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The plural of anecdote is data, though. That’s the original expression [1]; unclear why it became popular to flip it around. [1] http://blog.danwin.com/don-t-f
by jakelazaroff 5y ago
The plural of anecdote is data, though. That’s the original expression [1]; unclear why it became popular to flip it around.
[1] http://blog.danwin.com/don-t-forget-the-plural-of-anecdote-is-data/ http://blog.danwin.com/don-t-forget-the-plural-of-anecdote-i...
- dnautics 5y agoThis article is fantastic, I love the quote about no data having a virgin birth.
- shkkmo 5y agoWell, the correct puralization would "biased data". With data, the method of collection matters a great deal in determining the amount of bias inherent in your dataset. The implication of flipping the expression around is that poorly collected data isn't really data (which is silly). That is a bit silly, but so is the implication of the original expression which implies that simply having more anecdotes resolves issues of data bias.
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