Comments on: Don't Rely on Anecdotal Evidence to Prove Your Point

By: relicaexpo

relicaexpo — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:34:00 +0000

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By: iTbay

iTbay — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:51:22 +0000

Agreed: anecdotal may be relevant, but it's not reliable. Reliability comes with the data from a trusted source. Reliability is greater than relevance but not as timely. Therefore, sources issue anecdotal evidence to make their statements relevant based on time factors (first to tweet, first to blog etc).

By: Ben Parr

Ben Parr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:28:05 +0000

The best evidence is both, but I'm tired of people relying on anecdotes to make claims about actual trends. Data proves trends, anecdotes illustrate them and make us aware of them.

By: iTbay

iTbay — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:14:23 +0000

There is strength beyond numbers.

By: iTbay

iTbay — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:51:00 +0000

Agreed: anecdotal may be relevant, but it’s not reliable. Reliability comes with the data from a trusted source. Reliability is greater than relevance but not as timely. Therefore, sources issue anecdotal evidence to make their statements relevant based on time factors (first to tweet, first to blog etc).

By: Ben Parr

Ben Parr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:28:00 +0000

The best evidence is both, but I’m tired of people relying on anecdotes to make claims about actual trends. Data proves trends, anecdotes illustrate them and make us aware of them.

By: iTbay

iTbay — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:14:00 +0000

There is strength beyond numbers.