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That would be anecdotal. "Empirical evidence" implies some structured observation happened and somebody documented it.
by mertd 14y ago
That would be anecdotal. "Empirical evidence" implies some structured observation happened and somebody documented it.
- elviejo 14y agoI had that same confusion. In spanish: Empirico means based on experience / anecdote. In english: Empirical means based on scientific studies. Maybe the previous author had the same confusion.
- jaimebuelta 14y agoIn spanish, "empirico" means exactly the same thing. Based on well tested observations, not your just "personal experience". Sure it is a little overused some times, but it still means some degree of confidence greater that "in my experience"
- elviejo 14y agoAccording to Real Academia Española... "It is relative to experience" http://lema.rae.es/drae/srv/search?id=hTXhUCMS1DXX2DI3MWRd http://lema.rae.es/drae/srv/search?id=hTXhUCMS1DXX2DI3MWRd empírico, ca. (Del lat. empirĭcus, y este del gr. ἐμπειρικός, que se rige por la experiencia). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la experiencia.
- timr 14y ago"'Empirical evidence' implies some structured observation happened and somebody documented it." No, that's not what it means at all: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empirical http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empirical None of the three definitions mention "structured observation", and the second definition directly contradicts that assertion.