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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 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
129 Valid Reviews
The Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park experience has a total of 130 reviews. There are 129 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 1 invalid review 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 129 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 36 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 22 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 9 |
|
7% |
| 4/10 | 7 |
|
5% |
| 3/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
70.54% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park valid reviews is 70.54% and is based on 129 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 129 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
63.17%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Melgaard Rasmussen | 5/10 | 19 days | 78% |
| Alexa Flecke-Vedovelli | 8/10 | 81 days | 100% |
| Eline & Dave | 8/10 | 264 days | 96% |
| Eve Catherwood | 5/10 | 325 days | 73% |
| Laura | 7/10 | 384 days | 87% |
| Sarah Kot | 7/10 | 415 days | 86% |
| Angelina Janus | 6/10 | 415 days | 80% |
| Esther | 3/10 | 721 days | 39% |
| Shaun | 1/10 | 781 days | 27% |
| Walnstein | 6/10 | 873 days | 50% |
| Carrie | 7/10 | 1087 days | 34% |
| Arie | 5/10 | 1115 days | 26% |
| Ray G | 4/10 | 1146 days | 21% |
| laurie M haysom | 9/10 | 1603 days | 8% |
| Murray Gamlin | 5/10 | 1756 days | 4% |
| Alexis | 4/10 | 2090 days | 3% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2364 days | 4% |
| Michelle | 4/10 | 2456 days | 3% |
| Me | 3/10 | 2548 days | 2% |
| Mathias Hauenstein | 10/10 | 2607 days | 4% |
| HElen Bewick | 3/10 | 2638 days | 2% |
| Peter | 7/10 | 2851 days | 3% |
| Christina | 3/10 | 2852 days | 2% |
| The Weathersons | 2/10 | 2926 days | 1% |
| Johannes Bauerle | 1/10 | 2973 days | 1% |
| Lei Horton | 2/10 | 3134 days | 1% |
| Laureen Trainer | 8/10 | 3201 days | 2% |
| Iris Maatman | 4/10 | 3279 days | 1% |
| Erin Polcyn Sailer | 7/10 | 3592 days | 1% |
| Kelly Hitchins | 6/10 | 3615 days | 1% |
| Craig Ferry | 8/10 | 3639 days | 1% |
| Glinys Weller | 9/10 | 3689 days | 1% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3697 days | 1% |
| Sarah Carter | 8/10 | 3700 days | 1% |
| Blandine Giusti | 9/10 | 3998 days | 1% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 4028 days | 1% |
| Frank Wijnands | 7/10 | 4080 days | 1% |
| Lorcan Lennon | 8/10 | 4110 days | 1% |
| Sue H | 7/10 | 4221 days | 0% |
| Nadia R | 6/10 | 4343 days | 0% |
| Family Trip | 8/10 | 4374 days | 0% |
| Casandra Prunica | 8/10 | 4376 days | 0% |
| Emma Wallace | 9/10 | 4408 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 9/10 | 4433 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 8/10 | 4494 days | 1% |
| M Morgan | 8/10 | 4708 days | 1% |
| Sixflipflops | 3/10 | 4708 days | 1% |
| Ken Milligan | 9/10 | 4726 days | 1% |
| Puma17 | 8/10 | 4798 days | 1% |
| Kevin Desjandino | 8/10 | 4816 days | 1% |
| F Soppelsa | 7/10 | 4822 days | 1% |
| Paul Lawrence | 8/10 | 4827 days | 1% |
| Abby Rushmer | 8/10 | 4828 days | 1% |
| Rolf Zwahlen | 10/10 | 4836 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 9/10 | 4841 days | 1% |
| Frederick Neilsen | 6/10 | 4841 days | 1% |
| Letitia Wenn | 8/10 | 4846 days | 1% |
| phudgb | 9/10 | 4859 days | 1% |
| Philippe Merino | 8/10 | 5095 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 9/10 | 5096 days | 1% |
| nztintin | 5/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Tim Germany | 5/10 | 5104 days | 1% |
| Webb & Muckelt | 1/10 | 5113 days | 0% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 5114 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Richardson | 7/10 | 5115 days | 1% |
| Andrew Powell | 8/10 | 5115 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 9/10 | 5115 days | 1% |
| Peter Holt | 8/10 | 5121 days | 1% |
| Patricia Motzheim | 10/10 | 5132 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 8/10 | 5132 days | 1% |
| hanal7 | 6/10 | 5164 days | 1% |
| Dorthe | 4/10 | 5196 days | 1% |
| Mikala Dinka | 9/10 | 5196 days | 1% |
| Steve & Maggie | 9/10 | 5196 days | 1% |
| Anders Rathleff | 9/10 | 5211 days | 1% |
| damaca | 8/10 | 5256 days | 1% |
| neilqecosse | 9/10 | 5286 days | 1% |
| GoodTimes | 10/10 | 5378 days | 1% |
| Edward Marhi | 9/10 | 5436 days | 1% |
| Iain Campbell | 7/10 | 5448 days | 1% |
| Peter & Angela Brown | 10/10 | 5460 days | 1% |
| Fam de Kruyf | 9/10 | 5467 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 8/10 | 5467 days | 1% |
| Michael Assfalg | 6/10 | 5469 days | 1% |
| Julie Pasquignon | 7/10 | 5471 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 7/10 | 5471 days | 1% |
| Gert Vogelaers | 9/10 | 5473 days | 1% |
| Jeff Cerjan | 7/10 | 5477 days | 1% |
| Ron Pantzer | 8/10 | 5479 days | 1% |
| Darren Bruestle | 9/10 | 5485 days | 1% |
| Vanderhorst | 6/10 | 5486 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 8/10 | 5493 days | 1% |
| Kristie | 8/10 | 5521 days | 1% |
| Rob | 9/10 | 5752 days | 1% |
| Haley & Jason | 8/10 | 5767 days | 1% |
| Brett & Tanille | 8/10 | 5823 days | 1% |
| Marcia & Bruce | 6/10 | 5825 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5838 days | 1% |
| Senel | 7/10 | 5842 days | 1% |
| Faurack | 10/10 | 5842 days | 1% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 5848 days | 1% |
| Otto | 7/10 | 5862 days | 1% |
| Etienne VanD | 10/10 | 5883 days | 1% |
| mariak | 3/10 | 5911 days | 1% |
| andres | 7/10 | 5917 days | 1% |
| pthreadgood | 6/10 | 5923 days | 1% |
| Gary Brown | 8/10 | 5927 days | 1% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 5927 days | 1% |
| Kirsty McGrath | 7/10 | 5929 days | 1% |
| Terry J | 10/10 | 5935 days | 1% |
| Philip Ryott | 4/10 | 5935 days | 1% |
| Sena | 7/10 | 5935 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 10/10 | 5936 days | 1% |
| Susan Fielder | 7/10 | 5955 days | 1% |
| johannac | 9/10 | 6044 days | 1% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 5/10 | 6153 days | 1% |
| HelenPalmer | 8/10 | 6157 days | 1% |
| LowerD | 8/10 | 6169 days | 1% |
| Andrew Biddle | 9/10 | 6171 days | 1% |
| RonB | 8/10 | 6181 days | 1% |
| Andrew Wilson | 7/10 | 6186 days | 1% |
| JeremyE | 8/10 | 6187 days | 1% |
| LucyT | 5/10 | 6187 days | 1% |
| Suzie Lechner | 5/10 | 6189 days | 1% |
| LindaV | 6/10 | 6203 days | 1% |
| Tolsten | 7/10 | 6211 days | 1% |
| KuzakUSA | 4/10 | 6213 days | 1% |
| Lucy | 6/10 | 6218 days | 1% |
| Visken | 7/10 | 6218 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
-0.06% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 53 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 3 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 0 | -0.00% |
| 1 | -0.02% |
| 2 | -0.04% |
| 3 | -0.06% |
| 4 | -0.08% |
| 5 | -0.10% |
| 6 | -0.12% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
11.60% 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
75%
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.