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quote: You can remove the MBA, and it generalizes just fine. agreed - I've worked for MBA's and non MBA's. In my small sample the MBA's have actually been les
by seestheday 13y ago
quote: You can remove the MBA, and it generalizes just fine.
agreed - I've worked for MBA's and non MBA's. In my small sample the MBA's have actually been less entitled, but I also know that the multiple of anecdote != evidence
- stcredzero 13y agoThe actual quote is, "The plural of anecdote is evidence." http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/ - search for "plural of anecdote" Yup, so much for "stuff you read on the Internet" being the basis of rigorous, insightful analysis. Sturgeon's Law applies.
- seestheday 13y agoThanks - I still like the saying, though I'm not sure how to correct it now. To me multiple anecdotes signify a small uncontrolled, non random sample set, that you really shouldn't use to draw conclusions.