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Hey, just a little ysk: it's anecdote / anecdota from the greek word meaning "unpublished", nothing to do with data! :)
by fifnir 8y ago
Hey, just a little ysk: it's anecdote / anecdota from the greek word meaning "unpublished", nothing to do with data! :)
- shrikant 8y ago"Anecdata" is usually online shorthand these days for saying, "I know the plural of anecdote is not data, but fwiw here's my experience."
- petecooper 8y ago^ This is what I meant by it. Not corroborated by any scientific study, just a field report.
- fifnir 8y ago> Not corroborated by any scientific study, just a field report. But that's exactly what "anecdote" means already, why change it?
- spiralganglion 8y agoIt’s a joke, derived from the saying “the plural of anecdote is not data.”
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