G'day, thanks for your interest in how we calculate an experience's ranking score. It's at the core of Rankers so I'm pleased you're curious.

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 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.

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Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park

Valid Reviews

109 Valid Reviews

The Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park experience has a total of 113 reviews. There are 109 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 109 valid reviews:

Rating Count Percentage
10/10 31
28%
9/10 38
35%
8/10 19
17%
7/10 15
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%

85.23% Average

The raw data average (mean) for all the Possum Lodge Motel and Holiday Park valid reviews is 85.23% and is based on 109 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 109 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

90.51%

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
Pedro 7/10 19 days 94%
Anne 7/10 50 days 94%
Hannah 7/10 81 days 94%
Emily 9/10 81 days 100%
Diane n Dave 9/10 81 days 100%
Dean 10/10 203 days 99%
Mike Fricker 9/10 325 days 94%
Noah Samel 10/10 325 days 95%
Bob F 9/10 385 days 92%
Bob F 9/10 385 days 92%
Jorian 10/10 385 days 93%
Linda 8/10 416 days 90%
Sina Goetzfried 10/10 447 days 90%
Elena 10/10 447 days 90%
vabene1111 10/10 477 days 88%
Silene.arvinberod@gmail.com 10/10 477 days 88%
Sophie Modra 10/10 538 days 85%
Victoria Palero 10/10 538 days 85%
Susan 9/10 600 days 80%
Emmy 10/10 722 days 71%
Mark Marston 10/10 722 days 71%
小B 9/10 722 days 71%
Steve 9/10 722 days 71%
Sarah Woolley 7/10 750 days 64%
RR 9/10 812 days 63%
Rob J 10/10 812 days 63%
Laura and Baptiste 10/10 873 days 57%
Cheyne 9/10 965 days 47%
Anne S 9/10 1087 days 36%
MuzzJudy 1/10 1087 days 15%
Julia 10/10 1115 days 34%
Gary and Heather 9/10 1115 days 34%
Scott Lindique 9/10 1146 days 31%
Suzanne 7/10 1391 days 15%
Marcus 10/10 1391 days 16%
Liz 9/10 1633 days 7%
Dulan 7/10 1664 days 6%
Mike Jenkins 10/10 1695 days 6%
Sue Atkinson 7/10 1817 days 5%
Mary Meccage 10/10 1938 days 5%
Robyn F 10/10 1969 days 5%
Joanna 9/10 2152 days 4%
Vicki Hoskinson 8/10 2183 days 4%
Alison Cowie 10/10 2183 days 4%
Jose 8/10 2273 days 4%
Mike78 9/10 2334 days 4%
Philipp Stech 3/10 2536 days 2%
Pauline Challen 10/10 2548 days 4%
Francois Roux 9/10 2554 days 4%
Jack James 7/10 2634 days 3%
Michael Waxman 10/10 2666 days 3%
Alan Coster 9/10 2771 days 3%
Laureen Trainer 7/10 2836 days 3%
Lotta Vuorjoki 9/10 2845 days 3%
Lorenzo Chiaia 8/10 2849 days 3%
Emelie Zonabend König 9/10 2861 days 3%
Mick Williams 8/10 2968 days 3%
Braum Westhof 9/10 2989 days 2%
María del Carmen Escandell 7/10 3210 days 2%
Liz Barnett 9/10 3247 days 2%
Leslie Lindeman 9/10 3253 days 2%
Susan Boyton 8/10 3255 days 2%
Theo van Greuningen 3/10 3265 days 1%
Jo Batt 9/10 3373 days 2%
Sarah Gurney 9/10 3377 days 2%
Fabien Metro 6/10 3495 days 2%
Jason Robus 10/10 3558 days 2%
Linda Eather 9/10 3604 days 2%
ct2034 10/10 3613 days 2%
Andrew Cruickshank 8/10 3644 days 1%
Sebastiaan Kemperman 10/10 3658 days 1%
Logan Leduc 9/10 3740 days 1%
Joanne Robertson 9/10 3741 days 1%
Sidney Stokkers 10/10 3764 days 1%
Anna Grafenstein 9/10 3974 days 1%
Helen McKevitt 8/10 4015 days 1%
F Ballard 10/10 4035 days 1%
catherine welsh 9/10 4068 days 1%
Pete Wilson 9/10 4360 days 0%
Verena 7/10 4365 days 0%
Anja S 8/10 4365 days 0%
Jitka Zenahlikova 8/10 4366 days 0%
J Andrews 4/10 4374 days 0%
Phil & Laura 7/10 4402 days 1%
Jenben 8/10 4494 days 1%
Lyn Deavin 8/10 4751 days 1%
polzeath 9/10 4799 days 1%
Andreas Heyer 10/10 5056 days 1%
Stephen Hunt 9/10 5070 days 1%
Margit and Corein Groenevelt 8/10 5091 days 1%
Ian and Ailsa 8/10 5092 days 1%
Pfleidere 7/10 5092 days 1%
Maike 9/10 5093 days 1%
Kauzta 8/10 5093 days 1%
bryfrance 10/10 5095 days 1%
Ross 3/10 5098 days 0%
Stephen Jones 10/10 5105 days 1%
Echst Daniela 8/10 5128 days 1%
Daniel Dubach 10/10 5133 days 1%
edwardasmith 8/10 5409 days 1%
Lukas Blaauw 8/10 5457 days 1%
Bowness 9/10 5457 days 1%
J Kempeneers 7/10 5484 days 1%
Carl Diehl 9/10 5496 days 1%
Nigel Armstrong 9/10 5509 days 1%
Ruth Kinder 9/10 5590 days 1%
brianp 10/10 5676 days 1%
MrHebbard 7/10 5837 days 1%
MetteK 8/10 5838 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

-0.21% Adjustment

There may be an adjustment if this experience hasn't received any reviews within the last 53 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 10 days. Adjustments are according to the following table.

Days Adjustment
7 -0.15%
8 -0.17%
9 -0.19%
10 -0.21%
11 -0.23%
12 -0.25%
13 -0.27%

Balancing Adjustment

0.96% 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

91%

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.