{"id":22543,"date":"2025-06-12T18:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lobin.co\/support\/guide\/reliability-of-data\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:27:33","slug":"reliability-of-data","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/lobin.co\/en\/support\/guide\/reliability-of-data\/","title":{"rendered":"How reliable is Lobin&#8217;s data?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"22530\" class=\"elementor elementor-22530 elementor-22526\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c297fe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c297fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabf569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cabf569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/lobin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2151833341-1024x628.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lobin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2151833341-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lobin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2151833341-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lobin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2151833341-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lobin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2151833341-1536x942.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lobin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2151833341.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c0686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6c0686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Classification of Statistical Data<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6b7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b6b7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lodging-related statistical data can be classified into <strong>complete enumeration<\/strong> data and <strong>sample survey<\/strong> data, depending on the scope of aggregation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c560b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6c560b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the case of sample surveys, they generally reflect the situation of the sample relatively accurately, but often lack representativeness for the entire group. Nevertheless, due to their efficiency in terms of time and cost, they are widely used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b5692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2b5692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complete enumeration data, on the other hand, overcomes the limitations of sample surveys in terms of representativeness, but due to the massive cost and time required, the coverage and frequency of aggregation are inevitably limited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca0c366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lodging-related data can also be classified based on the collection method into <strong>survey-based<\/strong> data and <strong>record-based<\/strong> data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34fa95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c34fa95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Survey-based data, where respondents choose whether to participate, allows for broad data collection and usage, but often includes incorrect or intentionally misleading responses, leading to inevitable data contamination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd926e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd926e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In contrast, record-based data is less prone to such contamination, but the availability and usability of the data can be limited depending on the type of records.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8307c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb8307c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Case Studies: Public Statistics<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779e03b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"779e03b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7de75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8f7de75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/lobin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/why-LDD-250610-en.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cffa4d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5cffa4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Lobin-Database-250610-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc73046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc73046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Lobin's Data Processing Method<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b2a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6b2a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lobin Co. does not generate statistics itself, but rather collects, reconciles, and compiles existing statistical data. The process Lobin Co. uses to collect, reconcile, and compile this data can be summarized in three major steps:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122103d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"122103d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lobinnumbers lobin-numbersicon_comp01-2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Define the sequence and correlations for each data item. The sequencing and correlation algorithms are based on formulas accepted in the global lodging industry.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lobinnumbers lobin-numbersicon_comp02-2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Collect relevant statistical data for each item. Depending on the item, data is collected at the market level or the individual establishment level, and this data is fed into the sequence and correlation algorithms.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lobinnumbers lobin-numbersicon_comp03-2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reconcile and compile the data by repeatedly cross-validating results from adjacent sequences. This cross-validation loop stops once the difference between iterations falls within a target margin of error.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9f2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d9f2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through this process, Lobin Co. captures the unique attributes of various statistical datasets while removing individual sources of contamination, thereby ensuring the <strong>practical usability of the data<\/strong> and provising a <strong>complete visibility into the lodging market of Korea<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b675650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"b675650\" 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