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HuckleB

(35,773 posts) Tue May 6, 2014, 05:16 PM May 2014

A reminder: The plural of anecdote is not data.

Thank you for remembering this.

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A reminder: The plural of anecdote is not data. (Original Post) HuckleB May 2014 OP

Also, numerous empirical studies have proved that 72.6% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Scuba May 2014 #1

Yup! HuckleB May 2014 #2

Love it. enlightenment May 2014 #3

It's not my original. Spread at will. HuckleB May 2014 #5

Thanks! nt enlightenment May 2014 #7

And a statistic does not predict an individual case outcome. postulater May 2014 #4

But it's certainly more likely to do so than an anecdote. HuckleB May 2014 #6

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Also, numerous empirical studies have proved that 72.6% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 05:28 PM

May 2014

Data, and a source, are appreciated.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

2. Yup!

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Tue May 6, 2014, 05:35 PM

May 2014

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

3. Love it.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 05:41 PM

May 2014

Stealing - with your permission, of course.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

5. It's not my original. Spread at will.

Reply to enlightenment (Reply #3)

Tue May 6, 2014, 08:15 PM

May 2014

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

7. Thanks! nt

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #5)

Tue May 6, 2014, 08:25 PM

May 2014

postulater

(5,075 posts)

4. And a statistic does not predict an individual case outcome.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 07:00 PM

May 2014

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)

6. But it's certainly more likely to do so than an anecdote.

Reply to postulater (Reply #4)

Tue May 6, 2014, 08:16 PM

May 2014

Nevermind the ability of an anecdote to predict actual research outcomes.

This is lost on far too many folks.

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