I would be the first to agree that the data will improve as the sample size gets larger.
But still, there is something going for it -- it's actual current data, with an explanation of how it is calculated. So it's not based on feelings or assumptions or anecdotal experiences.
The commentary about Orlando caused me to do a little more anaylsis to see if the smallish sample size is causing the current data to be qualitatively different from the legacy data concerning Orlando vs. Hawaii in particular.
The Trading Power is being calculated from the "new" database on the updated site, and being only just over a month old, that database currently has less than 200 members listing their exchange preferences, whereas the "legacy" database on the website has well over 1000 members who listed their exchange preferences over the last 10 years
In that legacy database Maui Ocean Club was the most-listed overall (just as in the new database), and of the Orlando resorts, Grande Vista was the most listed. Maui was listed more than 10 times as often as Grande Vista.
Or if I look at all 7 Orlando resorts in total and compare how many times they were listed compared to all 3 Hawaii resorts, the Hawaii resorts were listed 7 times as often.
So, at least for the Orlando / Hawaii comparison the current new database is in qualitative agreement with the legacy database, both giving Hawaii a big edge in trading power.
The data is what it is. It's not subjective. And as more people enter their data, it's quality will only improve.