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 Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-0.12% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 57 days. However the Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park 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 Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 6 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 3 | -0.06% |
| 4 | -0.08% |
| 5 | -0.10% |
| 6 | -0.12% |
| 7 | -0.14% |
| 8 | -0.16% |
| 9 | -0.18% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
14.12% 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
74%
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.