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by hackernewds 765 days ago
Your anecdata is not data
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peddling-brink 765 days ago
But it serves to counter a ridiculous sweeping generalization.
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kibwen 765 days ago
Anecdata suffices to counter anecdata.
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freedomben 764 days ago
It is when it's countering other anecdata. If anyone has actual data then by all means show it and that will trump the anecdata, but without that, anecdata is all we have.
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