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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
126 Valid Reviews
The Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park experience has a total of 126 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 126 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
17% |
| 8/10 | 34 |
|
27% |
| 7/10 | 22 |
|
17% |
| 6/10 | 12 |
|
10% |
| 5/10 | 8 |
|
6% |
| 4/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 3/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
70.56% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park valid reviews is 70.56% and is based on 126 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 126 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
59.05%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eve Catherwood | 5/10 | 18 days | 82% |
| Laura | 7/10 | 77 days | 100% |
| Sarah Kot | 7/10 | 108 days | 100% |
| Angelina Janus | 6/10 | 108 days | 92% |
| Esther | 3/10 | 414 days | 53% |
| Shaun | 1/10 | 474 days | 38% |
| Walnstein | 6/10 | 566 days | 76% |
| Carrie | 7/10 | 780 days | 65% |
| Arie | 5/10 | 808 days | 51% |
| Ray G | 4/10 | 839 days | 42% |
| laurie M haysom | 9/10 | 1296 days | 22% |
| Murray Gamlin | 5/10 | 1449 days | 10% |
| Alexis | 4/10 | 1783 days | 3% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 2057 days | 4% |
| Michelle | 4/10 | 2149 days | 3% |
| Me | 3/10 | 2241 days | 2% |
| Mathias Hauenstein | 10/10 | 2300 days | 4% |
| HElen Bewick | 3/10 | 2331 days | 2% |
| Peter | 7/10 | 2545 days | 3% |
| Christina | 3/10 | 2545 days | 2% |
| The Weathersons | 2/10 | 2619 days | 1% |
| Johannes Bauerle | 1/10 | 2666 days | 1% |
| Lei Horton | 2/10 | 2827 days | 1% |
| Laureen Trainer | 8/10 | 2894 days | 3% |
| Iris Maatman | 4/10 | 2972 days | 2% |
| Erin Polcyn Sailer | 7/10 | 3285 days | 2% |
| Kelly Hitchins | 6/10 | 3308 days | 2% |
| Craig Ferry | 8/10 | 3332 days | 2% |
| Glinys Weller | 9/10 | 3382 days | 2% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3390 days | 2% |
| Sarah Carter | 8/10 | 3393 days | 2% |
| Blandine Giusti | 9/10 | 3691 days | 1% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3721 days | 1% |
| Frank Wijnands | 7/10 | 3773 days | 1% |
| Lorcan Lennon | 8/10 | 3803 days | 1% |
| Sue H | 7/10 | 3914 days | 1% |
| Nadia R | 6/10 | 4036 days | 0% |
| Family Trip | 8/10 | 4067 days | 0% |
| Casandra Prunica | 8/10 | 4069 days | 0% |
| Emma Wallace | 9/10 | 4101 days | 0% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 9/10 | 4126 days | 0% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 8/10 | 4187 days | 0% |
| M Morgan | 8/10 | 4401 days | 1% |
| Sixflipflops | 3/10 | 4401 days | 0% |
| Ken Milligan | 9/10 | 4419 days | 1% |
| Puma17 | 8/10 | 4491 days | 1% |
| Kevin Desjandino | 8/10 | 4509 days | 1% |
| F Soppelsa | 7/10 | 4515 days | 1% |
| Paul Lawrence | 8/10 | 4520 days | 1% |
| Abby Rushmer | 8/10 | 4521 days | 1% |
| Rolf Zwahlen | 10/10 | 4529 days | 1% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 9/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Frederick Neilsen | 6/10 | 4534 days | 1% |
| Letitia Wenn | 8/10 | 4539 days | 1% |
| phudgb | 9/10 | 4552 days | 1% |
| Philippe Merino | 8/10 | 4788 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 9/10 | 4789 days | 1% |
| nztintin | 5/10 | 4797 days | 0% |
| Tim Germany | 5/10 | 4797 days | 0% |
| Webb & Muckelt | 1/10 | 4806 days | 0% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 4807 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Richardson | 7/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Andrew Powell | 8/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 9/10 | 4808 days | 1% |
| Peter Holt | 8/10 | 4814 days | 1% |
| Patricia Motzheim | 10/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 8/10 | 4825 days | 1% |
| hanal7 | 6/10 | 4857 days | 1% |
| Dorthe | 4/10 | 4889 days | 0% |
| Mikala Dinka | 9/10 | 4889 days | 1% |
| Steve & Maggie | 9/10 | 4889 days | 1% |
| Anders Rathleff | 9/10 | 4904 days | 1% |
| damaca | 8/10 | 4949 days | 1% |
| neilqecosse | 9/10 | 4979 days | 1% |
| GoodTimes | 10/10 | 5071 days | 1% |
| Edward Marhi | 9/10 | 5129 days | 1% |
| Iain Campbell | 7/10 | 5141 days | 1% |
| Peter & Angela Brown | 10/10 | 5153 days | 1% |
| Fam de Kruyf | 9/10 | 5160 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 8/10 | 5160 days | 1% |
| Michael Assfalg | 6/10 | 5162 days | 1% |
| Julie Pasquignon | 7/10 | 5164 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 7/10 | 5164 days | 1% |
| Gert Vogelaers | 9/10 | 5166 days | 1% |
| Jeff Cerjan | 7/10 | 5170 days | 1% |
| Ron Pantzer | 8/10 | 5172 days | 1% |
| Darren Bruestle | 9/10 | 5178 days | 1% |
| Vanderhorst | 6/10 | 5179 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 8/10 | 5186 days | 1% |
| Kristie | 8/10 | 5214 days | 1% |
| Rob | 9/10 | 5445 days | 1% |
| Haley & Jason | 8/10 | 5460 days | 1% |
| Brett & Tanille | 8/10 | 5516 days | 1% |
| Marcia & Bruce | 6/10 | 5518 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5531 days | 1% |
| Senel | 7/10 | 5535 days | 1% |
| Faurack | 10/10 | 5535 days | 1% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 5541 days | 1% |
| Otto | 7/10 | 5555 days | 1% |
| Etienne VanD | 10/10 | 5576 days | 1% |
| mariak | 3/10 | 5604 days | 0% |
| andres | 7/10 | 5610 days | 1% |
| pthreadgood | 6/10 | 5616 days | 1% |
| Gary Brown | 8/10 | 5620 days | 1% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 5620 days | 1% |
| Kirsty McGrath | 7/10 | 5622 days | 1% |
| Terry J | 10/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Philip Ryott | 4/10 | 5628 days | 0% |
| Sena | 7/10 | 5628 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 10/10 | 5629 days | 1% |
| Susan Fielder | 7/10 | 5648 days | 1% |
| johannac | 9/10 | 5737 days | 1% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 5/10 | 5846 days | 0% |
| HelenPalmer | 8/10 | 5850 days | 1% |
| LowerD | 8/10 | 5862 days | 1% |
| Andrew Biddle | 9/10 | 5864 days | 1% |
| RonB | 8/10 | 5874 days | 1% |
| Andrew Wilson | 7/10 | 5879 days | 1% |
| JeremyE | 8/10 | 5880 days | 1% |
| LucyT | 5/10 | 5880 days | 0% |
| Suzie Lechner | 5/10 | 5882 days | 0% |
| LindaV | 6/10 | 5896 days | 1% |
| Tolsten | 7/10 | 5904 days | 1% |
| KuzakUSA | 4/10 | 5906 days | 0% |
| Lucy | 6/10 | 5911 days | 1% |
| Visken | 7/10 | 5911 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
-0.17% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 68 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 10 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 7 | -0.12% |
| 8 | -0.14% |
| 9 | -0.15% |
| 10 | -0.17% |
| 11 | -0.19% |
| 12 | -0.20% |
| 13 | -0.22% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
14.87% 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.