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These processes are called a self-selection bias and a sampling bias. Please don't use the word "anecdotal" in such contexts.
by anonymfus 9y ago
These processes are called a self-selection bias and a sampling bias. Please don't use the word "anecdotal" in such contexts.
- krath94 9y agoPlease don't tell someone what words they are allowed to use in what contexts.
- bllguo 9y ago1. "Please don't" is hardly offensive or authoritative. 2. If you disagree, you were laughably hypocritical in your post.
- thomastjeffery 9y agoPlease don't define what phrases are "offensive" or "authoritative" in a conversation, especially after those phrases have been used. Context will have already defined them for you.
- throwawayjava 9y agoThe use of "anecdotal" here is a rhetorical device, mirroring parent's language to emphasize that strongly biased data isn't necessarily any more valuable than mere anecdote. This is a conversation, not a peer review.