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The anecdote/data statement is usually rendered "The plural of anecdote is not data" so your point is not strictly true. Obviously with enough consistent anecdo
by grkvlt 12y ago
The anecdote/data statement is usually rendered "The plural of anecdote is not data" so your point is not strictly true. Obviously with enough consistent anecdotes, they can be considered as data, but n is going to have to be convincingly large... ;)
- stcredzero 12y agoThe anecdote/data statement is usually rendered "The plural of anecdote is not data" so your point is not strictly true. And that would be a misquote: "You may have heard the phrase the plural of anecdote is not data. It turns out that this is a misquote." http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/
- grkvlt 12y agoWow. Thanks for the correction. I learned something new today: > The original aphorism, by the political scientist Ray Wolfinger, [...] The plural of anecdote is data.
- zimpenfish 12y agoI much prefer "The plural of anecdote is Gladwell"