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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 Possum Lodge Motel and 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.
Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park
Valid Reviews
112 Valid Reviews
The Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park experience has a total of 116 reviews. There are 112 valid reviews that are included when calculating the ranking score and 4 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 112 valid reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 31 |
|
28% |
| 9/10 | 38 |
|
34% |
| 8/10 | 21 |
|
19% |
| 7/10 | 16 |
|
14% |
| 6/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
| 3/10 | 3 |
|
3% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 1 |
|
1% |
85.00% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park valid reviews is 85.00% and is based on 112 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
32 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 112 valid reviews, the experience has 32 face-to-face reviews collected during interviews by our team.
Below is the distribution of ratings for the 32 face-to-face reviews:
| Rating | Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 6 |
|
19% |
| 9/10 | 10 |
|
31% |
| 8/10 | 11 |
|
34% |
| 7/10 | 4 |
|
13% |
| 6/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 5/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 4/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 3/10 | 1 |
|
3% |
| 2/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
| 1/10 | 0 |
|
0% |
84.06% Average
The raw data average (mean) for all the Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park face-to-face reviews is 84.06% and is based on 32 face-to-face reviews. This value is not used to calculate the ranking score and it only provided here for comparison purposes.
Weighted Average
86.89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Fligg | 8/10 | 213 days | 100% |
| Ailsa McIntosh | 7/10 | 241 days | 94% |
| Annie Mandelstam | 8/10 | 578 days | 83% |
| Pedro | 7/10 | 606 days | 77% |
| Anne | 7/10 | 637 days | 75% |
| Hannah | 7/10 | 668 days | 73% |
| Emily | 9/10 | 668 days | 77% |
| Diane n Dave | 9/10 | 668 days | 77% |
| Dean | 10/10 | 789 days | 68% |
| Mike Fricker | 9/10 | 912 days | 54% |
| Noah Samel | 10/10 | 912 days | 55% |
| Bob F | 9/10 | 972 days | 48% |
| Bob F | 9/10 | 972 days | 48% |
| Jorian | 10/10 | 972 days | 49% |
| Linda | 8/10 | 1003 days | 45% |
| Sina Goetzfried | 10/10 | 1034 days | 43% |
| Elena | 10/10 | 1034 days | 43% |
| vabene1111 | 10/10 | 1064 days | 40% |
| Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com | 10/10 | 1064 days | 40% |
| Sophie Modra | 10/10 | 1124 days | 35% |
| Victoria Palero | 10/10 | 1124 days | 35% |
| Susan | 9/10 | 1186 days | 29% |
| Emmy | 10/10 | 1309 days | 21% |
| Mark Marston | 10/10 | 1309 days | 21% |
| 小B | 9/10 | 1309 days | 21% |
| Steve | 9/10 | 1309 days | 21% |
| Sarah Woolley | 7/10 | 1337 days | 18% |
| RR | 9/10 | 1399 days | 16% |
| Rob J | 10/10 | 1399 days | 16% |
| Laura and Baptiste | 10/10 | 1460 days | 13% |
| Cheyne | 9/10 | 1551 days | 10% |
| Anne S | 9/10 | 1674 days | 6% |
| MuzzJudy | 1/10 | 1674 days | 3% |
| Julia | 10/10 | 1702 days | 6% |
| Gary and Heather | 9/10 | 1702 days | 6% |
| Scott Lindique | 9/10 | 1733 days | 6% |
| Suzanne | 7/10 | 1977 days | 5% |
| Marcus | 10/10 | 1977 days | 5% |
| Liz | 9/10 | 2219 days | 4% |
| Dulan | 7/10 | 2250 days | 4% |
| Mike Jenkins | 10/10 | 2281 days | 4% |
| Sue Atkinson | 7/10 | 2404 days | 4% |
| Mary Meccage | 10/10 | 2525 days | 4% |
| Robyn F | 10/10 | 2556 days | 4% |
| Joanna | 9/10 | 2739 days | 3% |
| Vicki Hoskinson | 8/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Alison Cowie | 10/10 | 2769 days | 3% |
| Jose | 8/10 | 2860 days | 3% |
| Mike78 | 9/10 | 2921 days | 3% |
| Philipp Stech | 3/10 | 3123 days | 1% |
| Pauline Challen | 10/10 | 3135 days | 2% |
| Francois Roux | 9/10 | 3141 days | 2% |
| Jack James | 7/10 | 3221 days | 2% |
| Michael Waxman | 10/10 | 3253 days | 2% |
| Alan Coster | 9/10 | 3357 days | 2% |
| Laureen Trainer | 7/10 | 3422 days | 2% |
| Lotta Vuorjoki | 9/10 | 3431 days | 2% |
| Lorenzo Chiaia | 8/10 | 3435 days | 2% |
| Emelie Zonabend König | 9/10 | 3447 days | 2% |
| Mick Williams | 8/10 | 3555 days | 2% |
| Braum Westhof | 9/10 | 3576 days | 1% |
| María del Carmen Escandell | 7/10 | 3796 days | 1% |
| Liz Barnett | 9/10 | 3833 days | 1% |
| Leslie Lindeman | 9/10 | 3840 days | 1% |
| Susan Boyton | 8/10 | 3842 days | 1% |
| Theo van Greuningen | 3/10 | 3852 days | 1% |
| Jo Batt | 9/10 | 3960 days | 1% |
| Sarah Gurney | 9/10 | 3964 days | 1% |
| Fabien Metro | 6/10 | 4081 days | 0% |
| Jason Robus | 10/10 | 4144 days | 0% |
| Linda Eather | 9/10 | 4190 days | 0% |
| ct2034 | 10/10 | 4199 days | 0% |
| Andrew Cruickshank | 8/10 | 4230 days | 0% |
| Sebastiaan Kemperman | 10/10 | 4245 days | 0% |
| Logan Leduc | 9/10 | 4327 days | 0% |
| Joanne Robertson | 9/10 | 4328 days | 0% |
| Sidney Stokkers | 10/10 | 4350 days | 0% |
| Anna Grafenstein | 9/10 | 4561 days | 1% |
| Helen McKevitt | 8/10 | 4602 days | 1% |
| F Ballard | 10/10 | 4622 days | 1% |
| catherine welsh | 9/10 | 4655 days | 1% |
| Pete Wilson | 9/10 | 4947 days | 1% |
| Verena | 7/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Anja S | 8/10 | 4952 days | 1% |
| Jitka Zenahlikova | 8/10 | 4953 days | 1% |
| J Andrews | 4/10 | 4961 days | 1% |
| Phil & Laura | 7/10 | 4989 days | 1% |
| Jenben | 8/10 | 5081 days | 1% |
| Lyn Deavin | 8/10 | 5338 days | 1% |
| polzeath | 9/10 | 5386 days | 1% |
| Andreas Heyer | 10/10 | 5642 days | 1% |
| Stephen Hunt | 9/10 | 5656 days | 1% |
| Margit and Corein Groenevelt | 8/10 | 5678 days | 1% |
| Ian and Ailsa | 8/10 | 5679 days | 1% |
| Pfleidere | 7/10 | 5679 days | 1% |
| Maike | 9/10 | 5680 days | 1% |
| Kauzta | 8/10 | 5680 days | 1% |
| bryfrance | 10/10 | 5682 days | 1% |
| Ross | 3/10 | 5685 days | 0% |
| Stephen Jones | 10/10 | 5692 days | 1% |
| Echst Daniela | 8/10 | 5715 days | 1% |
| Daniel Dubach | 10/10 | 5720 days | 1% |
| edwardasmith | 8/10 | 5995 days | 1% |
| Lukas Blaauw | 8/10 | 6044 days | 1% |
| Bowness | 9/10 | 6044 days | 1% |
| J Kempeneers | 7/10 | 6071 days | 1% |
| Carl Diehl | 9/10 | 6083 days | 1% |
| Nigel Armstrong | 9/10 | 6096 days | 1% |
| Ruth Kinder | 9/10 | 6177 days | 1% |
| brianp | 10/10 | 6262 days | 1% |
| MrHebbard | 7/10 | 6424 days | 1% |
| MetteK | 8/10 | 6425 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 Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park experience has plenty of reviews and does not meet the criteria for any adjustment.
Recent Reviews Adjustment
-2.83% Adjustment
There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 68 days. However the Possum Lodge Motel and 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 Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park experience has been adjusted for 174 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.
| Days | Adjustment |
|---|---|
| … | … |
| 171 | -2.78% |
| 172 | -2.80% |
| 173 | -2.81% |
| 174 | -2.83% |
| 175 | -2.84% |
| 176 | -2.86% |
| 177 | -2.88% |
| … | … |
Balancing Adjustment
2.01% 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
86%
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.