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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
122 Valid Reviews
The Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park experience has a total of 122 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 122 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10 |
|
8% |
| 9/10 | 22 |
|
18% |
| 8/10 | 34 |
|
28% |
| 7/10 | 20 |
|
16% |
| 6/10 | 11 |
|
9% |
| 5/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 4/10 | 7 |
|
6% |
| 3/10 | 6 |
|
5% |
| 2/10 | 2 |
|
2% |
| 1/10 | 3 |
|
2% |
70.82% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Blenheim Bridges Holiday Park valid reviews is 70.82% and is based on 122 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 122 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
55.99%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther | 3/10 | 264 days | 67% |
| Shaun | 1/10 | 324 days | 49% |
| Walnstein | 6/10 | 416 days | 100% |
| Carrie | 7/10 | 630 days | 93% |
| Arie | 5/10 | 658 days | 74% |
| Ray G | 4/10 | 689 days | 61% |
| laurie M haysom | 9/10 | 1146 days | 40% |
| Murray Gamlin | 5/10 | 1299 days | 20% |
| Alexis | 4/10 | 1633 days | 6% |
| Cass | 8/10 | 1907 days | 6% |
| Michelle | 4/10 | 1999 days | 4% |
| Me | 3/10 | 2091 days | 3% |
| Mathias Hauenstein | 10/10 | 2150 days | 6% |
| HElen Bewick | 3/10 | 2181 days | 3% |
| Peter | 7/10 | 2395 days | 5% |
| Christina | 3/10 | 2395 days | 3% |
| The Weathersons | 2/10 | 2469 days | 2% |
| Johannes Bauerle | 1/10 | 2516 days | 2% |
| Lei Horton | 2/10 | 2677 days | 2% |
| Laureen Trainer | 8/10 | 2744 days | 4% |
| Iris Maatman | 4/10 | 2822 days | 3% |
| Erin Polcyn Sailer | 7/10 | 3135 days | 3% |
| Kelly Hitchins | 6/10 | 3158 days | 3% |
| Craig Ferry | 8/10 | 3182 days | 3% |
| Glinys Weller | 9/10 | 3232 days | 3% |
| Jean marc Daubenfeld | 8/10 | 3240 days | 3% |
| Sarah Carter | 8/10 | 3243 days | 3% |
| Blandine Giusti | 9/10 | 3541 days | 2% |
| Melvin Spear | 8/10 | 3571 days | 2% |
| Frank Wijnands | 7/10 | 3623 days | 2% |
| Lorcan Lennon | 8/10 | 3653 days | 2% |
| Sue H | 7/10 | 3764 days | 1% |
| Nadia R | 6/10 | 3886 days | 1% |
| Family Trip | 8/10 | 3917 days | 1% |
| Casandra Prunica | 8/10 | 3919 days | 1% |
| Emma Wallace | 9/10 | 3951 days | 1% |
| Andrew Cattanach | 9/10 | 3976 days | 1% |
| FlyingKiwiGirl | 8/10 | 4037 days | 1% |
| M Morgan | 8/10 | 4251 days | 0% |
| Sixflipflops | 3/10 | 4251 days | 0% |
| Ken Milligan | 9/10 | 4269 days | 0% |
| Puma17 | 8/10 | 4341 days | 0% |
| Kevin Desjandino | 8/10 | 4359 days | 0% |
| F Soppelsa | 7/10 | 4365 days | 0% |
| Paul Lawrence | 8/10 | 4370 days | 0% |
| Abby Rushmer | 8/10 | 4371 days | 0% |
| Rolf Zwahlen | 10/10 | 4379 days | 0% |
| Steve and Therese Dunne | 9/10 | 4384 days | 1% |
| Frederick Neilsen | 6/10 | 4384 days | 1% |
| Letitia Wenn | 8/10 | 4389 days | 1% |
| phudgb | 9/10 | 4402 days | 1% |
| Philippe Merino | 8/10 | 4638 days | 1% |
| Toby Clark | 9/10 | 4639 days | 1% |
| nztintin | 5/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Tim Germany | 5/10 | 4647 days | 1% |
| Webb & Muckelt | 1/10 | 4656 days | 1% |
| Barbara | 8/10 | 4657 days | 1% |
| Rebecca Richardson | 7/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Andrew Powell | 8/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Ryan Pynappels | 9/10 | 4658 days | 1% |
| Peter Holt | 8/10 | 4664 days | 1% |
| Patricia Motzheim | 10/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| Cick Pouw | 8/10 | 4675 days | 1% |
| hanal7 | 6/10 | 4707 days | 1% |
| Dorthe | 4/10 | 4739 days | 1% |
| Mikala Dinka | 9/10 | 4739 days | 1% |
| Steve & Maggie | 9/10 | 4739 days | 1% |
| Anders Rathleff | 9/10 | 4754 days | 1% |
| damaca | 8/10 | 4799 days | 1% |
| neilqecosse | 9/10 | 4829 days | 1% |
| GoodTimes | 10/10 | 4921 days | 1% |
| Edward Marhi | 9/10 | 4979 days | 1% |
| Iain Campbell | 7/10 | 4991 days | 1% |
| Peter & Angela Brown | 10/10 | 5003 days | 1% |
| Fam de Kruyf | 9/10 | 5010 days | 1% |
| Stephen Shearer | 8/10 | 5010 days | 1% |
| Michael Assfalg | 6/10 | 5012 days | 1% |
| Julie Pasquignon | 7/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Erin Dumbauld | 7/10 | 5014 days | 1% |
| Gert Vogelaers | 9/10 | 5016 days | 1% |
| Jeff Cerjan | 7/10 | 5020 days | 1% |
| Ron Pantzer | 8/10 | 5022 days | 1% |
| Darren Bruestle | 9/10 | 5028 days | 1% |
| Vanderhorst | 6/10 | 5029 days | 1% |
| Gerry Nichols | 8/10 | 5036 days | 1% |
| Kristie | 8/10 | 5064 days | 1% |
| Rob | 9/10 | 5295 days | 1% |
| Haley & Jason | 8/10 | 5310 days | 1% |
| Brett & Tanille | 8/10 | 5366 days | 1% |
| Marcia & Bruce | 6/10 | 5368 days | 1% |
| Brian_Val | 10/10 | 5381 days | 1% |
| Senel | 7/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Faurack | 10/10 | 5385 days | 1% |
| Sue | 9/10 | 5391 days | 1% |
| Otto | 7/10 | 5405 days | 1% |
| Etienne VanD | 10/10 | 5426 days | 1% |
| mariak | 3/10 | 5454 days | 1% |
| andres | 7/10 | 5460 days | 1% |
| pthreadgood | 6/10 | 5466 days | 1% |
| Gary Brown | 8/10 | 5470 days | 1% |
| Douglas Beresford | 8/10 | 5470 days | 1% |
| Kirsty McGrath | 7/10 | 5472 days | 1% |
| Terry J | 10/10 | 5478 days | 1% |
| Philip Ryott | 4/10 | 5478 days | 1% |
| Sena | 7/10 | 5478 days | 1% |
| Tait Suridge | 10/10 | 5479 days | 1% |
| Susan Fielder | 7/10 | 5498 days | 1% |
| johannac | 9/10 | 5587 days | 1% |
| Andrew Lonsdale | 5/10 | 5696 days | 1% |
| HelenPalmer | 8/10 | 5700 days | 1% |
| LowerD | 8/10 | 5712 days | 1% |
| Andrew Biddle | 9/10 | 5714 days | 1% |
| RonB | 8/10 | 5724 days | 1% |
| Andrew Wilson | 7/10 | 5729 days | 1% |
| JeremyE | 8/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| LucyT | 5/10 | 5730 days | 1% |
| Suzie Lechner | 5/10 | 5732 days | 1% |
| LindaV | 6/10 | 5746 days | 1% |
| Tolsten | 7/10 | 5754 days | 1% |
| KuzakUSA | 4/10 | 5756 days | 1% |
| Lucy | 6/10 | 5761 days | 1% |
| Visken | 7/10 | 5761 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
-4.04% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 44 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 200 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 197 | -3.98% |
| 198 | -4.00% |
| 199 | -4.02% |
| 200 | -4.04% |
| 201 | -4.07% |
| 202 | -4.09% |
| 203 | -4.11% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
20.46% 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
72%
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.